Where to Buy Eastern European Foods

Here is a list of Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian delis, import stores and online grocers. This list is a work in progress and is by no means comprehensive. It is meant to be as accurate and current as possible. Please send corrections or information on your favorite shop serving high-quality Eastern European foods for possible inclusion in this list.

Check here for a list of Polish delis, import stores and online grocers.

• CITY FRESH MARKET
  Address: 3201 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60659
  Phone: 773-681-8600
  Website: http://www.cityfreshmarket.com/
  Email: Email directly from the site
  Products: Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Balkan meats, sausages, cheeses, pastries, filo doughs, dry goods, barbecued lamb and pig, slava breads
  Type of Store: Physical and online store

• CONTINENT DELI
  Address: 4150 Regents Park Row, #110, La Jolla, CA
  Phone: 858-623-0099
  Website: No website at this time
  Email: No email at this time
  Products: Sausages, deli meats, cheeses, pastries from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Czech and Slovak republics.
  Type of Store: Physical store and small restaurant. Call ahead to place orders. No shipping.

• DALMATIAN KITCHEN
  Address: Online store only
  Phone: 206-551-5999
  Website: http://dalmatiankitchen.com/index.cfm
  Email: sales@dalmatiankitchen.com
  Products: Dalmatian olive oil, fig spread and fig and cocoa spread.
  Type of Store: Online only.

• DITTMER'S
  Address: 400 San Antonio Road, Mountain View, CA (directly across from the San Antonio Shopping Center)
  Phone: 773-728-6333
  Website: http://www.dittmers.com
  Email: No email
  Products: Housemade Old-World sausages, deli meats, smoked meats, and fresh meats. More than 100 homemade specialty items, cut-to-order beef, pork, veal and lamb, an game meats. Sandwiches sold from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  Type of Store: Physical store only. Dittmer's does not ship its products.

• GEORGE'S BRAND MEATS
  Address: 1964 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60640
  Phone: 773-728-6333
  Website: http://www.georgesbrandmeats.com/
  Email: info@GeorgesBrandMeats.com
  Products: Housemade sausages, deli meats, smoked meats from Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.
  Type of Store: Physical store and plant. Call ahead to place orders and to see if product can be shipped. Products also available at various Eastern European import stores.

• GRAND DUKE'S RESTAURANT AND DELI
  Address: 6312 S. Harlem Ave., Summit, IL 60501-1822
  Phone: (708) 594-5622
  Website: http://www.granddukesrestaurant.com
  Email: info@granddukesrestaurant.com
  Products: Housemade sausages, deli meats, smoked meats, pastries, breads from Lithuania and other Eastern European countries.
  Type of Store: Physical store and restaurant. Call to see if they will ship.

• HERITAGE SPECIALTY FOODS
  Address: P.O. Box 301277, Portland, OR 97294
  Phone: 503-252-1545
  Website: http://heritagespecialtyfoods.com/
  Email: info@heritagespecialtyfoods.com
  Products: Housemade all-natural, preservative-free Polish pierogi with traditional fillings and Americanized fillings like blue cheese and pizza. Russian pelmeni (mini pierogi) with pork an beef filling.
  Type of Store: No physical store. Product available at retail stores in the Pacific Northwest, but call to see if they will ship to your area. Online ordering coming soon.

• HUNGARIAN PASTRY SHOP
  Address: 1030 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025
  Phone: 212-866-4230
  Website: No website at this time
  Email: No email at this time
  Products: Every conceivable Hungarian dessert including strudels, cakes, cookies and tortes.
  Type of Store: Physical store only with sit-down cafe. No shipping.

• OTTO'S HUNGARIAN IMPORT STORE & DELI
  Address: 2320 West Clark Ave., Burbank, CA 91506
  Phone: 818-845-0433
  Website: http://www.HungarianDeli.com
  Email: HungaryHU@aol.com
  Products: More than 2,500 items from Hungary, Romania, Austria, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Czech and Slovak republics. Poppyseed grinders, nut grinders, nokedli graters, bogracs kettles, sausages, deli meats, poppyseed and nut rolls, and much more.
  Type of Store: Physical and online stores. Ships worldwide! Read this profile.

• RACINE BAKERY
  Address: 6216 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
  Phone: 773-581-8500
  Website: http://racinebakery.com/
  Email: customerservice@racinebakery.com
  Products: Lithuanian and Polish bakery and deli items, sausages, 12 dark rye breads and specialties for Easter and Christmas, including raguolis or tree cake. Call or fax an order of breads, cookies, sausages and other items, shipped nationwide via UPS. Type of Store: Physical store. Certain products can be shipped, and are also available at various Eastern European import stores.

• ROMANIAN KOSHER SAUSAGE CO.
  Address: 7200 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626
  Phone: 773-761-4141
  Website: No website
  Email: No email
  Products: Kosher deli foods, sausages, tongue, corned beef, pastrami, kishke, chopped liver, herring, sweets, dry goods
  Type of Store: Physical store, but call to see if they ship to your area

• STATE MEATS, INC.
  Address: 5338 State Road, Parma, OH 44134
  Phone: 216-398-0183
  Website: http://www.statemeats.com/
  Email: No email
  Products: Kielbasa and other sausages, deli meats, pyrohi, breads, herring, smoked ham hocks, smalitz, some fresh meats including pigs' feet, cheeses and various homemade items like sauerkraut. Decidedly Ukrainian.
  Type of Store: Physical store, but call to see if they ship to your area.

• TASTE OF EUROPE
  Address: 518 N. Main St., Crown Point, IN 46307-3232
  Phone: 219-226-9000
  Website: No website
  Email: No email
  Products: Serbo-Croat, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, and some Hungarian sausages, smoked meats, cheeses, barbecued lamb and pig, pastries, filo doughs, dry goods, slavski kolac
  Type of Store: Physical store, but call to see if they ship to your area

• TOM & NICK'S MEAT MARKET
  Address: 6032 W. Cermak Road, Cicero, IL 60804
  Phone: 708-652-4113
  Website: No website
  Email: No email
  Products: Serbian lamb and pigs for roasting, sausages, smoked meats, cheeses, barbecued lamb and pig, some dry goods.
  Type of Store: Physical store, but call to see if they ship to your area
• ZABAR'S
  Address: 2245 Broadway (at 80th St.), New York, NY 10024
  Phone: 800-697-6301, in NYC 212-496-1234
  Website: http://www.zabars.com/
  Email: info@zabars.com
  Products: Every kosher and Eastern European food imaginable -- bagels, caviar, cheese, fish, pastries, holiday foods, deli items, dry goods.
  Type of Store: Physical store is open 365 days a year. Online store ships nationwide.