DeCicco & Sons
Opened: September 9, 2026
It's time to visit another new DeCicco & Sons location! Most recently, I wrote (overly dramatically, of course, as is my tendency) about the Sleepy Hollow location in New York's Westchester County, a truly spectacular supermarket. That store proves they can produce an incredible, first-rate supermarket when they're building a store from the ground up. What about when they're revitalizing a closed chain supermarket? Well, this new store just across the border in Greenwich, Connecticut proves they can do that just as well.
I posted about this store back when it was a Stop & Shop a couple years ago, or I suppose more accurately I posted about it shortly after it closed. After being vacant for a few years, this aging Grand Union-turned-Stop & Shop got a much-needed and truly floor-to-ceiling renovation before reopening last month as a DeCicco & Sons. DeCicco appears to have expanded the building slightly, or perhaps just reshuffled some elements. Regardless, they've rotated the layout. While Stop & Shop's front-end and only entrance/exit faced the parking lot in front, DeCicco's front end now runs along the right side of the store with an entrance and exit each in the front and back. (I can only assume that's because DeCicco -- correctly -- assumes they will be doing more volume than Stop & Shop here and needs the extra parking space.)
To make it less confusing, I'm gonna refer to the side wall where DeCicco's front end is as the front wall. The main grand aisle runs along the right side of the store (near the back parking lot), with bakery, deli, and various prepared foods counters on the wall and produce opposite. Dairy is at the back of the store, and the grocery aisles are in the middle broken up into sections along with frozen. The back-left part of the store has service meat and seafood counters, while the front-left portion has a huge cheese department and beer. Registers line what's now the front wall.
This store is simply gorgeous. It's one of the best, most beautifully designed supermarkets I've been to recently, with a truly gourmet, high-end selection. It will therefore surprise nobody that this store sits squarely within one of the wealthiest zip codes in America. Obviously, this is a wildly different experience from the sorely dated Stop & Shop that used to be on this property.
It always impresses me that DeCicco's stores are not only designed incredibly beautifully, but also run at the same high standard. As we tour this store, I've included a few looks at the very high bar the whole store reaches. That's the case even at the older locations that didn't just have a grand opening, though.
I'm a big fan of the wooden structure over the deli and prepared foods counters here.
Self-serve hot food and salad bars opposite. Food service is still very important in the DeCicco & Sons stores.
One of the many things I love about this store is that, across the whole store, it truly feels upscale and, most importantly, different. This doesn't look like a regular supermarket that's just a little nicer, everything is a step up. You can see that even in the display cases, or the open kitchen with large windows, or the fact that the decor isn't mounted to the wall as it so often is but instead is illuminated letters hanging above the different departments.
A small catering desk is also behind the deli and prepared foods areas.
This is DeCicco's first location in Connecticut, and obviously the upscale Greenwich area was a natural fit for the chain.
Pretty straightforward grocery aisles, with both higher-end choices and everyday items. I believe I spotted a Krasdale item or two, but it looks like DeCicco & Sons might have over time reduced their reliance on Krasdale.
Unusual, upscale displays like the cold cuts case below truly make this store feel like a special experience, not just a nice supermarket. You can see how the fixtures, decor, lighting, and product mix all come together to form something that's elevated above most higher-end grocers.
A gorgeous meat case and the seafood department are in the last aisle here...
...and the massive cheese department, or Formaggeria, is just in front of that. You can see the windows here, as this looks out into the front parking lot. This used to be Stop & Shop's front-end.
Beer lines the opposite aisle facing. DeCicco wasn't allowed to serve beer on tap here, which may be why this store doesn't have a dedicated cafe in store like other locations do.
Owner: Chris, John, & Joe DeCicco
Previous Tenants: Grand Union > Stop & Shop (2001-2023)
Cooperative: none
Location: 21 Glen Ridge Rd, Greenwich, CT
Photographed: September 25, 2026
And that brings us to the end of this spectacular new store. It's not only an impressive transformation of the space, but truly a gourmet supermarket unlike most here in the northeast. It brings to mind grocers like Erewhon on the west coast, where I've never been, but I imagine it's similar. Still, this is both a spectacular gourmet market and a full supermarket in a way that most stores aren't. That's all for this one, but here's a look at the rest of this weekend's posts!
Saturday
- ALDI and Whole Foods each open New England locations
- Star Market renovates a Boston-area store
- Northeast Grocery rebrands a flagship store near Albany
Sunday
- New independent grocers open in the Hudson Valley and Philadelphia
- Sprouts opens new stores in New Jersey and New York
- DeCicco & Sons enters Connecticut
Gorgeous transformation!
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, definitely a small addition to the old front on the left side. The lower roofed section to the left of the windows that was just open (probably sidewalk) when it was Stop & Shop.
ReplyDeleteMay just be work area - would be to the right of the Formaggeria sign behind the blue walled section under that sloping white ceiling.