Saeed's International Market — Local services in New London

We stopped in here and were immediately impressed with the selection. I've traveled enough of my life and been epicurious enough to recognize particular oils and spices I was craving to add to my pantry after recently moving to Connecticut. Big HOWEVER, however. After being amid this current political spectrum of the country suffering I asked the pleasant shopkeeper whether they take ebt. She said no and that in itself was of course completely understandable given it is a small grocery and the paperwork might be a headache not worth pursuing. The however, is though, that she then proceeded to overexplain what folks with ebt should be spending their stipend on and made it extremely clear that nothing in their shop is what anyone NEEDS. I couldn't believe how classist, rude, and critical she was given the store in my opinion celebrates DIVERSITY. why should cultural diversity be outshined by economic? All I could think was how this place that might be a humble beacon of home for some became an elitist club for others. Had I been from lebanon (having recently experienced their incredible tragedy in beirut) I might have felt comfort in their authentic spice offerings, for example. I had misgivings about the economic disparity in connecticut before moving here as a single mother. I live in humble new london. Today was the day to venture out and find some croatian and armenian accoutrements for my children whose father comes from those countries. Being on ocean avenue I thought may put us in the west connecticut territory of thinking in a 1% perspective, but I thought I'd give it a try after reading about how well the new london farmers market did with serving EVERYONE.

So disappointed I cannot morally make purchases from a store that looked to offer so much I can appreciate and also looked to be struggling to support itself as we were the only customers. The shopkeepers opinion about people was both disgusting...

This place is an absurdity. On the rare occasion that you can catch them while they're open, they're still only open from 11-5, meaning they open well after the workday begins for most of us, and close right when people get out. To me it appears how someone would run a business if they were trying to go out of business. The place is a morgue. No music going. The rare occasion I did catch them for taboulleh salad, it was not finely chopped and there were huge chunks of veggies. The flavor itself was good. The masked woman whom I see there every time informs me that the owners have been in Europe for 5 weeks. Good for them! Apparently they have enough money to not really have to care about whether or not their business sinks or swims and it shows! I'm a middle easterner trying to support and enjoy my heritage, but I'm about to give up on you Saeed's. You don't care, so I...

I am very fortunate to live right around the corner from this place. They have the very best classic gyros in the area. They sell an assortment of Mediterranean options. Housemaid hummus and pita chips. Their falafel is great as well. They have filling stations for olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some other stuff. Go green and reuse your bottle! They have pastry and confection section with many different kinds of baklava, as well as a selection of halva and gelato. They do sell alcoholic beverages as well as an assortment of other beverages, many of which you won't see anywhere else in the area. They are truly an international market and you will find many products you would not find anywhere else nearby. Masks are required for entry. There is parking in the rear. They close at 5:00...