Famed Middle Eastern Market Sahadi's Opening Sunset Park Outpost

SUNSET PARK, NY — Famed Brooklyn Heights Middle Eastern grocer, Sahadi's, will open their second location inside Sunset Park's Industry City later this year, owners announced.

Sahadi's will take over an 8,000-square-foot storefront at 52 35th St. in Industry City with a full-service bar serving Middle Eastern beers, flatbread baked in a Saj oven in the shop and a dining section.

"Our family and our business have deep roots in Brooklyn. We live here, we work here," said Christine Sahadi Whelen, co-owner of the shop, in a statement.

"Brooklyn is a dynamic place. We’re constantly looking for ways to innovate while preserving what our longtime customers know and love."

Sahadi's first opened at 187 Atlantic Ave. in 1948 and became famous for its large bulk section filled with imported nuts, spices, candy and more, owners said. The store later expanded in 1985 and 2012.

It was dubbed the country's best grocer by Epicurious and won the James Beard Foundation's America's Classic Award in 2017.

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