I swapped my usual green market stop for a lazy morning- wandering almost every section here…read more Located on Centre St in Downtown New Rochelle, Viva comes across as a makeshift "Farmer's Market" feel tucked away in a parking lot. The overall focus is on providing lots of fruit and veg as possible for dirt-cheap prices. FYI- Ca$h only.
You'll find heartier fruit and veg like apples, oranges, plantains, potatoes, eggplants, broccoli, onions, etc- with one partitioned cashier area if you're shopping on this outdoor side of Viva. I was stoked with the Raspberries, Blueberries and some root veggie prices, then branched out upstairs to the indoor part of Viva. Here, you'll find the greens, other fruit and veg, prepackaged crackers, bagged spices, a very small fish 'dept', several cashiers and the Deli on one end.
Service is straight to the point with a 'nothing more, nothing less' mentality. My plantains, bagged cinnamons sticks, Star Anise, limes and a few other things were in tip-top shape. However, both my 99¢ each raspberries looked pretty on top- but weren't necessarily the creme of the crop. Bottom line? Pick and choose what you buy. Bear in mind though- you'll rack up in quality and price- ESPECIALLY if you go with the loose items. For prepackaged items like berries and what-not, skip it.