The Starling Avenue Food Shopping Triangle

There are areas in the Bronx where the selection of fruits and vegetables leaves something to be desired, but Starling Avenue is the exception that perhaps proves the rule. Indeed in our own district there is a dearth of good grocery shopping in many areas, especially also since the Key Foods at the Bruckner Plaza shut its doors last August, and we understand it won't be till next August before there's a new store coming in, I believe a Shoprite. Be that as it may, in the interim it may be worthwhile from people in nearby areas to shop on Starling avenue, we have such a selection of stores, it is almost unbelievable. It is a real shoppers paradise, especially if fresh produce is your thing.

The anchor stores of the Starling Avenue Food Shopping Triangle are:

1. Chang-Li Supermarket on 2079 Benedict Avenue, corner Unionport Road.
2. Key Foods on 1535 Unionport Road
3. Pioneer Supermarket at 1345 Castle Hill Avenue

Chang-Li Supermarket

Key Foods on Unionport

Pioneer at 1345 Castle Hill

Two outliers are:

• World of Spice, for West-Indian specialties, on Westchester Avenue, right by the Castle Hill Elevated subway station.
• Lady Afrique International Market on Castle Hill, across from Pioneer, for West African (principally Ghanaian) staples and specialties.

World of Spice

Lady Afrique International Market

The main event, the Bangladeshi markets on Starling Avenue

Some are purely Bangladeshi, some have West-Indian as well as West-African specialties and a few have some more Indian and Pakistani ingredients as well, so if ethnic cuisine is your thing, here is where the action is.

1. Bangla Town Supermarket, at 2161 Starling Avenue
2. Halal Meat & Grocery at 2148 Starling Avenue
3. Poshora at 2142-2144 Starling Avenue
4. Al Aqsa Halal Meat & Supermarket at 2109 Starling Avenue
5. Premium Halal Meat & Fish at 1500 Olmstead Avenue, corner Starling Avenue - 24 hours
6. Friends Grocery & Halal Meat - 24 Hours
7. Neerob Bazaar at 2085 Starling Avenue, developing an interesting selection...

Bangla Town

Halal Meat & Grocery

Poshora Market

Al-Aqsa

Premium Halal Meat & Fish

Friends Grocery

Neerob Bazaar

So, there you have it, be my guest. You will find most all the ingredients I ever use in this neighborhood, and I seldom have to go far, and sometimes I turn the stove off in the middle of cooking if I find out I forgot something or ran out of something... it's just too easy to do!

Happy shopping!