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Deli/Self service salad bar/whole food store in midtown and more Qs

by samtin Online Now Apr 9, 2012 at 8:53 AM

Hi I am staying in midtown east when I visit next mth and use to go to a super deli/grocery store called Azure at 3rd and 51st which is sadly no longer there. Can anyone recommend a good alternative in midtown for build your own type salads to go and similar fare? Also, and totally unrelated, any recommendations for a good area anywherein Manhattan for lots of small independent shops and boutiques - for women's clothes (trendy/quirky), footwear, accessories, homewares, bookstores, cafes, etc. I like places like Anthropologie but was looking for an interesting area with lots of smaller shops rather than big name stores on the main drag! Thank you Sam from England

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    Re: Deli/Self service salad bar/whole food store in midtown and more Qs

    by krisbee Online Now Apr 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Almost any deil in NY will have the make your own salads. I personally like Just Salad Midtown East 320 Park Ave (enter on 51st) It has everything including a recycable bowl which gets you free toppings. As far as boutiques, There are some cute ones on Ludlow and Orchard and also in Williamsburg, Brooklyn off of Bedford. There is a pretty good Flea Market with a lot of vintage stuff called Brooklyn Flea off the Atlantic Ave stop. The Park Slope area of Brooklyn has a bunch of cute boutiques on 5th as well. Alot of Manhattan Boutiques are fairly expensive, usually more than Anthropologie, but you'll find also a lot of nice ones in the Soho area - a few cute ones on Elizabeth street as well. I hope this helps!

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    Re: Deli/Self service salad bar/whole food store in midtown and more Qs

    by ter1413 Online Now Apr 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    GREAT advice above re shopping. Re food spot.....Toasties on 3rd ave/56th is also pretty good: http://www.toastiesnyc.com/

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    Re: Deli/Self service salad bar/whole food store in midtown and more Qs

    by TooTallFinn24 Online Now Apr 9, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    If you are in the eastern area of Midtown, then look at Health Harvest Health Food Store. It is on 820 Second Avenue. Their prices are reasonable, quality is good and they have a nice deli and juice bar. Sure beats some of the junk you see in some of the shops in Manhattan. These places are sometimes hard to find in a big city unless you stumble upon a Whole Foods.

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