Marks is a tiny liquor store with a showroom probably smaller than my bedroom. It is not the most elegant liquor store…but hey, you didn't come here sit in and wine and dine. They sell alcohol here, and they serve this purpose well.
Despite its size, they have a much wider selection of liquors than most stores 5 times larger. Their cognac selection is surprisingly good, and goes well beyond the typical Hennessy, and Remy that Chinatown residents are most like to buy. The whiskey selection is decent too. Pleasantly surprised that the first ever New York City liquor store that I've seen carry Redbreast is in Chinatown.
I needed a quick bottle of wine for a house warming and because I had just wrapped up dinner in Chinatown, options were limited. Mark's was the only liquor store open late in the area, and I had no choice but to stop in.
Not sure if it's always true or if it was because they were open past their normal hours (according to the window sign), but it was cash only. A pair of girls were struggling with this; one was waiting in the store while her friend was finding an ATM and she was freaking out that her friend might've gotten lost.
The guy (presumably Mark) was really helpful and offered to pick a bottle of wine for me when they were out of stock of my go-to. Prices aren't cheap, but they're fair. I got a middle of the road $15 bottle of white and left the girls figure out their mess.
It's nice to know of a reliable late-night liquor store in Chinatown should I ever find myself in a pinch again.
Marks is a tiny liquor store with a showroom probably smaller than my bedroom. It is not the most elegant liquor store…but hey, you didn't come here sit in and wine and dine. They sell alcohol here, and they serve this purpose well.
Despite its size, they have a much wider selection of liquors than most stores 5 times larger. Their cognac selection is surprisingly good, and goes well beyond the typical Hennessy, and Remy that Chinatown residents are most like to buy. The whiskey selection is decent too. Pleasantly surprised that the first ever New York City liquor store that I've seen carry Redbreast is in Chinatown.
Late-night Chinatown liquor option.
I needed a quick bottle of wine for a house warming and because I had just wrapped up dinner in Chinatown, options were limited. Mark's was the only liquor store open late in the area, and I had no choice but to stop in.
Not sure if it's always true or if it was because they were open past their normal hours (according to the window sign), but it was cash only. A pair of girls were struggling with this; one was waiting in the store while her friend was finding an ATM and she was freaking out that her friend might've gotten lost.
The guy (presumably Mark) was really helpful and offered to pick a bottle of wine for me when they were out of stock of my go-to. Prices aren't cheap, but they're fair. I got a middle of the road $15 bottle of white and left the girls figure out their mess.
It's nice to know of a reliable late-night liquor store in Chinatown should I ever find myself in a pinch again.