Alameda Marketplace

Quick visit since i went to Feel Good Bakery for some items. I’ll definitely have to return and peruse the other places located in this cool place. i saw Farmstead Cheese and Wine, pizza place, a sushi place and specialty/​gourmet groceries.
I was definitely impressed with the variety and will be back soon!

Sadly on more than one occasion the boys running the butcher shop have been sarcastic rude douche bags. The meat is OK, really not the best I’ve ever had but generally butcher shop meat is a much higher quality. Although close to home I think I’ll go somewhere else next time I just feel like customer service should be at least on the radar and these guys don’t have a clue.

I come here with my family all the time, a place where I can get organic produce and organic products for my home, kitchen, bath and so on. Thank you to all who make this place great. We love it!

Love this place! Most of the produce is organic. Finally, organic plantains!!! Everything I need under one roof. Fresh seafood: scallops from Santa Cruz, shrimp from Argentina (Thank you for not purchasing shrimp from Thailand!), clams from British Columbia, quality meats — they even have organic liver. Artisan cheeses, great selection. Fresh baked pastries with real vanilla bean cream. Now I hardly ever have to go to Whole Foods (which carries too much conventionally grown produce IMO). Also love the kitchen supply store that has a nice selection of reasonably priced kitchen tools. The salads at Greens and Grains are huge, even the half salads are big enough to share. Everyone that works here is really nice.

I mean maybe it’s bc I’m 27 and haven’t «made it» yet but this place is waaay oh waaay waaay to expensive for my blood. Basically a mini whole foods. It’s great looking place. Employees all looked bright eyed and bushy tailed, which was nice.
Will revisit after I hit the lotto

Too much love. Years later and i’m still obsessed with this place.
Also– raw organic milk for $.45 when it’s on sale! It’s pretty freaking tasty

Coffee shop with great beans and great people. One hot bakery (I drool on their displays) –sometimes with free tastes of the good stuff. Meat market (watch out for the cow morgue with aging ribs and the butchers with ties), Free range health food orgo grocery run by a happy menagerie of friendly helpful workers (reminds me of the Haight coops of my youth). Cheese and wine shop, high-​end cheeses. A sushi joint (I have not tried it). A foot-​thick sandwich shop (associated with the butcher). A most correct salad and gourmet food to go (love then chickens). An upscale wood fired pizza shop outside. I want to live here.

I have been looking for a place like this my entire life! It’s conveniently close, affordable, fresh and with an incredible amount of selection when it comes to specialty foods that I seek and crave… uh, pretty often. The Cheese and wine shop there is dangerously good, the bakery bakes some pretty good baguettes and the customer service for both these establishments is impressive. Are you looking for prosciutto? You can’t beat the meat counter there. There is a good market inside with produce and good quality products too. If you are like me, you will wander the store like a museum planning your next dinner party. I found a natural apricot jam that was delicious! Will be going back, hopefully soon.

Great collection of shops, and it just keeps getting better. The butcher and the baker shops are both top notch. The grocery’s produce seems fresher and lovelier every time I go. Yes, some things here are overpriced. And yes, it needs to be open until 9pm. But there’s just so much to love and enjoy about the alameda marketplace.

So this was my first visit here. WTF? How did this place elude me for so long? Are you kidding? A real butcher? A real bakery? A sushi deli and all centered around a grocery store? I’m almost mad at the people who live in this area for never having shared this place with me. This place is pretty awesome. I’m especially fond of the butcher shop and the bakery. The butcher has some good cuts, good selection of fish, poultry, pork, beef, and some other delicacies. They had pre packed marinated duck breasts. They had an awesome selection of sausages. The fish and crustaceans were also as fresh as could be. I wanted to have a reason to buy something from here but sadly no home cooking today. I Will be back. I promise. Please wait for me.
The bakery. Man oh man those macarons were so awesome. I’ve had milette and bouchon and a few others I thought were the best but not anymore. That pistachio was on point like excalibur and that bananas foster was crack addiction caliber. We got a loaf of Epi and some jalapeño cheese sticks to try later and I’m looking forward to those too.
Alameda you are hiding some diamonds here. I’m due for a visit soon enough.

In a large brick building at the corner of Park and Buena Vista is the Alameda Marketplace, where ten locally owned small business are located.
My favorite vendors are Feel Good Bakery with delicious hand crafted breads, pastries, tarts, pizza, and cookies… think macaroons, all of which are made daily on-​site from scratch and The Beanery Coffee Co, which has its own roasted coffee, as well as organic and fair trade coffees and blends, which you can enjoy with their pastries, and sandwiches.
The largest occupant is the Alameda Natural Grocery with its large selection of organic produce, groceries and natural supplements. Baron’s Meat & Seafood offers high-​quality, natural, organic, and grass-​fed meats, poultry and seafood. The Pantry offers culinary gadgets and utensils. Wines and cheeses at Farmstead, dining fare at Baron’s Eats, East End Pizza, Green & Grains, and Sushi King.
The Marketplace is a nice open-​aired marketplace and reminds me of the marketplaces that I’ve been to in Europe. Ten shops offering great food and sustainable living under one roof.

Love everything about it! From organic everything to delicious, well priced sushi for lunch to the awesome bakery with great pumpkin macaroons! A++ we are so lucky to have the Marketplace in alameda

I only wandered through a small part of this relatively large organic grocer but what I saw was impressive. The prices compare to Whole Foods but the goods are less typical and you can get some really cool products. I was here just to wait for someone and had to go, but I want to come back and spend some time looking around and get a few things next time.

$ 9.95 may seem a bit high for a salad but the Asian chicken salad was delicious. Huge portion made fresh right in front of you. I couldn’t finish mine. It’s a bit far from my usual Oakland offerings but the lady wanted to share her fav salad place with me, how could I say no :)

I have a soft spot for over-​priced, yet delicious food. On that front, this place does not disappoint. Highlight of the marketplace, by far: the butcher. Again, you will pay for it, but you will taste the difference.

I was in alameda and I decided to stop in here because «feel good bakery» doesn’t come to the framers market in San Ramon anymore. (Wont ever go to feel good bakery, see my separate review) The grocery store was over priced they didn’t have anything that I can’t pick up at whole foods or Safeway in San Ramon, and the prices at this place seemed higher than Safeway or Whole foods. I did buy a ton of Vitamins and the lady who helped me was so informative and a great salesperson. The older women clerks by the Vitamin area deserve 5 STARS for their customer service and knowledge. I knew I was overpaying for the items but she was knowledgable and gave me great info that I couldn’t resist spending the $ 150 I spent on Vitamins :) (bikini body season is around the corner so of course I need my healthy vitamins!)
Thankfully I have a Whole foods and a Safeway in San Ramon that carries all the items they have at a lower price or otherwise I just simply couldn’t justify paying the prices they have at this placw but I guess for Alameda it’s a great place.

You’d be hard pressed to find so many quality foods and products in one place anywhere else in Alameda.
The Beanery’s coffee and delicious bagel sandwiches
Whole Foods healthy hippie food (kombucha, hummus, gluten-​free stuff, etc.)
Natural bath and beauty products – my fave reason to visit the Marketplace!
Natural herbs and supplements
Feel Good bakery, they will make your taste buds feel goooooood
Butcher with beautiful fresh meat
Wine shop with extremely helpful and informed staff
Every kitchen gadget that a fancy kitchen would want
And of course it’s pricey. Can’t shop here for my weekly grocery needs. But for very specific things that I can’t find at Safeway (like EarthScience face lotion, all natural bug spray, and all the spices to make Indian curry), I like to come here!

If Oxbow is the première open market in the bay area, Marketplace is the lesser known, not as sparkly, but still worthwhile food destination. The parking is nightmarish because of the nearby construction so have some patient or be willing to walk a few blocks to get there.
The Feel Good bakery is a worthwhile destination, especially if you like super sized macaroons. Didn’t try the butcher, but the line tells me it’s a good spot for meat. I’d return for the sweets and to try the butcher.

What’s not to love? Everywhere you look you’ll find fresh, flavorful, and healthy selections…
No, this is not a supermarket. If that’s what you want, go to Nob Hill up the street. But for specialty foods, you can’t do better than Alameda Marketplace!

Alameda Marketplace is a collection of artisan and independent businesses. excellent place to grab some items when short on time.
vendors in da alameda marketplace:
–east end pizza: excellent thin crust pizza, closed mondays?
–sushi kng: oaktown’s outpost has fresher fish
–alameda natural market-​avoid the lines by shopping here, more $
–baron’s meats-​great steaks/​beef for those inclined, not me
–the beanery: fair traded coffee, nice brew
–massage for those in knead
–ching hua: avoid the happy hour appetizers
–culina: nice artisan sammies
–farmstead wines & cheeses: new vineyards highlighted and cheesy samples
–feel good bakery: pricing is cheaper here than at the farmers market.
–a new mexican theme eatery has opened?: not sure, didn’t stop
take outs:
–plenty of parking in many lots nearby
–lines short in many cases (not peak hours_​
–friendly, efficient service.