Ed Hyder’s Mediterranean Marketplace

Ed Hyder’s Market is a must stop for me when in Worcester. Family owned and operated market that is an absolute gem that I wish there was more of in the world. Homemade foods make you feel like Ed came to your house and cooked for you. Staff are very personable, knowledgeable and Worcester Proud. I recently tried the sweet potato hoomas and it was wonderful. My fav is the curry yogurt sauce– so tasty it puts a zip in your step. Homemade chips are crisp with just the right amount of salt. Need a spice? They have it. Baklava is not made in store, but very good and fresh. They always have something new to try with a great wine and cheese selection. Shop here if having friends over and you’ll look fancy. Love this place!

Awesome spot for so many unique specialty foods and hard to find wines in Worcester. Large selection and a very friendly staff who can help with any questions. Family owned and operated, a few generations in the store last time I was there.

Walked in and was greeted by the staff with a warm welcome and a smile. They were all very knowledgable about the products in the store, and if one didn’t know the answer to a question we had, they got someone else to answer our question. My husband and I will definitely be going back again.

every spice you can imagine in bulk, an organic wine section, friendly staff and owner! love this little market

Great selection of unique items you literally can’t get elsewhere in Worcester. Definitely need to go in there and check it.

Just left after an incredible shopping experience. Miriam waited on us, so personable, helpful, and sweet. Amazing place, beautiful store, helpful staff.

A great find for specialty foods… Also their Saturday wine tastings are great. Not only are the wines delicious, but there are many affordable options (almost all are around $ 15) and the sommelier is knowledgeable and friendly.

This is a special little gem in Worcester. They have an excellent selection of international goods. They have bulk quinoa, chickpeas, chia, semolina, coffee, spices and LOTS more. They have a decent wine selection. They don’t carry the big-​brands which is nice, but I also can’t totally vouch for the quality of what they do have. They do have free wine tasting on Saturday’s so you can try something and buy it if you like it.

I just came back from shopping at this market. I am in Love with this grocery store! And the best part is they are very fair priced! I Love that you can buy by the pound and ounce and the selections are just awesome! I Love to find food from different cultures and this place literally has it all! If you haven’t been here yet you need to go! Seriously!

Ed Hyders is such an amazing place! If you haven’t been here, you need to be! Their pates, hummus, cheeses, wine and homemade salads are incredible! This is a foodie’s dream!
Grab some pita chips, olives, and hummus for a snack. Great for a picnic, entertaining or just everyday food!

Simply amazing selection of meats, cheeses and WINE!
Super friendly and knowledgeable staff. Every time I go I am introduced to a new YUMMY thing. Prepared foods are delicious, I’m obsessed with the beet salad and the hoomus and pita chips.
They have a perfectly curated selection of foods from some of the best places on earth.
And when I want to have wine and cheese for dinner, they don’t judge!
Love it! GO!

Five stars are not enough! This is a true gem of Worcester! The best quality, the widest selection, the nicest employees. You get it all from Ed Hyder’s. I know I’m starting to sound like an ad but I really can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy this place. Your taste buds will never be the same :)

Great place! Good selection of spices, tea, coffee, cheese ect. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff. The downfall is the staff seems new/​not knowledgeable on where items are, if they carry them, or how they are priced. I was also disappointed that yet keep their loose leaf tea in glass jars by the window, any tea drinker knows that the light is just bad for the tea. That’s why they are always kept in tins. Overall great place, I would recommend it to a friend.

This market is amazing. It is a little pricey, but here you really do get what you pay for. An amazing selection — it may seem small at first, but the isles are packed with international goodness.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place! The food is awesome!

The Hydermart (as I, and only I, affectionately call it) is such a gem in an otherwise mostly besupermarketed city. Only holding four aisles and two counters, through a miraculous use of space, the store is home to thousands (hey — two is still plural!) of products. Ed’s a character. Talk to him — he loves it! The staff is super helpful and fun, maybe minus that one jerk Tom that used to work there. What was that guy’s deal? He’d always drink All The Coffee and start shouting at people. Ugh. Glad he’s gone. Anyway — talk to Brian. He’s so cute. Right… so!
Products! They have them. Best hoomus around anywhere — lemon & garlic galore. I know the recipe, can’t replicate it. I don’t think I am capable of growing the requisite amount of facial hair for adequate hoomusitude. Tabooley, great stuff — get it when it’s fresh, pick out a nice green one. Baba Ghannoj — ehhh, but that’s based on my lifelong hatred for eggplants. Hm. The salsa is the balls! Way spicy — «that’ll make your forehead sweat» but such a good flavor. There’s no reason salsa has to be like chunky ketchup, Chi Chi. Learn from the Hydermaster.
Feta galore! White people love French feta. I think it’s too sweet and mild. Go for the Greek stuff, duh. The marinated black olives are pretty good, the Hot Mix green olives are stellar. Breads are all from local bakeries, delivered fresh daily. Meats, back when I ate them, were all top-​notch and each (chicken, beef, lamb) variety had a unique marinade. Plenty of fantastic worldly groceries to be found on the shelves. The H-​Mart is way food-​allergy friendly, and there’s lots of gluten-​free stuff to be found.
Wine wine wine — $ 6 shame wine to $ 150 Chateauneuf du Pape. 400 varieties. At least one person in the store has tried each one, and they can tell you lots about the wine– mostly good stuff! Except the giant bottles of Retsina, no one really likes that.
Spices!!! Yes! Do not settle for supermarket spices, ever. Except on Sunday when the H-​Mart is closed. But then you should have gotten them on Saturday when you were for the wine tasting anyway, right? Next time just don’t get so drunk that you forget to buy your spices and instead spill appetizers into the displays. (gross!) ANYWAY — The spices are fresh, they are potent, they are plentiful, and for the most part, the help knows what to do with them. If not, they’ll find out. Or make something up.
So yeah — a ton of great products you really can’t always find anywhere else (though honestly, some Shaw’s & Market Basket stores are catching up on the grocery stuff) — set in the oldest standing fire station in Worcester, staffed by an interesting mix of well-​informed kids and Ed. Which is not to say that he is not well-​informed. Just … not 25. Right. Go there, buy the house-​made stuff, enjoy it.

I confess. I often will find an excuse to battle Worcester traffic just to find my way to Ed Hyders MArket. I really don’t need anything. except to step into that tingling mingling scent of spices, soup of the day warming, crisp produce, assorted «try me» cheese, marinating meats, zesty salads, and warmth of a tiny store, brimming with colors, outstanding variety, freshness, and smiles. No matter the size of my purchase, I am always treated as a valued customer. I can honestly say «you» just don’t find that around here anymore.
Thanks Ed and staff for your efforts…
and if you see a lady standing in an aisle, taking deep breaths and smiling. don’t worry. it’s just me getting my Hyders Fix.