Microgrocery Stores

In Culver City you will find a ton of shops of restaurants to explore. Walking up to Gratitude Market you are greeted by a bright seafoam façade detailed with illustrations of flowers. As you enter there is a table that sits right outside showing a sample of goods that they carry to entice folks in. […]

Did you hear? Pop Up Grocer aka PUG just opened its first not-so-temporary flagship storefront in NYC. We’ve been patiently waiting for the news. Emily Schildt (founder and CEO) has opened the permanent fixture last week on March 3, 2023. Jot this address down: 205 Bleecker Street NY, NY. Because you’ll want to check it […]

The part of Culver City that runs along Washington Blvd. behind the old Helms Bakery is often an area that folks just drive past. However, if you take the time to explore this stretch you will find some great shops, that feel like they are there for the neighborhood – peppered amongst the office spaces, […]

Yoboseyo Superette is the newest entrant in Los Angeles’ burgeoning micro grocery scene. Located on one of the main drags in the city’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the market’s understated storefront serves as a contrast to all the colors, textures and materials one sees when they step through the front door. In addition to food, condiments […]

Tucked away in a nondescript business plaza off of buzzy Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of Koreatown, you will find Open Market. It’s a bit of an odd duck compared to the other businesses, it’s warm and inviting storefront stands in contrast to the drab corporate offices that populate the business park. Not just a […]

The next venture from the Gjusta Group team, who owns Gjelina, Gjelina Take Away, Gjusta Bakery, Gjusta Goods and Valle, and now both Gjusta Grocers and Gjusta Flower Shop. Taking some of the market provisions, bakery and menu items already found in Gjusta Bakery into a micro grocery store filled with not only beloved Gjusta […]

For me, going to a grocery store is not just pushing around a cart and checking off items on a shared notes app. It’s like walking through a museum, discovering the new items on the  shelves and studying the products and their packaging to almost find its greater meaning. While taking my time studying the […]