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Grocery Shopping on the Monterey Peninsula









Learning where to shop for groceries is a must for every new resident of any place. Here's a quick, easy guide to the stores on the Monterey Peninsula that carry basic food, kitchen and cleaning supplies. This includes both the major chain markets (e.g. Safeway, Lucky, Trader Joe's) and the smaller, more expensive yet sometimes convenient market-delis found in each town, including the plethora of Asian markets found in Marina and Seaside. For those of us who buy groceries at Target, Walmart or Costco, locations for those stores are listed too.

Carmel
*Safeway (5 Crossroads Blvd., Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93922) (in the Crossroads Shopping Center)
*Lucky (Shopping Ctr. 555 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93922)
*Cornucopia Community Market (26135 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93922)
*Bruno's Market and Deli (6th Ave. and Junipero St., Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93923)
*Nielsen Bros. Market (7th Ave. and St. Carlos St., Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93923)

Carmel Valley
*Safeway (104 Mid Valley Center, Carmel-By-The-Sea, 93923) (in the Mid Valley Shopping Center)
*Jerome's Carmel Valley Market (2 Chambers Ln., Carmel Valley, 93924)
*Village Market (12 E Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley, 93924)
*Kasey's (2 Del Fino Pl, Carmel Valley, 93924)

Marina
*Target (133 General Stilwell Dr., Marina, 93933) (in the Marina Shopping Center)
*Lucky (270 Reservation Rd., Marina, 93933)
*Grocery Outlet Bargain Market (215 Reservation Rd., Marina, 93933) (in the Marina Village Shopping Center)
*Walmart Supercenter (150 Beach Rd., Marina, 93933)
*El Rancho Market (346 Reservation Rd., Marina, 93933)
*Food Corral Market (298 Carmel Ave., Marina, 93933)
*Hong's Oriental Market (302 Carmel Ave., Marina, 93933)
*Asian Filipino Market (330 Reservation Rd., Marina, 93933)
*Kim's Market (218 Reindollar Ave. #1A, Marina, 93933)
*Chon's Market (263 Carmel Ave., Marina, 93933)

Monterey
*Whole Foods (800 Del Monte Center, Monterey, 93940) (in the Del Monte Shopping Center)
*Trader Joe's (570 Munras Ave., Monterey, 93940)
*Monte Vista Market (15 Soledad Dr., Monterey, 93940)
*Troia's Market (350 Pacific St., Monterey, 93940)
*Andronico's (900 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey, 93940)

Pacific Grove
*Safeway (1212 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, 93950)
*Trader Joe's (1170 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, 93950)
*Lucky (200 Country Club Gate, Pacific Grove, 93950)
*Grove Market (3319, 242 Pacific Grove, 93950)

Sand City
*Lucky (2000 California Ave., Sand City, 93955) (in the Edgewater Shopping Center)
*Target (2040 California Ave., Sand City, 93955)
*Costco (801 Tioga Ave., Sand City, 93955)

Seaside
*Safeway (815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Del Rey Oaks, 93940)
*Smart & Final Extra! (1560 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside, 93955)
*Grocery Outlet Bargain Market (1523 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, 39355)
*Ord Community Commissary (4240 Gigling Rd., Seaside 93955)
*Indian Filipino Market (1914 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, 93955)
*Santa Fe Foods (1712 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, 93955)
*Mi Tierra (1000 Broadway Ave., Seaside, 93955)
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