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1. European Vine Selections of Washington
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 323-3557
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill
Wow! What a fabulous little wine shop! It was a lovely little place with a HUGE selection! I mean I'm not sure I've ever seen so much wine in such a tiny place other then the occaisional personal cellar in Napa Valley. The bottles were packed in…More »
2. Madison Park Cellars
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 323-9333
Categories:
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Caterers
Neighbourhood: Madison Park
Fred really does rock! I had a five course meal planned out for mothers day, sent my sister in with a list of the dishes i was making and he perfectly paired it for me. A few of teh wines i would never have chosen myself so it was great to have his…More »
3. B & E Meats & Seafood
There are not many places where you can get real prime steak in Seattle that's worth the price you pay... B&E's steaks are delectable in the truest sense of the word. Cuts are generous sized portions and the marbling is thorough and throughout. Other…More »
4. Mutual Fish Co
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 322-4368
Category:
Seafood Markets
Neighbourhood: Beacon Hill
Ah fish! You walk in and it DOES NOT smell like dead fish... not sure what those two and three star people are talking bout... Every time I've ever been in it smells like bleach and the sea which is exactly what i WANT to smell in a fish place: fresh…More »
5. University Seafood & Poultry
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 632-3700
Categories:
Seafood Markets,
Meat Shops
Neighbourhood: University District
Fish mongers are some of my favourite people in the whole world... they are generally a little grumpy but if they love fish as much as their job intones then you'll never leave a fish market with a bad piece of fish. That's why I love this store,…More »
6. West Seattle Farmers Market
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 547-2278
Category:
Farmers Market
Neighbourhood: West Seattle
Agreeing with the people below me.. this is an awesome market!
Vendors are friendly, great selection of produce and the like but also the meat guy... oh the meat guy!
This one has the friendliest atmosphere and most eclectic grouping of vendors I…More »
7. Hans' Sausage & Delicatessen
You're in front of a set of brown double doors looking through the windows at hundreds of little german flags. When you open the door you're quite literally hit in the face with a smell that makes your mouth fill with saliva to a point where your…More »
8. The Grainery
There is nothing quite so satisfying than baking a perfect loaf of bread. Everything from kneading the dough to pulling it out of the oven. The temptation to cut into the loaf right then is almost insurmountable but if you wait, good things will come…More »
9. Rohnda Gothberg Farms
This is the best goat cheese I have ever tasted in my life! Their simple chevre is fluffy and creamy without being over powering in any way. Its perfect for salads or a light addition to a cheese plate.
Rohnda is so totally sweet to, I've had…More »
10. Vital Tea Leaf
Wow these guys know their tea, and before you leave so will you... or at least get a serious crash course in tea. The moment you walk in they bow to you and somehow convince you to sit down at the tea counter though you had no idea or intention…More »
11. Trader Joe's
Ask anyone, this is the best TJ's in the seattle general area. I've talked to people in madison park and bellevue alike and they say this is the one they prefer to go to.
i like this one cause it has a good layout, the people seem to be more helpfull…More »
12. Granville Island Tea Company
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Canada
(604) 683-7491
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
Just wanted to make a note that I LOVE the new corner location! Love it! Still with the yummy ginger chai! tasty tasty!
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1/12/2010
Best chai I have ever had in vancouver hands down.
me: "I'd like a chai please"
helper: "Lovely,… Read more »
13. Quel Fromage Artisan Cheese & Accoutrements
MMMmmmmm cheese! This adorable little artisan cheese shop always merits a stop from me when I'm in town. The cheeses they stock are excellent and dear goodness gracious do these girls know their cheese! Ask them anything and they can tell you about…More »
14. Haggen's Food and Pharmacy
How can there not be any reviews for Haggens?! Its like the mecca of grocery stores in Northern washington!
When I lived in Bellingham I learned quickly that you have to do a lot of stop shopping, ie get your meat from one place, your fish from…More »
15. Youngstock's Country Farms Nursery & Produce
Fresh produce is one of my fave things in this whole world! When you enter Youngstock's little outdoor stand you are confronted with heaps and piles of produce... cantaloups, melons, cherries, strawberries, citrus, avocados, cucumbers, leeks, herbs,…More »
16. Sosio's Fruit & Produce
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 622-1370
Categories:
Fruits & Veggies,
Farmers Market
Neighbourhood: Downtown
What I love about this place is that they always have something "in back" for me. Tell them you don't see the type of peaches you need for canning and they tell you to give them a second and low and behold out roll 4 pounds of perfect pickling…More »
17. Pike Place Market
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 682-7453
Categories:
Fruits & Veggies,
Seafood Markets,
Grocery
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Pike Place isn't my fave market... but its within walking distance of my house and I've gotten to know the vendors pretty well so I like it fine : )
I love wandering around the market at times of day (ie really early morning and weekdays) that are…More »
18. Granville Island Public Market
Vancouver, BC V6H 3S3
Canada
(604) 666-6477
Categories:
Grocery,
Fruits & Veggies
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
Coming from Seattle public markets are my thing... Iove them and am spoiled living so close to pike place... but this place is my second fave market out there...
I love how many vendors there are and its way less seedy than pike place : )
I like…More »
19. Uwajimaya
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 624-6248
Categories:
Grocery,
Seafood Markets,
Ethnic Food
Neighbourhood: International District
Where else can you get half a peking duck for $9? Crispy skin, hoisin sauce and all? MMMmmmm yummy. This is where you go when you need something really strange to cook up... or if you've got that strange recipe from xyz relative or friend that needs…More »
20. Macrina Bakery & Cafe
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 448-4032
Categories:
Bakeries,
Breakfast & Brunch,
Cafes
Neighbourhood: Belltown
This is the BEST place to have lunch in seattle hands down! I don't think i've ever had a finer brunch. The wait was utterly unbearable as we sat on the picnic benches outside watching the lucky few (and i mean few it only seats about 45) inside…More »
21. Taylor Shellfish Farms
Nice selection, and considering yoru literally looking at the beds behind the facility its pretty obvious that the stuff is fresh. Its a touch hard to get to half way down chuckanut hiding down a cliff face that goodness forbid somebody be coming up…More »
22. Breadfarm
Mmmmmm hand crafted peanut butter. That is some yummy stuff! Their granola as well is quite tasty and the people there are quite sweet... just like the sweets they sell. Their bread is very good, fabulous crumb and fresh taste. My only complaint…More »
23. The Spice Hut
Need tea? Nead a few odd this and that spices for a strange cultural dish experiment? This is the place to go if your in bham.
I went to culinary school in bham and a few times durring this process I needed to do a little home practicing, and that…More »
24. Tenderland Meats
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Canada
(604) 688-6951
Category:
Meat Shops
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
I will honestly say after a thorough search of Granville Island Market this place won for cheapest and best looking meats.
I got three beautiful thick cut bone in pork chops which were fabulous! I'm pretty impressed and next time I'm up making dinner…More »
25. El Habanero Market-Tienda Mexicana
Habla Espanole? NO?! That's ok i don't either... check it out I can't spell it either. I speak just enough spanish to get understood at work that I need blue plates not blue potatoes.
This is an awesome little latin market/taquiera. They are really…More »
26. Oyama Sausage Company
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Canada
(604) 327-7407
Categories:
Meat Shops,
Cheese Shops
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
OK this is gonna sound awful, but I feel way better buying my cured meats and delicatesen yummies from a woman with a thick german or austrian accent. That said I feel pretty comfortable buying my meat from these fine ladies and gents! Yummy…More »
27. Fero's Meat Market - CLOSED
This is the best of the meat market (not specializing in sausage) in Pike Place. The one next to flying fish is smaller and good but I like this hidden gem better. You really have to know where to go to get to this place. Its hidden under and in the…More »
28. Three Girls Bakery
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 622-1045
Categories:
Bakeries,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Downtown
MMmmmmm the smell of warm bread, is there honestly anything better? Three girls will not disapoint or lead you astray. You'll smell that yeasty smell from across the street!
The store itself is a tiny little corner of windows which you look in to see…More »
29. Le Panier Very French Bakery
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 441-3669
Categories:
Bakeries,
French,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Oh the sweet smells of french sweets and breads... that is what will greet you when you traverse the tiny plot of a bakery called Le Panier. The breads are good, not great or amazing but quite good... the real draw here is there sandwiches which I…More »
30. M Street Grocery - CLOSED
YAY! The super happy girl is gone! I've bumped up their stars for that factor alone... now I can get my coffee, tampons, cat litter, deli meat, dog food or whatever I may go in for in peace.
They have also put up their outdoor BBQ again which is…More »
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1/1/2010
Starting with the Uppers:
M-street's coffee gals are the most wonderfull start to my morning, I love… Read more »
31. Whole Foods Market
This is my fave whole foods. It was the first one I visited and when I lived in bellevue I think i lived solely off their hot food line and cheese area for weeks on end. The cheese guys here are the best, they are knowledgeable about the cheese and…More »
32. Sea Breeze Farm
I too have never been to the farm itself but have spent oodles of money and time at their stand at the west seattle market.
Some of the best lamb I have ever tasted came from these guys, and their charcouterie is to die for.
Yeah the guys are little…More »
33. Samish Bay Cheese
Yes its a strange little place but I do love it here. I have gotten their cheeses from the markets and their actual farm location and adore them. The sellers at the markets, yes they are odd and sometimes aren't the most knowledgeable (except if you…More »
34. Pescaderia Seafood
Ok so here's the drill. pescaderia is one of the best seafood places out there. They have exotic fish frozen and fresh and stuff right off the boat, lovely crabs and lobsters and some fabulously helpfull guys working there. They also have a small…More »
35. Dussa's Ham & Cheese
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Canada
(604) 688-8881
Categories:
Delis,
Cheese Shops
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
Yeah they had a great selection at first glance... but the girls that worked there couldn't tell you what any of them were. I got a smoked gruyere, now I know cheese.... I worked on a cheese farm for god sakes..... and this was not a gruyere, it was…More »
36. Whole Foods Market
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 621-9700
Categories:
Grocery,
Health Markets
Neighbourhood: Belltown
I like this one fine, but the one in bellevue is better. Their layout is a little strange here too, DO NOT go drunk you may never find your way out again.
Anyways, its close to work in case of emergencies (yes i had a lettuce emergency the day after…More »
37. Lytle Seafoods Oyster Shack
This place sells oysters out of there "shack" (actually quite a nice building) off the side of the road on the way to Ocean Shores. Not just oysters! Fish, seaweed salad, and all sorts of yummy stuff.
The oysters btw were 60 oysters for 20 bucks! WOW!…More »
38. Trader Joe's
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 322-7268
Category:
Grocery
Neighbourhoods: Central District, Capitol Hill
This isn't my favouite TJ's. The people here are kind of snooty and the produce they get is typically way under ripe compared to the other TJ's I go to. Not to mention the parking garage of doom and the slowest elevator on the planet (which I know…More »
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