Albert's Market

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"New Yorker’s have a tendency to think the world revolves around them, and we are no exception to that rule. Case in point: the bodega. In New York City we thought we had it made being able to grab a BEC (that’s a bacon egg and cheese for the uninitiated) and a kombucha at our local corner store. That is, until we walked intoAlbert’s, a standard bodega in the front (yes, there are lotto tickets), craft beer and natural wine haven in the back. Fabian Vasquez is the genius behind the collection of rare beers and wine, and also happens to be the son of the shop’s namesake owner. Vasquez grew up in Boston and got a degree in engineering, but decided to help run the family business by turning the back of his parents’ convenience store into a destination for craft beer and natural wine lovers. Think: 2014 Vini Rabasco next to the deli meat and cans of Oxbow steps from the Tide Pods. It’s everything we want and need in a single store." - ByEmily Schultz