Phoenicia Specialty Foods
Gourmet grocery store · Downtown
1001 Austin St, Houston, TX 77010
Highlights
Mediterranean market with deli, bakery, international foods & wine
Mediterranean market with deli, bakery, international foods & wine
"Diners can spend hours perusing the aisles of Phoenicia Specialty Foods’ Downtown location. The brainchild of Lebanese immigrants Bob and Arpi Tcholakian, Phoenicia features a massive deli, shop, and cafe with 15,000 products from over 50 countries. Take a break while shopping and grab a bite to eat. Phoenicia offers shawarma sandwiches with freshly baked pita and slow-roasted lamb, as well as French pastries, boutique wines, imported beer, ice cream, and much more." - Marcy de Luna
"The downtown location of Phoenicia Specialty Foods, an enormous, fully-stocked Mediterranean grocery and prepared food store, always backs up with a line at the hot food counter around lunch time. Office folks and nearby apartment dwellers circle one another around the salad bar waiting for hot plates of falafel, spiced shawarma wraps, and rice pilaf. Pick up a few sodas, boxes of dessert, or even an armful of groceries with lunch. " - gianni greene, chelsea thomas
"The Downtown location of Phoenicia Specialty Foods, an enormous, fully-stocked Mediterranean grocery, always backs up with a line at the hot counter around lunch. Office folks and nearby apartment dwellers circle the salad bar, waiting for plates of crispy falafel, spiced shawarma wraps, and rice pilaf. We love that we can pick up a few sodas, boxes of dessert, or even an armful of imported olive oils or tins of Turkish delight, along with a solid lunch of sliced gyro." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"With locations in Downtown and West Houston, this specialty market is known for its bounty of international goods, but it’s also a great place to score a meal. Find artisan breads, European pastries, gourmet meats and cheeses, and boutique wines to take home, and then stick around for a crafted beverage like Zohrab’s chai or choco-halva latte from the coffee bar. Meze, or small dishes, like the spiced hummus, Sicilian olives, and grape leaves are also on offer." - Brittany Britto Garley
"Hours can be spent perusing the aisles of the Downtown location of Phoenicia Specialty Foods, the brainchild of Lebanese immigrants Bob and Arpi Tcholakian. The massive deli, shop, and cafe houses 15,000 products hailing from more than 50 countries. Dine in while you shop — Phoenicia offers shawarma sandwiches with freshly baked pita and slow-roasted lamb, French pastries, boutique wines, and imported beer." - Megha McSwain, Brittany Britto Garley
