The Market Report

Perhaps you recall seeing the Food Bazaar in Fairview back in December 2016. No? Well then, refresh your memory here . Just four blocks south of the Food Bazaar is a much smaller supermarket, Kikos Supermarket, which is owned by independent grocer Felix Beltran. Previously, he and his family had owned CTown Supermarkets in West New York and Clifton (in the Styertowne Plaza where CVS is now) along with a few others. Meanwhile, the La Placita Supermarket * in Union City was previously a Kikos. Today, it appears that this location in Fairview is the only store owned by the Beltran family; it was previously a Fine Fare that closed in 2000. *A note on that post. I had written that the original Kikos was here in Fairview and the Kikos II was in Union City. I actually had that reversed. For an idea of the layout, you enter to the right on the front wall. Produce is in the front right corner with checkouts to the left. Dairy continues along the first aisle with butcher and deli in an al...

La Placita Supermarket Opened:  ca. 2015 Owner:  Wilson Narvaez Previous Tenants:  CTown Supermarkets (1990s) > Kikos Supermarket (closed ca. 2015) Cooperative:  Krasdale Foods Location:  152 48th St, Union City, NJ Photographed:  October 27, 2024 Before we begin, just a heads up: this was originally posted in March 2018, but was rewritten with new photos in March 2026. From the original post: March has been an all-Hudson County month! In the past month, we've covered fifteen stores in one way or another, not including today's tour. Today's tour, La Placita Food Market, is very different from most of the others we've seen so far. And it's also our first in Union City, the last of the three cities I visited! La Placita is a small Krasdale-affiliated chain with locations in Peekskill (sorry about the formatting, I don't know what happened there),  Mount Vernon , and Port Chester in New York, plus Bethel in CT. (A handful of other independents also...