Gourmanoff Supermarket

I live in Oceana and upon until several month ago I was very skeptical about Gourmanoff and preferred Russian Bazaar. Once upon a time I was forced by my husband to try it out. I was pleasantly surprised with prices, verity and restaurant quality of home made food. Some product much chipper then in other supermarkets on Brighton Beach. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Sort of like Whole Foods.

I ordered food from here and its was just plain bad. The meat was fatty and cold the ribs hardly had any meet on it and the chicken «kabob» were just fatty pieces of chicken. The kharacho soup had just fat floating in it. No meat. And was cold as well.

Tuna Salad spoils on the second day, veggies in Olivie’ are half boiled.
Quality has been going down ever since they opened.

Fresh food and salads. Big selection of cooked food and products. Pretty polite stuff. Highly recommend Gourmanoff

I shop here 2 or 3 times a week! And it’s only food shopping i prefer in my area! Great and fancy, fresh and exclusive!!! And I am the picky one whenever it comes to a good quality food! Best regards and stay in business !!!

I figured I’d give this place a 5^th try … I’ve noticed they put in NORMAL check our stations and they’ve moved food around in the store I’d say in hope of getting you to look at it when you walk in… i.e., the produce stuff has been moved to the very front of the store.
But … it does seem like quality has gone down hill. I agree with some of the other reviews here in that I think a lot of the food sits around… I don’t think they sell enough hot foods. I tried some bakery items and my family was very disappointed. My kids said the cake had been sitting around to long too. I tired the napoleon cake and agreed.
The block would have done better with a regular supermarket. All the food shops in Brighton Beach make the same food and each store charges whatever they want. This place is very expensive for no good reason.

Can you speak Russian? Because if you can’t get ready to be looked down upon in this glamorous specialty shop. Their selection is really good but rude staff and inconsistent items (I’ve had mold on my cake before) leaves you wanting only their hot food in the end. Brighton’s «Wegmans» is here to stay

Pretty good market sells a wide variety of hard to find foods from Eastern Europe. Pretty good selection of produce and their meat department is very good. Only disappointment is their cheese department which lacks variety. They also have a cooked foods selection that has a great variety of Russian, Georgian, Polish and Uzbek dishes. Prices aren’t terrible either. Biggest gripe are the constant crowds. It’s always packed when I go so check out is very slow.

An upscale and great looking supermarket. It is in fact better than the other supermarket which tries hard to lure in Russians with expendable cash to spend, Net Cost. Now, since there are lots of Net Costs in NYC, and only 1 Gourmanoff I urge everyone to give it a try.
This is a big place, not like the small packed markets on Kings Highway or 86^st. The food selection is large. I tried their chicken and lamb kebabs, cheap small portions that taste great, so get 2.
They have a great website from which you can order, but Gourmanoff does not deliver real far, so you do have to get there by train or bus, but it’s worth it!

I really like this supermarket. Everything looks fresh and tasty. We’ve bought fresh ingredients and prepared food. We haven’t been disappointed. The only con (which is not their fault) is the lack of parking in the area. I did notice that they have a pick-​up (and delivery) option for a limited number of items. Perhaps I will try that next time. Whole Foods’s giant parking lot in Brooklyn is the only reason we still go there. I prefer going here.

Great supermarket with lots of high end and unique items. They have a lovely bread counter, a great deli counter and a wonderful cured fish counter. The cured fish counter has an array of smoked fish and a cornucopia of caviar. There is a wonderful prepared food area where you can order and then sit in the informal dining room. The food itself is rather good. It’s always a pleasure to stop in Gourmanoff when in the area

This place is amazing. There is nothing they don’t have including a theater. I could survive in here

I love this market. Besides Fairway in Red Hook, it’s the best place with this level of variety in BK — but with an Eastern European/​Russian twist — so that means plenty of exotic (to me at least b/​c I’m not familiar with Russian products) items to try for fun. We (Latinos) do not cook with dill but the fresh dill here was so beautiful we bought a bunch and enjoyed all types of fish and sauces for the past couple weeks.
ENORMOUS selection of caviars, cheeses and smoke fish, which my husband and I both being very much into food, truly appreciate. The prepared foods looked fresh and diverse, will definitely try them next time, especially since you can eat there after you check out. We got some nice quality organic chicken, fresh pastries, fruit and fresh baked bread and were super pleased with all of it. Oh and just as important, the place is super clean. Overall very satisfied and will return, especially for the inspiration of the products we have never tried before.

This has become my favorite food store! Fresh breads, great quality produce, excellent selection of meats and cheeses, delicious ready to eat items, countless assortments of teas, candies, sauces and other condiments. Staff has so far been very polite and attentive. Cashiers are quick and pack well. Everything I’ve gotten was tasty and freshly made. This store is like an oasis of politeness in otherwise rude and crowded Brighton Beach area.
I’ve taken one star off for exorbitant prices they charge for certain items.

I love this grocery store, but will NEVER again eat or buy fish there! Today I grabbed a quick lunch from the grill. and had a huge worm in my fish. When I took it up to the chef he called a guy over and they tried to tell me it was a vein! Suprise. I have worked and owned restaurants before, as well as worked in a commercial marina. I know what a worm looks like! Be warned, watch the fresh fish that you get from there!

Beautiful and memorable supermarket, a renovated old movie theatre with marble entrance with Greek goddesses and dazzling chandeliers and rustic wooden floors inside. Food is beautifully presented and well priced. Service is kind. I was delighted to discover the amazing fish counter: possibly the best quality and best priced salmon I ever bought in the NY/​long island NJ area! And a delicious Arctic char too! The flat breads are delicious. Delicious olives! Next time will do a more expansive shopping as excellent quality and prices. Where else would you find a caviar bar and jellied chicken, huge tea collection. Look forward to returning soon!

Relatively new grocery store to Brighton Beach. I has a whole foods and organic type of feel but with a really nice area for prepared foods that are hot and fresh. They have a wide variety of caviar. I really like the hot soup bar which I frequent a lot on cold nights. The borscht is decent. They also have a nice variety of olives and pickles, prepared different ways.
The fruit is relatively fresh although from time to time I will find something that suggests otherwise. The vegetables are constantly being turned over. Bonus points for the fresh, piping hot breads. They have pretty much everything you could need for a grocery store, however, in somewhat limited quantities. I even tried the sushi here, you can get already prepared sushi or have the chef make whatever you desire. Another bonus for this store is the meat and prepared foods, which you can buy in a serving or by the pound. The line is always long here to get delicious food, but hey, a little bit of a wait and not having to cook is right up my alley.
Down the aisles are selections of condiments that will save you from having to visit a larger grocery store. They even have a frozen food section, with some really delicious pierogies.
When you get in line for the check out, there is a screen that guides you to the next open check out, as well as a flashing green light when the check out is open and available. Be sure to pay attention or you may get yelled at (personal experience).
Overall, the store is very clean, smells nice, and for the most part the people are friendly. Majority of the prices are fair when compared to larger grocery stores in the area, some things are a bit over priced, but you get what you pay for.

Simply upscale version of any Russian grocery stores in entire Brooklyn without high sticker prices.
If you a tourist or just moved in… this store is a Must for you to visit.

What I didn’t expect from this place is to find a peace of long hair in a salad back home. Totally unacceptable! Would love to see a place where and how the food is being prepared and cooked.

Even though within a stones throw of another major food market, Brighton Bazaar, the movie theatre-​Esq front now holds within its walls, an uniquely upscale, gourmet grocery store.
Breads of all types adorn the front right wall when you first walk in, which leads into a well appointed cheese section. The blue cheese options were fabulous, controlling my spending only to Gorgonzola Dolce, Roquefort and Stilton took some serious discipline.
Onto the produce section, while not as overwhelming as Brighton Bazaar still had exactly what I was looking for. Eggplant, artichoke, peppers, garlic and onions. Lacking only in the ability to purchase individual shallots.
Cold cuts were uniquely daring, as the veal tougue, head cheese, mortadella and panchetta held the high ground over turkey and bologna.
The security is comparable to that of the Russian presidential inauguration with three big guys in dark suits, wired with headsets greet you and say goodby with smiles and kind well wishes.