The Best Small Grocery Stores Around Salt Lake

Salt Lake City’s first-ever food co-op, Wasatch Food Co-op, officially opens today. What a perfect excuse to round up some of the best small grocers around the valley.

Wasatch Food Co-op

After nearly two decades in the making, Salt Lake’s first community-owned grocery store is finally here. Unlike a traditional grocery store, the co-op operates under a member-owner model, and about 20% of its vendors are local businesses.

Japan Sage Market

Japan Sage Market is packed with hard-to-find Japanese ingredients and specialities, like natto (fermented soybeans with a sticky texture). Don’t miss their lunch (katsu, ramen, bento boxes) served every day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Su Casa Market

A much-needed Mexican/Latin grocery store in Herriman. They offer a Taco Tuesday promotion, where you select your choice of marinated meat, and it comes with a pack of tortillas, a 2-liter soda or Jarritos, and fresh salsa.

Liberty Heights Fresh

Shopping here feels like a treat because I know I’ll always find something seasonal, local, or downright special. Adriatic figs? Yuzu kosho? New Zealand ground elk? That’s my jam.

Caputo’s Market & Deli

A Salt Lake institution for gourmet foods, Caputo’s has everything from chocolate to tinned fish to a whole a** cheese cave. Longtime readers already know this, but it’s one of my favorite places in the city.