Garden of Eden Marketplace

They have so many great and better regular and specialty foods in this little market compared to the giant Whole Foods nearby. Very nice personable staff too.

I love coming here after 8pm for the ½ price buffet, because I can eat a nice dinner for like $ 5. It’s not the best food I’ve had in my life, but probably the best food I have had for $ 5 :). There are hot and cold sections, and also a variety of soups available.

Love this place work across the street always get lunch here sushi is always fresh the sandwich the guys makes over the counter are yummy and fresh the hot food and olives are a must !!!

Awesome grocery! They got chive, which is rare in NY/​Jersey City. Except vegetables and fruits you can buy it much more such as chocolates, cakes, olive, already prepared dishes and much more.
I highly recommend this place for small shopping and rare products!

I was delighted to find many different kinds of olives in the store. I always liked to eat my salmon roll with Greek olives because the tastes even out each other. Every time I went to the store fresh salmon roll and olives were ready to take — quick and easy. They even have several chairs and window counter top to eat in. I love this place for a quick dinner.

They have a good selection of cooked food, ready to eat foods, desserts, fruits and vegetables.
But you can’t really buy any meat cuts, seafood or shellfish. Other than that i believe is a very convenient to come shop where.

Love this place! Stopped to pick some Cherries and organic milk for my daughter, and ended up walking out with dinner. Their food bar is great. All items I picked were good. Prices were good considering. Wish I could take this cute little store to Texas with us.

Most amazing staff. Food is always fresh and tasty. Deli counter staff is so knowledgable, helpful and make shopping at Garden of Eden a pleasure.

We stopped by here to look for some hard to find sauce mix. Well, we couldn’t find that particular sauce mix but we ended up finding other stuff that we want. If you are looking for cheese curds, this place sells the exact one that Murray sells. It’s slightly cheaper than Murray’s.
The place looks clean & organized. The staff were polite. The price seems to be decent. If you live nearby, this place is definitely worth visiting.

Better than perfect market with beautiful produce, mouth watering olive bar and array of cheeses. Deli was delectable with plenty of premade meals to choose from as well as grocery staples. Staff was friendly with no lines. My only criticism is the $$ but it’s not totally excessive for that neighborhood.

This place is simply amazing. I cannot think of a better and more affordable place to go in the area for a sandy at lunchtime! Jose makes a roastbeef and swiss sammy to write home about. They also provide you with a free thirst quencher after you are done with your amazing lunch! If you are reading this and contemplating of going, please stop reading. walk out your door. and start running there. IT IS AMAZING

Cheaper than whole foods

In November 2014 I bought a tuna steak from Garden of Eden and wound up with Salmonella poisoning. It landed me in the emergency room. The next day I spoke with a manager and she claimed no responsibility and did not apologize. I will never, ever buy fish or any ready-​made food from this market again.

This is an excellent grocery store with a wide variety of products priced appropriately for the neighborhood and can even be a good experience … just as long as you don’t have to deal with anyone behind the prepared foods counters.
The prepared foods staff has severe anger management issues and is eager to start a fight with any customer the moment a problem arises. The only reason this did not get a lower rating is the manager became involved and quickly resolved the issue.
My advice is to stay FAR away unless you’re sticking to the aisles.

This place is a great grocery store. the produce is super fresh.

Nice selection of gourmet and organics foods but pricey. Trader Joes is just around the corner but not the same selection.

Breakfast and lunch on two respective visits brought doubt to return.
Breakfast
One Liege Sugar Belgian Waffles at $ 1.49 was enough to be high on a sugar rush throughout the day. Pre-​package without the aid of syrup or condiments as the sugar was suffice for natural flavors induced. The 23^rd Street’s Garden of Eden bakery does have the hard to find Bialy bagels and my favorite Tate’s Bake Shop chocolate chip cookies at the usual $ 5.99.
Lunch
One Curry chicken sandwich with an unorthodox usage of half cashew peanuts at $ 6.99 later induced me to a violate stomach ache which spawned hours later into the wee hours of the night. Gourmet quality should not induce into sickness, but I succumb to be vile throughout the night.
This Garden of Eden is much smaller than its 14^th Street Union Square sister where the aisles are compact and the checkout cashiers are very cramped in the center. There is only one exit/​entrance which shopping carts, baskets and objects always obstruct Garden of Eden’s only method of egress as per (OSHA) Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Tsk, tsk!

For a local grocery, boy am I glad to have Garden of Eden. While I love Whole Foods on 24^th and 7^th avenue, it is just too much of production to go to Whole Foods often (between the lines and the crowds).
Garden of Eden has an amazing selection of produce, prepared foods, and some dry goods staples. The cheese selection is to die for and arguably way better than Whole Foods. The place is truly grab and go, so you can get in and out in a hurry. Pricing wise, well you get what you pay for. The quality is super high… so its not cheap.
Here’s a special tip, the buffet bar is ½ price after 8pm, so if you want a late din din, the buffet bar can’t be beat.

Produce, produce, produce!!! Garden of Eden is no joke.
I mean seriously… Lychee by the pound?
Well-​priced, fresh, and diverse produce.
I’m not really sure anything else is that fantastic, I really only come here for the produce. But it is incredible and completely worth the separate trip.

Shuffling through the Chelsea area the next morning after a night out dancing and drinking I decided to go to the nearby gun range to fire off a hundred rounds to clear my head. At this point I was a bit hungry and needed some caffeine in me — STAT!
Saw this Garden of Eden and decided to give it a look. The actual space is not too large but every corner is packed to the gills with food stuffs. Kind of like a mini Whole Foods and has a gourmet flair to it. Deli area, charcuterie, cheese dept, desserts, coffee and tea, breads, meats/​seafood/​poultry, prepared foods, produce, organics, dairy, etc. As it is styled to be a gourmet market certain items also carry the prices reflective of that, and yet some bargains are to be found too. Seems like good overall quality products here. They also have a salad bar and hot/​cold buffet.
Strange setup with cashiers in the middle of the store which is a bit confusing. Fresh multigrain bagel with butter was only $ 1. Coffee was decent tasting. Ready to put a gun in my hands and shoot things now! Booya!