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    Ideal Cheese Shop

    4.1 (89 reviews)
    ModerateCheese Shops
    Open 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Dom G.

    Stumbled upon this place and decided to go in. Such a little gem full of different types of cheese. Friendly and knowledgeable employees too! Highly recommend - great selection of other things too!

    Tom G.

    Well what do you know a cheese store 2 blocks from the job I didn't know about, I only worked Midtown East 7 years so what you expect. So I'm thinking while looking at cheese wheels in the window, hey next time I cook pasta instead of whipping out the green container of Kraft Parmesan cheese that should get the real deal and grate it over the pasta like they do in those fancy Italian restaurants. Well the shop got more than cheeses, they got things you may eat with your cheese like crackers, sauces, meats, cold cuts, oils, pasta, and lots more. You can ask for samples here but I didn't have time to shop. But I did get me a nice chunk of Parmigiano Reggiano with the rind still attached and some Pecorino Romano because it had some of that cheese aroma going for it. I haven't ate my cheeses yet because you can't eat this $$ cheese with supermarket pasta can you ? Plus I got to do my own sauce now from scratch too.

    Jenny S.

    NEW FAV CHEESE SHOP in NYC .. liking it better than the famous Murray's cheese shop.. all the tourists & crowds can go there, i'll stick w/ ideal cheese love the selection here PLUS the cheese mongers really know how to please a palate! we loved all the suggestions he gave us after only asking us what types of cheeses we already knew we liked --holzhoffer cow's milk cheese: this was my fav of the ones we took home that day haven't tried their meats but i'll be back FREE SAMPLES in the back & of course you can sample anything you want to try out before committing to buying!

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    Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Wide selection to chose from in a very direct setting.

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    Lousy service! Sullen clerks. Poor selection. All in all a bad experience. I won't shop here again.

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    Good products helpful workers normal prices and some exclusive meat products from hungry

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    Murray's Cheese - Bleecker

    Murray's Cheese - Bleecker

    4.2
    (787 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    $$

    Cheese Mecca and community space for foodies! Murray's has just about every type of cheese you…read morecould imagine--and they have their own cheese cave! They also have various meats, pastas, olives, pickled vegetables. Anything you'd need to make a cheese board. Though they also have pre-made boards for when you're in a pinch. They also have butters, oils, sauces, marinades. Fresh breads, honeys, chocolates, coffees and teas. They have cheesemongers throughout the store, just waiting to help you out and find your dream cheeses! They also have a snack counter/small cafe where you can try dishes made with their cheeses (like a Mac n cheese bar, grilled cheese, etc). Murray's also ships cheeses and products. And they have classes to teach you about cheese, wine, and charcuterie!

    This review is for the pasta making class with cheese tasting. This was my second class at…read moreMurray's. I've also taken many cooking classes at other spots- Taste Buds being my fave. This class just did not need the standards of other classes I've gone to. The reason I gave this 3-stars is because what you get for $100 is just not worth the price, plus the final product was inedible. The class consists of giving you flour and eggs to make the pasta, then roll it (which was super rushed), a "cheese tasting" (three tiny portions of cheese with some pesto) and unlimited wine (sparking white and red). You then bring the pasta home to cook it (with the instructions to use a fork if you haven't had enough time to roll your dough, which some didn't). I made the pasta when I got home and it was completely inedible as was the person's I went with. The instructor was nice and the room is beautiful, which is why I added a few stars. They're also great about making sure that your wine is filled up. Overall, I would not recommend for this price, especially when the end product was a throwaway.

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    Forever Cheese

    Forever Cheese

    5.0
    (1 review)
    1.5 mi

    This location is headquarters of the importer, which slaps their various brand names on a bunch of…read moredifferent cheeses and other products imported from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and elsewhere in the Mediterranean. I don't think they actually milk the goats or wash the rinds, if that's what you're asking. Nor do they have a company retail shop as far as I know, at least not here. Nevertheless, I have had so much pleasure over the years their cheeses in my local shops and restaurants, now called Mitica (meaning "myth") here in the US, that I want to give them a shout-out here. What prompted this was a small sliver of Campo de Montalban I picked up from the "odds and ends" bin at Whole Foods, that happened to be perfectly paired with a bourbon-barrel aged heirloom cider I also bought there, it was a lot like the Spanish cheese Mancheco but more rounded for me with a little funkiness in addition to the nutty taste. Anyway, it was one of those peak cheese moments. Several other Mitica cheeses are on my go-to list, so all I can say is Thank You!!! FWIW they have started to import other mediterranean products like olive oil, chocolate, and so on, but are mostly known for cheese.

    From the owner: Forever Cheese debuted in 1998 as a wholesaler for specialty foods focused on Mediterranean…read moreproducts from Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia.

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