In what seems like a move that definitely should have already happened by now , Whole Foods has officially invaded Williamsburg with a 51,000sqft space at 289 Bedford Ave , satisfy the neighborhood ’s destiny of being the bougie suburbia we always knew it had the potential to be . Still , this is Williamsburg , and Whole Foods has spar no expense in making thisthe mostWilliamsburg Whole Foods there could possibly be . We get our hand on some details about the Williamsburg - undivided offerings , from lobster - on - a - joint that you could feed while you tug your cart through the all - rude salad dress gangway to not - so - pernicious reference to the neighborhood ’s pre - gentrification charm . Do n’t forget your recyclable shopping bags !
A hybrid tap room/Jewish delicatessen for pastrami & craft cocktails
Pastrami was always mean to be copulate with wine on tap , right ? In - store eating place N4 will be a two - part doozy : an all - natural take on a Judaic delicatessen ( which , like every other trendy modern Judaic deli , wo n’t be cosher , butJewish - style ) , plus exclusive draft from Red Hook Winery on tap , and guile cocktails that apply only local liquors . If you were planning on enjoy your cured beef with a liquor made outdoors of the five boroughs , you may excuse yourself to the close peasant cocktail legal community .
Lobster-on-a-stick and vegan parfaits… while you shop
What a sentence to be alive ! Yes , you ’ll be able to eat lobster off a peg , joker - leg - at - entertainment - park - style , while buying your weekly food market . Luke ’s Lobster is park its Luke ’s Tail Cart at the Williamsburg Whole Foods , its first stop at a retail location , where it ’ll serve lobster tails split , skewered , and grill to order , with your option of classical lemon tree butter or seasonal dipping sauce . This is what Hillary Clinton meant by “ Hard Choices . ”
Also , if you ’re not a core - eating wolf – do you even live in Williamsburg ? ! – you’re able to huddle with fellow vegans at Layered ( get it ? ! ) , an in - computer memory vendor slinging out vegan yogurt parfait made withAnita ’s Coconut Yogurtand topped with your choice of ruthlessness - free , paleo topping . There ’s at least sevenCrossFit boxesin walk distance of the Williamsburg Whole Foods , so you may take your pick of pre- and post - grocery shopping physical exercise .
A touchscreen kiosk for “foraging”
A local, specialty ice cream shop in house
Say goodbye to your favorite pre - made snap - and - go bodega Chipwich or Choco Taco , because Whole Foods Williamsburg is up the uncultivated grocery checkout ice cream experience with an artisanal ice cream counter . Local frappe pick shopOddFellows Ice Cream Co.will swear out its small - raft seasonal ice creams in - store with flavors including Caramel Chocolate Crisp , Oatmeal Cookie Dough , Banana Puddin ’ , Burnt Marshmallow , Dark Chocolate Chunk , Coconut Kaffir Lime , and other flavors you ’ll never get in a Klondike bar . Really , why buy a $ 2 ice cream sandwich when you’re able to have something at least three times the price made aright here in Brooklyn ?
Fresh, sustainably sourced poke bowls
Thehottest solid food vogue of 2016has come all the way from Hawaii and Midtown and Chinatown and the Lower East Side and Chicago and Los Angeles to the halls of Whole Foods Williamsburg . Smorgasburg vendorEast Coast Pokewill be serve fresh poke bowls using sustainably sourced seafood . Get your Instagram captions ready !
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Courtesy of Whole Foods
Courtesy of Luke’s Lobster
Katie Burton
Courtesy of East Coast Poke
