New Foods of India
“It's right next to Kalustyan's which has long since been recognized by yuppies as the place to go for Indian spices, yet a lot cheaper.”
“Its small enough to not be intimidating, but large enough to stock practically anything one might need.”
New Foods of India
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
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What a place!!!! Think of any Indian ingredient, however exotic or rare, this place probably has them. Walking in is like very few experiences in NYC. This might be even more extreme than Kalustyans or Sahadis, there is literally nothing from anywhere except India. And the prices, whoa. Absurdly cheap, especially when you consider this area. We bought some awesome copper/brass dishwater and drink ware and some chickpea powder and it was very reasonable. Plus, as you shop and enjoy all the exotic spices and ingredients, there is the kindest man behind the counter giving out fresh baked Indian sweets that are delicious!!! I cannot recommend this place with more enthusiasm. If you love all things Indian you need to visit this place, it's very special.
The best, newest, cleanest, friendliest place on the block! There products are laid out in the store really well, everything is fresh, their handmade sweets are amazing, and staff is very helpful. Also their prices are totally reasonable. If you get lucky they may actually have the super hard to get mangoes exported from India. And if you don't feel like cooking, they have a wide selection of prepared frozen foods in the back.
I came year 8 years ago after a friend tried to find the spices she needed at Kalustyan's and Was Not going to pay those prices for those spices.
I could spend hours in Foods of India looking around. Besides the good prices, they are stocked with every kind of spice imaginable and large glass jars above the shelves with candied fruits and other dried larger herbs. Everything is labeled clearly and packaged carefully (although some things should probably be transferred to glass jars at home after you open the packages). The store is small, calm, and quiet.
Some of the more interesting spices that I found:
3 kinds of ground and whole Cardamom: green, white, black
Harissa spice $4.99
"Rose mery" LOL $2.99
Dried Hibiscus Flowers
Garlic Chips
Kolonji (not sure what it is)
Jerk Seasoning, Classic Jerk Seasoning, and a "Complete" Seasoning
Will come back for:
P&G tea bags $5.99
small bags of Khichari Rice mix
French Lentils $4.99
Cashews $4.99
They have a little room to the left side of metal and copper kitchenwares.
Why is there no love for this place?
It's right next to Kalustyan's which has long since been recognized by yuppies as the place to go for Indian spices, yet a lot cheaper. All the spice bags are labeled by hand and everything seems very homestyle. I found exactly what I needed with the help of the guy at the counter and was out within 5 minutes.
Will be back here when I gotta restock!
Prices recently went up but the staff is still pretty nice, I think Spice Corner is a bit better for desserts.
Came here for some Indian desserts, well one specifically.
Prices are very reasonable here for spices, definitely so more than Kalustyan's next door. Then again, they sell a lot more stuff and the place is much bigger and is on the main level of the street. All comparisons aside:
Desserts are 12.99 for a pound, of any type.
Very, very nice man in front. I noticed the desserts (I came in for a South Indian treat) and they have carrot Halwa..aka Gajar (Ka) Halwa. It's my favorite Indian dessert by far, probably since the majority of them are too sweet (I'm looking at you Jalebi.)
There happened to be another woman from somewhere else who wanted to take some treats on a train. The guy gladly wrapped/put the treats in a bag that would last that long. She wasn't sure what to get so I ordered first.
"Half a pound of Gajar Halwa please." Well, Gajar is too fun a word not to say and why not if I know the actual term.)
She had never heard of Carrot Halwa so I told her what it was and the guy gave her a piece as well. The guy gave me a small piece to sample as well, nice and not super sweet, almost not sweet at all. He also gave me a piece of some type of Burfi, I think Pistachio, with it (I guess for recommending something else to her) and it was quite good also.
As I tried there and had later, the Gajar Halwa here is not super sweet. It's a bit more soft/flaky but I prefer it this way over the super sweet one with raisins found in some other places.
It's probably closer to a 4.5, but the really nice guy (who lowered the price from 5.15 to 5.00) gives it a 5 instead.