As you are shopping for ingredients for your holiday feasts, discover local products at your neighborhood markets!
Ditch the big box stores and and find unique treats and ingredients you won’t see anywhere else. You’ll taste the difference freshness makes, and build connections with the makers and growers behind the products.
At the local grocers, you won’t just find products – you’ll meet the dedicated people who pour their heart into building sustainable food systems where community and commerce blend beautifully. Your community is waiting for you!
Bloom Bistro & Grocery
Location: Georgetown
Looking for a proper East Coast bagel in Seattle? This is your place. Bloom Bistro & Grocery is owned by Marisa Figueroa and her wife, Miranda, whom locals may know as the culinary minds behind the pickle and hot sauce pop-up Electric Habitat, and more recently, Beans Bagels.
While Miranda has a fulfilling career at a local vet clinic, she supports behind the scenes while Marisa takes on in-house operations and baking at the bistro. The bistro is located in a historic house in Georgetown, where Carleton Ave Grocery once operated for over 100 years. Beyond bagels and house-made schmears, the bistro will serve a wide menu of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, soups, salads, and beverages, plus beverages like coffee and fresh-squeezed juices. In addition, they offer grocery staples like locally sourced meats, cheeses, produce, and beverages like kombucha.
Cone & Steiner
Location: Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square
At Cone & Steiner, Dani Cone puts a modern twist on her great-grandfather’s general store from 1915. Her neighborhood stores are one stop shops for local and specialty goods, as well as spaces for people to gather and connect whether over coffee, a made-to-order sandwich, or happy hour.
Kitchen & Market
Multiple Locations: Pike Place Market, Eastlake (new!), Madison Valley, Medina, Kirkland
In 2021, Stephanie King opened Kitchen & Market to help offer a simple, yet delicious answer to the question “What’s for dinner?” Her goal: making meals easier, tastier, and more enjoyable. Stephanie’s business is a cross between a specialty market and a meal kit service that also stocks some grocery store staples.
Visit Stephanie and her team for restaurant-quality meal kits and a carefully curated selection of grab-and-go items, marinated meats, delicious desserts, and more in downtown Seattle or Madison Valley.
Local Yokels
Location: Maple Leaf, Seattle
Local Yokels was started in 2017 on the idea that a fully sustainable and ethical micro-economy in local food could exist! Located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle, Local Yokels uses compostable packaging and reusable bags for delivery, and are working towards creating closed-loop systems between producers and customers.
Having accessible, affordable, clean, and natural foods is very important to owners Amber and Damon, and they are working toward zero waste.
Mimi’s Zero Waste Market
Location: Crown Hill / Ballard
In 2021, Heather Williams and Berenice Cuautle Arellano founded Mimi’s Zero Waste Market to offer a convenient way for eco-conscious Seattleites to shop. Alongside bulk laundry detergents and skin care products, you can stock up on pantry staples, including spices, flours, grains, and teas — all in whatever quantity you need using your own clean, reusable containers. Heather and Berenice, who runs the inventory and systems at Mimi’s, source their products from ethical and sustainable businesses, and features many local and POC-owned suppliers.
Rain City Market
Location: Renton, WA
Rain City Market in Renton, Washington is the ultimate destination for locally-crafted, high-quality products! Established by Kenneth Rogers and Jeremy Bryant, who also own Rain City Catering, this market is committed to providing customers with a wide variety of goods.
Recognizing the need for a bodega-like deli and market in the area, Kenneth and Jeremy opened Rain City Market to offer the community a convenient spot to stop by for a quick bite to eat and pick up groceries. Today, the market has become a warm and welcoming gathering place where people can enjoy themselves while they shop.
Salmonberry Green Grocer
Location: Ballard, Seattle