Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's Company specializes in Grocery Stores.

Know Before You Go: You won't find Trader Joe's famous Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Three-Buck-Chuck) here; instead, head to the Trader Joe's Wine Shop at 138 E 14th St in Manhattan.

The Extras: Come back often--Trader Joe's regularly introduces new products into its stores.

Like a “breath of fresh air”, this Left Coast chain has “taken NY by storm” as a “cheap fix for foodies” and average Joes “thrilled” by the “abundance of interesting” gourmet goods and “healthy alternatives” (the store brand “rocks”), not to mention “fab prices” and staffers on “happy pills”; the “idiosyncratic selection” runs to “solid” produce, “tempting” frozen foods with “adventurous”...

After a long wait—some would say insufferable—Brooklyn finally has its own Trader Joe's. With a huge array of its own private-label products, TJ's has long been known on the West Coast as a source for great, fresh and lower-priced items ranging from prepared foods to coffee, dips, spreads, chocolates and so on.

Founder Joseph Coulombe started this L.A.-based convenience chain way back in 1967. Today, you can get exotic, prepackaged frozen foods, fresh salsas, huge portobello mushrooms, baby artichokes and...

The incredibly popular discount gourmet store opened in Brooklyn in late September.

Trader Joe's: a neighborhood grocery store with amazing food and drink from around the globe and around the corner. Great quality at great prices - that's what we call value.