Buying gourmet foods online is easy if you know where to look. You can shop a wider selection of products and get the best price. Here are some of my favorite online specialty food stores.
The main focus of igourmet is their huge selection of cheeses, especially American-made cheeses (they have brands from every state!) They also carry a delightful warehouse full of other gourmet items. You'll find aged balsamic vinegars, fine olive oils, hams, smoked fish, flours, spices, Starbucks coffee, caviar, and the list goes on.
Here is an absolutely fantastic place to find gourmet foods! Di Bruno Bros. is a family business in Philadelphia that was started in 1939. They have a great assortment of premium foods like cheeses, charcuterie, caviar, pates, foie gras, olives (huge selection!), olive oils, vinegars, smoked fish, specialty meats, truffles, and much more. If they don't have it, they'll find it for you.
One of the best around. Sometimes pricey, but they have great customer service and always deliver. Great overall selection: caviars, smoked fish, herbs and spices, truffles, oils, artisan cheeses, premium meats and seafood, foie gras, chocolates, honeys, sauces, pre-made hors d'oeuvres, and more. If you are looking for a gift, this is a good place to shop. They have a wide variety of premade baskets and food combinations.
Another big supermarket-like store for gourmet foods. Good selection of vinegars, olive oils, cheeses, and breads. Zingerman's is very careful about choosing the products they carry. You will find a wide assortment of specialty foods you can't find anywhere else. Great place to try something new! Lots of great product information is available on their website. Be sure to check out their 'fresh finds' section for great handmade, traditional foods.
Great place to find premium products to stock your pantry. Their specialty is fresh mushrooms (including morels and truffles) and wild harvest like ramps and fiddleheads. They also have a wonderful selection of fresh exotic vegetables, caviar, foie gras, oils, salts, cheeses, chocolates, vinegars, spices, and a lot more! Good stuff!
Zabar's is a New York City institution. In business for over 70 years, Zabar's 16,000-square-foot store has everything from caviar and hand-sliced smoked salmon to cheesecakes and freshly roasted coffee. Other highlights include 600 varieties of cheeses, foie gras, olives, cured meats, smoked fish, specialty salts, olive oils, and much, much more.
Founded in 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, this specialty food and grocery chain remains a family-owned business. Originally specializing in prime beef and dry goods, Straub's now carries everything a person would need to stock an upscale kitchen. Shoppers can find prime beef, seafood, olives, honeys, pastas, vinegars, oils, chocolates, sauces, and more.
This is a great place to do your gourmet shopping! It's more like a huge supermarket than a specialty store. They have it all. Fresh produce, chocolates, spices, oils, and more. Be sure to check out their selection of salts. Wonderful!
Stonewall Kitchen is a great New England company that sells a wide variety of delicious sauces, toppings, and condiments. Products include jams and marmalades, chutneys, salsas, mustards, grill marinades, pasta sauces, cocktail sauces, relishes, vinaigrettes, specialty oils, salad dressings, asian oils, honeys, dessert toppings, maple syrups, olives, gourmet cakes and other desserts, tableware, kitchen tools and appliances.
A great selection of cheeses from around the world. They also have several other categories of gourmet foods like oils and vinegars, salts, chocolates, honeys, pastas and rices.
