Rainbow Grocery

Natural, macrobiotic-, vegan-, vegetarian-based organic, non-GMO produce, bulk, packaged, refrigerated and frozen foods, cheeses and dairy products, vitamins and food supplements, as well as cruelty-free hypoallergenic bath and body products. They sell wellness and cook books, housewares and sundries. No meat, fish, or fowl.

If they don’t have it, they can get it for you. Volume discounts on Bath and Body and Vitamins.

Established in 1975, Rainbow started in a garage as a food-buying club by followers of an Indian guru for the community to provide whole, organic and macrobiotic food to the neigborhood. It is thoroughly secular at this time

»Local 123 coffee maker

on Clement St., Cliff’s Variety on Castro, or Rainbow Grocery on Division. In the east bay, Sweet Maria’s carries them, and surely other locations, but I’m rarely over there. READ/REPLY (by elliora , updated November 17, 2009)

»Local source for natto miso / namemiso / kinzanji miso?

I used to buy a delicious whole barley natto miso that contained kombu, ginger, and a few other savory ingredients at Rainbow Grocery that was a great flavorful complement to vegetables and grains, but it isn’t carried any... READ/REPLY (by SteveG , updated November 12, 2009)

»Small empty hot sauce bottles?

Have you tried Rainbow Grocery? They have a large selection of bottles b/c of their large selection (of liquid even) bulk items. READ/REPLY (by LegoEater , updated November 10, 2009)

»East Bay grind your own flour?

-sized hardware section. I think Rainbow used to have some inexpensive hand mills. This might be helpful: http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/masa.htm READ/REPLY (by akuvikate , updated October 11, 2009)

»The Rainbow Grocery thread - what to buy?

Rainbow Grocery gets reccomended often when people are looking for specific items. However, what specifically is good there? What should be avoided. As of this date Yelp has almost 700 posts about Rainbow. I gave up reading them... READ/REPLY (by rworange , updated August 21, 2009)

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