Parrot Coffee

just adore this place. Great products: fresh made baked goods, whole bean coffee, refillable olive oil and balsamic, it’s a cooks dream. i make an extra stop here each week to get provisions. also, awesome nut and dried fruit selection. if you love eastern European or Turkish food, this place is an absolute must.

This is the place I do my shopping very often
I choose the place for several reasons
First of all they sell many Turkish products such as white cheese tomato sauce olives rice etc
Second it is close to my home
Finally the staff is friendly

Huge Olive selection less than $ 4 pound — yes yes yes
Imported dark chocolate bars with pistachios — yes yes yes
Tons of fresh well priced Mediterranean items — meats cheese and baked goods
Slabs of Halavah
A must stop to shop when on Ditmars

Needing to kill some time strolling down Ditmars while waiting for our Elite Event at The Thirsty Koala to begin, Lee M and I wandered into this little gem. We had no idea that there were larger, possibly more exciting Mediterranean Markets nearby and I’m glad. Because this was a great tease of what’s to come on our next visit to Astoria (we can’t wait !!)
Olives for 3.49 a pound !!! You gotta be kidding me. Halavah, sweet pastries, Turkish Delight … OMG… I’m in heaven. A favorite buy was a 1.99 bar of bitter 60% cocoa studded with whole pistachios. I especially loved the glass jars filled with nuts around the sides and finished off with honey. Can’t wait to return !!!

Parrot Coffee has more than coffee. It is really a European/​Mediterranean grocery store more than a coffee place.
I definitely have more interest in their grocery section as there are a lot of imported items that you cannot find in a regular grocery market.
As for the coffee itself, I just don’t feel comfortable to see roasted coffee beans just sitting around uncovered for more than 1 month. Maybe I am just a coffee geek. But do come for their grocery!

My favorite place to get some Serbian goodies! Staff is always super polite and you can always find almost anything that you could need ! Very accessible location as well!

I just tried this place for the first time a week ago and picked up a few things, One of those things was a spinach pie. Now, obviously we are in Astoria where there are a plethora of options when it comes to spinach pie, but this was AMAZING! So amazing that I had to make a 2^nd trip a few days later to get another one :)

This is where I bring out of town guests to pick up coffee, which is delicious, check out olives and cheeses and grab spreads for picnics. It impresses and it’s delicious. Food to try: ajvar, spicy red pepper spread from croatia, with pita or a bread they have, also get the homemade stuffed grape leaves (vegetarian). You bring that as appetizers or for a picnic and everyone will love you!

Great selection of Eastern Mediterranean products in a friendly, neighborly, and well-​laid-​out little store. Great price on feta, coffee, breads, sweets, jams, etc.

Parrot is a great European spot for those who miss the food from home. Most of there things are imported which makes it really authentic however I wouldn’t go here unless I’m in a time crunch, due to that fact that a few blocks away you can go to a much larger and wider selection at «euro market» this is a great fix when you can’t go there, parrot doesn’t have a meat slicer or fresh home made smoked meats and sausages unlike the other «Euro» food places. But there are packages alternatives. Just not as good. Not the best in the neighborhood.

I re visted this place and my opinion has definitely changed. They have a great assortment of bulgarian foods, they have the best lukanka, and the feta cheese I tried was the 4.99 a lb for the superior or whatever bulgarian sheep feta. It is probably the best feta I have ever had in my life. Full of cream, flavor and the perfect amount of salt!
Pro– great selection of various meats cheeses and european foods, they definitely had things I havent seen in other stores, and their spices section is superb.
two thumbs up.

I’m giving a 5 star review here just on their coffee beans. Yeah, they’re that good. It’s literally become a staple for me to come in here. Their coffee just has that delicious flavor, smell, and taste. There must be a dozen different kinds. My father lives upstate and he personally requests me to bring him beans from here. He’s a real coffee snob too. Did I mention how cheap said coffee is? Done. Deal.
I haven’t tried a ton of other things in here, though I’ve slowly began exploring. They have homemade things in the back fridge which I recently discovered, naturally everything is delicious.
The candy bar? The one in the back with those foreign chocolate things? I don’t know what they are but my god, they are SO GOOD. I have to tell myself no bc I could prolly eat 15 of the chocolate pistachio filling kind.
I always have this one chick who rings me up in here. I’ve seen her moody w me before but other times have seen her act more decent to me. I come in kind of late, I’m going to chalk it up to maybe she’s tired. Her moods aren’t enough to defer me from coming back though.

I REALLY love this place.
I’m pretty biased here because I am Croatian and I grew up eating foods that this place sells. Considering it’s so small, it has pretty great variety. I don’t know where to begin honestly. They have a great selection of meats, cheeses, sweets, coffee, crackers, and of course olives.
I love their coffee selections, especially the beans they have which you can have ground for you there! They really are the most reasonably priced coffees by the pound that I’ve seen in NY. You know, most coffee shops love to charge $ 12 and up. I am partial to the Turkish coffee myself. They also carry halva, baklava, rugelach, and other sweets to go with the great coffee you’ll find.
I love goat cheese. My dad and I used to eat goat cheese and crackers together while he’d tell me stories about Croatia, so that’s another bias I have I guess. I bought their goat cheese with herbs and those Wasa crackers — it’s wonderful! Just like I had when I was a little girl! It’s so tasty and even my roommates love it. I’m sure their other cheeses are also divine, I just haven’t had the chance to try them yet.
I haven’t sampled from their olive bar, but we did get a refillable bottle of olive oil. This is actually a great deal and the oil is great. Both my boyfriend and I love cooking it and I’m sure we’ll go back to refill because it’s fairly priced. The one, tiny complaint I have about this store is that’s it’s so small! I wish it was huge because I would always love more Balkan food!
I highly recommend this place if you’re in the mood for Eastern European groceries or even if you just want reasonably priced coffee for home.

This corner store is one of the most unique and interesting I’ve ever been to. Their food centers around Eastern European food, and because of this you get exposed to lots of new and delicious foods.
They have a wide range of bulk coffees that are good that range from 7 – 10 dollars a pound, an olive bar, and a nice selection of cheeses in their deli case. The Turkish white feta is delicious and works perfectly on a Greek salad, and is only 3 dollars a pound! They also have prepared spanakopita for 3 dollars a slice, and a good selection of prepared Eastern European foods.
Fantastic selection of interesting foods at a good price.

This place is really excellent. It is a wide assortment of east European food, including some really great homemade hummus. I’m partial to their selection of Ajvar (a roasted red pepper sauce) that I like to combine with pita. They have a good selection of coffee, olives, tea, chocolate and much more. This is a great place to go to find some unique items. The staff is always nice. I highly recommend stopping by here and grabbing some delicious food.

Eastern european market. Everything we got here was awesome! The deli meats (romanian ham, pick salami) and and cheese (kashkaval and feta) were all premium quality. The frozen mititei was surprisingly tasty (we did use a grill). The lady behind the counter was extremely helpful. But maybe its because my girlfriend calls me a gitano.

If I could give 0 stars I would.
I bought a pound of feta last week, that was bad (it had a very bad smell to it and it was not its usual color. I know feta very well and this was not a fresh piece of feta.
When I went back an hour later, the woman refused to take it back. It clearly looked like a bad block of cheese– it had a bad odor and it had a greenish tin to it. Regardless, she would not take it back.
I was in disbelief! I go there every week and have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Anyhow, they just lose a loyal customer. I don’t have trust in their products and I am very applaud by their customer service.

Great selection of coffee! I’ve only tried one so far, the Hawaii, but it’s great.
My only complaint is that you can weigh it yourself and there’s a ½ lb min. Which is no problem, especially with the great prices. However, I’m terrible a guestimating and had to keep asking if I had enough.
Great selection. Great prices. Go go go!

Where can I get cashews, pine nuts, peanuts and dried currants? At Parrot Coffee, an unassuming coffee grocery that also houses some awesome finds. You can grab yourself some Quinoa, organic tapioca flour, and dolmades (Greek grape leaves with rice). On the shelves, I spy gardinera (pickle brined cauliflower and carrots and peppers), peppetizer (hot pepper spread), eggplant spread and other borscht like items. In the freezer section, I saw Cevapi, pierogies, Fillo dough, and various cheeses. There is also a meat section in case you want slices of your favorite charcuterie. It seems like an awesome place for gourmet European tastes!

I was so excited the first time I stepped in here, I squeaked. I found Labneh! FYI: it is a Middle Eastern fresh cheese made with strained yogurt. One way to eat it is to spread it on a toast and drizzle it with honey… Drool!
Parrot Coffee specializes in Balkan and Mediterranean foods. I come here regularly for their coffee beans (not always the freshest though…), cheese, cured meats and random goodies. The spices they sell are of good quality and Parrot Coffee’s prices are competitive. If you think the paprika powder you got at a regular supermarket works just fine, that is because you haven’t tried the Hungarian ones they sell here.
The staff here are always very pleasant and never give me weird looks for lurking around, reading the labels off every ethnic goods they have on the shelves. Or peeking into other people’s purchases, because that’s what any normal person would do when he/​she is in a store that sells products not of his/​her ethnicity, right?
They are open until 10pm and accepts credit cards, with a minimum of $ 5.