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Discover NYC – Your Guide to Indie Businesses

Discover the local, independent businesses that are the heart and soul of NYC in Shoot New York City’s guide to the best of indie New York!

Discover the real NYC in Shoot New York City’s Discover Guide

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the businesses listed are temporarily or permanently closed. I do suggest that you verify if they are open before visiting them. With many of them, it is probably best to call them as they may not have had the opportunity to update the information on their website.

I love the independent businesses in New York, they are the heart and soul of the city! In this section you will find bookstores, cafés, restaurants, arts & crafts markets and more. This is an ongoing project to list the best of indie New York so visit often to discover the real New York City. Experience the hidden gems and places that New Yorkers frequent. For more information on many of NYC’s vibrant neighborhoods, have a read of my Neighborhood Guides. I am not compensated for writing these reviews and I'm only writing about the places that I like.

Sadly, far too many of these unique, independent businesses close every year. When I learn of one closing I will move it to the category Vanishing NYC. They may be gone but they’ll never be forgotten!

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Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory, Bushwick, Brooklyn

News - The shop is no longer open. It is still possible to buy their chocolate online and through select shops. There’s a note on their website that says they are looking for a new location for a shop. This news is pre-pandemic.

Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory is for serious chocolate lovers. Their mission is “MANUFACTURING THE FINEST ORGANIC BEAN-TO-BAR CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD (read: saving the world through silliness and stone-ground chocolate.)” The uppercase is theirs.

Fine & Raw was founded by Daniel Sklaar and his passion for fine chocolate combined with sourcing sustainably. As well, they have an “innovative low heat technique to keep the chocolate’s raw vitality and flavor.”

I often stop by Fine & Raw when providing photo tours in Bushwick. Beware, this chocolate is very yummy.

Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory - 288 Seigel Street, Bushwick

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