Chelsea Market
Jake Dickson butchers whole animals inside this food hall, and the market's own billing calls him a pioneer of the practice in New York.2 Book the Oval counter at La Devozione for a pasta omakase.1
Why go
Carina Finn reviewed the place for The Infatuation and her two quick picks are tacos from Los Tacos No. 1 and a green juice from Manhattan Fruit Market.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the pasta omakase at La Devozione's Oval counter, and book it.1
- Order: lunch from Los Tacos No. 1 if you have twenty minutes.1
- Order: from the butcher counter at Dickson's Farmstand Meats, on the 15th Street side.2
- Avoid: the corridors at peak. Finn:
You might have to deal with some people who don't understand the rules of walking down a busy corridor, but it's worth it.
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What locals & experts say
- Carina Finn, The Infatuation (27 June 2023):
There's a high concentration of good-to-great food at Chelsea Market, and knowing exactly where to find it in the multistory sprawl is a pro-level NYC skill.
1 - Chelsea Market on its own butcher: the market calls Jake Dickson a
[n]eighborhood butcher and pioneer of whole-animal, humanely raised butchery practices in NYC.
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Good to know
- Booking: walk in for everything except La Devozione's Oval counter, which takes a reservation.1
Verdict
could-visit — The Oval counter at La Devozione is the one that decides the visit, and it takes a booking. Los Tacos No. 1 and Manhattan Fruit Market are the twenty-minute versions, and Dickson's is where you buy meat to take home.