Alameda Natural Grocery

Kristi

The GREATEST natural food store in the East Bay. I love their fresh food selections, excellent customer service, store layout, produce section, ready made salads, and all the individual little shops, including the butcher shop, cheese shop, cafes, bakery, salad, and sushi shops that outline the inside periphery of the store. I always have a great shopping experience here and the food is always fresh!

Francois Rodigari

Love the store. It has great organic produce and is located in a building that houses one of the best East Bay bakeries. There's also a nice cheese shop, a butcher/fishmonger, and some great eateries, including East End pizza.

JoAnn SkyWatcher

Alameda Natural Grocery is the hippest place to shop for groceries in Alameda. In fact, some peeps come from the "mainland" to shop there. As I entered the store from their parking lot, on the left was a bulletin board with information about music and children. On the right, there was a bakery display case. I couldn't resist getting a large crispy breadstick with seeds, jalapeno and cheese. I also got some  chocolate chip, molasses, and oatmeal cookies--they were so delicious I almost ate them all before getting back in my car. They have a fresh fish and meat market where there is a butcher to make those special cuts of meat. Also, the animal products come from animals that are raised humanely. You can actually smell the fish before you buy (who wants to buy old stinky fish?) They have a wide variety of foods for vegans, and people on special diets, too. They steer away from chemically processed foods, including GMO. They have a beautiful selection of organic fruits and vegetables including the largest selection of fresh mushrooms I have seen in the East Bay. They carry just about everything you would expect for a natural food store. Something that surprised me located above their large selection of chocolate bars was some really beautiful large woven baskets. You can see them in my photos. I love coming to this store!

Timothy O

The Alameda Natural Grocery is an amazing market, also famous for keeping beehives on the rooftop. The classic old Ford dealership building is home to this market and several other smaller shops complementary of the grocery store. The people were friendly and very helpful. It was inspiring to see people as busy as their bees, stocking shelves as quickly as shoppers were gathering produce and more. ;)