Great to see the new owner of Niagara Grocery adding local foods and roasting great coffee. The tea selection is super. We stopped by on the weekend to be welcomed by the aroma of roasting coffee.
The neighbourhood grocery store re-invented. Owners Jennifer McKimmie and Ken Winchester refurbished a century-old storefront selling Saanich farm produce, Saltspring Island cheeses, and line-caught halibut along with essentials like light bulbs, milk, and the daily paper. Portofino bread and pastries set the morning right, and Galloping Goose sausages with farm eggs are a righteous choice for... more
I finally found my coffee! Mile Zero is amazing! Has a strong taste and was exactly what my mornings were missing! Thank you!
I generally visit this store once or twice a week to pick up some of their delicious coffee (roasted in the store) which is a great deal at something like $8 for 3/4 lb, especially compared with the ludicrous prices some other local roasters charge for their beans (Habit, I'm looking at you). It tends to be somewhat darker roast but it's always delicious and full of flavour. Their teas are... more
Yet another thing that I wish Denver had, the local grocery store that isn't 7-Eleven or doesn't feel like I'm visiting Kabul.
If you are looking for a few items for dinner, or if your like me, looking for a breakfast treats for the hotel room, this is the place to go. There is a good selection organic treats (think Whole Foods for my fellow Americans) and high end cheeses. The prices aren't...
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One of the things that makes Victoria such a great little city is that fact that the neighbourhoods work as neighbourhoods. The local corner grocery store is actually a place to buy groceries (not just chips and pop) and the local bakery is actually a place to get bread. The Niagara Grocery is a good example of this in action. Their focus on local sources for meat and produce (I reccomend the... more