DNY Natural Land

This place is AWESOME. They have an amazing selection of super-​high quality foods, and the owner/​manager could not be nicer. The single time I had an issue with something (in 2 years of going here!), the owner took it back no questions asked. Couldn’t have been nicer.

This place looks like most other Korean groceries in nice neighborhoods in Brooklyn, but it’s actually special. The quality of the food and produce is great all around, including the selection of bread from some of the best bakeries in town (Amy’s, Sullivan St., etc.).
But the big surprise is the fish counter. It’s gotten excessively hard to find good fish in NYC (I’ve downgraded Wild Edibles from 5 to 2 stars). The only places I’ve found that are consistently good are the Lobster Place at Chelsea Market, a handful of the farmers’ market stands, and this place. Seriously, the fish is good. It looks like a shop-​inside-​a-​shop situation, with the Japanese sushi guys running the fish market. The selection is rarely huge. But everything I’ve had has been great.

What I didn’t expect to find here:
–A supermini, two-​seat sushi bar where you can sit down and eat, which seems to be so uncomfortable and blockheaded of an arrangement that it is thereby free of any illusion or pretension and I kind of love it
–Full seafood counter (–almost full)
–Decent amount of bulk items
–Amy’s bread
What I did expect to find here:
–High prices. Deal with it. You’re paying for convenience and for your ever-​more-​complicated set of dietary bylaws.
Also note: They have kimchi. And that soup greens mix (although theirs always seems to be on the verge of rotting).

I will say this much, they have Green Tea Ice Cream! I’ve always subconsciously been on the look out for green tea ice cream ever since I couldn’t get my hands on it as often after living in Japan for 4 months. Their pint size ice cream variety is great!
I’ve come here a couple of times for it’s convenient location, right next to the subway. Freezing winter days make going to the grocery store not so bad when it’s right next to the subway (although you will pay for it since this isn’t the cheapest place).
I will say that I really don’t mind paying the price for a clean and organic grocery store that has a myriad of selection for specialty stuff.
I say, you get what you pay for and if you pay for it, the products will not disappoint. It’s a great place for last minute ingredients you forgot to buy to make dinner.

Open 24 hours and has pretty much everything you might need, although often only in the organic variety (don’t come looking for sugary cereals). I love their bakery section at the back– it’s hard for me to walk away without a baguette or a sourdough chocolate chip twist. A little pricey, but that’s usually because of the organic options. A big selection of produce, and a lot of random foods you might not find at other grocery stores.

Yes, it’s overpriced but the selections are marvelous. They also have a wide variety of organic products that are hard to find elsewhere in the neighborhood, for instance «Bob’s Red Mill» spelt. I also like the fact that they’re open ²⁴⁄₇.
PS if you like Kimchi this place carries it!

I really like this market despite the fact that it is more expensive than Key Foods or other markets around. They are organized, have a lot of fresh, organic produce, and the sushi there is very decent. The seafood is very fresh and I often pick up scallops, shrimp, or fish to make for dinner. They are always well stocked and are open 24 hours including on holidays. On Thanksgiving, I needed fresh vanilla pods and they even had those!
Definitely worth the extra cash for quality produce!

Outrageously overpriced. Very, very overpriced. (In case you didn’t get that the first time). Many of the same items you can get at other stores (within a few blocks) for much less. Also, their sushi take-​out was surprisingly not great the one time I tried it. That being said, they do carry a few specialty items I like to pick up on occasion.

I love, love, love this place. Yes, it’s on the expensive side, but it’s right outside of the Q stop and has so many delicious things: Amy’s frozen meals, huge tea & juice selection, good fresh vegetables, lots of Balance Bar-​type things, organic pasta, and decent seafood. It’s perfect for a late night snack attack — tons of chips and yummy ice cream sandwiches.
It does tend to get crowded and there is barely any room for a line to form for the registers, but I don’t care. I love this place anyway.

This place can be expensive like others have pointed out. BUT for general goods (veggies, fruit, dry goods, etc), if you compare them to the price to the SH*T HOLE across the street (keyfood), you will find that D-​Y has them beat. Not to mention D-​Y knows how to handle their perishables. Shopping for veggies and meat at Keyfood is like shopping at the garbage dump. it’s literally disgusting and dangerous! D-​Y gets pricey when you start looking at beer & specialty stuff, all the hard to find organics, the import goods and so on. I dont go there for that stuff, so I dont know much about price comparisons. I just know that these guys are far better then anything else in a 5 block radius for basic needs. And everyone that works there is super nice and friendly.
It does get crowded during rush hour, but it generally a pleasant shopping experience at all times. Plus they are open ²⁴⁄₇. Cant beat that.

I’m writing to ask people in Prospect Heights/​Park Slope to avoid EVER shopping at DNY Naturals on Flatbush. Last night I was racially profiled there in a way that has never happened to me before. I went in around 9:30pm to pick up a few things. I could tell that the cashier was really starring at me, but I was exhausted and didn’t really care. When I came up to pay for my groceries, the cashier accused me of stealing some sushi and demanded to look through my bags. He claimed he actually SAW me put something in my bag. After going through all my bags and obviously not finding any sushi he did not even apologize to me! Just rang up my (overpriced) groceries and acted like he didn’t just accuse me of stealing in front of all the other customers.
There are a lot of grocery options in Park Slope and Prospect Heights. The people at the Key Foods across the street are always super nice.
I urge you not to spend your money at racist establishments.

While everyday items are a touch pricier than other nearby markets, it is certainly a better organized, cleaner experience. There are more than enough people to help you and they have a few things that stand out: the daily prepped sushi, fresh flowers, fresh CARROT JUICE (double yum!), etc…
AND they’re 24 hours. Take THAT Met!
Plus I dig the bulk granola and dried fruits.

They have most everything you need from an organic point of view. Their fruits are pretty fresh as well as the veggies. The prices seem to keep rising and I hope they can get this under control. I don’t mind paying a little more for organic but they are getting beyond a little more. Their sushi is always fresh and the seafood has never let me down.

A few years ago my friend was visiting from Kansas City. We were on our way home by car, and he wanted a snack. I pulled up in fromt of D&Y Natural land, and told him they have anything he could possibly want. Being cheap, he insisted in going into Key Food first. He came back complaining that they only had supermarket sizes and not snack sizes. After some addidional coaxing he went into Natural Land, and soon came out with an armful of stuff. He got into the car and said «Wow! What a great store!.»
He’ll deny it to this day.

While I agree with those who said that this place has good produce, is well organized, and has a nice staff, I also think this place is WAY overpriced. Almost $ 7 for a dozen organic eggs! They do have a $ 3 organic dozen, however, they are small eggs.
I’ve also found expired products on the shelf, like a loaf of bread.
I’ve also seen the dog in the back room, as well as witnessed people smoking back there.

Gourmet deli type place with good selection of healthy food & produce and amazing home made soup & clam chowder. passable sushi, good seaweed salad. nice big selection. a little bit pricey for a bodega but it comes with the healthy food

During my first few weeks in Brooklyn, this was my grocery store. I grew to like the people who worked at night and on weekends best. I also grew to like the incredible selection of granola, cheese, and organic foods they had, not to mention the PRODUCE. This place beats the pants off the swanky-​looking-​but-​not-​swanky-​at-​all Key Food across Flatbush Av.
Prices are reasonable, especially when compared to other bodegas in the neighborhood. And they have some good specials on certain items, too (hello for $ 2.99 per heavenly delicious block of Sonoma Jack cheese).
Now I belong to the Park Slope Food Coop, so I don’t make as many trips here, but they do have some good ‘staples’ (and the sushi’s good, too), plus their proximity between the subway and my apt always makes for an easy, quick trip in.
Good fresh flowers, too.

One word: overpriced. Another: overcrowded.
Yeah, the food is organic and they arrange it nicely. Go to Keyfood or Back to the Land, look in their organic section and you get the same products. For instance, Gardenburgers cost 2.50 more here, lighlife foods, 1.50 more…
For every $ 20 you’d spend on produce normally, expect a $ 5 – 7.50 mark-​up just for shopping at a place that has «natural» on their awning.
FYI: $ 10 credit min.

A great place to stop for organic (and fresh) produce, as well as other natural food stuffs. Not the place to do your weekly grocery shop, but still a great pit stop.
Major points for fresh bulk tofu, bulk mixed greens, bulk nuts and coffee, Amy’s Bread, V-​Spot packaged treats, vegan soy cheese, and a huge array of sushi/​asian food fixins. They also have a decent selection of beer!

A great medium-​sized grocery store featuring mostly natural and organic products. The large, motely flowers outside this store invite you in, and once inside, you are greeted the gorgeous produce, most of which is as good or better than that found at the farmer’s markets. The fresh breads are from two bakeries, including Amy’s Bread, who makes a great tangy sourdough. The Sealand portion of the store offers an impressive array of fish and sushi and also delivers. The freezer features gourmet sorbet from Vermont in flavors like wild blueberry. You won’t find things like Kraft macaroni here, more along the lines of Annie’s Naturals. They do have paper goods and cleaning supplies, making an additional trip to Key Foods unnecessary. They have mostly natural/​healthy pet food brands but are a bit inconsistent on that front – I would like to see Wellness dry food along with wet food instead of junky dry food made by Purina. I also wish they would add a butcher and deli counter that was as good as the fish counter (as it stands they just have Murray’s chicken and a few other meats in a case), but Natural Land does an excellent job with the space it has.