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Stocking your rental kitchen on the Mendocino coast
Where to shop, town by town, for the nights you’re cooking: fish from the harbors, farm stands, bakeries, co-ops and the markets.
32 shops, farm stands and markets, Fort Bragg to Sea Ranch and Anderson Valley · Updated September 2026
- Fort Bragg
- Caspar and Mendocino
- Little River, Albion and Comptche
- Elk
- Point Arena and Manchester
- Gualala, Anchor Bay and Sea Ranch
- Anderson Valley
You’ve got the house, the view and a kitchen that’s better than you expected. Here’s where to shop for it, town by town.
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg Farmers Market
Wednesdays all year, downtown at Laurel and Franklin: 2:30 to 5:30 from May through October, 2:30 to 4:30 in winter. The one market on the coast that doesn’t stop for winter.
Visit →Down Home Foods
Natural foods on South Franklin Street: bulk goods, produce and the things you forgot to pack.
Visit →Cucina Verona Mercato & Bakery
An Italian bakery and café, open every day: pastries, lasagna, pizza by the slice, espresso and a long case of gelato. That’s breakfast taken care of.
Visit →Thanksgiving Coffee Company
They’ve been roasting in Fort Bragg since 1972. Pick up a bag for the house.
Visit →North Coast Brewing Co.
Independent since 1988 and the home of Old Rasputin. The Brewery Shop sells it to take home.
Visit →Schnaubelt Distillery
Spirits distilled from coastal flavors like huckleberry and smoked salmon, with a tasting room in Noyo Harbor.
Visit →Mendocino Chocolate Company
Handmade truffles and chocolates. It’s the easy dessert if you’re not baking.
Visit →Caspar and Mendocino
Mendocino Farmers Market
Fridays, noon to 2:30, May through October, at Howard and Main. It has local produce, meat, eggs, olive oil and baked goods, and it’s small enough to walk in ten minutes.
Visit →Mendocino Jams & Preserves
Small-batch jams, preserves, mustards and chutneys, made on the coast for 45 years. You’ll find the shop at the end of Main Street.
Visit →Fortunate Farm
A family farm and learning center in Caspar growing food and managing its pastures to bring the land back.
Visit →EarthSpoke Farms
A small farm near the village growing dahlias and other flowers, with U-pick days on late-summer Saturdays.
Visit →Shani’s Sweet Creations
Custom celebration cakes from an award-winning baker (North American Cake Maker, 2024 American Cake Awards). For the birthday in the house, order ahead.
Visit →Little River, Albion and Comptche
L & R Farm
Organic vegetables on Middle Ridge Road in Albion, open Sundays 10 to 4 through the season.
Visit →Albion Store
Market and deli, beer and wine, sandwiches to go. It’s the stop between Albion and the village.
Visit →Elk
Point Arena and Manchester
Arena Market & Cafe
Point Arena’s community co-op for local and organic food.
Visit →Little Dory Seafood Co.
A small seafood processor with a fish market on Main Street in Point Arena and a stall at the Gualala Farmers Market. They close for about a month each fall, so check before you drive.
Visit →Franny’s Cup & Saucer
A bakery since 2006, run by Franny and her mom: pastries, cookies and cakes for special occasions.
Visit →Gualala, Anchor Bay and Sea Ranch
Surf Market
The full grocery at the south end of the coast: local artisan foods, sustainable seafood, organic produce, specialty cheeses and a deli.
Visit →Gualala Farmers Market
Saturday mornings in season at the Gualala Community Center, and Little Dory brings fish. Check its Facebook page for this week’s hours.
Visit →Anderson Valley
Boont Berry Farm
A Boonville country store with a deli, bakery and health-food shelves. It’s closed Sundays.
Visit →Velma’s Farm Stand at Filigreen Farm
A Demeter-certified biodynamic and organic farm on 97 acres. Their pantry has olive oil and dried fruit from the farm itself.
Visit →Grace’s Oak Tree Fruit Stand
Anderson Valley produce and fresh apple cider in Philo. Grace learned the stand from her grandmother.
Visit →Navarro General Store
BBQ Thursday to Monday, a deli with lasagna and tamales, and wine from the valley.
Visit →The night you don’t want to cook
We shop these same markets and cook in the house you’ve rented: dinner for two, a birthday for twenty, or every meal of a retreat. See sample menus and guide prices.
Compiled from each business’s own website and our own shopping. Links checked September 24, 2026. Something changed? Tell us. Top photo: Photo: Engin Akyurt on Pexels. All the guides.