The Vinegar Factory

Specialties

Departments:

House-​made breads and pastries

Butcher Shop

Fish Market

Dairy/​cheese

Fresh produce

Prepared foods

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Café

Shopping services:

Home shopping by phone, fax, or e-​mail daily 8a.m. — 6p.m.

$ 5 delivery charge for all shop orders between 59^th Street and 110^th Street.

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Catering:

Residential and Corporate Catering, including special Holiday catering menus, make planning any event a snap.

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Vinegar Factory Café:

The informal café serves breakfast, pizza, sandwiches, soups, pastries, and coffee.

History

Established in 1993.

In developing the concept for his Vinegar Factory, Eli wanted to get as close as he could to the source of his ingredients by buying his vegetables directly from upstate New York farmers (those he doesn’t grow in the Vinegar Factory’s rooftop greenhouse), aging his own beef, roasting his own coffee. He envisioned a unique market where the majority of the products, from soup to doughnuts — including the jelly filling — are made on the premises. And here it is.

Meet the Business Owner

Eli Z.

Business Owner

While the name Zabar is synonymous with smoked fish and the quintessential New York brunch, Eli Zabar envisioned a different kind of food store from his family’s West Side landmark delicatessen. Inspired by the food halls and the markets of London and Paris, Eli has become an institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, directly across town from the store and home where he grew up.