Saturday, November 25
Supermercado Zoilo ... My Favorite Colmado
As I have mentioned previously, a colmado is a small neighborhood grocery store. Zoilo is located on Pedro Clisante just down the street (away from the beach) from my "place." In my opinion, much of the charm of the neighborhoods in the United States were lost in the 50s and 60s when the family-owned neighborhood grocery stores were put out of business by the large supermarket chains.
Much of the Dominican culture can be felt when you visit the colmados, especially at night. In the evening, Zoilo is part grocery store, part beer-drinking hangout for both the gringos and the Dominicans, a place to socialize with friends, a place to meet people and a place for the men to stand around, bet on and watch the baseball game on the television.
Zoilo does not have as many things to choose from as Super Playero, but their prices are cheaper and it is quite close to where I live. One of the large Dominican barrios in El Batey is located just down the street from Zoilo.
Last night I made a quick trip down the street to Zoilo. I needed to buy peanut butter, jelly, jugo (juice), peanuts and a phone card. The place was packed. The game was on. The always present group of German guys were sitting outside in their regular place drinking beer, lots and lots of pretty girls, as usual, were around and it was just generally a party atmosphere.
If you are planning a visit to the Dominican Republic and you want to experience the Dominican culture, be sure and spend some time in the neighborhood colmados.
Stay Tuned!
Supermercado Zoilo ... My Favorite Colmado
As I have mentioned previously, a colmado is a small neighborhood grocery store. Zoilo is located on Pedro Clisante just down the street (away from the beach) from my "place." In my opinion, much of the charm of the neighborhoods in the United States were lost in the 50s and 60s when the family-owned neighborhood grocery stores were put out of business by the large supermarket chains.
Much of the Dominican culture can be felt when you visit the colmados, especially at night. In the evening, Zoilo is part grocery store, part beer-drinking hangout for both the gringos and the Dominicans, a place to socialize with friends, a place to meet people and a place for the men to stand around, bet on and watch the baseball game on the television.
Zoilo does not have as many things to choose from as Super Playero, but their prices are cheaper and it is quite close to where I live. One of the large Dominican barrios in El Batey is located just down the street from Zoilo.
Last night I made a quick trip down the street to Zoilo. I needed to buy peanut butter, jelly, jugo (juice), peanuts and a phone card. The place was packed. The game was on. The always present group of German guys were sitting outside in their regular place drinking beer, lots and lots of pretty girls, as usual, were around and it was just generally a party atmosphere.
If you are planning a visit to the Dominican Republic and you want to experience the Dominican culture, be sure and spend some time in the neighborhood colmados.
Stay Tuned!
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