The Pickle Guys
Gourmet Store
Lower East Side, New York
"Love a combo of new, 1/2 and full sours."(5 Tips)
"Awesome pickled pineapples!"(4 Tips)
"Loved the hot sour and the giardiniera."(3 Tips)
"New pickles or half sours are great!"(3 Tips)
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Andrew COctober 4, 2017the variety of pickles here is amazing and THEY ARE DELICIOUS!!! I remember visiting this 10+ years ago and it's just as great as it was - corner storefront with massive buckets of pickles! !
The Corcoran GroupJuly 30, 2011Filled with huge barrels of pickley, crunchy goodness in one tiny store. Everything is pickled: garlic, beets, olives, string beans and okra. We recommend the hot sour pickles or the horseradish pickl- David MilbergDecember 7, 2015Ever since Holland and Gus' vacated their Essex Street locations, great pickles had been elusive. Thank God for Al and his Pickle Guys. The Garlic sours, the mushrooms, the sauerkraut . Excellent!
Kimmie OhhAugust 19, 2020Pickle lovers must come here! They have a huge selection of traditional pickles (aka cucumbers) here & many other pickled items (onions, okra, baby corn, beets, baby carrots...the list goes on)- LizaAugust 27, 2014New pickles or half sours are great! Only $6.75 for an assortment of great pickles - and they're also kind enough to give you a free one to eat on the road
Wayne WishneyApril 16, 2018Great place! All types of pickled vegetables! Pickles, etc Bought the pickled baby corn! Delish! Great owner & staff! A must visit in lower Manhattan
Nina LoSchiavoFebruary 2, 2016Trust them with their recommendations. You cannot go wrong at The Pickle Guys PLUS free pickles on Orchard St. during Pickle Day (first weekend of October).
Error404 Hack2learnDecember 22, 2014If you like pickles or anything that is/can be pickled you are in paradise. So delicious. Definitely worth a stop.
CarolApril 4, 2024Get the pickled mangos. They’re a surprise find! So delicious, I need to have this in my fridge all year round
City Food ToursFebruary 15, 2012These guys have been at it for years! Take your pick, from the standard cucumber to the not-so-standard pineapple! Know a pickle fan outside of the city? Send them your love-they'll ship ur faves!
Jason KaplerJune 7, 2012These guys don't play around. I buy the Hot Sour or Horseradish Pickles, Jalapeno Stuffed Olives, and the Pepperoncini. I could be a masochist.
Nicole FormicaJuly 3, 2017A pickle paradise!! Anything and everything you would ever want pickled is here.
Emilie FuttermanSeptember 21, 2014Best pickles NYC. The spicy spicy ones in particular. Closed on Saturday but open Sunday all day.
- Zucchini RoseSeptember 5, 2017Love a combo of new, 1/2 and full sours. The best is the pickled tomatoes! 🍅
Justin TJanuary 1, 2015If you like pickles how can you not stop by? And if you don't like pickles, get one here and it'll change your life.
LisiMarch 6, 2014When Gus pickles left the Pickle Guy took over! Great place big barrels and great taste pickles juat like Gus!!
Adrienne CooperFebruary 11, 2012"We can pickle it" Ok, so it's not as kookie as the Portlandia skit, but you should find a pickle to your liking, sour, sweet, salty, spicy--if you crave it they'll have it!
- Jenny ZhuApril 9, 2012Ask for Al, Will, Zhen, or Mike - let them know that you were referred by Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics (maybe they'll hook you up)
Joanna FlammDecember 14, 2018A true taste of old New York. Ask the owner to tell you a joke, he's got an endless supply.
MLOAugust 30, 2013Don't snooze on the mango and pineapple pickled gifts from a Jewish Caribbean heaven.
They relocated to 357 Grand street, just across the street from previous location
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LuluOctober 23, 2011Try the pickled watermelon - not on the menu; only available on request in the Fall --> amazing!!!- I MOctober 12, 2012Pickles taste better straight from the barrel. It's the LES so remember, it's closed on Shabbos.
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The Pickle Guys' pickles are barrel cured pickles made from an old Eastern European recipe “Just like the way mom use to make them!”
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- Mon–Thu, Sun
- 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Fri
- 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
(212) 656-9739
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