Dunne’s Polemost Liquors

Pretty large liquor store, very low prices. Accessible to nearly all of Greenpoint and North Williamsburg. To give you an idea, they have like 10 – 15 brands of cognac when most places have 1 – 2, if any at all. The same robust supply applies to the rest of their liquor — vodka, whiskey, rum, and especially vodka — this is a polish run place, and a lot of people who come here are polish and they like their vodka.

This liquor/​wine shop is off the Nassau G stop, but on the Norman exit. The store has a huge selection of wine. I am not a wine expert, but it I do enjoy it and it is my most frequently consumed alcoholic beverage. For a New York City wine/​liquor stop right off the train, there were many, many bottles to choose from. The selection appeared to be heavier on the European/​Old World selection. My guess is that the shop may have some harder-​to-​find wines from Eastern Euro countries. For example, I saw a few bottles advertised as Georgian Wine. Nevertheless, I nabbed a bottle advertising itself as «sustainable.» I figured, all things being equal (=I have no idea what I’m looking for), might as well go for sustainable. The wine was from Sicily. I really, really enjoyed it.

Lots of liquors you can’t find anywhere else like luxardo and lillet and fernet. Also they carried a few different kinds of bitters which I’m having a hard time locating in NYC. Their prices on certain items were really competitive. I’ll be back!

I live in Greenpoint and I frequent many Polish establishments on a regular basis, so I’m pretty accustomed to grumpy, if not straight up rude, customer service. It takes a lot to get me pissed off, but hey, sometimes you come across a real gem.
Two men at the counter. One speaks Polish and appears reasonably nice. He bags my order. The other (English-​speaking) man silently takes my card without looking at me or acknowledging my presence in any other way. I ask him to run the card as debit. «ID», he barks, «it’s unsigned». I repeat that I’d like him to run it as debit, not credit. You know, where you enter 4 little numbers on a pin pad. «No», he says, offering no further explanation. «Maybe they don’t have a pin pad machine», suggests the customer behind me. Well, maybe, but why not say so? Or make eye contact, at the very least? I fumble through my wallet and find my Polish ID. The man examines it closely, suspiciously. «Poland, huh», he says, disapprovingly. Uhhh… yep? Sorry? He keeps looking at it and comparing it to the debit card, veeeeery slowly, seemingly unable to decide whether to accept it or not. Eventually he spits out «You got other ID?» I say «forget it, I’ll just go to the ATM» and leave.
The selection is fine, the prices are fine, but I’m not going to spend money at a place that doesn’t value my time or business. Liquor is not hard to find in this neighborhood, and I’m willing to pay (or walk) extra to avoid dealing with needless attitude. You just lost my business, not that you wanted it in the first place. Congrats!

I came here looking for Zubrowka and Krupnik and they had both I was happy to see. They carry the popular brand of Krupnik, «Old Krupnik,» but they do not have the exact same Zubrowka that I had in Poland. I think this is due to FDA reasons and they have another version of it called «Zu.»
I was a little disappointed with the price since it is the same price ($ 25.99) as the Zu at my local liquor shop in Manhattan. This is also double the price of the real Zubrowka in Poland. I thought that it would have been much cheaper in this area with all the Polish shops and it not being Manhattan. Additionally, having to deal with the mythical G «train» (by train I mean shuttle bus as I have yet to see the actual train) just wasn’t worth it.
I wont be coming back here often since the Zu seems to be all over NYC at the same price, but maybe once more to check out the other shops in the area.

The best selection of sub-​$ 10 import wines within a 15 minute walk of Graham Ave. and the BQE.

The place to go to get your vodka-​filled glass Kaleshnikov.

Great selection for Polish vodkas! Pretty good price!
Lots of unique vodkas…
Sniper vodka… that’s one sick looking vodka! We love it!
Dragon brandy… we love the dragon bottle… hot stuff!

Don’t be fooled by the apparent name of this place. Your receipt will say M.E.T. Liquor, but on the outside its the all Poled out «Polemost Booze Shop»!
Best reason to come here — the vodka! In all regards Polemost is your everyday, average liquor store, but because of the mainly Polish constituency of the ‘hood, they sell a lot of unique vodkas.
I don’t even like vodka, but on my last visit I spent nearly $ 90 on the stuff for gifts and for personal consumption. Time before last I blew around $ 70.
The stuff I like best is the buffalo grass infused vodka, brand named Zubrowka. It has real honest-​to-​God flavor and a lot of character. For me, that is a very positive attribute when it comes to the flavorless booze I most despise that is called «vodka». Zubrowka tastes like the essence of the fresh mowed grass you’ll smell on a summer day on Long Island.
This is not just a vodka shop though, it’s a full service liquor store with wines, Champagnes, whiskys, gins and all the other stuff you may be wanting, too. Main distinction: their proclivity to cater to the Polish community’s (and my) proclivity for exotic vodkas.
If you ever find yourself here (driving in from Manhattan is just a «minor» PITA) please stop by and park in one of the many broken meter spaces on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint and stop in to pick up some righteous Polish booze. Also, stop by for an incredible meal right next door at Krolewskie Jadlo:
and enjoy some delicious Polish grub. That’s what I usually do and it always makes me happy happy happy!

It’s polemost impossible to get things dunne if you frequent here too often. (Bu-​dum-​chhh…) That wasn’t even the dumbest thing I wrote all day, sadly.
This place has great vodka at a good price (Bison Grass.)

One of the best things about Dunne’s Polemost Liquors is that you can say things like «It’s polemost time for some wine.» And then you go into the store and get some.
Also, Polemost has the widest selection of distinctively shaped booze bottles that I have ever seen.

Big variety of unique liquors that I do not find in my local store. Love the different kinds of vodkas (Polish know there voodka), whiskeys, wines and other spirits to help you enjoy a Friday night. Great gift packages too for a birthday or holiday. Love this place and located right next to Krolewskie Jadlo, the best Polish grub in town!

Sniper Vodka. I want to meet the person who decided to make Sniper Vodka. I want to meet the person who said, «Hey Frank. Let’s make a rifle out of glass and fill it with vodka and put a leather strap around the bottle so people can sling it over their shoulders.» It really does put «doing shots» on a whole new level. Bang.
This place has some of the funniest stuff I have seen in a liquor store. I think on my first visit I spent about 20 minutes strolling around to look at all the unusual items. Odd bottles and odd productions from odd places abound.
If you want something unique to check out, you definitely need to come here. There are plenty of obscure vodkas and wine to keep your eye busy for a while, and I don’t doubt that you will find something good to buy.