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My old apartment was directly across the street from an amazing corner store. They had really exotic produce for super cheap (a basket of gooseberries for $1, 16 figs for $2, plums, pears, peaches, strawberries, mix and match for $2 a pound). They also had a great butcher with his own secret spice rub that he would throw on everything. He carried lamb, quail, salmon, duck, filet mignons, oxtail, etc, never more than $5 a pound. They had amazing homemade baklava, hummus, tahini, pickles, roasted beet salad, cheeses.... I miss it so much. I moved 6 months ago and now I'm across the street from a 24-hour diner and a Thai food place.
In LA...
If anyone is ever near Hollywood Blvd and Normandie, go slightly north on Normandie and make a right into the first driveway. Incredible stuff!

In Montreal, a corner store is a "dep" (short for dépanneur).

My corner market is in a Mexican neighborhood, run by Vietnamese, with a Thai butcher shop inside. I've been known to grab fresh sirloin, dulce de leche, a durian and some sriracha sauce to go with the plantains and yucca I picked up.

Definitely horchata! Everything else is pretty run of the mill.