• Whole Foods Market - Columbus Circle

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Large and well-stocked natural foods supermarket chain, acquired by Amazon.com in 2018. Offers selections in natural groceries and specialty foods, nutritional supplements and vitamins, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well home cleaning and natural body care products. Find vegan foods like tofu and soy products, plant milks, vegan ice cream, vegan cheese, frozen meals, vegan burger patties, cereals, nuts, and much more. Has deli and prepared foods department. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm.


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15 Reviews

First Review by Bill K

Gina306

Points +118

Vegan
22 Feb 2023

Incredible huge selection

Huge selection of vegan & raw products !
Tasty vegan fresh sushi, hot pizza & vegan tasty soups. You need time to discover all the products in the store. 👍

Pros: Tasty homemade hot soup in S/M/L, Salad bar & variety of bread , RAW food 👍 fresh fruit

alinasophie

Points +73

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Great food

Super viel Vegane Auswahl, die Salatbar hat super viel frische und mega leckere Salate und warme Gerichte - überall sind die Inhaltsstoffe aufgeführt. Auch die eisauswahl lässt Vegane Herzen höher schlagen! 5 Sterne!

Pros: Viele Vegane Optionen , Inhaltsstoffe sind aufgeführt

Mpie

Points +2653

Vegan
25 May 2022

For shopping and lunch

I like Whole Foods, they offer a wide product range for vegans, from shampoos and tooth paste to special nuts and vegan spreads.
You can also order something and eat in, it's a cheaper alternative than going to lunch.

hatszepsut

Points +491

Vegetarian
16 Apr 2022

Good place

A bit busy but a good place to shop. They always have a bunch of veg options to choose from in the hot section.

·X·

Points +17394

Vegan
31 Oct 2021

Whole Foods Market

Very nice, well-stocked Whole Foods Market at Columbus Circle. Located in a nice shopping building...so it's a bonus if you want to knock out some shopping (e.g., clothes, running store, make up, etc.). This Whole Foods Market is also a great place to pick up some snacks / light bites if you'd like to picnic in Central Park, which is just footsteps away.

Poundie

Points +13129

Vegan
15 Sep 2021

Huge Whole Foods branch

This might be my imagination, but it seems to me that this branch of Whole Foods is a bit larger than most other branches of Whole Foods in Manhattan. They have a huge selection of produce. Otherwise, this store is not particularly vegan-oriented--though because it is so big, you will likely find enough vegan items to make you happy..

Near the exit, they have places where you can sit down and eat something you bought in the store. On a bunch of occasions when I have been with big groups and are in the areas, we have taken advantage of this--that is, everyone buys something in the store, then we all try to grab a seat and table and gobble down our lunch.

Kathain

Points +534

Vegan
08 Aug 2021

Great shop, busy

Has a great selection of Vegan food. The shop is very busy though, due to its location. However, you never go wrong with some delicious Vegan desserts from this place!

greenshoes

Points +479

Vegan
14 Oct 2019

Busy market

The market is big and very busy at all times, great selection of vegan yogurt and fake meats; the food buffet does not have any labeling for vegetarian (except sometime a couple of dishes that have vegan in the name) and supposedly vegetarian dishes (also not more than a couple of dishes, the rest is plain veggies or plain beans) are side by side with meat dishes. Only if there is nothing else to eat, I would recommend the buffet for vegans. – I also got coffee from a booth inside WF and I didn’t know baristas could be unqualified (difference between filter and americano not known).

ClaudyBrown

Points +165

Vegan
02 Oct 2018

Great shop!

You can get everything you’d need for a delish picnic from here or lunch stop!

rosalindnyc

Points +525

Vegan
15 Aug 2018

Great selection, busy

One of the employees told me this is the busiest WF in NYC, and I believe it. The traffic flow can be hard to navigate at peak hours, but if you go first thing in the morning, you have it all to yourself. If you go later in the day, they’ve often run out of popular products (for me it’s oat milk!). Head to Westerly down a few blocks on 8th Ave for a more mellow, local experience.

DaniM

Points +2021

Vegan
09 Feb 2013

Great

Great like every Whole Foods market!

kindlizard

Points +1086

Vegan
19 Sep 2008

crazy store, crazy location

intense spot, still have a great supply of stuff, but wow, it is crazy in there; crazy in a cool nyc way though. we go here a lot since it is close to family, but it is def a strange trip.

its in a high end mall; so space is very costly, which is obvious for nyc anyhow, but you know, even more so. just surreal, don't get an OG vibe from the store, but hey, midtown isn't the most rural spot in the world.

Pros: OG, selection

Digital Ghost

Points +50

Vegan
14 Aug 2008

Good vegan desserts

They stock vegan creme caramels, vegan rice pudding and a good selection of vegan cakes - most from Candle 79.
This store isnt as big as the Houston road store but they do have quite a large seating area as well as a Jamba Juice.

Pros: Vegan Desserts, Good Selection, Location

Erin P.

Points +76

Vegan
24 Oct 2007

Good stop for Vegans

We stocked up on "room snacks" for our trip at this Whole Foods location. It was awesome! Don't miss their homemade vegan chocolate chip cookies, and their rugelach. Oh so good! We got some fresh fruit, crackers, desserts, water, and other food to keep in our hotel room in between meals. It can take a long time to get to a vegan restaurant in New York so it was nice having these snacks handy.

Bill K

Points +65

Vegan
18 Dec 2005

Corporatization of Organic

I originally wrote the following about the Union Square Whole Foods Market, but my review is germane to all of these stores: If you think that organic means nothing more than growing food without chemicals or bad pesticides, then Whole Foods is fine. But if you believe that "organic" implies a way of being and living, a way of re-structuring and humanizing society, of creating a radical ecological sensibility, then shun this place at all costs. Whole Foods is a megacorporation; why patronize this place when there are so many locally-owned natural foods stores all over the city? Why buy "organic" produce grown on big agribusiness California farms, and then shipped across an entire continent (admittedly a problem for all health food stores in NY) when there are numerous farmers' markets (the Greenmarket program) throughout Manhattan where you can buy locally-produced food from a farmer you know? Why patronize a store that proudly displays the carcasses of dead animals, offered for sale for human consumption? When it comes to corporate "organic", the old adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" is quite appropriate.

Cons: corporatized "organic", sells dead animals, non-human scale business

kindlizard

19 Sep 2008

that farmers market we both enjoy also has dead animals...




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