The Good Grocer

The green grocer is the one stop shop for all those food products you have trouble finding in Perth all under the one roof! I was delighted to find a large selection of nakd bars, pana chocolate, tea pigs and other specialty teas, coconut yoghurt, seasonings and specialty chocolates all in the same shop.
It isn’t cheap, but neither are regular supermarkets. I bought 8 pieces of red rice chicken and chia sushi for $ 9.50, it was delicious, fresh and comparable to sushi from other supermarkets, plus I haven’t seen red/​dark rice sushi at many places.
From the delicatessen, to the meat section to the patisserie this green grocer has all bases covered. I found veggies and fruits not available at Coles, Woolworths etc, and they were very fresh, can’t wait to get cooking!
The shop was well staffed, with free tastings throughout the store and everyone was helpful and friendly. This green grocer is well thought out and worth the visit.

Now here’s the deal: if you live in a rich person’s neighbourhood you should get rich-people’s food, which generally means you need a rich person’s wallet and no, you don’t go shopping in a Holden because rich people don’t do that. They have people to do that for them.
Well this is kind of like going to the Good Grocer. Poor people don’t go there and rich people do.
With their Mercedes.
Or BMW dealership!
But step inside and take a few seconds to look because hidden deep inside are so many interesting secrets.
Did you know that the best pastry shop, Prinz of Vienna, makes their pastries? Or that the best local Chermoula is on offer? Or that Schwartenegger-​sized veggies and fruit have passed the grade to be on display? And yes, «I’ll be back»…I know… so tacky!
I have to say there are things I won’t dig into to my pocket to pay for, but I do expect the Good Grocer to be the poor man’s Boat Shed, which in intent and size, it kind of achieves with gusto. It makes my local Woolies or Coles look perfectly inept!
Parking is aplenty provided you go there mid-​week. They have parking Nazis (or one old Geezer) that make sure you’re buying something über cook from the Good Grocer and not just simply slipping up the road to a trendy café whilst your Benz cools down. But yeah, it does it for me. Worth the rating and the time. Good on you Applecross.

I am LOVING this little grocery store! Popped in here one Sunday morning after brekkie with my Cuz and the two of us spent a few minutes sussing out their gourmet treats. Nestled amongst several restaurants and boutique stores on Ardross St, Good Grocer is very similar to Fresh Provisions, and price range is also about the same.
I was particular impressed with their stock of Elixir raw honey, my absolute favorite honey! Never have I been so wide-​eyed and happy looking at the honey shelf *insert lame chuckle*
Unfortunately, we didn’t have a whole lot of time to browse the whole shop but I did spy a glorious cheese section, which I must check out properly soon. And upon leaving the store, I saw the most awesome tie-​dyed roses! Someone please buy them for me!

This is the kind of specialty food store that gets your heart racing. Catering to the wealthier Applecross dwellers (though also a treat for hedonistic, pay-​check to pay-​check punters like myself), The Good Grocer glistens with fresh fruit and vegetables, an awesome pre-​prepared meals bar, plus heaps of your standard grocery lines. I was punching way above the purse-​strings as soon as I entered this store, but I managed to find myself a few reasonably priced treats (strawberries, a Harvey Fresh cheddar, a hearty muffin, and some yum sushi) so I didn’t feel too gutted when I left. In fact, it was kind of therapeutic walking around the aisles and looking at all the beautiful food items. Shopping here all the time though would possibly send me into bankruptcy, and a lot of the supermarket items you can find cheaper at the big chains, so if you’re watching your pennies, approach with caution.