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    Bimi's Cheese Shop

    4.2 (37 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Quiet
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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Liz K.

    Neat little high end cheese shop on Main Street. It's a convenient spot to pick up stellar cheese and accompaniments to impress snobby guests. For most days, come for a light lunch. Grilled cheese sandwiches are $6-7, and baguette sandwiches are $7-8. $30/lb prices aside, my main critique is that there are surprisingly few local cheeses in stock. To start, I would love to see Bimi's carry local chèvre from one of the many producers in the area.

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    Samantha M.

    Fantastic selection of cheeses and other goodies. I wish we didn't eat right before we stopped in so we could try the grilled cheeses! Everything in the shop looked so good. We bought a few cheeses that did not disappoint.

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    Ed R.

    Hidden gem in downtown Chatham! You'll pay to play but this is good artisanal cheese for the rich and not so famous of Columbia County. Everything we sampled we bought- and yes like a top shelf cheesemonger, taking a cue from the professional dope slingers in Albany and NYC, samples flow with reckless abandon, knowing full well that anything you try, you're going to want and you'll be hooked. But again, I must warn you, margins are set high- it must be the rent in downtown Chatham- So you are going to pay for quality, something we gladly did. But alas, this shop is outside of our regular circles and we can't justify the trip for the cheese, but if we are ever in town again and Visa raises my credit limit, I'll be back, skulking around Bimi's, looking for samples and another fix.

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    Excellent curated selection of cheeses, sandwiches are delicious, and staff are super friendly.

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    1 year ago

    The prices are laughably high. The service is laughably indifferent bordering on rude and dismissive.

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    Yummy. I had the Caprese sandwich and my daughter had the Mac and cheese. Delicious lunch spot.

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    The kindest waitstaff ever. The best egg sandwich ever. And the best cold brew ever. This place is a gem.

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    AMAZING cheese selection, to say nothing of all the really cool foodstuffs lining the shelves.

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