East Europe Market

I'm a fan of this European grocery store now! I simply wanted to buy a very creamy Greek yogurt to be precise and upon does a quick search on Yelp, this store came out. Since I kind of wanted to avoid those big grocery stores on this Christmas Eve anyway, shoppers at this family run business made sense to me. First of all, this is more of a Bulgarian store. And it's a good size, too. It's also very clean. And what's more, groceries are not piled up in aisles and or shelves so it was easy for me (well everyone) to spot something that I was/you are looking for. There were so many things that appealed to my eyes and wanted to spend a lot to try out what I have never had before but at the end, I exercised discretion to just pick what I truly needed for the holiday. I got me a tub of Bulgarian yogurt and a can of grape leaves. There is also a cafe on the other side of the store. This place is a good place for a quick breakfast or lunch. Coffee looks gourmet, too (they serve Turkish sand coffee.) Oh, let's not forget, the checker lady was pretty nice to me (the service was decent enough in other words.)At home, I tried both the yogurt and grape leaves. Yogurt tasted very creamy but not decadent but most of all, it tasted so clean. And the canned grape leaves were surprisingly decent for something that were in a can. I'll definitely buy this again!

It was such a pleasant surprise! My Croatian friends always talk about this place but I can't believe it was my first time there (considering I've been living in CO for almost two decades).It is a store plus a cafe that are connected together. This review is for the store only.East Europe market has, well...lots of goods from East Europe! Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia, etc.Great selection of tea, coffee, sweets,, canned goods, smoked meats, sausages, frozen pierogis, cakes, etc. Everything is very fresh and the store doesn't feel cramped as some of the Eastern European stores. Plenty of space to browse around with your shopping cart.Overall, I recommend checking it out if you are looking to try something different!

This is a favorite European market of mine! I've been going here for several years so I'm overdue to write a review for this place. I was in Denver attending an event yesterday and when finished with it, I decided to visit here for some lunch along with shop for some groceries. I love how they expanded the grocery store, adding on a nice Balkan type cafe. This is a great place to visit and have some lunch if you haven't tried Balkan cuisine before. I love the music played in the cafe as it's very fitting for the environment. It reminds me of sitting in an actual cafe in The Balkans. A very favorite dish of mine is cevapi. If you haven't tried it before, I highly recommend it! I'm not that impressed with the lepinja (bread) served with it. However, it's still a really good meal. I was hedging on ordering it and decided to get it since I no longer live in the Denver area. I loved the generous portion of raw white onion served with the cevapi here. Plenty of onion makes the meal better, in my opinion. Also served with cevapi is kajmuk (clotted type cream) and ajvar (eggplant type relish). These are wonderful condiments to go with cevapi. They also serve plenty of other dishes from The Balkans which I recommend trying as well. I also recommend exploring their market area where a huge variety of Eastern European products are sold. I love how they offer plenty of shopping baskets and carts for your shopping experience. They also have a wonderful display case of various deli meats, sausages and cheeses. There is nice freezer section as well which features various frozen meats and products to be baked. You may purchase cevapi in the frozen section and grill them at home. Don't forget the lepinja which they sell in their bakery display case. They also sell kajmuk and ajvar as well for that dining at home experience, for your cevapi. Take your time browsing the market. There are so many wonderful products to choose from. There may be products you get hooked on and will find yourself as a returning customer. I'm sure this business would love that. While eating my cevapi earlier, I heard an American couple chatting and enjoying their meals. It was wonderful to see this!I also recommend trying their burek. It's a baked product that is made with several layers of phyllo dough with meat, cheese or potato on the inside. They offer these ready to go in their bakery case or frozen which you can bake at home, of course. The meat burek is best eaten with whole milk yogurt on the side. Purchase the yogurt plain at your local grocery store or you may buy a tub of it here.Staff here is very friendly as well. There is usually a woman who works both the cafe and the market. She is always very busy every time I visit. Kudos to her for being a hardworking person. I always look forward to my next visit here. Who knows when that will be but this is always a treat to visit here! I hope that your visit will be as memorable as each one of mine!

It is with a heavy heart that I write my first negative review (or Yelp review of any kind, come to think of it). I recall having pleasant experiences popping into this little market a few years ago, so on the way back from lunch with the family today, I decided to take a quick detour for a caffeinated drink for the wife, maybe something sweet for the kids. I asked the lady at the counter if they had iced tea. "No," she said. "Ok, how about iced coffee?"She said she could do a cold Nescafe and asked if I wanted sugar, which I declined. I wandered around the store while it was being prepared, then returned to the counter where I saw a very milky looking iced coffee. Shoot, forgot to say no milk (wife is lactose intolerant). But, to be fair, she didn't tell me she was going to be dumping a pint of milk in the iced coffee. No problem, I'll just explain to her the situation. "I only put in a little milk," she insisted.Then instead of apologizing or offering to make a new one, she drops the full coffee into the trash can and turns to help the next customer. Wow! I waited for another minute till it was clear she wasn't turning back to help me, then left. I'm sure there are things to recommend this place, as the cafe area was pretty full, but don't think we'll be going back again.

Yes, you may well have visited East Europe Market (or, as it's alternately termed, European Gusto) on one or more of your many jaunts up and down Colorado Boulevard. But did you know the owners also recently (ish) opened a cafe in the space's easternmost section? No?Well, here's the scoop. After browsing the extensive collection of edible and drinkable merchandise within the market (more on that in a minute), you can now sit yourself right down and have a hearty meal too. A large portion of the menu options originate from the owners' home country, Bulgaria, as the Banitsa (coiled savory pies with a variety of fillings) and Bobena Salata (tangy bean salad) may have suggested. But the cafe will also wow you with its offerings from the former Yugoslavia, like the Balkan burger variant Pljeskavica (made here explicitly with beef, out of respect to Denver's sizable Bosnian Muslim community). Or, how about a plate of Mici? Pronouced "meech" and known more formally as Mititei, these juicy Romanian pork sausages will make the trip from your plate to your mouth in record time from your very first bite. No matter what you order, don't forget to have a refreshing beverage alongside - a nice cold bottle of Jupi (Slovenian orange soda) or hot cup of seasonal tea will surely hit the spot.Oh, you'd like to know a bit more about the market itself? Silly me. Let's go have a peek, shall we? On these very shelves you'll be greeted with a wide variety of gastronomic goodies from all over Eastern Europe. I honestly think EEM has one of the largest selection of vegetable relishes I've seen locally - whether you call it Ajvar, Zacusca,or Lutenitsa (or, indeed, something totally different) in your native tongue, you can more than likely find it here. The meat department is no slouch either of course, no matter if you're seeking Bulgarian-style dried beef (Pastarma Govezhda) or Hungarian smoked pork ribs (Füstölt Oldalas). Needing coffee? They've got you covered, whether your whims lean towards Turkish, Albanian, or, um, pan-Yugoslav (for lack of a better expression). And if you have a sweet tooth, I think the German, Polish, and other candies/cookies/cakes/etc. will be just what you have in mind (the Milka and E. Wedel varieties will take ages to sift through, just on their own). Yes, EEM is a boon for eaters and shoppers alike.

On our tour of international food markets, we also made a stop to this Bulgarian food store. Upon entering the store, you are hit with a wave of delicious smelling meat or bread or combination of the two. It was just so incredible to be bathed in that culinary wonder.We wandered up and down the aisles and there is so much to look at. Of course we filled up our basket with goodies that we have never tried before. The usual chocolate requirement was there but we also picked up pasta that is tiny grains almost like cous cous but you cook it for 17 minutes! I cannot wait to try it out. We also took some of the softest most delectable bread home out of their front case. Our friend picked up one that was filled with cheese and sprinkled with herbs on top and for that alone I need to go back.

It's great to have an Eastern European Market near by where I could pick up things I cannot find at 'regular' grocery stores. I don't come super often but when I do need something I could count on finding it here. Besides treats or staples from Europe they do have smoked meats and cheeses that you could buy.

This little market sells all kinds of things including: ginormous plain wafer that you can use in sheet cake (I had no idea this was sold anywhere, this is the 1st time I've seen this), sausage, cheese, cake, canned goods, cookies, candy, cured meats, coffee, teas, oils, juices etc. They have their own private parking lot. They have lots of exotic and interesting goods that I haven't seen at other grocery stores. I've only been to one other Eastern European/Russian market in the Denver-area and this one is definitely larger.

Everything you could want from East Europe... and more! Hot foods are more and more available, with a nice seating area if you are on a quick lunch. Lots of deli meats and cheese, frozen meat dumplings, crackers, tea, coffee, cookies, and pickles... Did I say pickles?! So many varieties of pickles!! Please order some more Polish Pickles, though... they are delicious!

Amazing place. Both the store and cafe both deliver by giving little taste of home to Denver. Highly recommend anyone that wants Čevapi to come to this place. The market was stocked with a great variety of items as well!