In a city famed for its food, when you take a bite out of the Big Apple, you want it to be fresh, and you’ll find it no fresher than at "one of the last affordable gourmet markets in the city." Run by an Italian family for "almost 100 years," the "finest" mozzarella is "made daily" and "comes out of the kitchen warm." If you want "homemade sausages, roasted peppers, and hand-made pastas" to accompany your dairy, be sure to grab a number, and "try and keep your patience when charming older Italian ladies elbow their way up to the counter."

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