Need milk? They have all the milks; cow, soy, almond, pistachio, you name it they've got it. Need…read moresoup? They have all the options you want plus some you didn't know you wanted but suddenly need to try. Ran out of a certain spice or two? They've got your normal rotation plus that one spice you will probably never use again. Want ice cream? They have gelato, Strauss , Humphrey Slocombe, Persian rose water and chocolate. Sauerkraut? Check! Curry? Yup! Acme baguette? You know it! Dubai chocolate bars? Of course! On top of all this the owner is kind and attentive to the needs of his community. If you have a request mention it and you might just see it on the shelves. The prices are fair and the selection is curated but impressively large. This is just the kind of small business we need.

Organic food good service vegetables, fruit everything guns candies, snacks so happy they opened in…read moreBerkeley. The shop is the best clean always.

Mi Ranchito Bayside Market basically sells mexican groceries, meats, produce, beverages, baked…read moregoods. the goods here are similar to goods in other Mexican groceries.. buys: Plantain chips (chili & lemon(, Yuquita chips (total 5.38) -daily minimums info printed very small, chips very hard 4 servings per package. i.e. misleading. -oil tastes heavy, stale, not so fresh.... would skip next time. came from Los Angeles....Panderia Cafe.

Large variety of food and items and they even have a meat section! Amazing customer service too…read more The cashier I spoke to was very nice. I donated to the gofundme for one of the sick cats he looks after. He feeds a colony of about 22 cats, so anything helps.

Cedar Market is an unusual indepedent grocery. it's clean, fully stocked with various niche…read moreproducts that are unrelated: -newman's finest cookies & other artisan pastries -large selection of wines, craft beers, energy drinks, bottled coffee -peet's coffee from a machine -indian grocery section. -pre made indian foods (samosa, etc.) pre-covid. didn't see it. -didn't see pricing, but my beer priced fairly. -artisan breads, chips, snacks, et al. brew: sierra nevada "hop bullet" double ipa, 19.2 oz, 8% (3 ish) -boozy, fab value, didn't know sierra make serious brews. great brew.

Please post prices! almost nothing is priced and it's a crap shoot as to what a customer is…read morecharged. NOT LEGAL

Sandwiches has changed recently. No longer do you get what you pay for. 25 minutes for a turkey…read moreand cheese sandwich. $12.99, no longer $9.50. Ingredients reduced by 2/3. I will not be returning.

I live near this market and had been shopping there for years. Over the last six months or so the…read moreservice has become unfriendly and with their remarkably high prices I just can't justify supporting this local market anymore. I used to know all the team there on a first name basis and now they don't even look the customer in the eye, let alone smile. Hope they figure it out and improve a lot.

PROS: -So much selection and specialty foods…read more -FREE Parking lot across the street -Clean Bathrooms- not in the store, but on the premises. -Friendly and knowledgeable staff. -Fresh produce and flowers- locally grown! KEEP IN MIND -It can get BUSY- depending on the time of day and week -with that said, even with the parking lot, it may be full and you'll have to find street parking. -Considering how crowded it can get, navigating around the store can be a little tricky, esp. with a cart. -It can a little overwhelming especially if it's your first time there AND it's busy. I always love coming here! But I go when it's not peak hours bc when it's busy, it's like Costco, so be mentally prepared AND patient- with other customers and the staff.

I never knew about Berkeley Bowl Marketplace until my wife told me about it years ago. We recently…read moretook a friend to BBM, and she was very impressed with their produce and variety. I mean you can find so many different variety of apples, oranges, mushrooms, etc. [From the internet] "Unmatched Variety: The store is celebrated for carrying dozens of varieties of single items--such as 15 different kinds of apples or half a dozen types of artichokes." For example, Chocolate Navel Oranges: a rare citrus tree variety featuring a unique deep bronze-brown rind and sweet, low-acid, bright orange flesh. The taste of a Chocolate Navel Orange is exceptionally sweet, rich, and mellow, often described as a "gourmet" upgrade to a standard orange. Starkrimson Pears: a striking, sweet, and juicy late-summer variety distinguished by its vibrant crimson-red skin and thick, stocky stem. Pink Pearl Apples: a rare heirloom variety featuring translucent, yellow-green skin and a striking, vibrant bright-pink flesh. Crisp and juicy with a tart to sweet-tart taste, offering tangy berry and subtle grapefruit notes. Come check out this local gem! Support your local businesses.

First time in Berkeley Bowl. And it didn't disappoint. It was so many exciting items. My favorite…read moredrinks at a great price as well! Hawaiian Suns the tea flavor omg! $1.29 yes please! Then they have the cutest bags! Like so cute! I can't wait to buy more and send some to my cousin in Kansas. They have pink,purple,green and blue! Please see pictures thank you. Everyone was so nice. Then I left and saw someone with warm food! I went right back in delicious! Special only $10.99 wow! She put so much food in there she was nice enough to put a rubber band on it! She was very nice. The cashiers very pleasant. The lady that was stocking shelves very helpful. I can't wait to come back!

All grocery stores are (somewhat literally) a mixed bag, and Berkeley Bowl West is a grocery store…read more It is one of two Berkeley Bowl stores, and is the one of the two I have the most experience with. Berkeley Bowl West is celebrated for the vast variety of its produce. I like to shop as much as possible for organic items, and they definitely have fewer organic produce choices than non-organic; but there is still a reasonably large variety, of good quality. They have a nice variety of other kinds of items as well. Some prices are high, some are reasonable. I've been requesting delivery orders since 2020, so my in-store experience is dated; but in early 2020 and previously, the parking lot was impossibly crowded every time we brought a car, and the store aisles were relatively narrow, making the store also feel crowded at pretty much all times, especially in the produce section. Berkeley Bowl deliveries come from the Berkeley Bowl West store. Up until this month, they were a tolerable delivery option. I could order without creating an account, the orders would always arrive on time or early, they usually followed delivery instructions, and they were comparable to other delivery services in that I mostly got fresh produce and the items I ordered. Their team was responsive and nice if I got a wrong or defective item. This month, they changed their website. It's possible that some people love the changes. In my opinion, it is a vastly inferior experience. It's now mandatory to create an account in order to request a delivery, and they saved all of my data without permission! They used to tell you whether you were requesting produce by the pound or individual items; now you have to infer from the total cost of the item. The navigation system does not show all of the items in a category, at least when it comes to meat alternatives. The search for individual items isn't good either, but online store searches are often not great. It's unclear whether the system saves substitution preferences when you place an order. The system only recognizes certain types of addresses; if your address isn't in their system, for delivery or billing, then oh well. There doesn't seem to be any option to cancel an order. They have some unclickable edit buttons on your order page; why are they there if you can't actually edit that category? On top of all of that, they added a five percent service fee, in addition to their delivery fee and driver tip. Depending on the size of your order, that is a significant increase in fees, and was a big shock when it appeared on the final page during checkout. With this new fee added, the total delivery cost for my order today (and my last order for a long, long time) was about forty dollars for four bags of normal groceries; no extravagant items. That's ten dollars per bag! That's a crazy high amount; definitely a splurge, not a normal way to buy groceries, in my opinion. (People with a much higher grocery budget may disagree.) For comparison, if I was to rate other local stores, I would rate Safeway two stars, Whole Foods, El Cerrito Natural Grocery, and Good Eggs three stars, and Trader Joe's and Costco four stars. That's taking prices, delivery options, general staff morale, and item variety into account. Trader Joe's doesn't have delivery options (as far as I know), but everything else about their stores still averages out to a four, for me. I will still shop at Berkeley Bowl West, but sparingly. I would be sad if they didn't exist. I really appreciate the variety, and the general professionalism of their small local chain. I really wish they would roll back their online shopping experience to how it was before they changed it in July. As it was, because of prices, I would request a delivery from Berkeley Bowl West once a month at most; it will now likely be once every four to six months. At some point I will probably go back to occasionally braving the crowds in the parking lot and in-store, and bypass the convenience of delivery altogether.

avocados and blueberries are amazing. Even with inflation selection and quality is pretty great…read more Also, they're selling amazing tamales that are delicious in the frozen section. Finally, Staff is friendly. love this place!

I was overall very happy with Monterey Market and I found it to be everything I hoped Berkeley Bowl…read morewould be and was not. Tons of produce and most things were great. On a Saturday morning, I found parking without much trouble and checkout was reasonable too. They have a huge selection of Rancho Gordo beans, the local yogurt and milk brands (Clover, Strauss) I prefer, many varieties of produce, good quality bread, and some bulk goods. The variety of the produce beats most if not all stores I've been to in the area and the quality and freshness was great too. The only reason I give them 4 and not 5 stars is they do have some items on the more expensive side and that are less than ideal especially if you get them out of season. For example, I paid almost $9 for a few peaches and they were pretty bad. But as long as you pay attention to what you are buying and buy what looks and smells good, you should be good. As a bonus, they source from a few of my favorite Bay Area farms including the one my CSA is from. Huge mushrooom selection- they seem priced higher than some Asian stores and sometimes farmer's markets but the selection is very good. My one thing is they definitely seem to go for volume and breadth of selection so it seems like that means selling non peak produce that is out of season in some cases. Overall, I'm a fan and this will probably be a somewhat regular trip for me.

Been wanting to visit this place for some time now. The food is absolutely amazing, fresh, juicy…read morekabobs, and so much more!! Had the pleasure of meeting the owner (Amir) who was so welcoming and helpful. The menu is simple and to the point. Classic Iranian cuisine with no fuss! If you need middle eastern groceries, they have a market next door. They carry a few different Palestinian products which I was quick to buy. Purchased the Al-Ard extra virgin olive oil. This place is a gem and will be my go to place for Persian food whenever I'm in the area.

I come here for one thing: the baklava. It is absolutely amazing. I'm not sure how they make it but…read moreit's different than other places. The dough is far more rich and buttery. For a recent birthday party, I was able to purchase a whole sheet of the baklava. It was an absolute hit. It is a little messy to serve though. Because it is dripping and honey. But everybody loved it. Also the staff here does a great job and is very helpful. If you have a special order or large order, just call in.