Washington, DC Grocery

Good Selection

1. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: West End

yummy appetizers like spanakopita 4. goat cheese pizza 5. frozen chocolate-covered bananas 6. decent selection of cheeses 7. very good selection of wine (including my favorite Pinot Noir - 2005 David...

2. The Italian Store

It's always packed here; there are lots of people picking up pizza or subs or whatever else.  There's a nice selection of good cheap wine, and their frozen desserts and pastas are pretty good. If you...

3. Harris Teeter

Street SW wants to have a good selection of items, but the clientele can't support it. Not true for Harris Teeter. Nice supply of cheeses and ready-to-eat items, the latter generally not looking like...

4. Whole Foods Market

Neighborhood: Logan Circle

grocery stores. The 365 stuff is pretty good. They even have condoms. Lots of  different wine and beer. Good selection of cheese. I love how the crackheads and grandmas dip their hands all the way...

5. Harris Teeter

It's my new go-to grocery store.  The store is extremely clean, the staff the friendliest i've encountered in DC, the selection(particularly meat and fish) is really very good.  They also have great...

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Good Value

1. Vace Italian…

Well...it's not the best pizza in the world. But it's a store with amazing values and high quality everything. And the pizza IS damn good, as are the caprese sandwiches. Also a good place to get...

2. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: West End

but it was insanely packed. Good test for a graduate of anger management class though. I ended up walking out and stealing a few leaves from my neighbor's garden instead(sorry dude).   The frozen...

3. Harris Teeter

of and stock more of it.  Still, HT does a pretty good job and is by far the best grocery store in the area and the prices are reasonable.  Even the meats are good, and are a good value compared...

4. A. Litteri, Inc.

accent, funny nose, or passion for bocce, I can claim inheritance of one thing - a passion for good Italian food. Which is tough to find in this region of the country. Unless of course you know about...

5. Harris Teeter

an item is, they walk you over to the location.  The meat and fish counter is well-stocked with staples and good quality items.  But it's not a full butcher's counter, so don't expect to find tongue...

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