Nonno Gourmet

This place is the Emergency Room of Bodegas. Only go if it is life or death.
I was once told this is the most expensive Bodega in Manhattan.
Need a soda, water or Seltzer take the 2 minute walk down to Hector’s Café. Much Friendlier and way cheaper.
On the plus side they have almost anything you need in an emergency.
I would assume it is cheaper to pay for the abortion than to get condoms there. Not from experience, just based on the markup of 2 pack aspirin I bought once.

There are two big problems with Nonno Gourmet. The first is pricing. This may be the most overpriced, obscenely expensive «corner store» in all of Manhattan. Part of that, of course, is that Nonno pays an exorbitant rent (rumored to be $ 22,000 per month thanks to the gentrification of the Meat Packing District. However, I bought a «pint» of Haagen-​Dazs ice cream here ast week for $ 8.79. It is currently going for $ 6.59 at the sky-​high D’Agostino’s market and $ 4.99 from Fresh Direct (and that’s DELIVERED to my door). There is also the issue of quality, which is mediocre at best and poor at the worst. My «pint» (actually 14 oz.) of ice cream was totally frozen, crystallized all the way through. Not edible. Into the trash. And this dis not happen by «accident.» This means the ice cream was either very old or it was being kept in a freezer at the wrong temperature. Add to this the ridiculously unfriendly attitude of the people who work here (and their below acceptable grasp of English), and the ONLY thing Nonno has going for it is that it’s the only game in the neighborhood, since the other two have been driven out by skyrocketing rents. If there were any other choice, I would rate Nonno 1 star or less.

«If I were a convenience store this is what I’d be»
Yes, nestled away deep in the West Village (in galaxy far far away from CVS or Duane Reade) is this gem of a store that is filled with an assortment of products that worship the anti-​Christ. From packaged desserts to every type of chip available in the Western Hemisphere, it’s here. And if you are missing that special Blue artificial automatic toilet cleaning pellets it’s here!
If you don’t feel the West Village is a pricey neighborhood, you absolutely won’t think this place is either… why not pay for a 6 pack what most of America pays to refinance their house?
Recently they removed my Canada Dry Pomegranate Cherry Seltzer. I’m most unhappy about this development in the timeline of Nonno’s corporate history. I may have to stage a sparkling water rights group marching down Washington from the Standard Biergarten (ugh, I hate that place).
Raves
*It open 24/​/​7!
Rants
*Unfriendly and unresponsive staff
*Not totally clean (although not bad compared to other bodegas
*Expensive
* Really f-​ing high prices
* Ungodly pricey
* I wish Unilocal had 5 $, ’cause I’d give it that
Can you say captive audience??? This is definitely not a «grandfather place» More like a «godfather» that is extorting you.

First impression, nice place clean and neat. which it should be considering its in the west village. I walk in and ask the guy at the front a question regarding the sandwiches, he looks at me and looks back down completely ignoring me (Asian man) don’t know his name .and the other Asian guy also ignored me I then walked out very upset.
Ooo yes there extremely pricey.

convenient for the newspaper. outrageous prices. $ 15.90 for a pack of cigs. i don’t mind they charge you more for a buttered bagel/​roll after 11 am, but the fact that they charge more on the weekend blows my mind even if you are a regular customer. want a little more ice for iced coffee? that’s another 50cents. instead call spyros on 8^th and 12^th, and they’ll deliver. even with the tip its cheaper than here, and they have a good selection. i know rent in the mpd is expensive but really these prices are ridiculous.

Food is either totally not fresh or double the price. Take your pick.

Even for NYC this place is ridiculously overpriced. It’s really bad form to take such advantage of people so will come here as little as possible. The prices don’t add up correctly and the cashier seems to make up the prices on the spot. Bacon, Egg and cheese sandwich $ 4.25? Chicken salad sandwich without cheese $ 7.25? The owner is living on another planet. Hopefully people boycott and a new ownership with standard nyc high prices come in.

While I am ok with delis charging a premium for their products, this place is ridiculous. Price gougers. I would love for us to boycott this place.

What is there to say. It is a corner store that is absurdly overpriced, but it is on my corner. There is no need to pay $ 13 for a six pack of miller lite unless you love lite domestic beer and wasting money… I often get six packs of miller lite from Nonno. I once tried to purchase some margarita mix after watching the O.C. episode where Marissa Cooper goes to Tijuana (TJ); the mix was covered in dust and had turned a troubling brown color. It was nice of the cashier to not let me purchase it, because I really wanted to, but it would probably be better if they stocked untainted margarita mix. I had to get a sixer of miller lites instead…

Love this place!
My go-​to hangover cure… aunt lives down the street, so I stop in nearly every morning when I’m in the city. Don’t ask, but I typically get a chicken cutlet sandwich (even at 10:00 — 10:30 AM… chicken does wonders for hangovers, I swear by it). Their sandwiches are kind of pricey, but so worth it! For $ 7 – 8 or so, you get a huge sub filled with gourmet ingredients (jalapenos, chipotle sauce, spicy jack cheese, etc.) They also have bagel egg and cheese sandwiches etc and a hot bar.
They also have my favorite, GTs Enlightened Synergy Kombucha (with chia), another great hangover cure. They typically only have the green algae kind when I’ve been in, sounds weird in a terrifying swamp-​thing way, but it’s really delicious.
My typical routine is grabbing one of these sandwiches and then going across the street to Kava for a latte!
Note: Debit card minimum of $ 10!

I have to come here because I work next door and there isn’t an alternative if I need a real alternative if I need a quick bite or like a roll of paper towels, but the staff is inconceivably rude, especially considering everything is like literally twice as expensive as it would be anywhere else in the city. So you pay a ton and they are super mean. Also the prices on the sandwich board are not what you’ll be charged. I get that this is true most places, but it is particularly true here. A basic pastrami and cheese with some veggies on a hero will run you like 12 bucks. It’s f’ing bonkers.

I come here more often than I would like to, given that it is the only deli/​convenience store in the immediate area of my job. The following this basically sums up the kind of experience I have when I come here:
The other night I ordered one of their specialty sandwiches, which was basically just tuna salad with lettuce and cheese, upon which I am told they «don’t have it». Ok, well, do you have tuna salad? Yes. Do you have lettuce? Yes. Do you have Swiss cheese? Yes. Can you please make me a sandwich which tuna salad, lettuce, and cheese? Yes.

Dont even live anywhere near here, but travel 5 subway stops to come here late night for one thing. One thing I discovered randomly some other late night when I was in this neighborhood.
Veggie Burger.
One of the BEST veggie burgers I have ever
. No idea if theyre making their own, or buy their patties from somewhere else, but I love this thing. I come from Williamsburg when I have cravings for it. Plus its super cheap at like $ 4 – 5. I live in Vegan hipster central and there is nowhere, absolutely nowhere to get a veggie burger, let alone one like this. So yea, I think I know where Im going for lunch today… mmmm

This was a good option for my friend and I, since we were staying at the Jane hotel down the block for a week. I walked by a lot but never went in, but my friend went in the middle of the night and came back with a burrito, a Dr. Pepper, and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s, and claimed she spent $ 25. That’s outrageous, but I enjoyed eating Mission to Marzipan and watching Grease on VH1 in our hotel room at 3 AM.

Nonno is open ²⁴⁄₇ and it’s the only shop within several blocks of this corner of the West Village. Also good to know is that the nice/​opportunistic people who own this place have a pretty good grasp of economics, or at least the laws of supply and demand. And weather. And time.
For their part, they carry an above average *supply* of staples (fruit, vegetables, actual food) and somewhat upscale products (the «upscale products» are mostly organic foods and import beer, cheeses and European candies.) It’s clean, spacious and several steps above the dingy corner markets that only sell snacks, lotto tickets and a few bananas at check-​out. The *demand* is where you come in. Is it cold, rainy, snowy or two minutes till «last call?» If you can answer «yes» to any of these questions, you will pay ridiculous prices for that which you demand, however, your outrage now takes a backseat to your relief at being able to acquire what you need when and where you need it.
So it’s win — win. Well, more like win — sort of win.

Granted, Nonno is convenient for me in a pinch, and they make a mean bacon egg and cheese sandwich that is perfect on a Sunday morning. However, overall, the prices are RIDICULOUS. An emergency can of cat food is double the price of the grocery store just two blocks away. Bagels and rolls change price depending on who is behind the counter. The «fancy» chocolates sit around for so long that three times I’ve gotten them home to find them grey and crumbly — and double the price of anywhere else. If you absolutely need a corner deli, this place is ok. But if you can hold on for another couple of blocks, you’ll save 50% on most items.

Whenever I visit my friend, who lives right across the street, I make sure to stop into Nonno’s at least twice.
It can be reallllllllly pricey (really) but it is by far the best corner store I have ever stepped into.
Nonno’s is super vegan friendly and they carry a lot of obscure things you wouldn’t find at a normal corner store.
I’m from Philly, so the fact that I can walk in, get candy, some cookies AND a beer is mind blowing.
I will gladly hand over my hard earned paychecks to them. I just wish they weren’t a 3 hour train ride away.

I thought it was very nice of the man behind the counter to warn me that my small packet of organic beef jerky had a double digit retail price before adding it to my tab.

Update: I have to up the stars on this review to a 3, because I’ve really come to depend on this place. It’s open 24/​7, and it’s been there for me in my random times of need at the oddest hours of the night.
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Nonno Gourmet is a glorified corner market, with its cute space and aisles of Smart Water-​esque goods.
The place is definitely *way overpriced* but there’s no way for me to avoid going here for late-​night or spontaneous runs since it’s less than a block from my apartment. Something I find incredibly odd — especially given the fact that this is really a corner store — is that they don’t itemize your receipt. Instead, they hand you a receipt with just your total on it, and even if you ask for an itemized receipt, all the items just read «grocery.» What the heezy? Since when is a corner store too cool to itemize?!? Even Balducci’s a few blocks a way itemizes everything!
Hopefully, I’ll find a cheaper place that’s also nearby.

I have my breakfast, and sometimes lunch, here everyday. and some say it shows. This deli /​store is just around the corner from my work, and i am in love with it. The staff have turned to hate me and look at me with disgust, but i dont care. It’s really odd actually, they used to like me then i started to order bacon on everything and they turned on me. Ordering food here is great, it is so inexpensive and actually very good. The service can sometimes be on the slow end, and waiting is awkward because people are coming and going and there is nowhere for you to stand. The locals do come here to get like triscuits and Windex, but the products are so expensive — come for the food.