Metropolitan City Market

Super friendly — with an excellent selection of things you can’t find in other local markets. I don’t know what everyone else is being so picky about when this place is as great as any place in the city that carries these sort of sundries. They aren’t a full fledged supermarket, but definitely have everything you need (including fresh looking produce and meats) in an area that has very few real supermarkets.

Very over-​priced market! Does have a somewhat wide variety of items to choose from which is why I give them 3 stars. With other similar food shopping options in the neighborhood, I only go here if I forgot to get something at the last minute.

Don’t shop for the house here, only for a meal or two. See, I could complain about this place at being overpriced, but I go here for specific items then bounce. Things like bread and milk are decently priced, and they have sales on particular items too. Cereal is practically never on sale though, which bites. The produce is the main reason I bother with these cats, always kept fresh, with a big organic section right for the pickings.

Try to avoid this place if I can unless I am trying to buy a beer or two. Half of the items have prices and it is very hard to maneuver around the aisles. Some decent organic options but typically don’t have what i am looking for organic or not. Everything minus a few items is very overprices. The cashiers rarely Crack a smile and never know the prices of the unlabeled items. I prefer associated market even if it is further.

I frequently shop here after working out at the YMCA across the street to buy some groceries for dinner. Today is the last day I will ever do that again. After selecting my organic meat and beans, I needed one beer for my recipe so I picked up one beer off of their large singles shelf, a Modelo. When I get to the register the cashier asked the manager how much the single was and he said it is only sold in six-​packs. I let him know it was on the single shelf and he proceeds to make up a price so ridiculous I had to contest. «$ 3.99 for one Modelo?! That’s a bar price!» The manager then takes the beer from the cashier, puts it out of sight, and looks away. HOW UNBELIEVABLY RUDE! Never again will my husband or I shop at your grocery store.

This place is not as good as the Key Foods a few blocks further (also on Bedford Ave). It advertises itself as an organic market but doesn’t carry many ubiquitous organic brands, like Nature’s Path. They don’t refrigerate their eggs and ironically have them shelved in the middle of the aisle in boxes that say «must refrigerate».

The people who work here need to realize that whether the customer base is who they want or not their attitudes sure make it seem like its the latter. They are frequently rude, cold and just generally unhelpful at the register. The other employees don’t hesitate to help but god forbid I try and pay for my goods, I’m frequently met with attitude or just general disinterest.

This store has a pretty good selection, but it is way too expensive. At this point, I avoid going in unless I’m feeling super lazy and am open to the markup. It’s right across from my gym but thankfully, not the closest grocery store to my apartment.

The selection at this store is pretty good. However, I went in for milk and cookies the other night and they only had half gallon sized milk. They also had more organic and expensive options than just regular milk. They pretty much have everything else though.
One of my two complaints here is that I’ve gotten produce from here that has gone bad very quickly. Sometimes it’s hard to tell with things like grapes and berries, and a couple of times I’ve opened up packages at home to find mold on the fruit inside.
The other issue is that the checkout line can really build up. For some reason they redid the way the front checkout area is set up, so now they only have a very small section for people to stand and wait. They often only have one or two cashiers working, even when the line is super long and it’s crowded. It’s annoying to weave in and out of people and to move to the side whenever people want to get through. I wish they would open up more check out lanes!
Other than that, I think the selection is alright and they usually have what I need. They have a pretty good beer section as well. The store overall is too expensive though! I don’t come here for normal grocery runs because of that. I normally just go in for a few things.

I’ve lived down the street from this place for about 2 years now and it’s always just a «meh» experience. I never use this place as a «main» grocery store — I mostly use it to pick up random items I forgot in my bi-​weekly grocery haul to Trader Joe’s/Whole Foods. They mark-​up items so insanely or mislabel things and most items aren’t even price tagged — always a crap shoot when you get to the register to truly figure out how much something is. That being said, they do have a decent & extensive craft beer section (but the prices are outrageous — marked up at least $ 5 more than what they should be. $ 14 for a 22oz bottle of Elysian and $ 21 for Dogfish Head 750mL bottles?! Ridiculous) and it’s close to my apartment. I’ve never bought meat or produce from here because it always looks iffy.

Overpriced but excellent selection. Also the only grocery store in west bed-​stuy with flowers!

This place is awful. They overcharge for almost everything in the store. Don’t buy the meat. Always check the sell by date… it’s almost always way past the date. Also, when you are checking out you have to stand in front of the screen to make sure everything is being priced the way it’s marked on the shelf. I catch something being overpriced every time! They are rude and make you feel like you are inconveniencing them when you make them check the shelf and reprocess the item. Assholes.

I was so excited when this place opened up a few years ago. Finally, something close to my apartment and decent options. Well, that was then and this is now.
Over the years the produce has gradually decreased in quality and freshness. On a typical day they have a basket full of rotting avocados and out of date meats. The dairy section now has a whole aisle full of boxes in the middle making it extremely cramped and uncomfortable. Also, everything is overpriced — for example, lacinato kale — Met $ 4/​bunch, WF $ 2.5/bunch, Fulton St Associated — $ 2/lb.best deal.
One last thing worth mentioning is the cranky staff at check-​out. I’m from Florida where everyone is super friendly in the service industry, but I’ve lived in NYC for nearly a decade and have tempered my expectations of service. This store goes beyond rude into straight-​up contempt for their customers. Two times this week I’ve stopped to purchase some dinner items in a pinch, was treated like shit by the clerks (for no reason) and left with a big bill for barely anything. Last time customer.

ASSHOLES. Beer was labeled 10. Charged me 12. Started yelling at me that it’s because of taxes. Nice math. Quick to get angry.
UPDATE: They’ve started being nicer… but still not convinced… produce has gotten a little better, too.

This place is pretty bad. They are so expensive for no reason. A very small space with limited choices on things. The one thing I can say is that they are usually always stocked with the limited hints they do have and the produce is pretty good.

This place is really lousy. It’s outrageously overpriced and half of the things aren’t labeled with a price, so you don’t know how badly you’re getting overcharged until you’re at the register. Half of the employees are rude, and the deli counter is disgusting. The only thing it has going for it is that it has a bigger selection than the mini markets in the neighborhood.

Prices like whole foods, low quality.
I go out of my way to avoid this place. My fiancée and I have started started to refer to it as «spite shopping» —
Take that, Met! I went to Key Foods!
or while at trader joes…
Do we need x?
I’m not sure…
Its better than shopping at the Met!
Lets get it!
Take that Met!
(spite shopping is waaay more fun than normal shopping)

Beware. Extremely over priced. I went to Metropolitan last week for milk & cereal. 2 items. $ 10. For milk & cereal. Special K $ 5. Almond milk $ 5. I almost lost it.
Not only is it RIDICULOUSLY over priced, its also cramped, the staff is rude, & they don’t carry a lot of options. It really sucks that this is the closest market. So disappointing.

The produce here is much better than what Nostrand’s Key Food has to offer 2 blocks West of Metropolitan. The prices are much higher too. Their meats section has always been stocked with meat that is marked as past its sell by date, so I would avoid buying any meat products from this store.
Unfortunately, this specific part of BedStuy is really lacking in a decent grocery store.
For quality meat or fish I would suggest ordering from Fresh Direct.

This place seems to be getting a bad rap, and I’m not totally sure why. Let’s start by saying that I’m a recent transplant from manhattan the land of tiny, over priced, and more oft-​than-​not stale food grocery store (say that 5x fast). Compared to some of the places in midtown, this place is great. They have a ton of selection, and while the staff seems a bit rough around the edges at first, once you get to know them they are really quite helpful. To touch on the stale food comments, I’ve never had a problem with anything I’ve gotten here, nothing but fresh produce so far.
I feel like this place is genuinely trying to improve, and is inching it’s way up to a solid 4 star rating. I’d work on the staff being a little more friendly off the bat (not that I mind getting to know people, but I can see how some shoppers don’t like that), and maybe updating the look of the inside of the store (signs shelves etc).
All in all, I get a lot of my groceries from here, and genuinely like the place.