WHY The ingredients and equipment for virtually every style of cooking in the world.

WHAT This former restaurant supply store has morphed into a food-shopper’s paradise complete with a little café. In addition to thousands of fresh, frozen and packaged gourmet food items, Surfas has equipment aisles devoted to a fascinating array of large-scale appliances and arcane cookware that you never knew existed but now need. The goods aren’t cheap, but the quality and service are high.

WHO Professional chefs and semipro foodies.

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