Holyland Market – LOST GEM
Holyland Market – LOST GEM
122 St. Marks PlaceNew York, NY 10009
In this all Israeli marketplace you will find fine Kosher imported goods – canned olives, Bazooka bubblegum, halva, bourekas, tehina, chocolate — “all the food that we eat over there,” says store clerk, Barak. As he gave me a tour of the store, Barak took me from aisle to aisle pointing out different items, telling me which hummus tasted best, which chocolate pudding was the creamiest. When we came upon the snack food section, Barak laughed and described the shelf as “the flagship of Israeli junk food.” What a surprise, but what fun to find an Israeli food store right in the middle of St. Marks Place.