Central Coop

Best grocery store in the city. Fresh produce. Best organic products. Best meat section and fresh eggs. Amazing coffee and deli with a wide selection. There is a small membership fee that can be broken up. I think it's 100, but it's absolutely worth it.

I just relocated to Seattle from the East Coast; I’ve stayed at so many hotels, been to so many coffee shops, and food stores. I have food allergies galore, that just appeared in my 40’. This store is AMAZING! From the customer service, to the food, and even their drip coffee; it’s all outstanding!! I had no problem finding help, they have a selection beyond my dreams including all my allergies. This place is a complete delight, employees, management, stock, cleanliness, A+ to all! I was having such a bad day and no exaggeration, this beautiful spot completely changed my day to a wonderful one. I want to mention, people talk about expensive, and I thought the prices were extremely reasonable; if you’re looking for quality, I promise you will get it here!! Thank you Co-op…. Finally excellent coffee, a company that stands behind their words, and customer service that is impeccable, and truly lost in this world; thank you for showing me it’s not!!!! A+🥰

After my initial skepticism, I've come to like this grocery store quite a lot. (Conflict-of-interest disclosure: I'm a member.) The produce is excellent. The bread selection, both the daily and the plastic-wrapped or sliced kind, rivals what I was able to find at the long-extinct Nature's in Portland in the '90s. The ice-cream options (dairy-free and dairyful) are all delicious. (Well, I've tried most, not all.) There's a brand of miso soup that's consistently mind-blowing. And the other day I counted 11 varieties of pectin-free and gelatin-free plain yogurt, a few of which I first tasted here. (As a comparison, while I was on vacation in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine for three weeks this past summer, we spent most of a day, driving from town to town, and found only one. (No wonder so few Turkish people, percentage-wise, whose US experience is the East Coast, stay.) Also, the magazine selection is pretty decent. That is, it's very good in terms of the political, economic, and socio-political variety and maybe relatively limited but well-curated for the arts (Maggot Brain, New Noise, Hi Fructose, Adbusters, and a few others). I would appreciate a little more science content than a psychology title or two, and less woo, but nobody's perfect. (Feel free to fill in the ambiguous [grammatical] subject either way. As my views change, both meanings are becoming valid.)

Better prices and selection than Safeway, larger store than Trader Joe's so people usually go to both, bulk section has so many good options for cooking.

They have chapchae, and other things to eat with it, plus a microwave and a hand washing sink. Also, paper cups for hot water. And bulk chocolate covered peanut butter malt balls.