The Brooklyn Market

Clean, modern and a hip grocery story. Stocked shelves and helpful ppl too. All the items needed to fill the fridge & cabinets. Great fresh deli, seafood and meats sections. Grab and go sandwiches and edibles in front cooler. Sure the aisles are tight for two shopping carts to pass, but its a great way to meet the neighbors ^_​^. Prices are fine and there is no BS membership (data mining) to get the sales prices. Double bonus– if an item is 2 for $ 5, can just buy one and get it at $ 2.50. Perfect neighborhood market open late & their own lot across the street.

This is not my usual supermarket but I needed certain spices that are not carried else where and decided to check this place out. I walked up a few aisles looking around and noticed very big differences in produce and certain items were 10 to 20% more here than in my local neighborhood.
The spice aisle was fantastic and had spices from a to z which is quite excellent. Really in alphabetical order a to z. I really didnt have time to order these spices online and needed them like now. Well I got some coconut oil too which came in very handy.
They have small selection of meat and seafood counter. Glad in my neighborhood they have more competition and I get way better prices with more choices.

Passed by this place and noticed that it looked pretty nice from the outside. Decided to give this place a try. Nice how they got a parking lot across the street.
My first impression after stepping into the market was that it was very neat and organized. They got a little of everything. Really like their bread section. A good selection of the different type of breads. I noticed that they have a lot of organic options but can be pricey. An extensive collection of spices. From regular ones to organic.
Overall this is a nice market in the neighborhood of bay ridge. Good variety of healthy and organic items. Some stuff could be more pricey than other markets in the area while some are competitive. Just got to be aware of the prices.

I wish I could give no stars on this review. I shopped two days ago spending over 300 for the week. I bought a pound of cooked shrimp in the hopes of enjoying with cocktail sauce. I opened the shrimp within 48 hours of purchase and they were bad. The smell was horrific, I called to complain and ask for a refund and was told by the manager on duty that the store policy is no refund and they only stand behind perishable food for 24 hours. How is that even possible when it’s against all regulations from consumer affairs? Don’t shop here, I mean what kind of food store doesn’t stand behind the quality of the food they sell?

This place is the closest to a whole foods you’ll find in bay ridge. The organic produce can be expensive, and the conventional is more than your standard fruit stand. However, I love the fresh ground peanut and almond butter machines, large cheese selection, and great variety of gluten-​free, vegan, and healthy food items. There’s a large artisan ice cream case as well, which let’s be honest, wins my heart every time.

Very very clean grocery store stuffed full of fresh foods. If it was a little cheaper, I’d give it five stars. I’d say this market is like a slightly more expensive, and cleaner, Trader Joe’s.

This place used to have some great deals on rotisserie chicken and produce when they were still trying to gain market share in the neighborhood. It’s clear that they’re appealing to a new neighborhood demographic, which I don’t hold against them. I used to come in here to buy one or two things and leave with ten because of the low produce prices especially. Prices have increased for whatever reason, and the deficiencies of the place as a whole are a turn off. I know I’ll wind up shopping here again in the future, but only for very specific limited items.
Pros: wide selection including many different kinds of pasta, chocolate, cheese, snack foods, nice selection of beverages and fresh juice
Cons: Recent price increase on certain items, generally more expensive than other grocery stores in the area for frozen foods, cheese, eggs, and more, PRODUCE SCALE DOES NOT MATCH THE SCALE AT CHECKOUT

New ownership has done a lot for this place. I do hope they make it. Neighborhood should support a place that you don’t need tetanus shot or travel vaccines after you shop there.

I can only judge this place from the few short visits I’ve made. I get my groceries at the food coop in Park Slope. But I work near the Market some days and go for the kombucha and organic treats. They have kombucha! A large variety of organic dark chocolate along with many varieties of organic packaged goods. Yogurt, milk, cereal, lots of stuff.
I have to agree with others, the produce is not wonderful. I’ve not been tempted to buy. But when you need a quick fix, like the small cans of low calorie High Brew coffee that are delicious, they got it!

This place looks great from the outside, maybe even from the inside… but looks don’t make fresh food. My friends stopped here to pick up food for a BBQ I had at my apartment a few days ago and between the disgusting food and the poor customer service, we will never step foot in this place again.
They bought guacamole ($ 9!), tortilla chips, a pound of potato salad and a pound of orzo salad. The tortilla chips were stale, the guacamole was grossly sour (tasted like it had gone bad), and the salads were just awful. We are NOT picky people, but the crap they bought was a sad excuse for food. We were going to let it go at the stale chips and sour, overpriced guacamole, but after tasting the salads, enough was enough. I urged them to go back to return the food because they had spent so much on it. When they explained at the store, they were questioned about when they bought it even though the date and time were clearly printed on the receipt. The manager then gave my friends a problem because there was not a pound left of each salad. No sh*t. When people take food to eat it on their plate and taste it, it won’t still be a pound. THEN he said it looked like it had been out in the sun. We had all the food inside for the hour and a half that it was in our possession. The manager reluctantly gave them a «refund». When they came back to my apartment, I noticed that the $ 4.99 chips were refunded on the receipt… twice. No trace of the $ 8 and $ 6 salads or the guacamole. I imagine the chips were scanned twice to be refunded so that we might not notice the difference. The people who own/​run this place are thieves that sell expired, disgusting food… and if the refund mishap isn’t the owner’s fault, he/​she should know the bs that goes on.
Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere for food and to be treated like a person.

Compared to other grocery stores in the neighborhood, this place looks nice from both outside and in. It’s pretty big.
Prepared food is hit or miss. Some of it looks scary and reused for many days… I’ve had very good grilled chicken experiences and I’m very chicken picky. And surprisingly the lemon salmon is very fresh/​yummy too. Grilled veggies are really inconsistent. Delicious two days ago, weird tasting tonight. Hm.
Prepared salads– huge and decent but watch those expiration dates. Be careful with yogurt and bread as I’ve seen both shelved 3 – 4 days past expiration. Bought kale chips there once and they tasted horrid so lo and behold I check the date and it was 3 WEEKS expired. They refunded me completely, no Qs asked.
Good, fresh selection of cold cuts. The organic produce section is pretty decent for Bay Ridge too. They get points for having a huge selection of packaged stuff — granola, cereals, breads, snacks, chips, and frozen foods.
Their avocados are never ripe! Get on that. Oh and workers are friendly.

Love this place, the food and people. Did not give 5 starts because they don’t have chairs and tables for you to enjoy their hot food and Japanese sushi like Wholefoods Stores. If they do, it would be a perfect place.

Malfunctioning automatic entry doors, and a good selection at awful prices. Park across street if you choose to drive far to such a subpar grocer.

DO NOT SHOP HERE. If I could give this place NO stars I would have. Manager «Victor» (Americanized name no doubt), along with his minion Haifa are a bunch of nasty pricks. When I started coming to this store it was clean and the people working there were very nice. Now, it appears to be run by the cast of Aladdin and the quality of food is very poor. They told me that my meat went bad 4 days before the sell by date on the package because my refrigerator must be broken. Also, said it was my fault for not freezing the meat when I got it home. Very disappointing what this neighborhood has turned into. If I wanted rotten halal meat, I would have went to the other side of 65^th st. I would advise anyone shopping at this middle eastern e coli stand to find somewhere else to purchase their food.

I wrote a rave review several months ago, but I can’t seem to find it. My husband and I both really, really like this market. The selection is excellent and I think the prices seem pretty typical, not especially high. Also, the people who work there are lovely. They have delivery until 8, but once when I didn’t arrive until 8 to shop, they found a way to deliver the groceries to me anyway. SO VERY NICE!
But today, a very cool thing happened. We went to their fish department which was loaded with all kinds of terrific and delicious looking seafood. It turns out the fish department is independently owned by a father and son who are from Alaska. They have a connection with the folks in Alaska who catch all the great seafood that some of us may watch on TV. The father was in Alaska in fact, because the guys there made a great catch of crab and he was there to bring some fresh seafood back with him. I spoke with Matt, the son who gave me great tips on how to cook all kinds of seafood.
Bay Ridge used to have fish stores but they all seem to have closed. This place is a great find and Matt is a terrific resource and a very nice young man.

I used to go to this market. Definitely nothing around the area like it. Then one day I walked in and a mouse ran across my feet near the cheese section. I almost died and ran out. My friend who shops there all the time spoke with the manager. He stated they have one mouse that they are trying to catch. I’m sorry but their is never one mouse… Too bad that was the end of my brooklyn market adventures.

The supermarket’s free parking lot is across the street. This is essential because parking in the area can be difficult.
This place is a small step up from Keyfood. The bakery has a good variety of breads. There is a lot of cheese choices too. I wouldn’t buy household items like tissues and cleaning supplies here though.
I would have given this place 4 stars if the prices were updated in the system better. I watched items ring up a different price when the amounts were on the items.

If you enjoy going to overpriced supermarkets, this place is for you!
I came here as an alternative to going to Trader Joes because there are unfortunately none in Bay Ridge. There selection of organic greens is very limited. I thought there would be a lot of organic selections available but there is not a lot. Do not trust their awning that states organic. You can probably get the same stuff they sell here at a pathmark or shop rite for a lot cheaper.
The only reason I gave this place 2 stars is because their cranberry walnut bread is amazing!

I am not one to post anything negative but… this place is awful ! Not only did I see the owner/​manager open the pistachio nuts by the deli counter eat a few and put it back for sale… The cashier swiped my credit card not once but three times, she never gave it back to me. I retuned to the store, the manager suggested I cancel the card.
No shit Sherlock of course I will, not the point. Never again and I live down the block!
Customer service is my life, they need serious help in this department…
I’m forced to give one star or it will not post.

I have been wanting to do a review on this place for awhile so here it goes…
When this place first opened I loved it. I was consistently raving about it to everyone. I was shopping here on a regular basis. The store is really nice and organized inside and the staff is very friendly. They have different stations (bread, sea food, cold cuts/​prepared foods ect…). The meat they carry is pretty good as well but theres definitely something up with they’re prepared food.
My first experience was when I bought pre-​made manicotti that this store made. Now I can make my own manicotti but since this is an Italian market I figured that it would be really good. When i opened the package I noticed a really horrid smell. Upon heating up the manicotti I noticed my house smelling really awful. After taking it out of the oven I noticed that it was the manicotti it smelt rotten! I immediately threw it in the garbage! My second experience was with a family member who again ate a pre made pot pie from the deli. They ended up with food poisoning! Beware of any of the pre made products here! I called the store to complain but i don’t know if anything has changed.