Originally Posted by
msiamsia
I second this, highly!!!
High end department store's grocery section (usually located in the basement) is spectacular!!!! Local grocery store? Forget it, you should go straight to department store's basement!!!!...
And there's always a lot more than groceries. There are all manner of prepared/take out foods. Breads. Cheeses. Desserts and other sweets (both local delicacies and international staples like chocolates). Wines and spirits. Etc. Often - you can get some samples too (try sampling 4 different kinds of seaweed

). Robyn