Where to shop for the best tropical fruits in New York City?
I love tropical fruits such as Papaya, Star Fruit (Carambola), Guava, Passion Fruit, Lychee, Longan, and other exotic fruits such as Fuyu Persimmons...Can anyone tell me where is a great place to go to buy these beautiful fruits? I hardly ever see them and when I do, they are not in great quality or overly expensive...Is there a secret place to go to get these tropical and exotic fruits in Manhattan? Any tropical fruit experts out there?
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4 Comments:
That's a tough question. I would try Fairway first, and for lychees I would definitely try Chinatown
Ed Levine at 7:09AM on 12/26/06
dean & deluca usually has a good selection of exotic fruits including most of the ones you mentioned.
DowntownStefanie at 9:40AM on 12/26/06
there is a fruit and vegetable store in the chelsea market that I would try as well
nelson5757 at 12:01PM on 12/26/06
Chinatown. They have stands all up and down Broadway and off on the side streets, and those fruits are also available in Chinese markets. They do have seasons though, so you won't be able to find all of them year round. Have definitely seen many varieties of all that you mentioned and morre (breadfruit! hairy lychees! multiple varieties of persimons!) there (I used to go to Chinatown every week.)
NYminknit at 1:06AM on 12/29/06