Cheese, Spice and Deli

The small shops that make a Tuesday dinner feel like a dinner party.

Kensington and Mission

Peasant Cheese

Ask for a taste and trust whatever they hand you. The fastest way to look like you planned the cheese board.

Map for Peasant Cheese

Inglewood

Silk Road Spice Merchant

Walls of spices and blends, sold in amounts you'll actually use before they go stale. A great hostess gift for the person who cooks.

Map for Silk Road Spice Merchant

Elbow Drive

Empire Provisions

Cured meats and deli counter favourites from a shop that takes charcuterie seriously.

8409 Elbow Dr SW · Map for Empire Provisions

Bridgeland

Lukes Drug Mart

A long-running corner drugstore that reinvented itself as the neighbourhood's general store. Coffee, local goods and the odd thing you didn't know you needed.

Map for Lukes Drug Mart

Bridgeland

Bridgeland Market

The corner grocery every neighbourhood wishes it had. Good for the forgotten ingredient and a little something for the host on your way to a friend's place.

Map for Bridgeland Market

The seasonal update

What opened, what closed and what's worth a reservation. Four emails a year, nothing else.