Mr. Melon, I love you. I have long suspected that you, Mr. Melon, were the friendly older Korean shopkeep, always wearing the wide-brimmed floral-banded Panama hat, eagerly taking $1 mangoes and "bachelor chow" ingredients from my inebriated hands, before I could get a chance to lay them on your polished counter. I've since learned that you must not be the true Mr. Melon, as your greengrocery continues on after your departure, but somewhere lining the hole in my heart is a ring of myocardium that still, persistently and defiantly, believes. Oft during blissful Brooklyn Sunday morning bacon runs, I'll reflect on how you, upon hearing from my desirous lips a request for No.2 Red (beet, carrot, apple, pineapple), would, with half an eye twinkle and devious grin, intone gutturally toward the basement: "JUUUUUUUUUUUUICE!" I'd never had a second of apprehensive pause, for your stockboy would immediately bound up the cellar steps, ready to add two extra fingers of ginger to the concoction. The best part -- the best -- remains enjoying that first long joyful sip from the initial juice pour, feeling as though I'm getting away with something, knowing my No.2 Red will immediately be topped off. A final paean; I exult in your post-tax prices and the pennies I've happily left on your counter, willing as I am to elevate your universal 99¢ suffixes to the round dollar. Bless you for spotting me the extra $1.49 on that fateful night of short-changedness. The uplifting life-affirming experience of returning the next day, cash in hand, was a gift in itself. Please, don't ever change. I love you for you. read more

A few weeks in and I have to add these very important things: + Fresh juice is amazing and healthy and you can put whatever you want in it. This is extra good because I never have time to chill at Outpost any more :( + Their frozen veggie meals (don't judge) are literally $2 cheaper than at Met. Mr M's charges $4.50 and they're $6.50+ at the big store. I am an underpaid teacher with no time/energy to cook at night, and I like to pretend to eat healthy sometimes. So THANK YOU Mr. Melon for helping me be kind of healthy and kind of frugal! read more

If you are looking for Daikon Radish (or some similar esoteric produce) and you do not happen to be a member of Greene Food Coop, then Mr Melon is your spot. The staff was helpful and the prices were not too bad. I'm looking forward to trying to the juice bar. read more

This place is a little further than either the major supermarket in my area or my go to bodega, so I never go here. until it was 4am the saturday night before Hurricane Sandy hit and I really needed to do some food shopping before it was too late, and wanted to avoid lines. This place being a 24/7 food store immediately gets it the first 3 stars. What gets it star 4 is the fact that it is clean, and I can trust the quality of the food there. Not much of a produce person, but I can recognize a good produce place when I see one. Its got more going than a bodega, less than an actual supermarket, but definitely a go-to place for certain things. read more

Fresh fruit and produce, and friendly service. Unbeatable prices. I usually take my own shopping bag and they help fill it, making sure items with potential to crush go on top. I'll shop at the Met Foods or Associated (or even the new Trade Wise across the street) from time to time, but still always come back here for their fruits and veggies. read more

The Mr.Fruit chain is the real deal. I just moved to the area from Bushwick where I was walking distance from Kiwi and was so relieved I'd be walking distance from Melon!!!! The produce prices at this chain are the lowest I've found in the city and they often have seasonal exciting fruits and veggies to try at a bargain. Bell peppers 3 for $1, $1 berries and cauliflowers, $2 containers of arugula. I love how you fill my heart and my belly Mr. Melon. read more

This store has done more for my life in the past month than my degenerate, crack-smoking whore of a wife has done in the eleven years I've lived in the bedroom next door to her. read more

I love love love Mr. Melon. The produce sales out front are reliably amazing. A few weeks ago (aka middle of December) I picked up 10 containers of berries - 2lbs of strawberries, a number of the smaller containers of blueberries / blackberries / raspberries - and each of them was only a dollar! And you'd think the quality would be terrible since it's December (I usually avoid buying stuff out of season) but they were all really good! I often take pictures of my hauls to send to my mom in Ohio. She's always astounded by the prices and tells me to buy up a bunch before it disappears because she doesn't know that this happens every other day practically. Other reasons why Mr. Melon is awesome: 1. open 24 hours! which is great because 2. you can buy ice cream at 4 in the morning if you want. Also, their pints of Haagen Daz are cheaper than the ones down the street at Key Food usually are (only 4.99). And the freezer is very very cold so you never have any weird refrozen texture issues (pet peeve of mine). It's also rock hard when you get it home, which I'm a fan of in spite of spoon bending issues. (if you don't like rock hard ice cream just leave it outside the freezer for a few minutes). 3. Good fresh squeezed juice. I feel like fresh juice is always a little pricey, but it's good and what they squeeze never fits in the tiny cups so they tell you to drink half of the cup and then they fill it the rest of the way which is nice. My favorites are the grapefruit/orange/pineapple/lemon combo on the board and kale/apple/lime/pineapple. 4. The employees are nice, especially one of the younger guys who works there. Once he was manning the juicer and accidentally gave my little sister the bigger size when she ordered the smaller one, and he was just super sweet. read more

My idiot boyfriend misplaced a jar of organic cocktail sauce on our nation's birthday. I should have checked his bag to make sure the moron didn't leave it on the counter, so I guess I only have myself to blame, but regardless, I was in a pinch. I wandered the convoluted aisles of Key Food for so long I developed a cat in my chest. I was worried my shrimp cocktail was going to be served nude until I decided in a moment of desperation to try Mr Melon. They had the best cocktail sauce I've ever had. read more

So glad to have found this place... Great produce at fantastic prices ($1 lb strawberries, $.50 huge perfect eggplant, $1 for 4 heads of garlic, $.25 per squash). Everybody who works here was also super friendly. Wish it was a little closer to where I live, but I'll gladly make the trip out once in a while despite there being a number of closer options since the price and quality can't be beat. read more

Thank god for Mr. Melon. Cheaper better veggies than any market around. Comparable prices if not better for regular grocery goods like hummus, cereal, ice cream. Great big plastic bags too! read more

I love Mr Melon! The store is clean, bright, and open 24 hours. The people that work there are really nice, too. They carry similar items found at a Whole Foods Market. I was happy to see a variety of vegetarian/vegan items, as well as fresh juice!! They have anything from kimchi and figs, to toilet paper and sushi--random, I know! read more

Still like Mr. Melon but the introductory prices have gone up a bit. You can still find cheap fruit to "pull you in" but I tend to check out their stuff first, then go to Met Food on the next block to compare prices. Between the two of them you can find decent deals. Mr. Melon tends to be a better deal for fruit (mainly the stuff outside) but Met Food has bags of onions and potatoes. Mr. Melon's stuff if mostly loose. The best deal they have though is the fresh pressed juice. Add some ginger for a nice peppery kick and added health benefits. They also have sushi. Double points for them because they're open late - maybe even 24 hours. read more

This is a great bodega! Clean, friendly service, well priced, 24 hours, and amazing juice bar!

I never do Yelp reviews but this place is a godsend. Cheapest produce in the city, especially berries. Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries--for a dollar a thing! You would pay $5 or $6 to get a carton of berries at most stores. I go here at 3 in the morning on my way home from a party and stock up for tomorrow's breakfast. I can't even believe this place exists. MY gf worries that the prices are "too cheap" as if that says something about the quality of the food but I've always been pleased read more

The juice here is amazing. They have a decent fruit selection and the guys who make the juice are so pleasant. Also they're open 24 hours. I live there now. read more

This place is almost (key word!) a functional grocery store. They've got a good amount of stuff and a lot of it's cheap - 50 cent scallions, $1 herbs, $3 small and $4 large fresh juices from the juice bar. (Get a beet carrot apple and celery.) They carry a lot of fun organic and international stuff that's expensive but fairly priced (think fancy jellies, Spanish tuna), and they have locally made pasta sauces and breads. Their Latino food selection isn't very good, but their asian food selection is (in addition to the usual pastes and noodles you can get at most places, they also have fresh ingredients - spring roll wrappers, Bok choy, daikon, sprouts). I was disappointed that the cheapest cans of black beans and chickpeas are $2.50 organic ones... You'll probably be happiest if you come here to see what deals you can score, but not with an exact shopping list in mind. read more

Great selection of quality food Pleasant atmosphere Clean and well organized Affordable fruits Great smoothies Angry Shopkeep read more

I can see the glow of Mr. Melon's fluorescent orange awning from my apartment window every morning and something about it is just so damn comforting. God I love this place. It always comes through for you. It's open 24 hours, it's stocked with enough of the basics to make it your only stop, and it's not impossible to walk out of here paying $30 for a couple bags of groceries. Hell. Yes. read more

Ill keep it simple: best prices on veggies and fruit in Williamsburg. Period. Delivered fresh daily, solid juice bar too.

I always visit this shop after work (which is around 5am). The older gentleman who works nights is friendly and very helpful!! He is the best! read more

I love this place. It has great prices and a friendly staff. The juices are awesome and only $4! You also get to chug the extra juice that they make.. Chug! Chug!! Chug!! You can do it!! read more

This is the freshest produce I have ever seen in NY. Its just happens to be in Brooklyn and does not take up my whole paycheck.

Oh, I love this place. My brother totes us around here whenever we come up to Brooklyn to visit. I don't normally buy any groceries, but their veggie juice is awesome! You get to choose some fruits/veggies, not limited to kale, pineapple, beets, ginger, and they juice it in front of you! If they accidentally make too much to fit into your cup, you get to quickly drink some before they fill your cup back up again. Very fun to watch, delicious (and kind of healthful) to drink. read more

5 Stars for the juicing station! The prices are more than fair and the fruit and veggies are quality. Juice #2 is my favorite (beets, pineapple, apple...one more I can't remember). I only wish they had an extra-large. The small (8oz?) is $3 and large (12oz?) is $4. I'm not certain, but I bet you can't beet that! ;) read more

Cheap, clean, great selection. The lady was kind enough to let me use my debit card when I didn't meet the minimum. The juice bar looked great too, I will definitely try it next time. This place is kind of far from me but I would go out of my way to come back. read more

I can't believe it took me as long as it did to step into Mr. Melon. The produce here is super cheap and fresh. I highly recommend it.

I love Mr. Melon, every morning I come here for my #1 i swap pineapple for celery - so mostly greens, and the juicer puts 1 piece of ginger for me. A large makes me full and the price is unbeatable!!! If I am running late for work and don't make the morning, I grab it for lunch. See you tomorrow Mr. Melon :-) BTW there fruit prices are so inexpensive and so FRESH!!! read more

Forget the outrageous and eye-rolling, pretentiously overpriced Victory and Choice Green (both are ridiculous, are we rationing food these days??), THIS is where you go for high quality produce and groceries. 1.5 dollars per ravioli? 7 dollars for a bag of dry beans? I think not. If you care about quality but want to be a real person, check out this great little place. Open 24 hours too. read more

Typical Brooklyn organic health food store. They have a fresh selection of fruits and veggies. And a good amount of organic products: sauces, seasonings, oils, and nut butters. Mr. Melon makes fresh juice which is cool. They also have a wide variety of household products. read more

i love shopping here with farm fresh items and really amazing prices :):) read more

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Stumbled across Mr Melon while out and about exploring my new city. It's the cutest place, bright and clean and with low-priced produce. I went in to pick up a roll of toilet paper, and came out with a bag full of groceries ... for under $20! I only wish I lived closer (sigh). read more

A friend brought me here one morning to get a fresh juice....and couldn't believe this place was right down the street!!!! Now I walk over every morning before work to get fresh Juice. I order The Sweet (and add ginger) and then the V10 which I drink during the day @ work.....the juices are cheap, and they are open 24 hours!!!!! read more

I love this place, they have the cheapest price in the neighborhood, a great juice bar and some very qualitative grocery. I'm French and have been surprised to find some of the best grocery: jam from Provence, fish from Brittany and various cookies... read more

I'm in Prospect Park Brooklyn, and this has been the best place I've found so far for a good selection of fresh food that's affordable. Hands down they are killing everyone in the area with low priced fruit. I wish they had a better selection of meats and vegetables, but I'll definitely come back. read more

First visit, they didn't have everything I needed but they had a nice little assortment of essential items. Their ice cream was iced over, so I won't be buying anymore but that was a small flaw. I would return.... read more

Prices are truly great and the afternoon staff is friendly, but in the early a.m., they have a grouch at the cash register. I went there Monday, about 6:45 in the morning, put strawberry's on counter and asked man behind register did they have any blueberries. His attention was on his phone and he said, very nasty , "No!!!!" Then he points to the side aisle and says, again very nasty, 'over there!' I looked came back to counter to pay for strawberries. 2 customers were in line, he serves them, says thank you to both. He serves me, gives me my change, never says thank you. I asked him why would he say thank you to the 2 customers ahead of me and not to me (I spent the most money). He just smiled a wide grin and says ' oh oh thank you, thank you'. I don't think I'm any more special then anyone else but everyone deserves respect. If I really didn't need the strawberries ( they were for a breakfast at work) I would have just asked for my money back and went else where. That person really needed an attitude adjustment as well as proper customer etiquette. 4 stars for the prices. read more

Freakin' love this place. Best place in the neighborhood to grab a few things when you need them and don't want to go into a huge supermarket. You could also do a full shop here if you wanted-- they have great fresh fruits and vegetables, cheeses, and everything one would need. Also, they let me bring my puppy in so that's a plus. They are all really nice people! Definitely recommend read more

They keep me fed..and I do not like missing meals. All of the fresh produce and fruits you could want plus they bring in sushi and vegan stuff from another nearby vendor. I can eat healthy at 4 am walking home from a bar? GOT to love Bklyn. read more

I love Mr Melon. I get the juices almost every morning. Delicious. Great selection of products and good produce. And thanks for being open 24 hours!!! Lifesavers. read more