A & N Fruit Store

Easily one of my favorite little places in the area of Chinatown that borders the Lower East Side. A&N is your standard bodega but heavy on it’s fruits and fruit usage. You can get some of the most delicious fruit slushes imaginable for a half the price of what you’d pay at a juicery (just $ 3). If you happen to be privy to the special (watermelon during the summer weeks), they are 2 for $ 5. I favor the coconut most because the consistency is less icy due to the coconuts milkiness, also making it melt slower. Additionally, they make juices with 1 – 3 fruits that are available at the ready in a fridge just outside the entrance. The service is excellent and mostly friendly, the more you patronize their store, the more smiley they become. My only fear in writing this review is that some in the dark about their expertly created concoctions will come out in excessive numbers making the lines too long…