These shops are located on Long Island:
- Cavaniola's Gourmet Cheese Shop - 89-B Division Street (Route 114) in Sag Harbor. 631-725-0095. Hamptons cheesy.
- Citarella Fine Foods - Water Mill, East Hampton and NYC locations also. Fine cheeses and super guacamole.
- Fairway Market - Just as good as NYC Fairways.
- Mecox Bay Dairy - 855 Mecox Road in Bridgehampton. 631-537-0335. Cheesy items and great dairy also.
- Village Cheese Shop (South Fork) - 11 Main Street in Southampton. 631-283-6949. Reports are that they have a good selection.
- Village Cheese Shop (North Fork) - 105 Love Lane in Mattituck. 631-298-8556. Lovely quaint shop. Very nice staff.
- Whole Foods - Lots of cheese, lots of everything else too.
- Whole Foods - Lots of cheese. lots of everything else here too.
These shops are located in and around NYC:
- Artisanal - a "fromagerie and bistro" where you can eat cheese to your heart's content, drink the wine and purchase cheese as well.
- Bedford Cheese Shop - a great cheese shop in Brooklyn.
- Cheese of the World - 71-48 Austin Street in Forest Hills. 718-263-1933. Good value and variety.
- Cheese Unlimited - 240 Ninth Ave. in NYC. 212-691-1512.
- Dean & Deluca - a commercial shop that has good cheese.
- East Village Cheese - 40 Third Avenue in NYC. 212-477-2601. "The place for cheese lovers." Helpful staff.
- Fairway Market - has long been known for its international selection of cheeses. A bonus are their helpful and knowledgeable cheesemongers.
- Gourmet Garage - nice variety of cheese.
- Ideal Cheese - "great variety of excellent cheese." Cheeses from 16 countries.
- Murray's Cheese Shop - could be the number one shop for cheese in NYC. The smell in here is intoxicating. A must visit for anyone.
- Ninth Avenue Cheese Market - 615 Ninth Avenue in NYC. 212-397-4700. Specializing in Greek and Turkish cheeses.
- Ronnybrook Farms Dairy - 75 Ninth Avenue in NYC. 212-741-6455. Farm fresh cheeses and dairy.
- Whole Foods - a special supermarket with a very good selection of cheeses, also good for a wide variety of freshly prepared foods.
- Zabar's - a "super" market for cheese, smoked fish and other culinary delicacies.
These are online shops with very good selections of cheese:
- igourmet.com - an amazing selection of specialty cheeses and fine foods.
- Rogue Creamery and Rogue Ales - Beer, Blue Cheese, and Cheddar!
- Cowgirl Creamery - Delicious cheese and a very comprehensive site for all things cheesy!
- Beecher's Cheeses - Great smelling site for handmade cheese.
- Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club - If you just cannot decide and love getting surprises in the mail!
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