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Convenience Stores

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Great Convenience/Grocery Stores in the Boston Area

If you need to get groceries while (only slightly) out of town, check out any of these businesses.

We asked readers this week about their favorite spots to pick up a dozen eggs or a gallon of milk. Check out some of these places our readers named as their favorites right here in the greater Boston area: Back Bay: Trader Joe's, 899 Boylston Street Beacon Hill: Charles Street Market, 66 Charles St Stoneham: Stop & Shop Supermarket, 259 Main Street Wakefield: The Farmland, 415 Main St.  Charlestown: Foodmaster, 5 Austin St. Melrose: Foodmaster, 880 Main Street Malden: Super Stop & Shop, 60 Broadway Somerville: Market Basket, 400 Somerville Ave. Medford: Stop & Shop, 760 Fellsway Arlington: D'Agostino's, 1297 Mass Ave. South End: Foodie's Urban Market, 1421 Washington St.

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12:52 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013

Although I don't buy meat and poultry there, Shaw's, over in the Twin City Plaza, is a good place to pick up milk, cheese and/or cereals when the need arises.   more ›

Friday, May 18, 2012

And the Best Grocery/Convenience Store Is ...

Our Best of Patch Readers' Choice winner.

If you’re in need of groceries – for a Memorial Day cookout, perhaps – D'Agostino's in Arlington Heights is the place to be, according to our readers. The popular Massachusetts Avenue food store topped this week’s poll with 27 votes, edging out Trader Joe's, 22 votes, to win our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest, for best grocery/convenience store in town. D’Agostino’s, which already won our Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest for best sandwich, features a wide variety of items, including your typical groceries; subs, prepared foods and catering trays; jarred peppers, olives and olive oils; and fresh fruits and vegetables, and locally baked breads and cookies. “The store is CLEAN, and the food is really GOOD … “ Samuel …

Monday, May 14, 2012

What Is the Best Grocery/Convenience Store in Arlington?

Please vote for your favorite by taking our poll and by clicking on the directory link below and writing a short, one or two sentence review.

With Memorial Day cookouts right around the corner, the latest installment of our Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest looks at the best place to buy food in town. The question is: What is the best grocery/convenience store in Arlington? Here are a few of our favorite places, but if we’re forgetting yours, please let us know in the comments and we’ll add them to the list. Voting's open until 6 p.m. this Thursday, May 17. Ties will be broken by whichever place has the most positive reviews and comments posted below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. A winner will be determined by Patch editors, based on poll results and reviews on Patch …

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