Eli's Market

Beautifully arranged market with fresh ingredients, great sandwiches, and friendly service. The produce is always top quality, and their bakery items never disappoint. Seating can be limited, but the delicious food and cozy neighborhood vibe make it a must-stop on the UES.

This is a stunningly maintained market with an amazing selection of hard to find things and variety all in one place. I know the prices can be higher, but that's what you have to expect in order to maintain a place with standards this high. The bakery items are always so fresh and so good, they make the best store croissant in the city. The service and staff are helpful and friendly and the quality and presentation can't be beat. Complaints about the prices are pointless because you can always go to Food Bazaar if all you care about is price. This is a wonderful place to stop in the neighborhood to pick up a few of your favorite things.

Great meats and fish. Have great other options besides food. Has candles and many other things. A little more expensive than Citarella but far superior experience. Staff is more friendly. Much bigger. More options for food. Highly recommend.

This grocery store is amazing, and stuff is super friendly. Davis from the cheese section was so helpful and friendly that for sure I’ll be coming back again next week. They have a high quality range of products and staff is knowledgeable too, from Spanish ham, to fresh fish, nuts, a delectable Section of cheeses, pasta…etc, I just love this place.

Great for a TINY treat, but too expensive for all your grocery needs. Yes, zabar’s is very pricey, but I find it wonderful for small treats or a little special occasion gift. They had a sandwich section, a bakery, an ice cream bar, a wine store and a flower shops. My favorite thing to get there as an end-of-week treat is the rustic apple pie. Theirs is actually the best applie pie in Manhattan, as far as I’m concerned. The almond croissants are also sensational.

I went a couple of times for the dessert bar. Noted their strawberry desserts where looking good. Bought some for my kid. It seems they make their cakes in-House and cut into portions. Overall, the place is clean and products looked well maintained. Fast cashier lines as well.

Is Eli's on the way out? I mean, just like Eli's old place, The Vinegar Factory, it seems like nobody is ever there- must do most of their business with deliveries. I've relied on them for years to have the best, freshest foods and gourmet groceries and they still come through with great stuff. But it's the little things that can tell you which way the wind is blowing. This past week, Eli's began charging for ice packs- you know, those frozen blocks of gel that you put with your perishable foods so they make it home in good shape. Up until about a week ago, these were free, which is fair since you pay a premium for pretty much everything in the store. Do you really want to risk that $30 piece of poached salmon getting gross on the way home? No, you don't. But now there's a charge for those little blocks of freshness. I get having to charge if you're filling up your basket with them or if you're not getting anything else, but when you've just spent $200 on a single bag of groceries, it's a little insulting that you need to pay even more just because you don't live around the corner. So I go back to my original question- is Eli's on the way out? If they need to start charging for these little ice packs to maintain the financial health of the store, it doesn't make me feel too confident about what the future holds for this Upper East Side treasure.

A very well curated and organized high-end grocery store, a true treat to visit. Higher prices justified by high quality of produce and expert selection of products in a neat location.

This rating for is Eli's bread and pastries:: My rating does not include the overly expensive market items. However I must admit that every time I go, the groceries call out to me. But I just can't muster up spending $30 for 4 pieces of white asparagus! So I opt to eat their delicious bread and pastries which I love! Especially their sticky buns, which is such a treat! If you go here, must get their breads! Everything else you need (grocery wise) is up to your price points!

Definitely very expensive spot. I got the French toast that was pretty good and a plain salmon bagel. I wouldn't say this spot is anything special vs other bagel or breakfast spots.

I LITERALLY have no idea how to enter this business. i tried. one door took me to a flower shop... the more obvious door turned out to he an exit door to a wine store... another door seems to just be a hallway to no where. I walked into three different doors and STILL couldn't find a way into this store. event i just left. who designed the front of that store?? its just doorways to useless places.

Terrible marketplace! EXTREMLY EXPENSIVE! there is no value for money. Even though the food is very expensive, its not high quality and other places are much better. Not a big variety of items. I recommend staying away from this place.

Thank you so much for accommodating my needs with a big smile! Great foods and kind services.

scone was delicious. I thought worth it to spend 5$ but the ginger cookie is hard as a rock. Eli who charges through the nose should offer better.

I just stopped for frozen yogurt. How convenient to not have to step inside a store/ restaurant to get yogurt. The girl who helped me was new and ended up getting a very sweet manager to help with my order. I got vanilla in a sugar cone. I wanted to add the toffee pieces, but they had ran out.

I am not in this area too much since I live on the Upper West Side, but I was here with a friend running some errands and we thought we would stop in. Nobody says hello to you at all while you are there. The vegetable area is deserted. Just a stockpile of overpriced vegetables that you can buy for less than half the price anywhere else in the entire of Manhattan. Prepared foods look old like they've been sitting around drying out for days. Pastries look good, but again, so overpriced. A tart does not need to cost $50 unless there is gold inside. Packaged butters are also overpriced. You can find imported European butter at many other places for half the cost. The checkout was fast, but "hello" or "thank you" would be the right thing to do. Not here, I guess. My friend bought a loaf of bread and we left. Never again. If the service is non-existent and there's nothing special about their products, what's the point of charging such ridiculous prices? No thank you.

Prices are so high! But the quality doesn't seem to justify the premium. Not sure how this place is in business

Took a looong walk from midtown wear to upper east, and on the way home the pastries in the window caught our eyes. I went in and bought us a maple glazed whole wheat blueberry scone. This is the moistest, softest scone I have ever had! If the rest of his baked goods are as amazing as this - I'm thankful that I don't live nearby, lol, but we'll be back!

Amongst the great wonders of the modern world is how this huge store can afford to pay rent when everything is exorbitantly (even ridiculously) overpriced and the place is basically empty. How is this possible? The square footage is immense, the inventory and variety enormous and top quality, how does this place survive? Inexplicable!

Costly for certain items. Fresh every day. Something for everyone! This location isn't very close to home. I use it to grab and go. Great food daily for prepared meals to go! I still make it a point to stop and shop when I walk by! I walk this way frequently on my daily walk. Love all of Eli's products. I especially love the bread!! You'll have to try the pastry and bread. Let me know your thoughts.

Overpriced groceries that you can easily find elsewhere, all around town, for a lot less than you'll pay here. Always seems devoid of customers and totally lacking in sophistication.

Stopped by to get breakfast takeouts. Yes it is expensive, but my problem was that the baguette had a small mold on it. I don't know if the worker chose it on purpose or not because she was kinda attitudey with me. Just beware when you get your bakery to check for molds...

Great for a TINY treat, but too expensive for all your grocery needs. Yes, zabar's is very pricey, but I find it wonderful for small treats or a little special occasion gift. They had a sandwich section, a bakery, an ice cream bar, a wine store and a flower shops. My favorite thing to get there as an end-of-week treat is the rustic apple pie. Theirs is actually the best applie pie in Manhattan, as far as I'm concerned. The almond croissants are also sensational.

Overpriced food. Overpriced flowers. The lady in the flower shop is awful and could not care less about customers. Unbelievable.

Once the prince of this type of market. Now, like elsewhere, trying to adapt to a Covid world has not helped this always overpriced but once great place. Be VERY CAREFUL, dates on prepared containers like soup and sides in basement are close to expiring and codes on crackers and boxed goods are FREQUENTLY expired. Cooked foods look tired, and no more fresh bakery items..or very few. Can't compare to Grace's market but I guess this area is less demanding

$48 for 3 tomatoes and 2 peaches? Eli's is known for quality and UES rents are high but REALLY -- $40 for 3 tomatoes (that's $13 per) and $8 for 2 peaches (that's $4 per.) I am horrified and was so stunned that I stupidly didn't put the overpriced items back. Needless to say -- don't shop at Eli's Manhattan Market on Third Avenue unless you're at least a billionaire. Used to love the Zabar's on the West Side -- great quality AND reasonable prices too. Mary T.

Who shops here? I've been inside a few times, and the answer is Noone shops here. And for good reason - the place is offensively expensive. I like the idea of a gourmet supermarket, but most prices are unjustifiable. How do they stay in business? They could serve the community a lot better by lowering prices to a reasonable level.

So. Expensive. Apparently back in the day this was one of the few local markets and served everyone. However over time they seem to have lost touch with the modern world, and hung onto a few aging (rich) loyal customers, and now are almost a museum attraction. I learned my lesson a few times, dropping in to get a "couple" of things, and always stunned at the checkout. A rough rule would be whatever you expect to pay for say tomatoes or fish or snacks, multiply X 2 and this is about what you will pay at Eli's. A few years ago I heard that the owner had been able to use his local political clout to stop one of the major supermarkets moving nearby- but that battle has been lost with Fairway and Whole Foods now on 86, and fresh Direct and others roaming the streets. I love some diversity and to support local non-chain businesses, but these guys seem oblivious and seem to think that they can survive on being a high end specialist grocery store- maybe they can. Meanwhile I suggest you walk a couple extra blocks and get more selection at half the price, without the attitude.

don't know why...I still grab a chicken salad sandwich.. in which I usually find a couple of hard lumps of cartilage. Today, my mayo soaked sandwich...coughed up a good sized piece of bone..spit out.and dumped uneaten X-pensive mushy sandwich in garbage. What is it with this store? Some cooked food and bakery goods are prepared nicely...but this entire section...Uy yuy yuuy! just opened potato salad...smothered in mayo...they rely and slop it on bunch of prepared food. 1st time: Shame on them ....3 times: Shame on ME! I'll take Morton Williams any day over this overpriced tasteless & careless ..food? Waste of $$$

I dream about Eli's Cookies and Cream Ice Cream. The store is kind of like a museum in the way its curated. Very fun to check out and try something new.

Had to make a pit stop with my mom to grab fruit for a visit at Weill Cornell. I'm a big fan of Zabar's flagship on the UWS, but didn't know they had a related store known as Eli's Market. Naturally, we knew what kind of price point and quality we got, but after going to the Gristedes up the street for confirmation, we were optimistic that it would all be worth it. The price point is high, but the place was clean throughout, had great variety across all departments and you clearly know that you're getting an overall better quality experience than other grocery stores. Once getting fruit, we stopped at the store's outdoor ice cream stand. I ended up having tiramisu ice cream, which was rich and flavorful, with a focus on the namesake dessert's coffee flavor. I still have dreams about that ice cream.

This place is here out there just trying to prove you can charge what ever exorbitant amount you want for the same things you can get a block up the street. The prices are insane. Regular blueberries you find everywhere, the same brand and everything are 4 or dollars more. The meats and cheeses are the same. Don't fall for this place. A jasper hill farm cheese that on the company website can be ordered for $24.99 was priced at $49.99. How is this even legal.

Notwithstanding the outrageous prices I go here quite frequently because I have found the produce and meat to be generally better quality than other super markets in the neighborhood such as Whole Foods and Fairway. However, during the last few months, I have become alarmed at their noncompliance with COVID 19 rules and regulations and general hygiene practices I have frequently found their employees not practicing social distancing. I have also observed their employees with masks around their neck which do not cover their mouth or nose. The problem is particularly acute in the area between their checkout cashiers and the main entrance/exit where a lot of their delivery personnel tend to congregate. I have also noticed their employees handling uncooked meat without gloves. Their salad bar is open and accessible without any oversight. There is an urgent need for them to revisit and enforce their hygiene and sanitation protocol particularly in light of the COVID regulations currently in place in the City.

This store looks nice, but when you scratch the surface...it's all an illusion. Was wandering the UES with friends (not by my choice) and after a tasty lobster roll, we wanted something sweet. I was jonesing for a brownie so one of my buds said "Let's go to Eli's". Sure enough, they had a whole selection of brownies, cake bites, etc. With glee, I picked up an orange iced pound cake slice and a brownie. Those things were like $3-4 a pop! To add insult to injury, the cake was very dry and fell apart as I was eating it. How do you not have a moist pound cake? The brownie I didn't even finish. It was also dry and lacked robust chocolate flavor. There are many reasons I rarely venture above 60th St on the East Side, and this is one of them.

Extremely insulting prices . I am a costumer at Citarella and Agatha and Valentina but this store makes you pay tree times more for a fig marmalade that you find anywhere else . I am perplexed with their prices and the store is most of the time empty so imagine the freshness... extremely offensive prices ...

We looked forward our return to the city to visit Eli's for some groceries and supplies remembering the unique nature of this institutional NY market. Our first surprise was that the store was empty. We soon found out why. The few items with prices on them that we saw were shockingly high even by NYC standards. Strangely, the majority of items in the store had no prices at all on them. I did notice in the meat counter that filet steaks were going for $69 a pound! I picked up an individual sized chicken pot pie for lunch (no price on it) and took our purchases to the check out counter. The chicken pot pie cost $29! I gasped and paid, thinking that if I saw a chicken pot pie on a restaurant menu for that price I would be equally shocked. Buyers beware.

I haven't written a review in a long time but this place really deserves it. I came in here once, just after moving to the UES, before realizing how insanely expensive it was. I told myself I would never make that mistake again. On my way home from work I needed to pick up one or two things, and because it was pouring rain I gave in and decided to pop in again. First off, the place was completely empty. I saw maybe 5-6 people in the entire huge store. I hope this is the trend now and people aren't throwing their money away here anymore. I needed bacon and they had a pretty decent selection but not a single one of them had a price tag. I picked out the one i thought would be the least expensive and it ended up being $13.99, at least 25% higher that it would have been anywhere else. I honestly wouldn't even be that mad paying a premium when i'm in a bind if they were upfront about it. Go to Fairway or Whole Foods, not here.

There's nothing unique or special about it really. It's just an overpriced market with average/bland food. You can do much better if you're looking for true gourmet.

Help me understand how sending a 150.00 gift basket to Florida (all non perishable items) costs 147.00 to ship? Even more disturbing is that sending a 250.00 gift basket to Calif. only costs 37.00? Clearly I felt manipulated and cancelled 10 plus gift baskets. Eli's management could not care less and gladly cancelled the orders for me. Caveat Emptor! Bezos to the rescue at once!

In NYC where people talk about "hunting and gathering", this is the Serengeti. Eli Zabar has been doing this for almost 50 years and we/ve been his clients from the start. Favorite foods........pea soup, chopped liver, egg salad and dinners to take home. We love the way "he" cooks. There is nothing we know that compares. Eli's Market is part of a group of places that Eli has conceptualized and made great. These are hard businesses and he is a master. BRAVO AND THANK YOU.

Just had to go back here because I need groceries and it's the only place on my block that doesn't have a ridiculous line during this virus outbreak. They had a 32 oz bottle of OJ not marked with a price. I went up to check out and the cashier rang it in as $21.99 for a 32 oz bottle of OJ. Checked with the manager who assured us that this was the correct price. This place doesn't care about our community. They're disgusting price-gouging demons that must be exorcised. Trying to take advantage of us during a scary time. They're not what NYC is about. My wife is working as a RN in the city helping people with this virus and we can't even afford groceries. Shame shame shame.

Holy smokes this place is overpriced. Whole Foods gets a name as being whole paycheck, but this place takes it to another level. Walked out without purchasing a single thing.

So many people have reported problems with pricing. One challah bread without price more than $12. And not even good quality. So many reviews focused on the lack of pricing notification to the consumer. Eli's Manhattan Market may be in violation of the NYC administrative code title 20 unfair trade practices, truth in pricing. Section 20-708.1 item pricing.

I wouldn't go there for every day stuff as they would price fruits and groceries much higher. I go there for special stuff that they are known for like their great salad bar, great pastries and breads, and delicious soups. They are expensive but they do make special things from scratch there.

I walked into Eli's huge Manhattan store recently and while they have a great selection of fruits, vegetables, prepared foods, their prices are exorbitantly high! I bought a bag of clementines that I assumed might be $6-$7 but when I got to the cashier, I was stunned that the price was $13! There was no prices on the produce section! When I purchased some prepared tuna and salmon, I was again startled when I got to the checkout counter because they cleverly do not post the prices only their bar codes! While the food was delicious, the sticker price of my dinner, took the joy away and left my head spinning!

everyone mentioned extremely expensive for the quality goods, sadly i have to agreed on . I don't go for regular grocery shopping , but occasionally go for baking goods , like scorns which I really like for many years, so could do better.

Why must this place be so expensive?? We stopped by to peak around and were so impressed with the selection and options for yummy take-home food. Everything looks so delicious I wanted to try it all! We opted for some of their cold salad bar items and soup/chili for each of us. Their vegetarian chili was incredible! At $8 for a small container, it was reasonable as well. That being said, our cold salad bar items came to almost $30 themselves for two tiny little containers. I think this place definitely has its gem items, just be aware of cost! Looking forward to coming back and trying the cheesecake - I've heard amazing things!

Upsettingly overpriced. A (small) jar of Rao's sauce was $17. I literally saw an employee opening a bag of romaine lettuce, cut off the hearts, and repackage them into plastic containers. Gorgeous store, though.

Eli's delivered Passover dinner to us out to East Hampton. When I called to order I was surprised to learn it was Eli himself who picked up the phone and took the order. Need I say more? The BEST.

I was surprised this place wasn't better than it is. I guess where he's a friend of Ina Garten's and she raves about him, I had high expectations. The thing that really turned me off was the level of cleanliness. I certainly didn't expect there to be a huge fly buzzing the breakfast pastries I was looking at with no one paying any attention. I also didn't expect to see a cake knife in a pitcher of shockingly dirty looking water. I bought a chocolate croissant because I had made a pilgrimage to try this place at breakfast, and it was good, but I wouldn't recommend the place or go back.

Gracious- NO Stress! Never made to feel that I'm too late to the party, too disorganized, too late to order my last minute holiday meals. Eli never says NO!! This is truly a very good business model. Zabars UWS told me it was too late for Thanksgiving platter , ABC Kitchen never called me back although was within time limit to place my $$ holiday to- go dinner.. too much stress at a time when we all just need the comforts of good food and something to work out right this year. Say what you will about the prices;,its true that he's expensive, hence 4 stars., but, Eli has been the only place during Covid and holiday s who offers high quality and on time delivery without the drama. His son , Sasha, is super lovely as well.

Way overpriced, but also badly run. They can't manage to reliably stock their $4 dollar a quart milk and then give out incorrect info about it's availability. The baguettes are ok, on about half the days. The other days their offering reheated baguettes with burnt ends.

came here just to get whole milk for daily essential shop. it is really "endless supply" as the other yelpers mentioned and the environment is very clean but the space is too crowded especially by the entrance and the exit. It's also a bit too pricy for most of the items here.

Yes, this market has a lot of cute, foodie stuff, but the prices are unforgivable and obscene. OBSCENE!!

I am quite disturbed to have witnessed Eli himself over a cutting machine with his mask down - said the machine was stuck so he wasn't cutting anything. Yet he was still breathing over the machine. His staff member told me "he's the owner he doesn't care". Wow! Is this how a supposedly decent business man displays proper hygiene in covid times and sets an example for his staff. I will truly consider what I buy there if anything going forward. Wonder what the department of health would say!!!

I should have read the reviews before placing an order to be delivered by a third party delivery service. I felt duped when I unpacked the food and saw what I paid exorbitant prices for. I ordered a roast chicken for $30.00. It is was small and ordinary. It was neither organic nor feee range. It tasted and looked no different than the roast chicken you buy at a local supermarket for a fraction of the price. Also ordered the herring in cream sauce and chopped liver. Both were grossly overpriced. The chopped liver did not taste fresh to us. The herring was okay. I was charged for one item which was not delivered. I am waiting for a refund for that item.

Pastries are subpar. I've had so much better in so many other places in NYC! To me this place is total hype. The space is tiny with little room to walk by other customers. The employees are not super interested in their job. With so many other specialty food stores in manhattan, I will go elsewhere and have pastry that actually tastes good. As for the other food items available... I will stick with Whole Foods or Fairway (around the corner) for those items.