Recommended Olive Oil Retail Shops

By Edible East Bay | September 6, 2023

Below you will find an evolving list of specialty retailers who champion extra virgin olive oil and have enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff who can help customers navigate the many options and flavor profiles. Some of these shops offer tasting opportunities.

In California, we are most fortunate to get olio nuovo and new harvest oils as soon as they are available in the fall and early winter. Try different oils whenever you can, and always check for a harvest date to know if you are getting the freshest oil available!

MARKET HALL FOODS | Oakland and Berkeley Retail with tasting opportunities on request

An acknowledged leader in the field of olive oil retailing, Market Hall Foods has an impressive collection of current-harvest extra virgin olive oils available throughout the year with olio nuovo featured as they become available during the olive harvest.

Friends celebrate with an olio nuovo tasting (Photo by Amelia Saltsman)

OLIVE THIS OLIVE THAT | San Francisco | Retail with TASTING

Located in San Francisco’s Noe Valley district, Olive This Olive That is a destination retail and tasting room for California extra virgin olive oils. We work directly with our California farmers throughout the year and offer a wide range of extra virgin olive oils. Every year we offer a Tree to Table harvest event and New Harvest oils. Our customers come to us because of our consistent quality, credibility, knowledge, and tasting experiences. Join our Olive Oil Club, a tasting experience, or come in for a personalized tasting. We are located at 304 Vicksburg Street, San Francisco, CA 94114, or call 415-251-7520.

QUAIL & OLIVE | Carmel Valley | Retail with TASTING

If you're in beautiful Carmel Valley Village, don't miss Quail and Olive, a specialty food store sourcing the highest quality California extra virgin olive oils, co-milled (ﬂavored oils), vinegars, plus a wide variety of specialty food products, kitchen accoutrements, gift selections, skin care, and more, and offers customized gift packages. The shop is proud to feature olio nouvo from Bondolio, Tres Osos, and Wild Groves in 2022–23. Tasting is free. Open daily from noon to 5pm. Whether you are in Carmel Valley for business or pleasure, be sure to stop by. Unable to come? Orders can be shipped throughout the USA.

Here are more recommended California retailers offering new-harvest and finished extra virgin olive oils. Some will have olio nuovo at harvest time. Many of these shops offer opportunities to taste the oils.

AGNES RESTAURANT AND CHEESERY in Pasadena

AMPHORA NUEVA with four retail shops in the San Francisco Bay Area

BI-RITE in San Francisco

BARONS MEATS in San Francisco

CANYON MARKET in San Francisco

CHINO FARM in Rancho Santa Fe

CORTI BROTHERS in Sacramento

DAVIS CO-OP in Davis

DOCTORBIRD MARKET in Pittsburg

DRIVER’S MARKET in Sausalito

THE ECOLOGY CENTER in San Juan Capistrano

FARMSHOP in Santa Monica