O&CO.

We visited this little treasure trove as part of a food tour of the area and we really enjoyed our visit. We tasted olive oil infused with basil and treacly balsamic vinegar. If we lived in the area we would definitely be enjoying more of their produce.

Great people! Great customer service! Beautiful wrapping! Thank you, Tasha and Jacob for all your help! I’ll be back!

Went there to buy a housewarming gift for my wife’s friend and the guys that work there (Jacob & Issac I believe were their names) are super friendly. They were extremely professional and very helpful in answering any/​all questions and assisting us in picking out the right products.

Fantastic oil and fantastic knowledgeable staff. We were introduced to this company on the food tour of New York and were so impressed with the oil’s, truffle salt and especially balsamic vinegar! I’ve had balsamic vinegar all over the world and this is literally the best I’ve ever tasted. Had to grab a few bottles to come home with me. Make sure to stop in and do some sampling it will change your view of oil and vinegar!

Mmmmmm! I spent about an hour in here trying so many flavors of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The mint olive oil is one of the best things Ive ever tasted. I have never been an EVOO snob, but I cant see myself buying grocery store brands ever again.

Stopped by this awesome olive oil place on our food tour and sampled the unbelievable extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Tasted so wonderful we U-​turned after our tour to buy a whole bottle of the basil flavored oil to take home with us. Highly recommend this place to anyone who likes to dip delicious simple artisan breads with delicately prepared evoos. Yummy!

Visited this location for a tasting during NYC walking tour. Although the basil olive oil was delicious, I couldn’t bring myself to spend over $ 20 for a cup of olive. I’d rather pick fresh basil from my garden and use a bit of the 1^st cold pressed olive oil from California I purchase at the local market … although still not inexpensive, not as overpriced as this stuff. Just my opinion.

This O&CO is smaller than the uptown ones, a cozy spot staffed by a friendly woman unpacking boxes and offering samples upon request (rather than laid out as elsewhere).

Really nice place, with helpful people. We walked in with a 2 year old gift certificate & it wasn’t a problem. They have great oils, truffle oils, teas & gift sets. Best of all, they are dog-​friendly & invited our little terrier mix to join us.
Will definitely go back soon.

Great shop and the workers really know about olive oil! I learned so much by coming in and talking with the man working. I ended up purchasing the truffle oil salt which is AMAZING and worth every penny!

Knowledgeable staff. Cute store. Pricey but we splurged on a few things we couldn’t normally get at a non-​specialty store. Don’t think I’ll be a regular.

One of those cute little shops that made us want to walk in and we’re so glad we did. Someone immediately greeted us and asked if we had ever visited them before. We told them it was our first visit and were excited to hear that we’re welcome to try a sample of anything in the store!
This was amazing because it smelled so good in there! Beware though– everything is so good I wanted to buy up the whole store. I ended up with a black olive and fig tapenade, basil olive oil and reduced balsamic gift set, and ‘everyday’ balsamic (which tasted anything but). They were running a Xmas Eve special so with 20% off all of that ran me about $ 80, which I was happy to pay because it was so tasty.
The staff pointed us across the street to a bakery and cheese store for a great rosemary bread and goat cheese pairing… which we immediately visited. How could we resist?! Overall wonderful experience. I think I know where I’m buying my Xmas gifts next year, just wish there was a location in DC where we were visiting from.

When in NYC head to Bleecker St. and do a little taste testing with the friendly staff and you will get hooked.

I first came across this place during a food tour of NYC. The staff was really helpful and knowledgable about the different oils and vinegars. They even let you try samples. It’s a cute little store, but still has a wide assortment of high quality oils. I brought my mom in to help pick out some olive oil for my dad. We decided to go with a basil olive oil, and a lemon one. He LOVED both! The only reason I didn’t give them 5 stars was because at checkout, they put two spouts in for our jars without asking and charged $ 5 for each! We went back to return them since we didn’t need them (and really didn’t even know they put them in until we saw the receipt). Luckily, they were really nice about it, so that was good.

Bell Pepper & Ricotta Cheese Pesto is heaven in a jar which costs 12 $
i actually wait for their twice yearly 25% discount email and stock up but always seem to run out

They have excellent customer service at this tiny and quaint olive oil store. You won’t find your typical brands here. If you could, then why not just go to the grocery store right? Well, much like Patron is fake tequila, the olive oil you’ve been getting out of the stores is fake olive oil. There’s always the real stuff and then the fake stuff when it comes to food and alcohol. O & Co is your source for real olive oil. That means the olive oil must be handpicked, contained properly, and cold pressed. Many commercial olive oils gather the olives in a mass, commercialized way by knocking them all down at once. In knocking down the trees that grow the olives, they damage the olives, impairing their quality. Also, olive oils sold in transparent containers are basically worthless. When light is allowed to permeate the olive oil, it causes it to lose it’s potency. That means storage is important. You don’t want to have the olive oil exposed to light, heat, or cold. Room temperature in a dark cabinet and a dark container is ideal.
At this shop, the employees will be happy to educate you on all things olive oil and will take you through the shop allowing you to sample oils, balsamic vinegars, pistachio creams, etc. They have 12 year old balsamic with olive oil and some sea salt that just hits the spot. I love this place and they will be my primary source for olive oil from here on. It’s so great that in New York, stores tend to specialize in one thing. One of the more negative aspects of living in Florida and Georgia, the only other 2 states I’ve lived in, is having to settle for pretty mediocre grocery chains. When people are allowed to specialize in one thing instead of having to sell everything, the quality is not comparable and way beyond the quality given at your typical American chain grocery stores. Bleecker street is a perfect example. On this one portion of one street, you can get breads from your baker, cheeses from your cheese store, italian meats from the oldest Italian deli in the area, cannolis from the Italian patisserie and high quality olive oils from O & Co all from those who specialize in it.

According to Morpheus, if you take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and it’ll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
If you taste O&Co aged balsamic vinegar, I will swear to you that you will never want to go back to those mediocre supermarket store shelf vinegar ever again!
I know it’s a strong statement, but it’s true, their vinegars are absolutely AMAZING! Their 8.5fl oz bottles of vinegars aren’t cheap and it will run you about $ 34 each. Even though, I know it sounds pretty steep, keep in mind that their vinegars are aged naturally for eight year, the flavors are intensive and each drop really does go a long way.
The best part about this specialty store is that they will allow you to taste free samples of their products. So next time, when you happened to be around the neighborhood, be the Neo that you are and take the blue pill already!!!
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Pssst…I highly recommend the Premium Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
and the White Wine Vinegar with Honey & Ginger because that is exactly what I get all the time when I come here.

NYC FOODAPOLOOZA STOP #13.3
food tour stop #3. isn’t that a beautiful chandelier? no, it not actually olive oil because you should store olive oil in a dark, cool area.
this stop was a pleasant alternative (this was not among the list stated on the website), so much so that i had to come back and use the 10% discount to buy a souvenir. we had a sampling of the basil olive oil with fleur de sel and rosemary honey with white truffle salt. magnifiq! the store clerks were very knowledgable and passionate, which is always a tell-​tale sign of quality and value.

For me, a visit to NYC is never complete without a stroll along Bleecker St. and a quick stop at Olivier & Co.
I know it sounds funny but really really good olive oil, even in small quantity, can really change the character of an entire meal. The good stuff can tease out flavor in fish and meats, add smooth bite to a salad, transform a pasta from boring to palatable.
At Olivier & Co., they always have samples out at the back with small crusts of bread or crackers to try anything you wish. In addition to the usual array of extra-​virgin olive oils, the flavored bottles are what I really come for. They have truffle, basil, lemon, and possibly orange or rosemary? A bottle of pure white or black truffle oil is a bit out of price range but a bottle of white/​black truffle infused olive oil? That’s both doable and delectable.
The little bottles pack a good flavor whollop so use carefully but if you buy a small bottle of the white truffle olive oil and use it on say, a roast chicken or to sprinkle on pasta with garlic and shaved parmesan, you won’t be sorry.

I walked into this store on a whim when I was running some food errands on Bleeker a week ago. I had just bought a pie of John’s pizza from just down the street, a couple baguettes from Amy’s across the street, and some cheese from Murray’s also across the street. Then as I was about to head home for dinner, this cute little store’s window caught my eye and I couldn’t resist the urge to walk in and see what it’s got.
WELL… I’m afraid this store will be one of my new addictions. it’s got all kinds of olive oils of which the very nice owner lady offered samples for me to try. My favorite was the one with basil. Also very nice were the balsamic vinegarette and their PESTO! OK, so maybe the stuff is a bit on the expensive side, considering you can get a decent bottle of olive oil, pesto, and other stuff for less than $ 10 elsewhere. But you must simply try Olivier’s products to forgive them for the prices.
I love the convenient location of the shop — in the proximity of some of my favorite shops on Bleeker…