Berkeley Bowl West

Large and almost a bit overwhelming, but some good vegan selection

The items are pricy, but you can not beat the selection. I was amazed how many different vegan options they had, from non-dairy milk, chocolate, chips, etc. They also had vegan options in their prepared food bar. Great variety of products and TONS of species of mushrooms!

Betsy Neylon I live in northern Ohio and my son and family live in Berkeley. I come to visit at least 2 xs a year. The highlight of my trips is always going to Berkeley Bowl. I bring lots of gifts for the kids when I come partly so I can fill it with stuff I buy at Berkeley Bowl!! They have the best cheese selection and the prepared foods are amazing. Because Berkeley is so diverse, there is a wide variety of prepared foods and ingredients that I don't see even at our specialty stores. But what I love the most is the bulk section. I go crazy there. This last trip I brought home: red envelope tea, ginger chai tea, smoked almonds, roasted salted almonds, golden raisins [only because they are so fresh], Turkish dried apricots, 6 grain hot cereal, steel cut oats, candied ginger [it's cut up really small] and falafel....oh and sesame sticks. It fills about 20% of my suitcase home, but it's all so wonderful Like · Reply · Just now

The best place to shop in the East Bay!!! Great selection, organic and fresh meat.

I've never encountered a better selection of fresh produce before. E.g. there are at least ten, maybe fifteen varieties of eggplant and probably twenty or thirty different fresh mushrooms types.