i’ve said it before, but one of my favorite places in the city is the south seaport.  no, not that south seaport - the one with throngs of tourists and sticky gimmicky restaurants and abercrombie storefronts belching shoppers in and out…no.  

walk past that to the site of the old fulton fish market, where every sunday the new amsterdam market sets up camp.  separate from the greenmarket, the vendors are a combination of farm booths selling fresh produce and more specialized local businesses and restaurants: artisanal drinks and sweets, cheesemongers, pie bakeries, heirloom citrus, brooklyn-made wine, fresh tempeh, hand-harvested seaweed.  

it’s less comprehensive than more traditional greenmarkets, but fun for excursioning.  in the past two weeks we picked up the most insanely delicious yellow nectarines, heirloom tomatoes, p&h lime soda, oysters and corn on the cob grilled over a wood fire from mas farmhouse, a lobster roll, rye boules from nordic bread, and world-altering cheese.  more on that soon.

my favorite shop in new york, bowne & co. stationers on water street, has been closed by the seaport museum since the spring. tragically, i think (others agree).  it makes the area a lot less full of life, but the market is still worth a trip.