A DESTINATION

Essex Street Market specializes in a wide variety of culinary products including gourmet cheeses, premium cuts of meat, fresh fish and general grocery items. We are a public market made up of many smaller merchants who pride themselves on getting to know their customers.

Our friendly merchants offer distinctive products in a welcoming, community-oriented environment. You can be on a first-name basis with your butcher, cheese seller, grocer, and fishmonger. 

And if you're in the mood to nosh, our prepared-food merchants and restaurants can satisfy any appetite.

In 2019, Essex Street Market will move to a new home that lies at the cornerstone of the the Essex Crossing development project, a multi-use development project that will transform the Lower East Side with 1.9 million square feet of residential, commercial and community space over the next decade.

This larger, more modern space will welcome existing vendors as well as invite a collection of new vendors and restaurants to join the Essex Street Market family. New York City Economic Development Corporation is actively leasing space in the new Essex Street Market and is seeking 11 new food vendors and 2 full-service restaurants.

Many of the shops are owner-operated and each owner has an individual story and unique personality that adds flavor to their already delicious offerings. Ready to share their experiences and knowledge, they give a warm and welcoming neighborhood feel to the Market. 

The Merchants at Essex Street may all be under one roof, but they come from around the city and all over the world. Savor global and local cuisines from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Connecticut, Greece, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Korea, Russia, and Sweden.