Chelsea Market tour
Aug 17th, 2007, 03:15 PM
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Chelsea Market tour
My husband and i are are deciding whether to book a walking tour of Chelsea Market (with Foods of NY). Wondering if it is worth it or if it is somewhere we could visit without needing a guide? we did the Greenwich tour last year and loved that.
Anyone done the Chelsea tour lately?
Anyone done the Chelsea tour lately?
Aug 17th, 2007, 04:21 PM
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We shop regularly at the Chelsea Market and see the tours. besides the stores, I am unsure what they show.
If you like Brownies, there is the Fat Witch and that is all they make.
The wine store has a good selectiona at fair prices.
Ronnybrook which is a diary has expanded their ice cream slection and it is very good.
Amy's Bread has a wide slection but the staff is untrained.
Manhattan Fruit Exchange has great slection at very good proces with unknowledgable syaff.
The cutlery store is over priced.
The bagel store offers some of the worst baels in NYC.
My wife cannot resist the florist.
Sarabeth makes excellent baked goods if a tad overpriced.
We like it but for us it is a utilitarian attraction.
If you like Brownies, there is the Fat Witch and that is all they make.
The wine store has a good selectiona at fair prices.
Ronnybrook which is a diary has expanded their ice cream slection and it is very good.
Amy's Bread has a wide slection but the staff is untrained.
Manhattan Fruit Exchange has great slection at very good proces with unknowledgable syaff.
The cutlery store is over priced.
The bagel store offers some of the worst baels in NYC.
My wife cannot resist the florist.
Sarabeth makes excellent baked goods if a tad overpriced.
We like it but for us it is a utilitarian attraction.
Aug 17th, 2007, 07:32 PM
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I suppose the appeal of the Greenwich Village food tour is that you are taken to places you might not find on your own, and are able to get food samples.
Well in the Chelsea market--everything is in one place--a long winding corridor of a cool building that used to be a Nabisco cookie factory. Most of the places regularly offer free samples anyway. I'm not sure what extra you'd really get out of special tour and for the money you save, you could probably eat yourselves silly!
Some of the places I like
Eleni's cookies: The fancy ones are beautiful but expensive, I get their "regular " cookies
Forgot the name, but there's an Italian food store that has some interesting stuff (pastas sauces, jarred tuna) at good prices
Chelsea Market Baskets sells the products that they put in gift baskets---but you don't have to buy them as baskets. Lots of British imports like jams, chutneys, biscuits
The Gelato place in the kitchenware store
Amy's bread--love the rosemary or olive breads
Well in the Chelsea market--everything is in one place--a long winding corridor of a cool building that used to be a Nabisco cookie factory. Most of the places regularly offer free samples anyway. I'm not sure what extra you'd really get out of special tour and for the money you save, you could probably eat yourselves silly!
Some of the places I like
Eleni's cookies: The fancy ones are beautiful but expensive, I get their "regular " cookies
Forgot the name, but there's an Italian food store that has some interesting stuff (pastas sauces, jarred tuna) at good prices
Chelsea Market Baskets sells the products that they put in gift baskets---but you don't have to buy them as baskets. Lots of British imports like jams, chutneys, biscuits
The Gelato place in the kitchenware store
Amy's bread--love the rosemary or olive breads
Aug 17th, 2007, 08:15 PM
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Weekends are busy, but I've never seen it so crowded that you can't have a leisurely walk around. Are you coming soon, before labor day? Many locals are out of town weekends. It will pick up in the fall, but it's not a crazy crowded place
Aug 18th, 2007, 04:40 AM
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Nicolemp:
Great question - if you visit on your own please report back as this is on my list to do. We'll be back in NYC late October.
DMG: www.chelseamarket.com has useful information and includes places to eat in the market. I don't know about close by.
Sandy
Great question - if you visit on your own please report back as this is on my list to do. We'll be back in NYC late October.
DMG: www.chelseamarket.com has useful information and includes places to eat in the market. I don't know about close by.
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Aug 18th, 2007, 05:24 AM
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I think the Food Network has studios in the building, so I guess it is part of the tour.
There are no restaurants in Chelsea MArket per se. But there are places to buy food and there are seats.
By the way there are two places that are very near Chelsea Market that are excellent.
Little Pie Company on 14th Street has unbeilevable Sour Cream Walunt Apple Pie.
Bergamonte on 9th Ave and about 19th Street make French pastries.
There are no restaurants in Chelsea MArket per se. But there are places to buy food and there are seats.
By the way there are two places that are very near Chelsea Market that are excellent.
Little Pie Company on 14th Street has unbeilevable Sour Cream Walunt Apple Pie.
Bergamonte on 9th Ave and about 19th Street make French pastries.
Aug 18th, 2007, 06:07 AM
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Actually there are four restaurants in Chelsea Market: Frank's - a respected Italian/steakhouse with a butcher shop attached; The Green Table, a small, organic-food place run by a respected catering company; Ronnybrook Farm's Milk Bar, which serves lunch and terrific ice cream; and best of all is Cafe 202, which serves wonderful salads, very good brunch and reasonably-priced dinner.
There are also several take-out shops with seating - sushi, lobster wraps, seafood soups and salads from the large fish store, "The Lobster Place"; Thai food from Chelsea Thai, soups, salads and sandwiches from Hale and Hearty Soups, sandwiches and breads and other baked goods from Amy's and sandwiches and baked goods from Sarabeths. Buon Italia, the excellent Italian market also sells sandwiches, pasta entrees, frittatas, paninis, gelato and espresso. There is also a new T Salon, that sells - yup, you guessed it - lots of high-priced tea. Oh, and the fruit and vegetable store has a make your own salad bar.
A leisurely stroll through the market could take about 45 minutes. The tours I've seen all stop and get samples from the different shops. I'm not sure if they actually go into the Food Network studios.
There are also several take-out shops with seating - sushi, lobster wraps, seafood soups and salads from the large fish store, "The Lobster Place"; Thai food from Chelsea Thai, soups, salads and sandwiches from Hale and Hearty Soups, sandwiches and breads and other baked goods from Amy's and sandwiches and baked goods from Sarabeths. Buon Italia, the excellent Italian market also sells sandwiches, pasta entrees, frittatas, paninis, gelato and espresso. There is also a new T Salon, that sells - yup, you guessed it - lots of high-priced tea. Oh, and the fruit and vegetable store has a make your own salad bar.
A leisurely stroll through the market could take about 45 minutes. The tours I've seen all stop and get samples from the different shops. I'm not sure if they actually go into the Food Network studios.
