One of the challenges of relocating to a new area is finding the best places for shopping. Locating good grocery stores is usually not too difficult. Most of the major food chains have stores within the limits of most towns and cities. It's finding those really exemplary and unique markets, the ones that cater to the more discerning, high-end shopper, and have every conceivable foodstuff possible, that tend to be rather daunting.

Fortunately, for us here on the Kitsap Peninsula in scenic Washington, we have Central Market in Poulsbo.

Owned & operated by a local independent retail grocery company, and founded in 1957, Town & Country Markets, Inc., along with President Larry Nakata at the helm, currently operate six stores in the Puget Sound area.

Central Market opened in Poulsbo in 1995, and is one of three "destination" concept food stores. These offer a broad scope of quality, selection, and value products to entice, not only people from within the immediate neighboring areas to shop, but also people from farther, surrounding areas as well. In each of their stores, they strive to offer the freshest, highest quality foods available.

Central Market offers "Markets within a Market" by providing a large selection of fresh produce; an amazing variety of fish, including one of my favorites, Sushi Ko, where you can custom order your choice of sushi while you shop; a complete flower & garden shop, a full-service bakery; a vast choice of fine wines and beer; a huge international foods section, and much, much more.

In addition, the staff members are extremely friendly, possessing a knowledge and passion about quality foods.

Central Market is located in Poulsbo, on Hwy. 305, just east of Hwy. 3. Once you've shopped there, you'll keep finding excuses to go back often!

Rich Jacobson, Your Professional Real Estate Agent in Poulsbo WA