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"The newer location of Mekelburg’s in Williamsburg is pretty similar to the original spot in Clinton Hill, but it has one extra thing going for it: you can take your food and bring it across the street to Domino Park. The sandwiches - like one with wagyu roast beef on an everything baguette, and a banh mi with Peking duck and duck rillettes - are all worth ordering, but you shouldn’t ignore the other things on the menu, like the salt-baked potato with black cod and a lot of caviar. You know, just some low-key caviar for your low-key evening in front of the Williamsburg bridge." - hannah albertine

"Mekelburg’s is our go-to place whenever we’re hungover, homesick, or reminded how much our friends in other cities pay for rent. So we’re there a lot. There’s a lot at this hybrid bar-restaurant-grocery store in Williamsburg (and at the original in Clinton Hill) to lift your spirits, from fantastic sandwiches to baked potatoes topped with caviar to craft beers even beer nerds have probably never heard of. If none of that does the job, get a sundae with caramel topped soft serve and housemade babka." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Mekelburg’s is a miniature supermarket full of wonderful-yet-non-essential items like artisanal cocktail bitters and more types of hot sauce than you’ll ever need. The Williamsburg location has a dining room in the back with a full bar, and - while it’s about as casual as you’d expect a restaurant in the grocery store to be - there’s some very serious food on the menu, like bone marrow, duck paté, and a bunch of great sandwiches. Stop by in your sweaty shorts, get the meatloaf sandwich or duck banh mi, and if it’s nice out, eat at one of the tables outside." - bryan kim

"The second Mekelburg’s location in Williamsburg is similar to the Clinton Hill original - an upscale grocery store in the front with a bar in the back serving high-quality sandwiches and small plates, as well as a bunch of craft beers on tap. Except this location is right by the water at Domino Park, which makes it a perfect place to take a 30-minute break on a weekday. Get a tartine with smoked salmon or a babka muffin and stare at the East River until you figure out the reason it’s technically an estuary rather than a river." - hannah albertine

"This gourmet grocery store is open and stocked with cans that you can pick-up or get delivered straight to your door. Check their Instagram for more information." - nikko duren