The best/ only real organic market in the immediate Albany area. Prices at Honest Weight sometimes…read morearen't the best. It's unfortunate that they don't open up a bigger one more into Colonie/Guilderland area.

A friend who misses The Bread Butler, maybe even more than I, told me that there was an excellent…read moresourdough bread being baked by Anicca Bakery in Troy and sold at the Honest Weight Co-op. I was at the Co-op the next day. A variety of their breads are located in a shelf display across the aisle from all the other breads. I saw sandwich rolls, French baguettes, plain sourdough, three seeds sourdough, whole wheat sourdough, plain challah, everything topped challah, and a couple of variations that I don't recall. Some of the loaves are also available in half-loaf sizes. I purchased a loaf of 3 Seed Sourdough ($8.69) and a loaf of Everything topped Challah ($7.29). Both are excellent in their own right. The 3 seeds on the sourdough are organic dry roasted pumpkin, organic dry roasted sunflower, and organic golden flax seeds. Anicca makes a point of stating that they make every attempt to obtain all their ingredients within 200 miles of the Troy bakery. The sourdough has a nice chewy crust and a decent sour flavor. The challah has a softer crust than the sourdough, just a bit of sweetness and a slightly lighter colored crumb. The challah is also double bagged for some reason. The loaf is placed in a plastic bag before it is placed in the outer paper bag. Maybe that was to protect the everything topping? If you visit their web page https://aniccabakery.com/ you will learn that you can order online and pickup your order at Alias Coffee Shop in Troy. You may also notice that their web page does not mention all the varieties of bread that I saw at the Co-op and shows a more limited production schedule. Maybe their web page is just not up to date. Another issue I ran into was knowing whether the bread was fresh. Glancing at the information on the label of my two choices, I saw that the sourdough was labeled as "Date Baked on10/29/25" (GREAT! That was today), while the challah was labeled as "Date Baked 10/30/25." WAIT!!! How can that be? 10/30/25 is not until TOMORROW!!! I checked several other packages and found that all the packages of challah were labeled with tomorrow's date. As an aside, does that mean I wouldn't be able to eat the challah until tomorrow? LOL Or better yet, if I eat it today does that mean the carbs don't exist yet? Still, LOL. In any event, a Co-op employee noticed my confusion and insisted on informing management while wondering if this meant the sourdough could have actually been sitting on the shelf since 10/28/25. Today or not, but probably tomorrow also, both breads were excellent. I'm looking forward to trying a whole wheat sourdough.

I loved this place! It is incredibly charming inside! There is plenty of seating, complete with…read moreoutdoor garden seating as well. This is a relief because it gets packed! The staff were efficient, kind and knowledgeable about their offerings. My chai latte was delicious! The food was great! I enjoyed everything, except the strawberry macha cookie. The only strawberry part of the cookie was just a thin drizzle of strawberry icing, otherwise it was just macha. I wish it had some freeze dried strawberry chunks in the cookie for some discernible strawberry flavor snd more icing. Otherwise just rename it a Macha.............strawberry cookie. Lol

There is nothing like going into the stockade and stopping by Arthur's Market on a Saturday…read moremorning. This place has such a good vibe. I come here often and highly recommend their bacon egg and cheese. They have this sauce which is so good. I love their matcha and my husband always gets whatever their coffee specials are. They're always great. They also have good baked goods. Finally the staff is always quick and friendly.

Emil's is in the lobby of my building, yes they are only opened M-F and they cater to the working…read morestaff in the nearby offices. On the surface.. maybe it looks like your average store with snacks, drinks magazines and lottery.. but it's more than that... they sell hand made cards, made by the owner's wife, and Perry's ice-cream, and any number of other quick-grab items, Advil, Lotto, etc. The real value of Emil's are the people who work there, this is a family run business, Jerry and his son Anthony know their customers. They're friendly & take pride in getting to know the locals & regulars. With COVID causing office closures, their business has been greatly affected, less employees in the office is less foot traffic. I love this little mom & pop, shop.. remember to stop in, support local and keep the small business afloat!

Great little convenience-type store that caters to the locals and workforce nearby, open M-F, early…read more(maybe 7 or 8am?) to 4pm. They have a good selection of snack foods, beverages, greeting cards and reading material, lotto, a few toiletry items, in addition to hot coffee, sandwiches, soups (1 per day), baked goods, chili dogs, and several flavors of Perry's ice cream. The breakfast sandwiches are a steal. Deli sandwiches run about $5-6; soup $3.25ish. They aim for quality and do not disappoint... They get their meats from the Old World Deli. The roast beef is especially good - It's nice and rare, and absolutely delicious. (See food pics.) I love to support locally owned shops, and it doesn't hurt that Emil's does things right.

Stewart's across from Sonic lost our business! All Stewart's are going to audit themselves out of…read morebusiness!! What happened to the customer being number one!! We brought our kids in for ice cream and they used their weights and measures like a criminal investigation giving us very little to be desired!! We had two make your own sundaes and they were skimpy at best we had to ask for everything and they were out of three things we asked for! Keep those books perfect and kiss this long term customer good bye!!

Nice little shop to have breakfast or a cup of coffee you can get about anything you want milk soda…read morechips beer you can get lotto tickets this store is about one year at this location

After an incredible open air show in the park we stopped at Stewart's Shop to get a milk shake. The…read moreyoung man who was working in the shop near Washington Park was incredibly friendly and polite. We asked about flavors and requested to taste a few. He was warm and smiling and gave us each 3 samples until we decided what we wanted. Friend got a mint chocolate chip shake and I got a peanut butter pandemonium shake. Both incredibly delicious! Stewart's Ice cream is an absolute must when I visit New York State. Stewart's Shops: Listen up- you have to open a few stores in south central PA!

This Stewart's bills itself as a Stewart's Express, which I think translates to "smaller." I think…read morethe square footage of the building is actually less than that of the gasoline area - which, by the way is Mobil, and not necessarily competitively priced. The inventory is smaller here. There's still a little bit of everything, just not the extent or variety. For example, I came here seeking a particular flavor of ice cream - they only carry about half the usual variety of flavors, and they were out of the one I wanted. It's still a great place to get coffee and a quick grab-and-go food item, but there won't be as many hot offerings.

I went there this morning and many other mornings just to get a breakfast sandwich. Breakfast…read moresandwiches are wonderful if you get them hot and without attitude. The girl that opens the store is never on time and when you get there and ask for a breakfast sandwich she gives you an attitude. How are you to make money when you have a worker that doesn't want to work

Perfect mini-mart/deli/convenience and the food is much better than any other chain placeread more

Super clean Stewart's. Run like clockwork. The kids here were managing 2 checkouts at the same time…read moreand never left folks hanging. Fully loaded gas station (with air that works), that has snacks, ice cream, burgers, chicken parmigiana sandwiches, coffee, chips, smokes, lottery, 2 bathrooms, wood, water, car maintenance and soda, milk, beer. Perfect location. Kind staff! Review: 5

For decades I've driven past Kurver Kreme on Central Avenue in Colonie without stopping. It's…read morealways peaked my interest but I always made excuses. On a diet. In a hurry. Always something. The other night, the weather was warm. My friend and I were out for a drive. We pulled into Kurver Kreme. What a nice experience! The stand is well lit. There were dozens of vehicles in the large parking lot. It looked like a tailgate. Some customers were sitting in the back of their hatchbacks taking in the scene and enjoying the warm weather. There were no lines. Many customers were just hanging out after finishing their ice creams. Some were lost in conversation. Others were busy "people watching" as a wide variety of vehicles continued to pull into the parking lot. The stand looks to be mid-century and appropriately old R&B music and 60s Rock classics blared from the speaker system. Most of the ice cream is soft serve. I ordered a small chocolate in a cup. It was good. My friend ordered a pomegranate and mango Dole whip twist, which is sort of like sherbet. It was both pretty and tasty. Elaina was our server. She was friendly and helpful. She filled our orders quickly. We had a fun time. I'm glad we stopped.

my gosh, been about oh 35 years since I've been here, 3 stars…read more i enjoy a tasty softserve, they certainly delivered there. they also had a few non traditional (AKA vanilla/chocolate) flavors to mix together, i think there was rootbeer sherbet and some blue cotton candy maybe, idk, i went purest (van) but also added some chocolate mint sprinkles. major letdown with the sprinkles, they werent soft and were kinda chalky, now i know. service was quick, line was disjointed, so prepare for that on your typical summer evening, but noon in april, not so much. also 5 bucks for a small cone, which is kinda pricey in my gluttonous opinion. is it stopping me from going back? nahhhh, but i would seek out alternatives if i really wanted, but when i want soft serve, its certainly an option. coney