Alameda's Neighborhood Market

We bake every morning so your table looks like someone actually cares.

Chestnut Encinal Market is where sourdough gets its crust, where the produce bin is actually full, and where your neighbors stop by for coffee and stay for the conversation. Located on Chestnut Street since day one.

See What We Carry 1202 Chestnut St, Alameda

Fresh Baked daily

Local Alameda staple

Real Ingredients only

Fresh artisan bread and pastries displayed at Chestnut Encinal Market

Made with care

What We Offer

From the oven to your pantry —
nothing skipped.

Artisan Bread

Sourdough, ciabatta, focaccia, and seasonal loaves — baked fresh each morning with starter culture and patience.

Daily Bakes

Coffee & Drinks

Good coffee done right — espresso, pour-over, and cold brew to pair with your pastry or start your morning properly.

Brewed On-Site

Pantry & Groceries

Olive oils, pastas, spices, canned goods, and shelf staples — the things you actually need, not the things you don't.

Curated Selection

Produce & Dairy

Seasonal fruits and vegetables, cheeses, and dairy — sourced when possible from Bay Area farms and purveyors.

Seasonally Rotating

Pastries & Sweets

Croissants, tarts, cookies, and seasonal specials — the kind of sweets that make Tuesday feel like a reason to leave the house.

Baked In-House

Local & Specialty

Things you can't find at the big chains — local honey, small-batch sauces, specialty imports, and seasonal finds.

Rotating Inventory

Interior of Chestnut Encinal Market showing shelves and bakery display

Close-up of freshly baked sourdough bread at Chestnut Encinal Market

1202 Chestnut St
Alameda, CA

Our Story

A market that feels like your kitchen table.

Chestnut Encinal Market isn't trying to be anything it's not. We're a neighborhood bakery and grocery on Chestnut Street in Alameda — the kind of place where the bread is baked before sunrise and the coffee is actually good.

We believe a local market should do three things well: bake real bread, stock food you'd actually eat, and treat people like they matter. Everything else is noise.

Baked fresh every morning

Locally sourced when possible

Real ingredients, no shortcuts

Known by name, not by loyalty card