Besieged supermarkets got you down? Whether you’re among the vulnerable at-risk or just don’t want to face another empty grocery aisle shelf, there are other ways to get your staples during the pandemic.
In addition to CSAs and farmers markets, some restaurants, smaller markets and other services, like wholesale restaurant suppliers, are offering delivery or curbside pick up for pantry staples, dairy and other essentials. Here are a dozen or so to get you started. Check back for updates.
Extreme Pizza, Walnut Creek: Offering pantry staples, dairy, snacks, fruits, vegetables, deli meats, toilet paper, paper towels and more online for pickup or delivery. https://extremepizza.hungerrush.com
Alexander’s Steakhouse Butcher Shop, Bay Area: Offerings include traditional prime cuts as well as an eclectic assortment of Wagyu beef. Also featuring a “cut of the week” special that comes with a beer pairing as a treat from the home chef. Each location furnishes their own selection of items from which to choose. Guests can find essentials like eggs, fresh veggies, fish and house made bouillon or something as decadent as caviar and a great Cabernet Sauvignon. https://alexandershospitality.com/butchershop/
CPK Market, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Emeryville: California Pizza Kitchen is now offering dairy and pantry staples, produce, meat and seafood, dry pasta, sauces, bread, chips, crackers, juices and more available online and in-restaurant for pickup. For no-contact transaction, pay by mobile using the CPK app. www.cpk.com/CPKMarket
Panera Grocery, Bay Area: Panera Bread locations are offering bread, bagels, cream cheese, tomatoes, fruit, milk and yogurt for rapid or scheduled pick up. www.panerabread.com
Restaurant Depot, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco: For the first time in 40 years, this chain of restaurant supply stores is opening to the public. They offer a broad range of products in bulk, including cleaning supplies, paper products, seafood, canned goods, fresh meat, produce and beverages. Addresses are: 400 High St., Oakland; 520 Brennan St., San Jose; and 2045 Evans Ave, San Francisco.
Cheetah For People, Bay Area: Wholesale restaurant supplier now offering hundreds of groceries and other supplies to the public. Download the app, set up an account, shop and pick up in Pleasanton, Lafayette, Burlingame, Union City, Menlo Park, Santa Clara, Oakland or San Francisco. No minimum orders. www.gocheetah.com/people
The Barrel Room, Bay Area: Meat, produce, pantry items, toilet paper, grains, flour, condiments and more available for delivery. Email orders@barrelroomsf.com with your name, phone number, address and desired items and quantities. Order minimum is $50; delivery is $10. List updated regularly with special requests from customers. Delivery in SF and Marin: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Delivery in Oakland, Berkeley and Lamorinda: Tuesdays and Thursdays. Place orders by 2 p.m. for delivery the following day. www.barrelroomsf.com
The Basin, Saratoga: Offering vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood and other groceries. basinrestaurant@gmail.com
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate and Gardens: Sign up to receive a box of organic, sustainably grown microgreens and vegetables for $35, complete with detailed produce list and recipe card. Curbside pickup 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays. www.kj.com
Lazy Dog Pantry, Concord, Dublin, Cupertino: Packages are $40 and include milk, eggs, butter, chicken, potatoes, rice, toilet paper and more for online order and curbside pickup. www.lazydogrestaurants.com/pantry
Fresh & Best Produce, San Jose: Beginning April 3, this wholesaler is offering three produce boxes — all fruit, all vegetable or fruit and vegetable mix — for $25. Pick up via drive-thru at the wholesaler’s warehouse, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, at 654 N. King Road, San Jose. Call 408-937-9005 or email us at order@freshbestproduce.net to place order. Cash only. Starts April 3. Order 10 boxes and they’ll deliver it to you for free. https://freshbestproduce.net
Teleferic Barcelona Online Market, El Merkat, Palo Alto: Offering a variety of imported goods from Spain, including DIY paella making kits. Other goods include cured meats, spanish olives, gourmet canned and cured seafood, imported olive oils and vinegars and more. telefericbarcelona.square.site
Tender Greens, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Clara: Six curated grocery boxes made using local products and produce from Calabasas’ Scarborough Farms are available for delivery on Postmates, Doordash, Caviar and UberEats. The Veggie Box includes 12 vegetables and toilet paper, for example, while Morning Baking Box includes eggs, coffee, milk, flour, white sugar, brown sugar, butter and baking soda. www.tendergreens.com/blog/002020-grocery-boxes
Choicelunch Pantry, Danville, San Jose, Hayward: Pre-order staples for contactless drive-through pickup Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Currently includes farm-fresh produce, eggs, milk, fresh ground beef and meats, seafood and fresh-baked bread from San Jose’s Roma Bakery. Locations: 21337 Cabot Blvd., Hayward; 1615 Remuda Lane, San Jose; and 569 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville. www.choicelunch.com
Flights Community Market, Los Gatos: This restaurant parking lot has turned into a drive-thru grocery selling meals, bottles of wine, batches of cocktails, coffee beans, cakes, craft beer and more. Pull up, order, pay, pop the trunk and your purchases will be loaded for you. Open noon to 7 pm. daily at 165 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road. https://ca.flightsrestaurants.com/
Le Colonial, San Francisco: Offering make it at home meal kits for two people. Pickup noon-8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Select wines to go and mix at home cocktails can be purchased to accompany the meals. www.lecolonialsf.com/togo
Bierhaus, Walnut Creek: Starting March 29, no-touch grocery pick up includes milk, eggs, chicken breast, dried pastas, fresh bread, bottled beer, growlers and bottled wine. Schedule for curbside pickup or delivery via Grubhub ($5-$10 charge) with a minimum three-hour packing delay from time you place order. Or schedule out for up to seven days in advance. Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. https://bierha.us/
Cream Co. Meats, Bay Area: Starting March 25, Bunker Boxes including a variety of proteins, like whole chicken, ground beef and pork, steak, bacon and pork chops, available via Uber Eats and Caviar. Or pick up boxes at Cream Co.’s facilities at 700 Julie Ann Way, near the Oakland Coliseum. http://eatcream.co
PanCoast Pizza, Walnut Creek: Limited grocery times, including dairy products, Hobbs deli meats, paper towels and more, available for pick-up or delivery daily with your order of pizza, sandwiches, wings or salads. https://pancoastpizza.com
Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco: Offering prepared meal kits that are easy to cook at home. Options include, crab cakes, clam chowder, crab mac and cheese, carnitas and fish tacos. pier23cafetakeout.square.site
CoastMates Delivery, Half Moon Bay to Montara: Andreotti Family Farms produce boxes, Twisted Farms free-range eggs, Moonside Bakery sourdough loaves, Kizler Coffee beans and Rosalind Bakery croissants and breads. Text order to 707-998-9674 with your name, size of produce box you would like, and any additional items you would like added to your delivery. Coming soon to Pacifica.
Tutu’s Food & Drink, Lafayette: The restaurant’s market is stocked with milk, eggs, wine, produce and more until 7 p.m. daily at 53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette. http://tutusfooddrink.com/
Rockridge Market Hall, Oakland: Pantry staples available for parking lot pick up starting March 27. Market Hall Produce and Marin Sun Farms items available starting week of March 30. https://rockridgemarkethall.com
Asa Restaurant Market, Los Gatos: Organic meat, dairy, pantry, farm-fresh produce, coffee and wine can be added to your restaurant order for curbside pickup. Call and leave a grocery order or email contactus@asalosgatos.com. Find a list of available items at www.asalosaltos.com/asa-los-gatos.
The Local Butcher Shop, East Bay: Online shopping and delivery — everything from Rancho Gordo cassoulet beans and ground pork to duck eggs and beef stock — throughout the East Bay via Mercato. Whole roasted chickens, too. http://thelocalbutchershop.com
Yasai Produce Market, Berkeley: Well-stocked with seasonal produce, bulk items and Asian cooking ingredients, this small market accepts text message orders at 510-499-9898. They shop for you, contact you if they need to substitute an item and take your credit card over the phone. You pick up curbside.
Prefer to get restaurant take-out? Find a list of Bay Area restaurants offering curbside delivery, home delivery and/or takeout here.
