Eataly - Among The Most Expensive Food Chains In Italy

Rosie

Rosie

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An Eataly store has just opened close to where I live. I had no idea what it was so I asked around, why the big fuss? Stores open and close every day, I was very curious about why is Eataly soooo important.

It seems that this food chain is one of those high quality food chains, with VERY expensive food, but VERY high quality. You'd have to leave money at the door, just so they'll let you enter :D ahahah :rolleyes:

I've never actually been inside, it's not on my priority list (since I do my shopping at the "regular people" supermarket :D LOL) but I have looked for info online, out of curiosity.

The coffee I regularly buy costs about €1.50 a pack. Eataly sells it with €5.
Tomato sauce I buy: less than €1. These guys sell it for more than €3.
Spaghetti: normal price - about €1 /kg, Eataly - 5 times more expensive.

Anyway, I know they have stores opened all around the world (or at least, they plan to expand). Has anyone ever visited it? Is it really worth doing the shopping there?
 
Rosie said:
The coffee I regularly buy costs about €1.50 a pack. Eataly sells it with €5.
Tomato sauce I buy: less than €1. These guys sell it for more than €3.
Spaghetti: normal price - about €1 /kg, Eataly - 5 times more expensive.
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Hi Rosie, are those the exact same brands that you're referring to? For example, Divella is sold for €1 /kg and Eataly sells the exact same thing for €5?

If not, then the spaghetti you're getting at your regular supermarket is not the same as in Eataly, which is perhaps selling items straight from Italian soil? If so, then it's definitely worth your while to try out some items there. The spaghetti you find in the shops (in my country anyway) just doesn't taste as good as the real, imported Italian pasta. Maybe I'm fussy, but I'd rather shell out more for the real thing.
 
I agree that Eately is pretty expensive for a market place. I think in addition to being located in the city, it sells a lot of imported goods which attributes to the higher cost. It also has higher quality foods and a greater selection of foods that the typical grocery store may not offer.

As a restaurant it is priced similarly to other places in NYC.
 
To be honest I've never even heard of them before but looking at the prices quoted the prices are way more expensive than I would be willing to pay.

I think that most people will like high quality goods and are willing to pay a bit extra, but there's a difference between that and paying over the odds and being overcharged.
 
Unfortunately that is the cost of a typical market in NYC L. While this one may be a little bit more pricy then other places in mid-town Manhattan the prices are pretty consistent with other deli’s especially those selling foreign products. The restaurant part is also in line with other restaurants in the area.
 
When you see prices such as these though, it does sometimes make me wonder just how stores like this manage to keep in business.

People these days are usually shopping around for the best deals, so you would have thought that stores such as this would struggle to make a profit, but that doesn't appear to be the case, especially if they're opening even more stores.
 
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