In New York City vernacular, a bodega is a small owner-operated convenience store serving hot and prepared food, often open late hours and typically with ethnic market influences. The New York City Department of Health defines a bodega as any store of sufficient size "that sells milk, meat, or eggs but is not a specialty store (bakery, butcher, chocolate shop, etc.) and doesn't have more than two cash registers".
In New York City vernacular, a bodega is a small owner-operated convenience store serving hot and prepared food, often open late hours and typically with ethnic market influences. The New York City Department of Health defines a bodega as any store of sufficient size "that sells milk, meat, or eggs but is not a specialty store (bakery, butcher, chocolate shop, etc.) and doesn't have more than two cash registers".
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