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The challenge at Eataly – 50,000 sq ft of space opens to the public consist of restaurants, food stands, meats and cheeses, fruits and vegetables, fresh meats, fresh fish, handmade pasta, desserts, a 1,000-bottle wine shop and and baked goods and coffees. Eataly is the largest Italian food and wine marketplace in the world.

The massive food market located at 200 Fifth Avenue, New York is the city’s ultimate destination for food lovers to shop and taste – an extravaganza includes a premier retail center for Italian delicacies and wine, a culinary educational center, and a diverse slate of boutique eateries. To shop Eataly‘s you must first pass through the Lavazza espresso bar just inside the marketplace’s Fifth Avenue entrance.

The original Eataly, in Turin, Italy, opened in 2007. There are other stores in Italy and Tokyo.