Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market


Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market is a really long name for a grocery store, but perfect describes the store. “People’s” as it is often called in short, is located in Ocean Beach, (practically) on the corner of Sunset Cliffs and Voltaire. It’s is the “People’s” because it is a cooperative; it is member-owned and operated. They sell largely organic products, and it is primarily a food market.

People’s is the most beautiful, aesthetically pleasing grocery store I have EVER been to. It was not always this way. This is actually their third building, though the previous two were also in Ocean Beach, and the last one was literally on the same lot. I never saw the original store, but the second store was nothing special to look at, in fact it appeared a little run down. But excellent management had big visions and great planning, and they built the most recent store from the ground up.



The store has ambient, natural (sun!) lighting. The windows take advantage of the ocean breeze and can maintain a comfortable temperature year round without air conditioning. They have solar panels on the roof, and the lay out is really natural. The deli is located upstairs, and the seating goes around a balcony so you can look down into the store and watch people pour over soymilk for hours.