Monterey Market ★ 4.7
Family-owned produce market on Hopkins Street since 1958. East Bay chefs including Chez Panisse source here. California seasonal varieties at lower prices.
Berkeley Bowl is a food market in South Berkeley, Berkeley.
Converted 1940s bowling alley with a produce floor stocking 700+ fruit and vegetable varieties. Bulk bins, cheese counter and fish counter all exceptional.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 2020 Oregon St, Berkeley, CA 94703
Family-owned produce market on Hopkins Street since 1958. East Bay chefs including Chez Panisse source here. California seasonal varieties at lower prices.
Ecology Center Saturday market on Center Street. Sixty-plus certified California farmers, food vendors and artisan producers year-round every Saturday.
Fourth Street warehouse with Vik's Chaat and a South Asian grocery. Indian provisions: spices, lentils, ghee, pickles, chaat masala and rice varieties.
Retail window at Acme's San Pablo production bakery. Levain, sourdough baguette and walnut bread sell until stock runs out, usually by early afternoon.
Worker-owned since 1971. Over 300 domestic and imported cheese varieties at the Cheese Board. Staff can discuss all of them. A proper fromagerie on Shattuck.
Berkeley Bowl's West Berkeley location opened 2009. Larger format with parking, more prepared food, the same legendary produce floor and extensive bulk bins.