Definition of "delicatessens" []

• Plural form of delicatessen. (noun)

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• "Before the 1970s, it was difficult to purchase Elizabeth David's more "exotic" ingredients like anchovies or aubergines outside of Soho delicatessens or the food shops off Tottenham Court Road."
• "Vigorously gentrified, this is a fertile locale these days, full of delicatessens, non-chain coffee shops and men in sockless sandals whatever the weather."
• "The Wegmans grocery in Fairfax, with its steepled clock tower and stone retaining walls, looms like a medieval cathedral above the spiraling suburban sprawl; a cathedral of consumption, with its bakers, butchers, cafes, international buffets, delicatessens and short-order cooks."