Danny's Main Street Market, in the beautiful Village of Cooperstown, N.Y., brings us back to a friendlier time when neighborhoods showed loyalty to the locally-owned grocery store.

With "super store" supermarkets obnoxiously now the rule more than the exception, it is a revelation to find more intimate, down-to-earth supermarkets like Danny's Main Street Market successfully thriving in small-town America. Located right in the heart of a downtown that prides itself on myriad locally-owned stores, Danny's is a feel good place where the experience is just as much a social meeting center as a place to do your weekly grocery shopping, It seems that everyone knows everyone in Cooperstown and Danny's is a good barometer of the neighborhood friendships, as evidenced by abundant conversations. This happy experience can be further extended by sitting down at the few dine-in tables, reading the paper, having a cup of coffee or tea, and soaking in the way life used to be but very much alive in this wonderful retail oasis.

Danny's Main Street Market packs a lot of food and drink into a minimal amount of square footage, with its main draw being delicious sandwiches and deli items, wonderful homemade breads, local beers and specialty foods that are hard to find in the larger markets.

Nothing is hard to find at Danny's, whether it be food, drink, or just good conversation. Being here truly represents the pulse of prideful American store ownership and happy customers eager to return.

Danny's Main Street Market, 92 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. Tel. (607) 547-4053

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