Groceries / Supermarkets
57 Food Banks in SF + Where to Get Free Groceries (Updated Oct. 2025)
Groceries / Supermarkets, Resource Guides, Uplifting If you or someone you know is in a desperate situation and needs food, there are programs and people who can help. With the federal government shutdown causing delays to SNAP/CalFresh benefits in November 2025, local resources are stepping up. California recently approved $80 million in extra funding for food banks more...
CA’s 3rd-Largest Farmers Market to Launch Big 2027 Upgrade
Bay Area Favorites, Groceries / Supermarkets After more than a decade of planning, Marin’s farmers market is finally getting a forever home. The Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM), the nonprofit behind some of the Bay Area’s biggest markets, just signed a 40-year lease with Marin County to create a permanent market space at the Marin County Civic more...
SF’s Rainbow Grocery Turns 50 with Huge Block Party (Aug. 17)
Block Party, Celebrations, Groceries / Supermarkets Rainbow Grocery is turning the big 5-0, and they’re throwing a massive free outdoor block party to celebrate. The streets around Folsom & Trainor will be shut down for an afternoon of live music, food, over 25 local vendors, giveaways, games, art activities for kids, and community booths. Expect everything from more...
Brand New 55,000 Sqft Asian Supermarket Coming to San Jose
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets T&T Supermarket Inc., Canada’s favorite Asian grocery retailer, is announcing the opening of its first store in California at the Westgate Center, 1600 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, set to open in Fall 2025. With two stores in the works in Washington, this marks T&T’s third store announcement in the United more...
Canada’s Largest Asian Grocery Chain is Coming to SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco T&T Supermarket, the largest Asian grocery retailer in Canada, is expanding to San Francisco with a new store at San Francisco City Center, located at 2675 Geary Blvd, at the intersection of Geary Blvd and Masonic Ave. The store is scheduled to open in Winter 2026. This location will serve more...
Daly City’s New Huge Korean Market & Food Hall Opens March 2025
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets Bay Area food lovers have a new destination to explore as Jagalchi officially opens at Serramonte Center in Daly City on March 28, 2025. This 75,000-square-foot marketplace brings together a high-end Korean grocery store, fresh seafood market, Michelin-starred restaurant, specialty rice bakery, deli, and more, making it one of the more...
SF’s Brand New Bi-Rite Market Finally Opens Aug. 29
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco Beloved grocery store Bi-Rite Market is finally opening its third shop in San Francisco. Bi-Rite has been a San Francisco institution for more than 80 years, known for local, and responsibly sourced products, and now they’re expanding with a new location in Russian Hill, which joins locations in Divisadero Street and Mission more...
SF’s Brand New Free Grocery Store Opens in Bayview
Brand New, Getting Help, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco Today, Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA), and Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services celebrated the grand opening of the District 10 Community Market in Bayview-Hunters Point. The Market officially opens its doors to serve the community on Wednesday, June 5. The District 10 Community Market., located more...
Brand New Huge 75,000 Sqft Korean Food Hall Coming to Daly City
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets A Korean supermarket and bakery, Jagalchi, will open in Daly City’s Serramonte Center, taking over the former JCPenny space. Innovation meets culinary excellence at Jagalchi, a specialty food concept joining Regency’s Serramonte Center in Daly City. The brand-new addition, which will offer authentic, high-quality Korean ingredients and cuisine, plus “reasonably-priced” Korean dining more...
SF’s New Trader Joe’s Finally Opens in Hayes Valley on Friday
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco Thanks to SFist for sharing the news that Trader Joe’s is finally opening its newest location in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley at 555 Fulton St. It’s been a long road to opening; we wrote about the newest Trader Joe’s store back in 2021 when they submitted their permit for the 17,000-square-foot ground-floor more...
Popular Korean Supermarket “H Mart” Coming to East Bay
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets Thankfully Eater SF just announced that Korean grocery store H Mart will be coming to the East Bay. The 4th Bay Area location of H Mart will be in Dublin Retail Center in Dublin. Unfortunately, an opening date has not yet been announced. The lease for the Dublin location was signed more...
Massive Indoor Vietnamese Market & Food Hall Coming to San Jose?
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets Thanks to Eater SF and SiliconValley.com for sharing the news that a massive Vietnamese market could be coming to San Jose. Real Estate Executive Do Van Tron purchased the former Sears store in San Jose’s Eastridge Center with plans to transform the space into a bustling Vietnamese market and food hall more...
Bay Area Whole Food Stores Installing Creepy Palm Scanners for Checkout
Bay Area Updates, Groceries / Supermarkets Thanks to SF Eater for sharing the news that Amazon is installing Amazon One palm scanners in at least half a dozen Whole Foods stores in the Bay Area. Amazon One is a free, contactless service that lets you use your palm to pay, enter, or identify yourself. In a Whole more...
SF’s Popular ‘H Mart’ is Expanding
Bay Area Favorites, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s only H Mart store, which opened to great fanfare in April 2021, is expanding. The store, located at 3995 Alemany Blvd., will undergo a completely new buildout after taking over the adjacent storefront, formerly 24 Hour Fitness. The additional space more...
First 100% Cruelty-Free, Plant-Based 24/7 Convenience Store Opens in Bay Area
Brand New, Green, Groceries / Supermarkets Animal lovers and sustainability supporters can rejoice and mark their maps as the very first 100% plant-based, cruelty-free convenience market, Hangry Planet, has launched in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hangry Planet offers carefully curated snacks, meals, certified organic desserts and more that are sourced and vetted to assure that every more...
