P&C Market

The coffee and croissants are pretty good. The new iced coffee is delicious too. Solid beer selection that seems to change regularly. Friendly staff and great cheese selection keep me coming back.

Great little corner market with loads of interesting foodie gourmet stuff. I like this place a lot. It’s a little pricey so I tend to only visit now and again. Only downside is their coffee — which is awful. They need to change their brand and brew it far stronger — it’s like dirty washing up water right now!

Very nice neighborhood boutique. We used to live a few blocks from there and enjoyed stopping in to see what local products were available.

Great little neighborhood spot in Capitol Hill to grab a quality bottle of wine, eggs, cheese, milk and other snacks. It’s also where you can get your Polyface Farms products including turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Very convenient if you just fancy sitting in Lincoln Park and have a quick impromptu picnic. Not a vast selection but what they do have — various soft drinks, a few beers and wine, cheeses, sandwiches etc — is all good stuff. Can be a little expensive but if you’re not going here to do your weekly shop then it shouldn’t be an issue.

Somehow the rumor started that this tiny bodega just off of Lincoln Park has the best croissants in the city. The rumor says the French Embassy orders their croissants from this bodega. After living on the French-​German border and tasting Maketto’s chocolate croissants, I can attest this must be a rumor. The croissants (chocolate and almond croissants) are decent… Go into it thinking they are not the best and you may love them, but do NOT think it’s where the French Embassy shops.
Other than that, it’s a cool bodega with tons of options and so convenient just off of Lincoln Park. It’s a bit more expensive than Safeway or Harris Teeter, but if you’re in a bind and nearby, try P&C Market.

Things that keep me going during finals (yes, I am still a student): delicious food.
But I’ve stepped up my game since undergrad — now I seek out gelato and buttery croissants over supermarket chips and cookies. And how convenient for me that I live just five minutes away!
P&C Market has a bomb selection of gelatos. I DIE over their cherry blossom gelato, which I believe is seasonal. Each lick is pure heaven. If cherry blossoms had a scent and taste, the cherry blossom gelato would be a perfect replica. I have also tried their mint chocolate gelato, which was rich and so creamy. P&C’s croissants are buttery and bite-​sized, offering an oozing chocolate kind of satisfaction.
Their wine inventory ranges from low to high-​priced, offering a varietal of reds, whites, and sparklings. P&C occasionally has specials on its wines, which is great and prompts you to try branch out and try different wines.

Don’t let the one off reviews fool you, this place is absolutely awful. I’ve been here more than a few times over the past year and on first impression with its setting and façade, it seems nice, but… the staff are exceptionally awful and rude. We once bought one of their over priced sandwiches only to find when we got down the road it was moldy and we didn’t want to waste time taking it back. Their coffee is horrible. They have overpriced items that you can find for a normal price at Giant supermarket. They even have dog biscuits at the door in a jar for people to take for their dog but when I went it quickly with my little tiny dog in hand just to grab a coffee before the park the rude snob behind the counter just threw his hand up and said get out without ever even just giving me a chance to buy the coffee and leave. I asked him them why do they have a dog friendly environment with a dog out front and dog biscuits in a jar for customers at the door. He said nothing. This place is just simply the worst and I’ve given them many chances.

I usually buy eggs and milk here. The prices are indeed a bit higher than other places, but the quality is good and the shop is downright fun. I also buy some beer and wine there. On weekends I go for a couple of pastries — excellent!

The pastries, just shy of $ 3, look a bit flat until, you pop them in the oven and they become golden bombshells: light and crispy croissants and a heavenly pain au chocolat with an incredible filling. Europe, beware we are almost rivaling you in the pastries selection!
Vermont cheese i got was stellar, and the morning visit to this cozy nook of a market made my day.

Lovely hideaway for interesting and yummy but slightly different food items. Kind clerks, too!

P&c market is my morning coffee shop — delicious coffee and I enjoy the pleasant symphony music playing in the background … If I have guests at my house, I usually splurge by bringing them almond and chocolate croissants — to die for — they taste like I flew to Paris! Nice cheese and wine selection. Decent upscale crackers, nuts, and other accompaniments for the cheese.

Hope that you’re not the fourth person to go into this place — because it’s full after three people.
Set in a corner nook off of Lincoln Park, P&C Market is more «convenient store» than neighborhood mart. The prices are more Whole Foods than Trader Joe’s, but the selection of fresh meats, cheeses, and breads are sometimes worth it for that spontaneous afternoon picnic in the park. The staff are knowledgeable, helpful and available. Just have your dolla dolla bills ready cuz this place ain’t cheap.

Not your average corner store. Excellent pastries, but they don’t carry a lot of staples. If you want a food gift or other high end item, it is great. Otherwise, you are better off going someplace else.
Gets a bonus point for extremely creative signs out front.

I’m grateful that P&C is in my neighborhood, but it’s not a dependable corner market. The everyday popular items — milk, cream cheese, eggs, etc. — that one assumes will be stocked during the weekend are often sold out by Friday night. These items usually have a shelf life of more than a few days so the bare shelves perplex me. Since P&C gets deliveries 2x/​week, one would expect that they wouldn’t run out of the essentials.
Why do I keep coming back? The pastries are fantastic (bagels, croissants, pain au chocolat), and the baguette is the best I’ve had in town. They also stock my favorite English biscuits and French mustard. Plus, the cheese and wine selection often tempt me to pick up a few extras while I’m there.
If they improved their stock and supply during the week, I would visit more often and they would receive a higher rating.

Love this place! Thankful that they always have a deal running for nice quality but inexpensive wine! The coffee is really nice, the soup is fresh and tasty. It would be great if they had more substantial meals as well– but I’ll take what I can get. Thanks!

Love to grab a bottle of wine from here when I need something special. They have some delicious chocolates (The handmade dark chocolate and white chocolate coffee swirl bars next to the registers are awesome) They make great little sandwiches, I’m not a vegetarian but I think their veggie option rocks. Great little specialty items but not where to you run to when you need a loaf of bread and milk for sure.

Five stars for their coffee alone. Best blend on the Hill. They also have a fantastic variety of cheeses served in just-​right sized blocks that call you to sample them 2, 3, 4 at a time. And the chocolate selection — oh my, the chocolates. From Michigan, Brooklyn, England, they’ve got something to satisfy any of your sweet cravings. Weekends are a great time to pick up great pastries (and they’ve started ordering more so they don’t run out by 9:00am anymore), and they regularly carry fresh baguettes and croissants (plus challah on Fridays). This is not a market to pick up on essentials, but it is perfect for treats and specialty items. Plus, Coke in glass bottles. What else could you ask for?
Expensive? Yes. But everything is worth it. And to top it off, the guy who works weekdays is possibly the friendliest shopkeeper ever, which is just the cherry on top.

This is the only place outside of New York City where you can get The Regal Vegan’s Faux Gras. It’s delicious!
Pleasant, elite-​feeling little store.

I wish Lincoln Park could have a normal corner market. There’s either chips and Kraft Dinner, or… P&C Market — overpriced gourmet items you have to buy cuz you’re here, but nothing you can use for a normal stop for dinner on the way home from work.
If a corner store could keep me from picking up a few items from a huge grocery store, I’d be here every night… but the one night I stop in to get milk and eggs… they are out? On a Monday at 5pm? I had to walk 6 blocks to the next little corner grocery store, and they had EVERYTHING I needed, included decent wine. The last time I came in here for cream, I walked out with overpriced ginger chocolates…
Please carry some basics for my kitchen, instead of last minute gift ideas when running to a party and I may come back. I only live two blocks away — help a long time resident out!