Fabulous Health Puerto Rico Grocery Shopping Guide

Written By Taylor Boggio

Local Foods

Finca Escadoria Farm

Finca Escadoria Farm is a local farm that has a stand at the San Juan Farmers market every Saturday. You can either pre-order your groceries via WhatsApp and pick them up on Saturday or go to the farmers market and get your groceries before they sell out!

San Juan Farmers Market (Saturdays Only)

Recommended Stands:

  • Finca Escadoria Farm

    • Goat Yogurt

  • The stand right next to Finca Escadoria Farm

    • Goat Cheese

    • Bean Sprouts

    • Arugula

    • Flowers

  • Finca Yabisi / Apothecaviva

    • Pasture Raised Duck Eggs

    • Homemade Gelato

    • Homemade Chocolate

    • Acai Tincture

    • Turmeric, Garlic Tincture

    • Vitamin C Tincture

    • Homemade Brioche

    • Homemade Cheese Cake

PRProduce

PRProduce is the best grocery delivery service! Pro tip: in the note section give them your phone number and tell them to text you when they are on your way so you have a heads up and know when they will be there. They are my go-to place for local items.

Recommended Local Items:

  • Local Fruits

  • Local Vegetables

  • Local Herbs

  • Raw Cheese

  • Local Honey

  • Local Bee Pollen

  • Local Yogurt

  • Local Spices

  • Local Wellness Tinctures

  • Local Soap

  • Local Hot Sauce

  • Local Coffee

  • Local Tea

  • Local Ice Cream (it’s a good treat but it has sugar and is made from pasteurized milk)

  • Local Eggs

  • Local Butter

  • Local Vanilla Bean

  • Local Ghee

Butcher Shops

Finca Pastoria

Finca Pastoria is a farm located in Dorado. They have the best eggs on the island. All of their meat is grass-fed and grass-finished. Their inventory is constantly changing. They have a shop on their farm you can buy everything from. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights they have pizza night where they make amazing Neapolitan pizza in their wood fire oven with Italian flour, grass-fed meat, and raw cheese. They have an amazing gelato shop with various flavors. All their ice cream is naturally flavored with fresh ingredients.

Recommended Items:

  • Pasture Raised Eggs

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Meat (their cuts are always changing)

  • Local Gelato with All Natural Ingredients

  • Neapolitan pizza (Thursday, Friday, & Saturday night)

The Cut

The Cut is the best butcher shop to find a wide range of meats, cuts, and seafood.

Recommended Items:

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished NY Strip

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Ribeye

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Filet Mignon

  • Bone Marrow

  • Bison Burgers

  • AAA Tuna from Vietnam

  • Kidneys

  • Liver

  • House-Made Caramelized Pecans

  • Finca Pastoria Pasture Raised Eggs

Cabo Rojo Steaks

Cabo Rojo Steaks is a local grass-fed butcher shop. The Cut gets their Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Filet Mignon from them. They have a rotaing and fun inventory of all different types of cuts. The best part is, Cabo Rojo Steaks delivers!

Recommended Items:

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Filet Mignon

  • Liver

  • Heart

  • Kidney

  • Oyster Steaks

  • Farmers Market Box (they partner with different local producers to offer quality products such as artisanal cheese and butter)

Bakeries

Levain

Levain has a great classic sourdough. Simple and tastes great. Their plain and chocolate croissants are also quite nice.

Recommended Items:

  • Sourdough

  • Plain Croissant

  • Chocolate Croissant

Mai Artisan Treats

Mai Artisan Treats is baked in the home of the wonderful Mai. She bakes bread (GF and wheat), cakes, cupcakes, and more. She will custom-bake depending on your preferences. She makes items that are vegan, gluten-free, low-carb, KETO, etc. Order from www.maiartisantreats.com.

Recommended Items:

  • Gluten-Free Bread

  • Matcha Chocolate Cupcakes (made to match your dietary preferences)

Pruk Bakehouse

Pruk Bakehouse makes homemade sourdough and focaccia breads. The focaccia is special. Note: The wheat flour is flour from the US. If you are sensitive to gluten, then this is not the best option for you. Order online via www.pruk.me

Recommended Items:

  • Focaccia

Panoteca San Miguel

Panoteca San Miguel bakes sourdough and pastries. They have a range of different types of Sourdough.

Recommended Items:

  • Sourdough

Lucia

Lucia is open a few days a week and makes pastries that can be great for when you are hosting for holidays.

Recommended Items:

  • Local Pumpkin Pie

  • Orange Poppy Seed Olive Oil Loaf

Imported Specialty Items

La Hacienda

La Hacienda is the place to go for specialty imported items. Their inventory changes pretty frequently. Good for pantry items such as extra virgin olive oil, chocolate, and chips made with olive oil.

Recommended Items:

  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Italy and Spain

  • DOP Balsamic Vinegar of Modena or Reggio Emilia

  • Specialty Chocolate from all around the world (inventory is constantly changing). Try the CBD Chocolate. Ginger and Lions Mane are my favorites.

  • Olive Oil chips

Grocery Items

Fresh Mart

Fresh Mart is the best “grocery store”. They have your classic “healthier” options. Some items are fake healthy so check the labels.

Recommended Items:

  • Finca Pastoria Pasture Raised Eggs

  • Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished A2 Yogurt

  • Sheep Yogurt

  • Grass-Fed Frozen Meat

  • Coconut Yogurt

  • “Healthier Snacks” there are items that are fake healthy so read labels and choose accordingly

Taylor Boggio
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