Amazing Middle Eastern Supermarket. They have many authentic items imported directly from different countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa. If you want/need anything from the Mid East, I recommend you go to Balady. Everything you need from olive oil, nuts, fresh fruits/vegetables, different types of pita, Middle Eastern spices, desserts, dates, olives, lentils, cheeses, meats, or even juices from abroad, you will find it all here. They have reasonable prices and their staff is very friendly and helpful. I'm not Middle Eastern and their staff is always very helpful when anyone has questions regarding their products. Since most products are from abroad, everything is in Arabic, but all you have to do is ask an employee, and they will gladly help you and explain things to you. Balady is definitely a gem in Bay Ridge which I highly recommend. read more

Tons of variety and options. You'll find everything you need to prepare a middle eastern table. This place is pricey, but it's well stocked! Enjoy! Happy Yelping! read more

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Hubby and I stopped by this ethnic grocery store earlier today. We love visiting ethnic grocery stores because you get to discover a whole new world of foods you've never tried before. We saw shelves with various dates, date treats, cookies, peanut brittle, teas, coffees, breads, and more. I really enjoyed walking through this store. We ended up buying a box of Medjool days that costed $13.99 and some fresh dates that were $5.99/lb. I noticed some of the shelves didn't have pricing information. I think all of their items should be priced so it's easier for customers to shop. The service was good. The staff were friendly and nice. I wouldn't mind shopping here again for my needs. read more

Balady Foods - Shelves fill off sweet treats and Middle Eastern cookies - Meat Shops Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Service is good. Store has enough tellers to attend to customers. They even have the convenience of having Western Union in the store.

A halal supermarket that sells tons of middle eastern products. Their fresh meat is really good and they have a variety of pickles too. They have a small halal gummy candy selection which is good. read more

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Great folks that do good for the Bay Ridge community. Everything is fresh, best produce. & friendly. I am not middle eastern but it's always fun to try something new & I love their bakery. They donate to the local food bank for in the community to feed all that cannot afford. I feel good shopping there knowing I'm supporting at an establishment that cares & gives back! BRAVO if I could give them 10 stars I would! read more

Balady Foods - Meat Shops Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Stopped buying corporate oil and decided to seek out local grocers . I came across this store yesterday and was so delighted by everything there. Their olive oil is the greenest I've purchased and delicious. NO REGRETS and the prices fair so I will be back and tell all my friends read more

What a supermarket! Walk into Balady Fine foods and you'll think you stepped into Little Beirut or Tehran. This is predominantly a Middle Eastern gourmet market with a massive variety of everything. When I entered, the beautiful fresh produce on display offered a nice welcome but as I explored farther into the store, there was so much more. And talk about dates (which I love), there were so many varieties!! Here are some of the finds: spices, meat, coffee/tea, candy/cookies/crackers/chocolate from the Middle East/international, unique beverages, frozen items, olive bar, food with the Balady brand, international items including products packaged in another language (which I find charming). I felt like a kid in a candy store as explored the aisles. I hope my pictures captured some of the essence of this store. As for the butcher section---the meat counter had additional animal parts on display in addition to fresh whole chickens with head still attached. As a lukewarm carnivore, I was taken aback by this and spared Yelp any such pictures. Also keep in mind, you will not find any alcohol for purchase at this store. Nor will you find pork products in the butcher dept. This for obvious reasons according to Islamic restrictions. Since I just bought a few items such as Medjool dates ($6.99 a pound), sesame coated bread (2 large rings for $2.25), a 2 pound bag of lentils ($2.00) and a unique pineapple malt beverage (translation--sweetened sparkling water of which I had to ask someone for more information since the details on the can was not written in English), I can't identify if their prices are considered reasonable or expensive. I don't live in the area and never shopped here. But I liked what I saw. A few things to keep in mind: they have a shopper's club plan, the staff are friendly and helpful, the space is immaculate, they accept credit cards and it's just a delight to even browse. Real nice store. read more

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Bad service. I was scolded by women employee for asking where a certain bread was. She said maybe if I opened my eyes and look I'll find it. I did look in the bread section & it was not there. She then told me she can't help me with big attitude read more

Check your receipt before leaving! I bought 2 mangos and got charged for 4. It seems like a strange mistake for the cashier to make.

Balady Foods is an impressive marketplace hosting and featuring a plethora of Halal products and groceries, and a plethora of home decor and home accents from the array of peoples and cultures that make up the Islamic global community. This market boasts fresh and creamy halal domestic and imported cheeses; plus Balady exhibits a wide and crisp produce variety. Their halal meat selection is a boast of freshness, as well, and their state of the art butchery can prepare all types of meat cuts. Another point I'd like to make is the market has plenty of customer traffic and they are constantly able to maintain the store's stock and cleanliness. read more

Wonderful market with an incredible selection of international items, everyone is super helpful!

This is the best middle eastern grocery store in the area. Store is spotless clean, staff is nice and helpful, prices are great super reasonable. Quality food. Great cashiers real nice looking store no bad smell at all, unlike most markets. This place is an asset. Owner should be proud ! I love seeing and going to businesses like this. Nuts and produce are top notch and reasonable price for the quality. Great olive oil, great natural selections. I even buy gifts here read more

Ordered groceries for delivery and my credit card was charged and I never received the groceries nor any communication from them. Had to call twice and they said they will work on it and 24 hours later still have not received any groceries or updates from them. read more

Great Place to find what we need. Clean, great customer service. Parking can be an issue at times but not a reflection on the store unless you consider that a lot of the spots are taken up by people who shop here instead of somewhere else. read more

Balady Foods - Meat Shops Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

You can find everything you need for yourself and your growing family. The service is always great.

Good prices. This place is crowded because it's so popular! The cashiers are so kind

This is a really great market for Middle Eastern delicacies and staples too: excellent selection of olive oils, spices, bulk grains, etc. They have a halal butcher section with a spicy ground chicken that I am addicted to. read more

This place is great it has the Middle Eastern food supples and drinks if this place is crowded that's means the they have great prices and the employees are amazing if you want to go to a Middle Eastern shop this is the one read more

prices are high to the sky. other stores around cheaper than this store read more

Love this supermarket! Balady sells an abundant variety of middle eastern items. And not to mention, they also have a section that sells all the different spices, sweets, dried fruit & nuts. I even found some items I saw from Dubai (chocolate prune almond candies). And not to mention, I have been searching for this special type of cream cheese that I ate in Dubai recently, but couldn't find in any supermarket in New York. If you are looking for the "kiri" cheese, this is the shop to get it. They sold the kiri cheese at a very reasonable price, comparing it to online. I went a bit crazy and bought 12 packs. They are so good! If you don't believe me, come here and get a pack and try for yourself. Supermarket was clean, well stocked, and staff was nice. read more

Sahadis was closed so we checked it out . Nice staff. Everything my 1/2 Syrian husband needs to satisfy his middle eastern taste buds. Fresh pita, still warm in the bag. Choices galore. Can't wait to get home & dig in. read more

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This grocery is clean, impeccable and just all-around top notch. I was impressed by the butcher area which was very clean and transparent. The butcher was female and she appeared to be new so it took quite a long time to get my meats. That said, i've never seen a female butcher in my entire life while living in Brooklyn. To see one at an Arabic store was pretty astounding. Kudos for progress! The other butchers are extremely fast and appeared to be veterans making clean, quick cuts. The selection here is fantastic but this is not a "healthy" grocery as evidenced by the large quantities of sweets and other desserts. You can of course eat very clean and healthy if you stay away from that entire area of delicious, mouth watering baklava. The clerk was very nice and helpful and even a lady taking inventory stopped to offer help to my mom. Shopping here was really a nice experience and i'll be back. Note: I found out about this store from a flyer I received in my apartment in an entirely different part of Brooklyn. Very intelligent of them to reach out far and wide. They also have online shopping and deliveries using a very clean and modern platform. read more

This place is actually pretty good but just be careful of their package chicken and meat section. That's basically stuff that's about to go off in a day or two. I bought some chicken there and two days later it stunk like a dead body in my refrigerator. I should've got a refund for it but I ended up throwing about $30 worth of chicken out. Other than that I do enjoy their selection of international foods here I will still recommend it. read more

I'm beyond annoyed for I purchased lamb from butcher area. The Damn worker gave me more fat and bone than actual meat!

I got scams when I used western union. The real rate change to syria 3100 and rate change in there 2100 so got scams after that I'm open my eyes to princess omg How's this store scams ball shit store read more

I use to love coming to this store. I use to get all my groceries, meats and poultry from here. They were very affordable and clean. But now they much more expensive in comparison to other shops and their meats aren't as fresh as they use to be. Very disappointment Becareful with the meat. I usually come here for grocery shopping however stopped. Multiple incidents: I purchased about 3 pounds of chicken breast and 5 pound of chicken legs. Went home to cook some of the chicken when I open the bad it smelled like sewer like smell. It was horrible. Another incident: I purchased those spices that come in plastic wrapping. Two spices I got were already open. I guess Balady decided to tape it with scotch tape and resell it. I was so pissed cuz god knows if it was contaminated read more

Good for specific middle-eastern products, but the prices are high-ish and the shopping experience is annoying: cramped narrow aisles often clogged with store workers. I prefer Al-Aqsa in the Bronx or Patel in Queens for price and ease of shopping. read more

This is the place I come when I want middle eastern spices. Anything and everything u need for cooking this is the place to come to

I think this supermarket is overpriced. Their selection of items is ok. Lots of spices and olives. But $8.49 for a pack of seedless green grapes?!? Outrageous. This is but one example. Also, I purchased some Good Humour strawberry shortcake ice cream bars from here and they were all melted and deformed by the time I got home... it's December and I only live 5 minutes from this place. In other words, SKIP their ice cream, it's half melted. read more

There are MANY people in here with no masks over their faces! This is very bad and irresponsible. I saw people tasting olives with their bare hands, touching their faces. Please show more respect and make sure your customers are following coronavirus guidelines. read more

Very classy and fancy but too expensive. Grocery is very cheap if you just walk another block to any other store. They should focus more on prices. You can get very good quality fruit and fresh vegetables but again the prices are very high. read more

We were exploring Brooklyn and saw Balady Grocery store. With the snow we had to park several blocks away but well worth it. We've travelled a great deal but there were so many things that were new to us in the store. Great destination for food tourism but don't block the aisles. Beautifully laid out. The meat counter looked spectacular. Fruits and vegetables equally appealing. We never knew this part of Brooklyn existed. A return is inevitable. There are recipes I've skipped over because I didn't know where to find the ingredients. And I'm aware of Kalustyans. We missed the home goods store unfortunately. We'll save that for another day. And everyone, absolutely EVERYONE was masked and maintaining a safe courteous distance. read more

I've walked by this store many times, but I was inspired to stop in today since I needed groceries and was curious about the place. The store is very clean, well stocked with a huge selection of Mediterranean and middle eastern goods. The meat section is sparkling clean and well organized. I picked up some halal chicken and some kofta patties (here, it's "kefta"). The latter are simply fantastic - I don't think I'll ever make a plain old burger again. The staff is very friendly and cheerful, too. It's everything you hope for in a local grocery. Bottom line is that I have a new favorite grocery store. Kudos to the management: a top-notch grocery is not an easy thing to pull off. read more

This is a mecca for Middle Eastern food. There a couple little grocers scattered on 5th ave but this is the main one where you can find it all in once place. My favorite section here by far are the veggies and spices. I mean, where else can you find fresh dates and pistachios without paying an arm and a leg? Here, forget WF. The spices are plentiful, there are jars and self service scoops as well. Staff is nice, they don't gawk at you like some ethic places I've been to. The meat section is probably one of my least favorite-it doesn't really look as clean or well kept as the rest of the store. Overall? I would come back here for some specialty foods and spices, despite the tightness of the aisle. I would say that if you are in the area this is a great place to go. read more

Great selection of specialty foods. Well lit and very clean. Game changer for the super market experience. Keep up the great service Balady!

This is a great grocery store. It is spacious, has quality products, and is reasonably priced. I order online from them, too. Love this place. read more

I was visiting my brother nearby and had to find some avocados. Well, I found a lot more than just avocados. He complained it took me too long. That's because I was browsing the aisles. I've never been to a Middle Eastern focused market before and I was too busy browsing the products. I walked out with some cheese but I will be back when my brother isn't a factor! Veggies looked fresh. So many different spices, herbs, dairy and meat options. And a dizzying array of packaged goods on top of that. It was very difficult for me to resist grabbing everything that caught my eye. read more

Awesome middle eastern grocery store in the heart of bay ridge. Tons of dried fruit, nuts, cheese & meats. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend perusing around the store for some interesting finds. read more

I needed some spices, fava beans, baklava, goat cheese, and I happened to think outside the box outside of my 'hood, (Park Slope) and I took the B63 bus and traveled to the Middle East, well, not exactly, I end up here in Bay Ridge's Balady Supermarket. Balady's a 100%,authentic, Middle Eastern supermarket in Brooklyn, hands down the best. Fully stocked and equipped with lots and lots of goodies. Did I mention that the prices here are cheap and reasonable, and did I mention that they have lots and lots of spices. Got my saffron,turmeric,nutmeg curry, goat cheese, and fava beans here.This place was good and the service is friendly, and I realize that its popular, lots of people and a long line. But overall a great place to buy spices. Now I know where to gather my ingredients to make quipe/kibbeh*.Balady I appreciate you. *Kibbeh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbeh read more