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    3.7 (39 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Delilah B.

    This beautiful shop inside the grand central station market is a favorite of mine. I love to come here when visit NYC. I got some amazing Jasmine blossom tea at an actual reasonable price. The cashiers were friendly and efficient. It was a pleasure, I can't wait to visit again.

    Naomi J.

    $14-15/tin of 10oz of tea or $8-9/pouch of 9oz of tea. Store had about 60 kinds of loose leaf tea on display. It's a little tricky to find - it's in the grand central market.

    Anita L.

    Absolutely LOVED this place. It was almost like shopping in a Moroccan bazaar with the spices all laid out. The guys behind the counter will bring the spices up to you to sniff. The variety is good with single spices to mixtures suitable for different cooking purposes. They also have teas, but it was the spices which caught my attention. It is a little pricey, but oh so intriguing.

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    Linette P.

    Ran through Grand Central Station looking for a gift. As I pushed and shoved through the crowd ( learned from my New Yorker friends) I smelled something delicious in the air. Spices & Tease caught my attention right from the start. I was lost and just knew that I needed a souvenir. The girl working there basically gave me a course on teas! She was awesome! I learned so much and ended up buying a small tin. Small tins run for $7.00, a little over priced, but the information on teas definitely made up for it. The girl was so nice she even opened up the tea case and let me take a picture! ¡ Muy Delicioso!

    Tom G.

    I have been going to the Grand Central Market over the years and yet this is my first time stopping at Spices & Tease. My BFF has been taking Ginger teas lately and wanted to try Anise tea due to stomach issues. So I need to fine seeds not the stars a decided to come here. The Spices and Herbs here are not just for cooking but for good heath, Zen, and for making amazing flavored hot and iced teas, like colada hibiscus blend, lavender and strawberry rhubarb black tea, etc. They also carry salt and pepper set, I counted 16 different peppers and more than 10 types of gourmet salt. They sell different size packets and tins, I was looking for Anise seeds and they had them and I got a small size packet for $5 which was about 2oz. Another place had the the seed for $9. But other spices are at different prices. The staff is cool and will give you advise and preparation instructions if you ask.

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    Katherine S.

    Food can be totally delicious. But, think about going to a restaurant or food vendor and eating unseasoned, completely bare food. I'm pretty sure that all of those places would be out of business. If you're looking for the hub of spices and teas, look no further than Spices and Tease. I picked up some Hawaiian Black Lava Salt because, a) I've never tried it before, and b) It looked really cool (duh). The salt gets its color by mixing it with activated charcoal which is said to give it a distinctive nutty flavor. And then, because I can never pass up some candy, I got some Fennel Candy. It's one of my favorite parts about dining out at an Indian restaurant, and now I don't have to leave home to enjoy it.

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    Nora F.

    Came here to get some teas and spices. It's not my first time here. I've been coming here to get spices. I enjoy shopping here because I enjoy spices. I never bought teas here but this time I came to buy teas and spices. They usually have great and attentive staff and know about the spices well. This time the guy served me while a girl worked on packing the stuff to mail out and I thought that was cool. I also got some spices for hubby to grill and something for me to marinate. The products can be packed in small, medium and large packet. Your call. Next time will try something unique. Oh yes I did get something unique, a tiny packet of truffle salt! Expensive but I'll try very little. I hardly use salt when I cook so this will last a very long time. Come by the store and say hello to the colorful world of spice. Nice!

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    Selection and quality is incredible. Would recommend anytime you are in NYC. Go here for my favorite tea!

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    2 years ago

    Amazing service and variety of teas. I love the earl grey blend particularly. Highly recommended

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    I love to cook and these are the most fantastic spices I've ever used. Highly recommend!

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    Kalustyan's

    Kalustyan's

    4.4
    (577 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    This store is amazing, they have everything you could think of spice-wise, and then they have more!…read moreBaking stuff, beans, spices, seasoning mixes, protein options, everything you need for making your own tea, bitters, olive oils, and still so much more! I was shocked to see just how big this shop was, there's an upstairs section, and then the aisles kept coming. Everytime you thought you were coming to the end, there was a little maze that took you somewhere new. We spent almost an hour in here, and if we weren't heading home the next day and limited on suitcase space, we could've spent even more time browsing and buying. We ended up getting a variety of seasoning blends, lentils, bitters, powdered cheese and egg whites, and some spices. Can't wait to start cooking with all of it! Customer service was very friendly and welcoming.

    OKalustyan's I'm very familiar with Kalustyan''s Spice Shop…read more They have it all! I used to use spices on my food. I can't tolerate most spices after stomach surgery. Recently I am introducing more and more because I love the taste. No doubt I eat a lot of TUMs but it's worth it some days. In the past I've had the Marhaba Mayan Tropical Sea Salt purchased here. I'm very fortunate to have a Yelp gift of the same Sea Salt without making a trip to the store. Here is the quote from the package. I recommend you visit the location for everything spicy your heart desires. I'll stick with sea salt for now. TROPICAL SEA SALT "This sea salt was harvested off the coast of Guatemala salt ponds, created along the mangrove forests, where Mayan began harvesting salt since as early as 1000 BC. Nurtured by mineral-rich volcanic soil and the tropical waters this salt lend it a mild minerality and higher moisture content, making it an ideal finishing salt, enhanced with the taste of the tropics. Adds flavor to both sweet & savory foods, such as seafood & grilled meat," It's definitely good!

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    Kalustyan's shop entrance is at 123 Lexington Avenue
    Kalustyan's shop entrance is at 123 Lexington Avenue
    Rose Petal 8 oz. Kalustyan's Lebne (Mid-Eastern Style Heavy Yogurt)

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    Greenpoint Trading

    Greenpoint Trading

    4.8
    (9 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    So I love food, but hate to cook - and that is why I love Greenpoint Trading spices so much! I…read morecooked for my friend the other night & he was shocked by "what an amazing cook" I am...joke's on him... all I do is add GPT's Coffee Rub &/or El Capitan to anything and suddenly I'm a genius in the kitchen ;) I have a TON of their spices, trying to remember them all... but my other go-to jars are Black Bear, Dracula's Nightmare, and Sedona Red! My co-worker is a VERY picky cook and is the daughter of an old school Brooklyn butcher; I gifted her some GPT spices over 5 years ago for a holiday gift & she's been a cult follower of theirs ever since!! I also love to send my relatives in California a gift card to Omaha Steaks with a basket of various Greenpoint Trading spices... its a hit every time! I don't write reviews often, but when you walk into their adorable shop in BK, you can't help but to fall in love with them and want to do everything you can to help the brand grow & grow & grow! If you're there on a weekend, you also may get to meet the owners (the cutest married couple) & their adorable little boy who pops in to say hello from time to time :) One last thing... I started following them on Instagram recently & get THE BEST ideas of what the spices are good to use on. For example, I would have never thought to put Coffee Rub on my avocado toast... and now it just seems like cardboard without it!!!

    Great spices. I love them so much. I order all the time. I highly recommend Draculas nightmare…read more lol. It is so good!

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    Owner Kimmee on the front steps
    Owner Kimmee on the front steps
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    Grace Street

    Grace Street

    4.2
    (3.8k reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Locally sourced ingredients

    This a great, casual place to get dessert in Koreatown. The food came out quickly although the…read morerestaurant was very crowded. We especially enjoyed the matcha beignets with a side of ice cream. I would love to go back and try their shaved snow.

    Every time I have walked up the street from my hotel the past few days there is this giant sign,…read morelike the size you use as a bus stop poster, literally me-sized that makes me want 1) to visit Hawaii again and 2) to get a shaved ice. And I'm from Maryland (Murlyn), I don't mean a sno-ball. I mean that flaky, instantly melting ice carved mechanically using some kind of drill motor with all the torque, off a block the size of a dorm fridge and then topped with syrupy fruits and condensed milk and such. And this wasn't that either, but I now need to find a place for this near me. It was more like regular ice cream at a soft-serve consistency, topped with all the things-- that part was as expected. Hubs & I were thinking of getting two different things but we both wanted the mango madness, and then the checkout person said it was the size of a quart container. So just one then. I wish we got to see it being made up but it was full in there (at 10p, after the theaters let out), and they seated us and gave us a buzzer that went off almost immediately. We almost didn't finish it even between the two of us. Absolutely delicious, just overwhelmingly enormous. It could be a low-grade food challenge to complete it! And with all that fruit, actual mango chunks and a banana, it's practically a healthy snack. Gotta find one of these closer to home!

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    Grace Street
    Sunset Lemonade ($5.50)

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