About Fairway Market Kips Bay

Fairway Market Kips Bay is a 40,119-square-foot grocery store located at 550 Second Avenue (on the corner of East 30th Street) in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood, which opened on December 21, 2012, as the fourth Fairway location in Manhattan and the 12th store in the chain overall . The store is situated in the Kips Bay Shopping Center and was notable for employing many workers from Fairway's Red Hook, Brooklyn location, which had sustained heavy damage from Superstorm Sandy just weeks before the Kips Bay store's opening . Originally scheduled to open in November 2012, the completion was delayed due to the storm . The store is designed as an underground market, with shoppers entering through a 2,500-square-foot entryway before taking glass-enclosed elevators or extra-wide escalators down to the main shopping level, which features 16-to-20-foot high ceilings . This layout has been described as "underground Fairway with all the regular departments" by local shoppers . The Kips Bay location operates daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM, seven days a week . Fairway Market is known for its exceptional selection of traditional, organic, and specialty food items at competitive prices, and the Kips Bay location offers all the signature departments that made the chain a beloved New York institution . The produce section, which is the first stop as shoppers enter the lower level, features an astounding assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, including locally sourced, organic, and exotic items . The made-from-scratch bakery produces artisanal breads, pies, and NYC-style bagels, all KOF-K certified kosher .