If your idea of grocery shopping involves sampling cheese, discovering something you’ve never heard of and leaving with enough snacks to host a dinner party you never actually planned, Cheese Plate Brooklyn should be on your radar.
Located at 400 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Cheese Plate Brooklyn is part specialty cheese shop, part fancy pantry and part neighborhood treasure hunt. The shop is known for its huge selection of artisanal cheeses, with more than 350 varieties from 40-plus countries reportedly making their way through the store.
Translation: You may want to bring a tote bag. And a little self-control.
The selection goes well beyond your standard supermarket cheddar. Shoppers can find everything from French and Italian favorites to harder-to-find European cheeses, along with seasonal specialties and plenty of options for building an impressive cheese board in Brooklyn.
And this isn’t simply a grab-and-go operation. Sampling is part of the fun, with staff helping customers navigate the sometimes intimidating world of washed rinds, blue cheese, aged wheels and everything in between.
Then there are the accompaniments. Cheese Plate Brooklyn stocks the kinds of things that make a cheese board go from “some cheese on a plate” to “wait, did you hire a caterer?” Think jams, crackers, nuts, chocolates, olive oil and other specialty pantry finds. There are also sweets and plenty of tempting extras.
For Park Slope residents, it’s an especially handy stop before a dinner party, picnic or Prospect Park hang. And if you’re searching for the best cheese shop in Brooklyn, this neighborhood favorite deserves a look.
Just remember: You came for one wedge of cheese.
You will leave with six.
And honestly? That’s called supporting local business.
