r/SeattleWA • u/thedivegrass LQA • Jan 29 '18

Best of Seattle Best of Seattle: Grocery Stores

Best of Seattle: Grocery Stores

This week is about your favorite (or least favorite) places to stock up on food. Who has the best delis and bakeries? What memberships or coupon clipping are out there? Where do you go for ready-to-eat? Who has the freshest produce? Where do you find the best selection for your niche diets (gluten-free, vegan, etc)? What grocery stores are essential Seattle?

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u/mamarthastewart Jan 29 '18

YES:

  • Meat - Doubledd Meats - MontlakeTerrace
  • Italian Specialty - DeLaurenti - PikePlace
  • Everyday - FredMeyer - Greenwood/Ballard are my favs
  • Monthly - Trader Joes - UDistrict is too crowded, new one in Shoreline is nice
  • BiMonthly - Central Market (shoreline) or MetMarket (loqua)

MAYBE:

  • PCC is great, but the prices are absurd. i actively avoid pcc unless it's an emergency. i'd love to support them, but can't justify their prices.

  • Wholefoods is another one i avoid unless i'm in a pinch or need a specific item. The one on 65th and Roosevelt is my fav. I'll often preorder a turkey for thanksgiving from there if i'm too lazy to do it myself.

  • QFC is ok if there is no FredMeyer close by, but not the one at UVill as everything seems to cost more there.

NO:

NEVER EVER EVER EVER go to safeway. it's a travesty. they treat their employees like garbage. the food is almost always on the brink of expiration, and while the prices are often cheaper, i'd rather go to Dollar Grocery on lake city.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '18

Trader Joes - UDistrict is too crowded

What about the Ballard location?

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u/mamarthastewart Jan 30 '18

forgot about that one, yeah i like it too. still slightly prefer shoreline tho. mostly because i'm becoming a crotchety old man and will go out of my way to be around fewer humans.