While you can find many delicious vegan foods in every grocery store – things like fruits, vegetables, pasta, rice, potatoes, beans, seeds, nuts, lentils, non-dairy milks, etc. – the following stores go above and beyond the usual offerings. Although we do our best to ensure this information is kept up-to-date, these stores may make changes that may not be reflected here immediately. We recommend visiting the businesses’ corresponding links to verify hours before visiting.
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99 Cents Only
Description: A deep-discount retailer that carries some name brand and off-brand products, typically for 99 cents or less. Some products are staples that can always be found on the shelves, while others alternate often. 99 Cents Only offers a large produce section including packaged spinach and lettuces, avocados, and many other fruits and vegetables. Most of the common vegan products offered are plant-based milks, hummus, frozen fruit, accidentally vegan snacks, canned goods, and on occasion – mock meats, dairy-free yogurts, and vegan cheeses.
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ABC Christian Books & Health Foods (Adventist Book Center)
Address: 2820 Willow Ave Clovis, CA 93612 (map)
Phone: (559) 347-3000
Hours: Sun 12pm-4pm, Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-2pm, closed Sat
Description: A true gem hidden next to a large office of the Seventh Day Adventist church. The grocery section has an excellent variety of processed vegan foods but no fresh produce. Look for seitan jerky, soy fish fillets, eggplant burgers, soy taquitos, eggless mayonnaise, vegan margarine, gelatin-free desserts, and loads of canned vegetable meats. You’ll find 5-pound bulk packs of Beyond Meat at a huge discount. The ABC store also carries dairy-free chocolate chips, nutritional yeast, vegetable bouillon, vital wheat gluten, and TVP.
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Costco (3 locations)
Address: 7100 N Abby St Fresno, CA 93720 (map)
Phone: (559) 437-3640
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm
Address: 4500 W Shaw Ave Fresno, CA 93722 (map)
Phone: (559) 271-6511
Hours: Sun 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri 10am-8:30pm, Sat 9:30am-7pm
Address: 2270 Clovis Ave Clovis, CA 93612 (map)
Phone: (559) 291-3377
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-8:30pm Sat-Sun 9am-7pm
Description: A chain wholesale membership-only store with an ever-changing array of bulk vegan products. Merchandise ranges from canned items, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes, frozen fruits, frozen vegetables, dipping sauces, veggie patties, frozen snack items, crackers, chips, nut butters, jams, soy and almond milk (both shelf-stable and refrigerated), breads, produce, and much more. Some items remain staples in Costco, while some are rotated in and out. Costco is also known for its great prices on large quantities of bulk items.
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Golden Bowl
Address: 1221 N 1st St Fresno, CA 93703 (map)
Phone: (559) 485-5593
Hours: Everyday 8am-8pm
Description: East Asian grocery with unique selection of regional produce and wide selection of canned goods.
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Grocery Outlet Bargain Market (5 locations)
Address: 3566 W Shaw Ave Fresno, CA 93711 (map)
Phone: (559) 271-1577
Hours: Everyday 8am-9pm
Address: 1825 E Ashlan Ave Fresno, CA 93726 (map)
Phone: (559) 226-3663
Hours: Everyday 7am-9pm
Address: 2820 Tulare St Fresno, CA 93721 (map)
Phone: (559) 499-1400
Hours: Sun-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 8am-9pm
Address: 5175 E Belmont Ave Fresno, CA 93727 (map)
Phone: (559) 252-2856
Hours: Everyday 8am-9:30pm
Address: 1848 Clovis Ave Clovis, CA 93612 (map)
Phone: (559) 297-8369
Hours: Sun 9am-9pm, Mon-Sat 8am-9pm
Description: Discount grocer with rotating variety of vegan goodies. You’ll often find vegan meats, ice creams, and microwave meals in the freezer case. Check out the NOSH (natural, organic, specialty, and healthy) section for shelf stable treats like cookies, chips, and crackers as well as staples like dried beans and canned soups.
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India Sweets and Spices
Address: 3055 W. Ashlan Ave Fresno, CA 93722 (map)
Phone: (559) 222-2700
Hours: Everyday 9:30am-9pm
Description: Great Indian grocery with many hard to find items. This business also features a take-out dining counter where you can get delicious food ready-to-go.
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International Market
Address: 6460 N Blackstone Ave Fresno, CA 93710 (map)
Phone: (559) 435-1368
Hours: Everyday 9am-8pm
Description: Small Middle Eastern market featuring freshly baked breads, unique spices, and canned goods.
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Karabakh- Farmers Market
Address: 5030 N 1st St Fresno, CA 93710 (map)
Phone: (559) 224-9710
Hours: Sun 9am-5pm, Mon-Sat 8am-7:30pm
Description: Family-owned Armenian/Middle Eastern market featuring an excellent assortment of spices, grains, canned goods, fresh breads, and unique sweet treats. You’ll find several varieties of filo dough in the freezer case. Produce section is limited, but extremely affordable.
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The Market
Address: 7088 N West Ave Fresno, CA 93711 (map)
Phone: (559) 432-3306
Hours: Sun 8am-8pm, Mon-Sat 7am-9pm
Description:
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Palka Bazar
Address: 2438 N Marks Ave Fresno, CA 93722 (map)
Phone: (559) 237-3333
Hours: Everyday 9am-9pm
Description:
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R-N Market
Address: 6670 N Cedar Ave Fresno, CA 93710 (map)
Phone: (559) 439-8044
Hours: Everyday 8:30am-9pm
Description: R-N is two shops in one: a pan-Asian market plus a standard American grocery. The Asian market is the real standout, one of the largest and best stocked in Fresno. Wide variety of noodles, sauces, oils, canned seitan, fresh/dry/frozen soy foods, and the like. Produce selection is fresh with enough fruits and veggies for most everyday needs. Everything is competitively priced.
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Royal India Market
Address: 3315 W Ashlan Ave, Ste 103 Fresno, CA 93722 (map)
Phone: (559) 271-7692
Hours: Everyday 9:30am-8pm
Description:
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Sprouts Farmers Market (2 locations)
Address: 7477 N Blackstone Ave Fresno, CA 93720 (map)
Phone: (559) 256-1735
Address: 850 Herndon Ave Ste 103 Clovis, CA 93612 (map)
Phone: (559) 326-1169
Hours: Everyday 7am-10pm
Description: Large grocer offering an excellent selection of produce, processed vegan foods, and cruelty-free household products. With a wider selection than Trader Joe’s and a lower price point than Whole Foods, Sprouts is a great option for one-stop food shopping. Look for vegan meats, mayos, buttery spreads, cheeses, frozen desserts, cookies, and crackers. There is a limited selection of bulk foods, but we still prefer the pricing and variety of WinCo’s bulk foods section. That said, Sprouts offers an exceptional variety and value to vegan shoppers that’s tough to beat.
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Standard Sweets & Spices
Address: 1819 E Dakota Ave Fresno, CA 93726 (map)
Phone: (559) 241-0645
Hours: Sun 10am-8pm, closed Mon, Tues-Sat 10am-8pm
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Target
Description: A chain retail store with a moderately sized grocery section with a diverse array of vegan products. The dairy section includes vegan cream cheeses, dairy-free yogurts, coffee creamers, bottled coffee drinks, and countless plant-based milks including the infamous Oatly. The freezer section offers mock meats, frozen fruit and vegetables, prepared meals, waffles, pizzas, and ice cream, including their house brand of vegan ice cream, Archer Farms. Many other items found throughout the rest of the store include accidentally vegan snacks, canned goods, condiments, granola bars, and vegan cupcakes from Rubicon Bakers.
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Trader Joe’s (2 locations)
Address: 5376 N Blackstone Ave Fresno, CA 93710 (map)
Phone: (559) 222-4348
Address: 1077 North Willow Avenue Clovis, CA 93611 (map)
Phone: (559) 325-3120
Hours: Everyday 8am-9pm
Description: This national chain offers great products for every vegan’s refrigerator, freezer, pantry, and household. You’ll find vegetable meats, non dairy milks and yogurts, Earth Balance margarine, coconut and soy ice creams, cookies, crackers, and candies. TJ’s also carries vegan lotions, soaps, detergents, and household cleaners. Processed foods and household items are priced very competitively. The produce section, however, is limited and of lesser quality than most Fresno area grocers.
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Walmart
Description: A chain discount department store with a large grocery section including countless vegan products. The refrigerated part of the produce section hosts tofu, vegan deli slices, cheeses, sausages, and hummus. In the frozen section one can find mock meats, frozen fruit and vegetables, prepared meals, pizzas, and ice cream. Choose from various plant-based milks, dairy-free yogurts, and coffee creamers in the dairy section. As well as many other accidentally vegan snacks, canned goods, and condiments throughout the rest of the store.
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Whole Foods Market
Address: 650 W Shaw Ave Fresno, CA 93704 (map)
Phone: (559) 241-0300
Hours: Everyday 7am-9pm
Description: The gold standard for vegan-friendly groceries. Their produce is gorgeous, with an incomparable selection of organic fruits and vegetables. Plenty of ingredients for international cuisines, vegan specialty foods, and cruelty-free household goods. The back right corner has a chilled section full of vegan desserts, meats, and cheeses. Steps away you’ll find a huge selection of vegan milks, yogurts, buttery spreads, sour creme, and cream cheese. Lots of great frozen treats too, both sweet and savory.
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WinCo Foods (3 locations)
Address: 396 West Ashlan Ave Clovis, CA 93612 (map)
Phone: (559) 347-9311
Address: 1004 S. Peach Ave Fresno, CA 93727 (map)
Phone: (559) 251-1002
Address: 4488 W. Shaw Ave Fresno, CA 93722 (map)
Phone: (559) 271-2199
Hours: Everyday open 24 hrs
Description: This employee-owned mega grocery is filled with vegan staples at excellent prices. You’ll find several varieties of tofu, soy and almond milks, vegan cream cheese, soy meats (look for Tofurky and Lightlife products in the produce section, soy chorizo in the deli aisle, and Gardein in the frozen section), and a fantastic bulk foods section. WinCo’s bulk foods offer an unmatched value for wheat gluten (homemade seitan, anyone?), nutritional yeast, chocolate chips, grains, legumes, spices, and much more. The produce selection is large but lacking in organic options. Note: WinCo only accepts cash and debit cards, no credit cards.
Page last updated 1/2020
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