Massis International Foods

What can you say about a business that is closed! Inside looks like is begin for a new contractor to clean up. What’s going to be the new occupancy?

run of the mill eastern european grocery store

One of those fantastic, small neighborhood places, high-​end food/​deli stores,
absolutely worth a visit, great specials from all over, especial the Mediterranean and other parts of Europe.
Not one of those kind of deli’s you will normally find in a neighborhood, anywhere.
There selection of imports is just fantastic…
Hugs.
enjoy…

I’ve just discovered this place and love it. Best Romanian feta I have had in years — melts in your mouth! And the backed goods are delicious, both desserts and spinach rolls.

Both of my big-​nosed kashkaval eating Armenian grandfathers LOVE masis!
Cheeses, meats, imported chocolates like kinder, jams, breads. what’s not to love?
I used to be dragged here before every holiday to buy cheese, sausages and fillo dough. (To make cheese and spinach pies, ofcourse) Masis has an awesome variety of Turkish, Armenian and Romanian goods and there prices are way more decent then other locations in sunnyside.
The men working here have always been grumpy, and have gotten grumpier through the years but they always somehow know exactly what you want. Maybe that’s just me, they’d always see me eyeing those big pieces of halva at the counter!

The olive bar is also a must! I love their olive variety, the kalamata olives they have are always the best! AND they have fresh Turkish delight, if you don’t see it. ask for it! They most likely always carry it, the rose flavor is my personal favorite.
Masis carries so many shopping memories for me and for many people with immigrant parents. Sunnyside would never be the same without you Massis!

This place is similar to Parrot Coffee up the street. I came here to explore the mineral water options, and I ‘m happy to report that they carry Radenska in glass bottles.

I stumbled upon this great little market while picking up take-​out next door. I decided to stop by one night to pick up a pastry as a little treat for my boyfriend. It was delicious and very reasonable — only about $ 3 per pastry. I’ll definitely be going back for more exploring!

Whenever I drive by Sunnyside if I find parking I do stop and shop at Massis. It’s a great pleasure to get all those fresh goodies! so yummy!

ah the memories.
As a kid my sister and I were dragged to spots like Massis every weekend, sis and I would be running down the aisles knocking stuff over while my parents argued about cheese. I feel the older I get the more Armenian i’m becoming and luckily I have a friend like Mary G who knows the best spots in Sunnyside.
You have to try the boreks. They make them turkish style but they are so flaky and fatty! Just enough cheese and you can even ask them to warm one up for you. They have cheese and spinach.
Wide variety of cheeses-​feta, khasher etc. They have cold cuts, sausages from all different places. Nuts, bread, lahmajoons, jams, pastry section and the list goes on and on. Like Jared C. said most of the products are imported from Turkey. Unlike other Mediterranean delis I found Massis to be way over priced but the quality of the products are worth it.

Dear Jared,
I am a Romanian and I just taken a look at your photo… Thats not Romanian. Its Turkish, and its called börek… or in Cyprus, because greek food and turkish have many many similarities, bureki. I lived in Turkey one year and a half, been to Greece… I know.
Peace

The sign in the front boasts of «Gourmet Romanian Specialties» along with European and Mediterranean food, but a good majority of the products inside are imported from Turkey. The place is vast for an ethnic grocery, with a deli on one side making fresh foods. I picked up a spinach burek ($ 3.50), not exactly Romanian specialty, but too tempting to resist. A day after purchase it was still moist in the center and flaky on the outside.