Flatbush Caton Market

2009 | Best Ethnic Market

At some point south of Prospect Park, when the retail on Flatbush Avenue becomes dominated by roti shops and bakeries selling Jamaican patties, you come across a building that belongs in another time and place. Made of corrugated sheet metal, like a super-size Third World shanty, the façade is bright emerald green with giant blue palm trees painted over it, which makes the building--called the Flatbush Caton Market--stand out in such an appealing way. Even the word "Caton"... More »