With the shutdown of dining rooms across the state, the companies that supply meat, produce, and other wholesale goods to the city’s top restaurants have also experienced dramatic drops in business. The temporary fix: Many are now pivoting to sell their high-end goods directly to locals — meaning fish that once went to Michelin-starred restaurants like Le Bernardin can now be purchased for at-home cooking.
Some companies are only doing pickup, while others have beefed up their online presences and delivery offerings. Many of them work with small local farms, and several have been in business for decades but have never sold directly to consumers until now. The wholesalers’ clients range from luxurious to everyday dining, but whatever the price point, they present an additional way to buy groceries. This list will be updated, so check back for more options. And go to this story to learn more about the measures that companies are taking to change business.
Produce and other groceries
Natoora: This international produce purveyor with an outpost in Bushwick and clients like Per Se is delivering to Manhattan and Brooklyn with a $6 fee.
Farm One: Microgreens, herbs, and edible flowers are all available for contactless pickup or delivery from this indoor vertical farm based in Manhattan that sells to restaurants like Eleven Madison Park and L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. The company is also launching a weekly home delivery subscription package and the option to buy seedlings for home gardens.
Chef Collective: Though there’s a $100 minimum to ship to Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, this fine foods purveyor is selling a wide range of imported and domestic cheeses, cured meats, eggs, vegetables, and more.
Baldor Food: There’s a $250 minimum, but with that comes a massive selection of groceries that are home delivered the following day.
Norwich Meadows Farm: The well-known produce supplier — clients include Gramercy Tavern, Hearth, and Estela — has started offering home delivery to customers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Riviera Produce: This New Jersey-based produce wholesaler is now offering fruits, vegetables, herbs, and even dry goods to consumers through a platform called Pepper. Order minimum is $75, and it delivers to the tristate area.
Seafood specialists
Pierless Fish Corp: Sunset Park wholesaler Pierless Fish, based out of the Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market, is selling a wide range of fish. There’s a $40 minimum, but it offers next day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and parts of Queens.
F. Rozzo and Sons: The high-end fish supplier is selling scallops, shrimp, red snapper, tilefish, and other types of seafood out of its retail shop in Chelsea, at 159 9th Avenue, between West 19th and West 20th streets. The selection changes daily. There is no regular online shop, but the supplier is , where customers can find bulk packages of fish available to ship across the U.S.
Aqua Best: This family-run seafood purveyor has been in business since the 1980s, supplying to restaurants such as Le Bernardin and chefs like Bill Telepan, but recently, Aqua Best started a more consumer-focused business at Essex Market, with a sister restaurant called Essex Pearl. Everything from salmon and scallops to caviar and razor clams is available on its website. Delivery is available in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey, as is nationwide shipping.
FultonFishMarket.com: The online supplier for Manhattan’s historic Fulton Fish Market offers tuna, halibut, salmon, and more for home delivery. Orders over $125 ship for free.
Blue Ribbon Fish: This Bronx-based fish wholesaler has been family-run and owned since 1931, and it’s now offering salmon, shrimp, and other seafood through a platform called Pepper. Order minimum is $100, and it delivers to all five boroughs, plus New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and parts of Connecticut.
Meat specialists
Happy Valley Meat Co: Working with top NYC restaurants like Frenchette and Golden Diner, this meat purveyor is now selling to customers throughout the city with contactless next day delivery.
Piccinini Brothers: The meat supplier that counts Daniel Boulud, Dan Barber’s Blue Hill, and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group as clients is now running an online shop with selections of beef, chicken, pork, and lamb available. There’s a $50 minimum for orders.
: This New Jersey-based wholesaler specializes in supplying game and exotic meats to restaurants including Momofuku, Charlie Bird, Legacy Records, and ABC Kitchen. The retail shop offers a wide range of meat, including bison, elk, boar, and pheasant, for shipping across the country via UPS. They’re in the process of repurposing their fleet of wholesale trucks to make local deliveries.
: Shop from an extensive selection of meats, foie gras, caviar, mushrooms, and truffles at this legacy gourmet food supplier, available to ship across the U.S. The company is currently running a 20 percent discount on Easter meats and eggs.
Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd (Tasty Duck): Duck supplier Tasty Duck, based in Pennsylvania, is offering meal kits, whole ducks, and speciality duck cuts for sale on the company’s online retail shop.
Luxury goods
Regalis: Fancy foods purveyor Regalis is selling truffles, caviar, and more for delivery with orders shipping Monday through Thursday.
