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Ethnic Markets & Specialty Food Stores

Put Some Adventure into Your Food Shopping Experience

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If you want to sample something besides boring American fare, try shopping at one of these food merchants. Be it Russian, Asian, organic, or natural, you aren't likely to find the inventory in these stores reproduced at your standard supermarket.

Whole Foods Market

Reno Whole Foods Market Nevada markets food organic naturalPhoto © Stan White
Whole Foods Market is by far Reno's largest organic and specialty food store. It's a beautiful store with a large selection of regular and exotic foods, both organic and non-organic. They sell produce from local Nevada growers. Check it out if you are looking for something unusual.

6139 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89502
(775) 852-8023

King Ranch Market

Reno Sparks Lake Tahoe Nevada ethnic markets food organic natural Mexican HispanicPhoto © Stan White
This is the area's major Hispanic food store. Don't be surprised if the clerks speak Spanish first, assuming you can, too. Just be polite and a bilingual person will help you out.

1500 S. Wells Ave, Reno, NV 89502
(775) 786-8788

Trader Joe's Reno

Reno Sparks Lake Tahoe Nevada ethnic markets food organic naturalPhoto © Stan White
Unusual and offbeat items make shopping here an adventure. New items show up constantly and some disappear, but that's part of the fun. Shop wisely and Joe's can save you lots of money.

5035 S. McCarran Blvd., Reno, NV 89502
(775) 826-1621

Trader Joe's Carson City
3790 US Highway 395 S, Suite 401
Carson City, NV 89705
(775) 267-2486

Downtown Market Place

Downtown Marketplace food store in Reno, Nevada, NVPhoto © Stan White
Get organic groceries, fresh vegetables, and prepared gourmet foods. Try the deli for lunch. This is Reno's only downtown food store.

Located in the West Street Market, on West Street between First and Second Streets in downtown Reno, Nevada.
(775) 348-8862

Reno Asian Supermarket

Reno Sparks Lake Tahoe Nevada ethnic markets food organic natural AsianPhoto © Stan White
I've only briefly stuck my head in here, but what I saw looked pretty authentic.

803 W. 5th St., Reno, NV 89503
(775) 322-8820

International Market

International Market in Reno, Nevada, NVPhoto © Stan White
This small market is packed to the rafters with imported food products from the Orient, Africa, and the Middle East.

225 Gentry Way, Reno, NV 89502
(775) 825-5258

168 Asian Market

168 Asian Market, Reno, Nevada, NVPhoto © Stan White
This big store has a great selection of authentic Oriental foods.

3090 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89502
(775) 823-9918

Bella Italia

Reno Sparks Lake Tahoe Nevada ethnic markets food organic natural Italian EuropeanPhoto © Stan White
Imported Italian food items, from olive oil to pasta. There are also kitchen items and cooking tools. Everything is made in Italy.

606 Plumb Lane #4, Reno, NV 89509
(775) 284-3500

Butcher Boy Prime

Reno Sparks Lake Tahoe Nevada ethnic markets food organic natural meats seafood deliPhoto © Stan White
This store is a major upgrade from the original (and still existing) store in Sparks. Shop here for specialty meats, seafood, deli, and gourmet goods. Check out the exhibition kitchen where cooking demonstrations are staged.

7300 S. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89511
(775) 359-7445 Ext. 5

Butcher Boy Meats, Deli & Catering

The original Butcher Boy, still going strong.

1073 N. Rock Blvd., Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 359-7445 x 6

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