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Citarella Gourmet Market - Upper East Side in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
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In-store pick-up
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In-store shopping
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Health and safety
Mask required
Yes
Safety dividers at checkout
Yes
Highlights
Great produce
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Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible lift
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Offerings
Organic products
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Passport photos
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Prepared foods
Yes
Salad bar
Yes
Planning
Quick visit
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Payments
Cheques
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NFC mobile payments
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Credit cards
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Phone: +1 212-874-0383
Site: http://www.citarella.com/content...
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Opening hours
- Monday:8AM–8PM
- Tuesday:8AM–8PM
- Wednesday:8AM–8PM
- Thursday:8AM–8PM
- Friday:8AM–8PM
- Saturday:8AM–8PM
- Sunday:8AM–8PM
Comments (199)
There’s just something special about Citarella! We love going here. The staff is super friendly and helpful. While it is a bit pricier, the produce is so, so fresh. And the pre-made meals there are so delicious too! We love the kale and quinoa salad, chicken Milanese, chili soup, pea soup, and the list goes on :) Their olive bread pocket is also amazing. Wouldn’t buy staple things like /flour/sugar/cereals/etc here, but I’d recommend popping in for produce and other fresh ingredients.
Good selection and very fresh for this smaller location. I have to grab a couple of wheels of #alsacianmunster whenever I go (only place in the city that I have found it). The baguettes are as good as any other place you can find as well.
Great selection of gourmet food items.Everything is usually fresh here and very tasty.I’d give them 5 stars if they had better customer service.
Ive been coming here more during the pandemic and am pleased by the selection and quality of meats and seafood. The seafood is really fresh and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Easy to get staples like salmon. They also have peeky toe crab or rock shrimp sometimes which is hard to find (and super fresh).
Extraordinary fresh right off the dock onto your table. Superb quality and tasty as the sea can be for a sumptuous treat. Loved the red snapper, tuna, bronzino and salmon. You will return for more marine delights
Such an excellent selection of fruits, produce, meat cheese and seafood as well as baked goods. Super friendly staff. Its amazing! Not the best place if youre in a rush as there are usually people waiting on line to get in.
Its busy for the holiday season but the food is great
We are happy to have you around: all the products are great but fish and meat are of supreme quality. We support establishments that are there when we need then the most.
They have maintained consistently high quality food over the years. Excellent selection, excellent prepared food, huge selection of fish. Their space is a bit cramped. Can be crowded during peak hours. They are implementing social distancing and there can be line outside when there are too many customers inside.
Always a great visit staff very helpful and super friendly i love citteralla
Always a delight to shop here. I frequent their Fish Department, Randy, Dave and Fatima are the best. Produce and Meat Departments are also good. Great atmosphere.
Beautiful Store, Clean Brightly lite, Items are easy to find, a large selection of fresh food items, some pre packaged and others displayed in there fully inclosed Deli counter. Large selection of Cheeses and staff to guide your decision, also at there large meat section and the beautifully displayed fresh fish counter.
This is our go to for seafood in the area. Always a fresh and rotating selection. The fishmongers know what may be best for your palate and needs. Their selection of oysters also changes and if theres a type youd really want they can easily bring them in.
My favorite cake shop. Picked a birthday cake for a young girl and they wrapped it beautifully. It was delicious for all to share. Most importantly, the staff at the bakery section is always welcoming and efficient. A great place to buy reasonably priced cakes for parties or gifting.
Wow so many wonderful things here. Prices are actually very good for the quality of the food sold here. Lots of Citarella brand items, premade food, excellent cheese, meat, and fish selection. Come here for produce too! If I lived near here this is the store Id shop at all the time. Staff was super friendly too! The cheese expert let me sample a delicious cheese we ended up buying. Oh and they have good prices on gourmet coffee, about $10/lb.
Very busy pretty much always but tasty gourmet foods and meats
Brief visit to see gorgeous displays of wonderful food. A great place if youre entertaining important guests who are foodies. The seafood section is the greatest. Bring money.
One of the most disrespectful managements you can meet .food is way over priced the meat fish are all basic and they act like it’s top of the line. I worked for this company and trust me they are selling typical merchandise at inflated prices. Shop at your own risk
Best produce, meat and fish in the city. And wonderful, friendly and helpful staff. High prices but definitely worth the quality.
I go every Friday for their prime aged ribeye on the bone, NY prime strip steaks and their Ultimate prime burgers for my familys weekly BBQ. Pricey but worth it. Staff are professional and friendly.
The quality of the products they sell are first class. The seafood, the meats, the prepackaged sauces and soups, pasta, produce all beautifully presented and delicious. I take a long train ride in just to get meats there
I love to go there cause all products look perfect also the place is so clean. All workers are kind and polite. Include Walter the vegetable man.
Very expensive, but high quality. Great fish, great meat, fresh vegetables. If you plan on making a dish where the quality of your ingredients shines through, this is a trusted place to source it. Also, the roasted half duck is a good meal.
Great Market! Fresh meat, fresh fruits, vegetables, and a good selection of cakes. Yes. Cakes! Really good cakes. Some with no flour at all. I visited this spot to get some groceries, and ended up buying a cake for a friends birthday party. He loved it! 👍🏽
Citarella have some good soup I love the clam chowder ,they have a variety of sandwiches, their Lamb is always fresh and tender Z nd their produce is always fresh.Good customer service.
One of the best shopping experiences for food. Great prepared department, fresh baked ham, wonderful bread department and best of all great seafood department. Best pastas, olive oils and vinegars. Great cheese department too.all over good place to shop for high end stuff.
There is no match for the freshness and variety to be found at Citerella! I bought black cod, shad, soft shell crabs, wild striped bass filet and a piece of swordfish!
It’s a must stop if you are looking for great vegetables and probably the best fishes in UES. Yes it’s expensive but quality and freshness doesn’t come cheap in the city. The staff is nice and helpful. Not an ordinary supermarket.
This is a specialty grocery store. You will not find all your needs here. Instead, you will find a curated fish and meat counter along with great produce and breads. They have nice but limited dry goods (pasta and canned foods).You can pick up pre-fabbed meals (heat and eat) along with snacks here.Dont forget your wallet. This place is not expensive but not cheap either. The prices are in line with the neighborhood.It is always crowded...
A very large and diversified fish section with knowledgeable fish-mongers. What I would like to see: fresh chicken options (not just a smattering of packaged products) and a LOT less mayo in their pre-made salads in the refrigerator case.
I go out of my way to come here for their meat and fish. Best meat and fish in NYC, (outside of a dedicated butcher and fish monger). If youre in a rush, most of their prepared foods are quite good (except their soups, which are always too salty). Staff is always helpful and jovial, even when theyre slammed with cranky customers around the holiday season.
Neighborhood upscale market in a neighborhood filled with upscale markets. The produce section alone (just inside the door) justifies a visit. Also, thats the department with the most reasonable prices in the store. The meats and fish are beautiful, but command a premium for that beauty. For years Ive sourced my coffee beans from the small, virtually forgotten counter next to the bakery (another great department, with gorgeous, pricey cakes) at reasonable prices, and after work its not typically a big deal to walk in and grab the produce or coffee or slab of meat needed that evening. And the cheesemongers know their wares inside and out, for when one needs a quick hors doeuvre.Weekend mornings? Oh, I hope you have extra time to wait, for the checkout line, even fully staffed, cannot keep up with demand. Days before major holidays are even worse on the Upper East Side. This is simply a testament to the quality Citarella brings to the table.
They are very careful about the actual situation. Prices are sometimes expensive, if you get very specific items. But meat, bread, dairy (not cheese though) can be found at regular prices. Now that Keyser is closed, you can buy bread here, its good.
Bought 2 pounds if within , the fish was not fresh at all with an horrible odor. Was in hurry , didnt check it there. Be careful, dont trust them and be sure to check your fish! Especially the eyes!
Overpriced foods and cashiers make errors while you’re paying. They charged me for one item twice.
Excellent quality. Great fish. Fresh produce. Excellent bread. Very pleasant and helpful staff. Reasonable prices. If you cant find it there you arent hungry.
I come all the way from Long Island City to shop there.. they do everything right.. the freshest meats, seafood and produce and friendly and helpful staff! FIVE STARS!!!!!
Great fresh seafood/meats, prepared foods, and vegetables. I like their big sturdy plastic bags too for whatever thats worth. Avoid the ~430PM rush on weekdays when the checkout line takes up half the store.
I was just browsing it has about everything that you can imagine that you want as far as groceries are concerned but theyre very pricey and for those that has food stamps they dont take it
Fish quality is amazing. Staff is friendly and helpful. Store is crowded and a bit disorganized. Kinda like how fairway can be if that makes since. The charm and quality make up for it though
Always great, fresh, gourmet prepared food. Excellent fish and meat counters. Produce is on the pricier side, but comparable in price to other UES grocers, and usually better quality.
I like the store (aged steaks are amazing), but yesterday I got lobsters for a family dinner (1,5 pound each), and it had a strong taste of rotten water. That was the worst lobster experience in my seafood life.
We have a tiny fridge in our mini apartment and three visits a week to Citarella keeps us well fed and happy. They adjoin a Fairway market to round out our food shopping.
They have lots of salad options (lentil, vegetable, quinoa etc) - generally very interesting. Great fish. Cheese selection is lacklustre. Fresher/ better at Agata on 79 and 1
They have a little bit of everything you can imagine that delights the eyes and wets your appetite. Fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses, seafood, great prepared foods and bakery
The space is small so its setup like a maze. For the high end prices they offer a lot of imported goods but they dont offer cooked seafood entrees.
Ive been coming to Citatella for over 20 years and their food has always been of high quality and exceptional.From the meat, fish and poultry to the wide selection at the deli counter, I always look forward to my daily shop!
Service is great had what I was looking for
This is a great Citarella as one would expect in the neighborhood. Immaculately stocked and serviced. Definitely avoid peak hours if you enjoy a calm shopping experience! Otherwise its a pleasure
Great store. Some of the best fish I have ever had. Also a very nice meat departmentStaff friendly and helpful.
Beautiful store. In one door, meat, dairy, deli, snacks, dessert, pay at the register and out the other door. Great selection. Love this place.
Very nice selection of good fresh-baked breads, and the fish and seafood selection looks extremely fresh. weve also tried 2 options of prepared food (per lb.) and neither was good.
I use to work here back in 2002 I believe. I actually missed everyone. I only lasted about a month here due to health. But we all got along and worked together. I’m sure the ppl that worked there st the time is not there no more. But this was my first ever job. And it stood with me how everyone treated me.
Amazing selection with actual help, if needed, from sales associates.
The fish is super fresh, the rest is overpriced but hey.
I love this place. High quality meat and fish and a good selection despite it veing a small store. Actually the size is a plus for me. Too muxh variety is sometimes not a good thing. 5/5 from a South African fan
So disappointed with this citarella location. I love the one in bridgehampton. This store was selling expired or out of date rainbow layer cookies. The place was a mess. Nothing was in stock. The chicken was marbled with white fatty pieces. I wound up getting a refund from corporate for my gross chicken that expired before the sell by date. You couldnt access most fridge items bc the line was blocking it way too small and not maintained. A bad citarella unfortunately since this is the closest one to my home.
Eggplant ravioli was sub-par. Had a bitter, possibly spoiled, taste. This is disappointing for two reasons: 1- it’s expensive, 2-is used to be my favorite ravioli (what happened?!) We also had the butterscotch brownie (decent but not earth-shattering).
This is the place to go especially when yiu want to pick up some aged prime meats or fresh fish. their prepared foods are also very good.
It wasabsolute pleasure shopping at the store service food quality phenomenal its a must go to
Only the best of the best, this emporium isnt cluttered and crammed with inferior foods. The lines are long today, as always pre-holiday, but worth the time. Takeout and seafood spectacular.
Excellent. Great seafood. Prices are higher than Agatas. Place we go to for swordfish...always fresh and makes for a great seafood dinner.
Very good but has become very expensive..we like good fish but find it has lots of water like the Cod and Place which it never was before as it is now we have been shopping there since you first open because the fresh fish...
Incredible gourmet market, known for fish. Also look at their prepared foods refrigerated just before the checkout (the bolognese sauce is great).
Even when the checkout line is very long it moves along very quickly. The staff is always very friendly and eager to help you. My only complaint is that they dont have many organic things at all
Very popular place to get some items to take home and heat up. Purchased quiche but was not good other items like bread and condiments no complaints.
Always like shopping in the store. For the Eastside of Manhattan, prices are competitive, quality of produce excellent, meat and fish is high quality and even if long lines to check out, they move very fast
Good Italian deli in UES. Great fish market, fresh produce and selection of pastas, salamis, pastry, as well as staples
UES. Food is good, but expensive. The cashiers are beyond rude. The checkout experience turns me off enough that I usually choose to go elsewhere.
Very good fresh fish selection. But the place is simply too cramp and impossible to move around in when busy. A very stressful shopping experience.
I live this supermarket! You smell the freshness of everything: fruits and veggies, flowers, fish, even in the food bar where the meals are so well prepared!
Id rate it three all around but they carry a limited selection of groceries. Couldnt find canned beans but its great for fresh produce, cheese, seafood and meats.
Truely the freshest quality around. I always enjoy the selection at this market.
Ahh Citerella, thank you for your company and excellent staff for your expertise. You have been my NYC go to seafood source for many years.
Nice store with a great fresh fish and cheese selection, although very pricey on some items. Can be very crowded with long lines.
Citarella is a terrific store with very fresh food and very easy to shop in. All products are well laid out and the customers come firstIf you need any help the staff is around to help.
Great prices on their seafood & quality & freshness! A great specialty market for vegetables, fruit & other items such as,meat & bread.
High quality but you pay for it. They sometimes run out of some of the in demand prepared food. Better to get there before 6pm to avoid the rush.
Friendly staff, very good cheese selection. But whole store smelled of fish, evertwhere..
An excellent grocery store with multiple locations in Manhattan and elsewhere. It has great food, from the basics to gourmet items.
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Usually fresh fish and meats , Good pasta and breads, good but limited selection of produce . bit overprices ( minus one star ) and long lines for fish and cashiers . ( minus another star )
Good place to come if youre going to cook and want quality ingredients and produce. No hot food section though and not much of a cold deli.
A great place with all the gourmet foods you can think of. Wonderful to have them nearby and in the neighborhood.
Good quality merchandise, but not very inexpensive. One of the best choices for fresh fish and Seafood.
Used to be good. Going down hill. The people behind the deli counter are rude. They do have very good meat
Expensive. Mostly their own labeled goods. Meat and fish looked super nice and fresh.
Artisan supermarket. Some unique foods can be found here.
The best food and variety of food.
Love this shop! Vast array of fresh seafood,fruits and vegetables, herbs, cheeses,delicious prepared foods, breads and bakery.
Good customer service ,wide variety.
Citarella has the most wonderful fish dept. Fresh and reasonable.
Excellent gourmet store with many specialty items . Good quality food.
Good food selection but prices are quite high despite the quality
Good stuff. High prices, even for Manhattan
Great place to find a lot of different kind of fish, very good assortment of cheese and meat
Nice produce, AWESOME bakery, a little pricey, but its worth paying a little more for quality food.
There was particularly long line and thestore was understaffed.As usual, thefood was of excellent standard atreasonable prices.Well worth the wait .
I come here for cheese, meats, seafood and produce on a regular basis. Good quality and decent prices.
Vary nice place to shop if you’re on the east side of Manhattan
Was crowded because of the holidays, but fast check out and the food, although on the expensive side, absolutely worth it. Delicious, different, gourmet
Love the quality of their products!Theyre fresh!
A great selection of high quality food, Card only. Well worth a visit.
Very good but the prices are too high... I think I will go back to Graces market place
Good, they have fresh produce a bit pricey, but everything is good there.
Always find the best things, produce, fish meats etc my favorite foods store
Deserts are great! Especially mango mousse and pear tart.
Overpriced but great deli. Loads of choices!
Pricier than other grocery stores but great for fresh fish and veggies.
EXTREMELY over priced. Make sure you check dates, food can be expired. It is worth it to walk 5 or so blocks more to Dagastinos or Morton Williams
Better than whole foods but watch out for the upper east siders
Excellent work environment
I love there large selection of fresh seafood !! And gourmet cakes
The line in this place is generally nuts and its super small. It gets three stars for the staff being fantastic and loses two because the patrons are awful
Super fresh produce/fish. The place to go for fresh seafood in the upper east. Fairly reasonable for the upper east.
Pricey. Lots of the same stuff that Fairway sells (with different labels). But for nostalgia sake, its worth 4 stars.
The absolutely best food markets in NYC. Great prepared food section including grab and.go.
Excellent service .Fresh meats and produce .
9 dollars for a mini papaya?? Everything seems overpriced
Wonderful selection gourmet foods and the bakery has the most beautiful cakes and pastries!
One of the best markets on the upper east side. Fresh fish, meat, and breads.
Always great choices at this high end venue. Prices fair and value great.
Artisan food from all around the world. One can buy a lot of exclusive products.
Fresh produce and delicious premade food like turkey chili and breaded chicken cutlets
Very good service great coffee but way too much money for everyday food.
Best place on the upper east side. BERNARDO in the deli section is my angel. Heidi and Buddy.
Is a good place. Special the cheese section. All ways has a samples.
Very high quality products. Our go to place for sushi grade fish.
Great assortment of very fresh fish. A bit more expensive but worth it.
A very expensive gourmet store, you will find here all the delicacies that could not be found in New York.
Great assortment of quality gourmet food! Cant wait to go again
Great food. Wonderful workers. A pleasure.
Good, fresh, food, excellent help from the personnel. Keep up the good service.
Gourmet store in which to find certain things that are not always available in other markets, some items I find are overpriced, aisles are narrow and store always crowded.
Good food and easy to pick up eat at work.
The market has a good variety of fresh fish but Its a little messy.
One of my favorites markets in the City, lots of goodies that can find in regular supermarkets
Love their hamburger so yummy
Best grocery i found in New York. Everything i tasted was simply delicious.
The porterhouse steak is amazingAnd the fish were very fresh
I loved tuna salad, and bisque and clam chouder soups
Love their cakes and pies! Partcularly the lemon raspberry. Yum!
Great Everything!! All Fresh/But Very Pricey😮
The only place to buy fresh fish in ues!
Great place for fresh fish and cakes. Champs Ellyses is a must try.
Very good Italian market, extensive fish and meat counter. A bit expensive
Excellent food, very fresh fish, fairly expensive.
Like this location, the staff is very friendly and always willing to assist. Big Thanks to Dave and Fatima.
Good grocery store! They have great seafood
The worst sausage and peppers that I every had,I was very surprised;I expect much better from them.
Best fish store in NYC. High quality with lots of choices
Great selections. Don’t think about the cost because the quality is worth it.
Great store. Professional staff. Good food
Great
Artisan cookies by the register are addicting and amazing
Always great team and super goods
Staff is welcoming,everything is organized.
To day they didnt have,children, cheese
High quality selection, excellent service, quick check out
Love there selection of cakes. Especially the Opera !
Fantastic. And twenty percent less than Elis three blocks up
Good foods but pricey. Then again, its the UES.
Great quality food I like with a cell the desserts are fresh
Passed by the location going home - it is a very pretty place - Great!!!
A fixture in Manhattan where excellent meat. produce and fresh seafood abound.
Limited selection of quality products, prepared food is a main draw
Freshest vegetables and fish on the UES. Regular groceries mostly overpriced.
When less is more. Very fresh seafood and meats!
Great Selection of Fresh Seafood, Fish, Lox, and, Caviar at UES!
Food is the best..fresh and service is lovely🧀🥦🥩
Its a bit pricey but very fresh
Citralls is very good also love the cookies and tuna fish
Pricey, but I love the rotisserie duck.
Popular with residents of the area but expensive. Staff are really friendly too.
Too slow on the line. Pretty good inside
Excellent fresh tournament food Great variety and price
Fresh Fish and great selection of international products and dairy!
Havent been here in awhile. But still a great place
The freshest seafood and best desserts around nyc
One of the best stores of gourmet good in ny
Great store l have shopping there for over 20 years
Everything so fresh. Staff is excellent!!!
Great but a bit pricey
Good stuff, quite pricey
Most over overpriced market in the neighborhood.
One of few places to get quality grocery in UES. A bit pricey though.
Excellent, Quality Produce. Professional and Friendly staff.
Clean, fresh food, grest customer service
Best grocery store on UES
Total reviews rating 4.4
199 Reviews for Citarella Gourmet Market - Upper East Side 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-26Its an elegant well-stocked gourmet store that is a pleasure to go to.It was quite pricey a few months ago but now it is becoming more so, and well above the rate of inflation, which is a pity, as it will push customers away.
Review №2
2020-07-21I love this place! I come here to get fresh seafood, fresh cut steak and mochi ice cream I cannot find anywhere else. It’s more expensive than a regular grocery store but the quality is unbeatable.
Review №3
2021-12-17I walked into Citarella which I do once every 1-3 years. I was interested to note that their prices were significantly less than Elis. Sandwiches were generally $9.99 but wished they had more filling and less bread. Cashier checkout was fast. Huge variety of products. My mother likes their seafood section for its freshness.
Review №4
2019-06-23Just loved this place, so much to do here n some good food to pick up. Good produce also available.
Review №5
2022-01-21Today went there :I keep 5 stars Choose the right person at the fish mongerThe young guy who served on me was rude and didn’t know much on oyster qualityI had a poor serviceFrom now I will choose my fishmonger manYesterday was fantastic service !Amazing choice of seafood and meat! The quality is there ! Price right compared to whole food and Eli’sBetter , cheaper and perfect service at the fishmonger departmentBravo
Review №6
2022-01-22The stockists. cashiers, and servers on the Upper East Side have a chip on their shoulder. This is not a problem endemic to this store, but regardless, management should hire some out-of-towners that take more pride in their work to avoid this urban customer experience. Until then, it is 1 star, and I will be looking elsewhere.
Review №7
2022-02-08Great store.. get something different every time! Stock staff member stocking soups was very rude causing 3 star rating
Review №8
2022-06-07They have a very good selection of seafood snd fresh vegetables.
Review №9
2021-10-26This is a very good supermarket which has standards n cleaning. I bought a zuchinni bread and it was a great pastry. Prices are pretty high but the pastry is good...they have very exclusive merchandise from the most famous gourmet from France and the U.S!
Review №10
2022-01-18I love this market! People are always pleasant and helpful. The market is clean and their product is top quality! I especially like their prepared foods!