Vanilla Gourmet Specialty Foods
Gourmet grocery store · Brighton Beach
287 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Highlights
Bulk candy, nuts, Turkish delights, meats, cheeses
Bulk candy, nuts, Turkish delights, meats, cheeses
"This small specialty grocer is a great stop for sweets and snacks to supplement your Brighton Beach picnic, or to treat yourself on the Q train home. The shelves are packed with dried fruit, nuts, baklava, halva, and dazzlingly colorful Turkish delight, but the heart of Vanilla Gourmet is the piles upon piles of bulk Russian candy. Take a chance on a handful of these cheerful, foil-wrapped treats and discover a new favorite—like chocolate-covered chestnuts, or candied plums." - molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus
"Stop into this Mediterranean speciality grocer for sweets and snacks to supplement your Brighton Beach picnic—or to treat yourself on the Q train home. Under evil eye charms and woven baskets hanging from the ceiling, the shelves are packed with a wide selection of dried fruit, nuts, baklava, halva, and dazzlingly colorful Turkish delight, in fragrant flavors like pistachio and pomegranate. But the best reason to come here is the piles upon piles of bulk Russian candy. Take a chance on a handful of these cheerful, foil-wrapped treats, and maybe you’ll discover a new favorite—like chocolate-covered chestnuts or candied plums. photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte Pause Unmute" - Molly Fitzpatrick
"As most children who grew up in South Brooklyn know, Russian candy shops are the best candy shops. The centerpiece of Vintage Specialty Food is bulk candy, nuts, and dried fruits, though that’s just the beginning. You’ll also find packaged honey cakes, Turkish delights, and Turkish cotton candy, which tastes something like halvah and bears little resemblance to the pastel stuff you get at the circus. The butcher and cheese counters near the back of the store have well-curated selections, and on a good day, their spicy marinated olives are some of the best in the neighborhood. photo credit: Carina Finn" - Carina Finn
Molly Hinesley
VOLODYMYR Odessitt
Artem Mordashov
Luka Khiblashvili
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Hussein Muthana
Coit Yarborough
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