New Yorkers must stay inside and avoid the grocery store, but thankfully, fresh Italian food remains well within reach. The city’s top Italian food purveyors, from wholesalers to family-run shops, will bring the best of their store to your door (or a neighbor in need.)
In addition to Eataly and Teitel Brothers, many neighborhood gems selling pasta, meat, and specialty goods can now deliver to boroughs beyond Manhattan via Mercato, a new grocery delivery service.
So, keep the 00 flour and burrata on your grocery list, and relax since there’s no need to wait in line. Here are a few recommendations for finding Italian groceries while staying put.
Buon’Italia (via Mercato, grocery delivery service)
Located in Chelsea Market, Buon’Italia offers customers rare shelf-stable imports, like dried Setaro pasta, jars of anchovy and organic flour made from hard durum and hemp. Fill your cabinets with sweets from their shelves– Strega Alberti torrone to Guido Gobino milk chocolate bars– or if you’re tired of cooking, try a pizza. All of these delights (900+) are sold via Mercato.
With two locations – near the Flatiron and World Trade– in Manhattan, Eataly’s inventory of Italian imports and organic produce go unrivaled. It’s easy to plan a multi-course meal from their online selection, where you can order fresh pasta, oven-ready branzino, and a lamb shoulder all at once. If you have most of your provisions, browse the truffle oils, aged vinegars, and sauces. Eataly lends itself to low-effort feast options: imported cured meats, firm cheese and house-made soft mozzarella abound. If someone is feeling under the weather, send them a pre-made gift box or build your own.
Note: Eataly delivers in Manhattan below 50th street. Orders can be picked up at the store for a flat fee of $1.99. Fresh items require overnight shipping and will be prioritized over pantry shelf-stable ones.
Chefs make the journey to Beatrice’s warehouse in the Bronx, because they know they will find Italy’s most carefully sourced products. Shop in Gustiamo’s online store for high-end Tuscan extra virgin olive oils, exceptional cherry tomato sauce, and ancient grains. Every ingredient leaves Italy with a special origin story, and Beatrice knows exactly how to tell them in her Gustiblog and newsletter–well worth perusing for recipe inspiration!
Ottomanelli & Sons Meat Market (via Mercato, grocery delivery service)
Before they started a meat market, the Ottomanelli’s arrived in New York City from Bari, Italy, and sold produce from a pushcart. In 1900, they started to please customers in Greenwich Village with their pork braciole, veal cutlets, osso buco, and marrow bones. Today, they sell over 96 meat items on Mercato.
Raffetto’s Fresh Pasta (via Mercato, grocery delivery service)
They began 110 years ago and are still going strong. The Raffetto family runs their business on Houston Street in Manhattan, still selling fresh and dried pasta, like gluten-free gnocchi, squid ink linguini, and red pepper fettuccine. Choose from 150 options, including home-made arrabiata and pesto sauces.
Since 1915, this family-run wholesaler in the Bronx’s Little Italy has been stocked with fresh olive oil, canned tomatoes, olives, and dried goods, like flour and beans from Italy, for generations. Shop on their online catalog to get store items delivered via UPS.
Manhattan residents with a doorman can expect next-day delivery, if they place orders by phone between 7am-5pm. The delivery fee is $5 or less. Call (718) 733-9400 or shop here.