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March 2024 by Carol Larkin
Great unique wine choices! Very helpful and happy people to ask a million questions too, great cheese recommendations, pita chips and crackers galore. Don’t forget yummy olives and delicious focaccia!
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February 2024 by Cheryl Cowee
Always amazing!! Butternut squash hummus is the best. Kibbe is delicious as well.
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January 2024 by Adrian Smolynsky
Love this place, a hidden jewel for sure. Carry many hard to find Mediterranean items like Alepo spice, Seranno Ham, etc. Have a nice wine selection and freshly made humus, salads, etc. Many vegan options as well.
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December 2023 by Betty C
I commented previously about the Cafe. The store has an incredible selection of items that I would like to try. I will definitely be going back after Christmas.
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November 2023 by Jen Roux, Realtor
This is one of my favorite places. Some of my favorites are the goat cheese brie, hummus, broccoli salad, orzo salad, spinach and meat pies, hummus, and a great wine selection. I absolutely can't drive by without stopping for something. Service is always helpful and friendly.
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November 2023 by Giorgio Menallo (Karajoannes)
Spices here are way more affordable than in any supermarket - and incomparably more flavorful. They also have an interesting selection of imported goods, and their food-to-go is quite tastyas well.
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October 2023 by Megan MacDonald
Everything they make is gold. Their wine selection is phenomenal and Justus is always there to recommend and drop wine knowledge. I specifically recommend the halva and their za’atar croutons ?
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October 2023 by L
Wonderful people, yummy hard to find food, and cool events
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October 2023 by Ben L.
Great place to go to if you want specialty items you won't get in most markets. On top of that they have some great prepared items (love the sausage roll), an an incredibly helpful team to help you pick out deli items or cheeses, and you just get a nice relaxed feel for the whole place. They also usually have some specials around holidays like Christmas and Easter which are definitely worth it. Love this place!
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June 2023 by Richard Poole
Quaint local market with a Mediterranean flair. Their seasonings are my favorite as they are decently priced, fresh, and stock hard to find items like sumac and Syrian pepper. Their deli has delicious salads and meats. The staff are helpful. The prices are on the higher end but you're not going to find alot of these items in your local supermarket. Support your local businesses.
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June 2023 by Axelle R.
Thank you Miriam and Ed Hyder's Mediterranean Marketplace for donating your delicious Grapeleave Platter for the event hosted by RIAC, ARISE, ORIS and Ascentria for Refugee Day, June 23rd! The event wouldn't be the same without the great food!-ARISE
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June 2023 by Tooba Waqar
Warm welcoming people. Tasty yummy food options.
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June 2023 by MJ H
First time there. It is truly an oasis for the area. Nice selection of diverse and reasonably priced wines. The young man offering guidance on the wine section, I think his name is Justin/Justice , is very knowledgeable and super helpful. I know a lot about wine and he was right on point. The folks at the deli counter are also very friendly and the food is terrific. I bought way more than I anticipated, but in a good way. I will absolutely be back.
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April 2023 by Patrick Swayze
I love this place. Wine and beer selection is amazing on top of the best spice selection Ive seen in new england. Everything they make is wonderful. Love the hyders.
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April 2023 by Jenifer H.
If you like to cook Middle Eastern or Indian food, this place is the best!I first started shopping at Ed Hyder's when I couldn't find Halloumi cheese anywhere else. Since then I've gone back almost every week. I cook a lot of Middle Eastern food and Indian food, and they have so many spices and ingrediants that I need. Heck, they even have some of the ingrediants I need for my Mexican recipes!I find it difficult to find chorizo sausage for tacos (not the cured/dried kind, but the kind I can squeeze out of the sausage and fry up in a pan for taco filling). Shaws and Star Market will sometimes carry this, but I can't tell you how many times I've driven to one of them just to find out there's no chorizo. And in a pinch I can sub sweet Italian sausage, but come on....that's not the same. Well, Ed Hyder's consistently has chorizo in their frozen case! :DEd Hyder's also carries preserved lemon. I know I could preserve my own lemon, but I'd rather buy it already done. I can't find preserved lemon anywhere else. Other ingrediants I have trouble finding elsewhere:-canned piquillo peppers-semolina flour -chickpea flour-canned fava beans-canned chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce (Price Chopper usually has these, but can be iffy with Shaws and Market Basket and I don't want to drive all the way to PC for one thing).-Ethopian Berbere spice-Cardamom pods-Coriander seeds-Medjool dates-premade shakshuka sauce (I usually make this myself, but it's nice to have a lazy option on hand lol)Their spice selection is wonderful! I only wish the berbere came in bigger bags. Those tiny little bags they sell it in, I use up almost an entire bag for one recipe. Ed Hyder's, do y'all know how much Ethiopians like their berbere? And it says Ethiopian right on the bag lol Please set out some bigger bags! But that's my only complaint. Overall, their spice selection is awesome. Also love their cheese selection, love their homemade pita chips, and love their tahini selection! Now, I don't have trouble finding tahini in any grocery store. But it's nice to have some authentic tahini and have a few different kinds to choose from, rather than just one sad bottle of O Organics tahini squished in with the peanut butter. A huge portion of their store is devoted to wine and beer. Personally I couldn't care less and almost never buy alcohol at Ed Hyders. I actually think it would be cool if more of their limited space was devoted to obscure/difficult to find ingrediants. But I can see why all the alcohol might be a good business move for them to bring traffic in. The store also carries many staple items that I'll usually grab if I'm in there anyway. Stuff like rolled oats, flour, bread flour, etc (all sold by the pound). All-in-all this store is awesome. Exactly what a specialty store should be. Loads of high quality ingrediants that large grocery stores may not always have on hand, friendly and helpful staff, and a website that actually works! You can search beforehand to see if Ed Hyder's carries what you need. Love this place! I'm sure Ed Hyder's doesn't need my input, but if I ran Ed Hyder's I'd ditch the alcohol and devote the space to more staple Middle Eastern and Indian ingrediants. I'd also add more ingrediants for Mexican food. I'd throw in another fridge for some fresh veggies, peppers and potaotoes and beets, fresh ginger root, fresh turmeric. I'd also start selling cookbooks and hosting cooking classes a couple of times a month. I'm sure their business is doing fine and all. I'm just giving my two cents on what Ed Hyder's would look like in MY best life lolBut five stars. It's always a treat to visit this place :)
