Cardenas

South Philadelphia


Set your taste buds tingling by tasting the vast array of mainly imported olive oils, balsamic vinegar and honey on sale here. Most products are infused with flavorings ranging from lemon and fig to bittersweet chocolate orange and Lambrusco (their top selling white balsamic vinegar).


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