Phoenicia Specialty Foods sits at 1001 Austin Street, on the ground floor of One Park Place, within walking distance of Discovery Green, the George R. Brown Convention Center, and Minute Maid Park. The store is organized into departments — Bakery & Confections, Prepared Foods, Cheeses, Deli Meats, Produce, Butcher Shop & Seafood, Wine & Beer, Coffee & Tea, Grains, Beans & Spices, and Oils, Vinegar & Olives — anchored throughout by a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean focus.
The bakery and prepared foods sections have built a following of their own, drawing regulars in for pastries and ready-to-eat dishes as much as for the harder-to-find specialty ingredients stocked across the rest of the shelves. It's a multi-level browsing experience rather than a quick errand, with catering available for downtown businesses and residents.
The downtown location shares its building with MKT BAR, a separate gastropub operation.
The bakery and prepared foods sections have built a following of their own, drawing regulars in for pastries and ready-to-eat dishes as much as for the harder-to-find specialty ingredients stocked across the rest of the shelves. It's a multi-level browsing experience rather than a quick errand, with catering available for downtown businesses and residents.
The downtown location shares its building with MKT BAR, a separate gastropub operation.