Part of a Northeastern U.S. chain of supermarkets, this Stop & Shop is located on Main Street in Walpole. It is a full-service supermarket, with a wide variety of freshly prepared foods for carry-out, as well as produce, seafood, meat and dairy products. The bakery sells bread, cookies, cakes and other desserts, and provides custom cake decorating. Stop & Shop also has a large section of organic and natural food.
Ward's Berry Farm is not only the local spot for produce, but also for picking berries and pumpkins, hayrides, made-from-scratch bakery items, a cheese shop, a small restaurant, greenhouse plants and farm animals. In business for more than 25 years, the owners cultivate 200 acres of land. In season, customers can buy freshly grown herbs, vegetables and fruit. Berry picking includes raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. The greenhouse grows annuals, perennials, hardy mums, bedding plants and tomatoes.
Nestled in the Cobb Corner Plaza, Main Course is a local market that sells gourmet food and beverages. Customers can choose from a selection of wines and craft beers, premium Boars Head deli meats, prepared salads and meals, fresh seafood and more. Visit the store or call ahead to learn more about available catering services. Main Course also provides delivery service and an online ordering form for pick up.
The ratings don't get much better than being selected as one of the top 10 places in the world for ice cream by National Geographic. Honored by the magazine in 2007, Crescent Ridge Dairy Bar sells premium ice cream in a country setting complete with grazing cows and picnic tables. In business for nearly 50 years, the ice cream shop offers generous portions of 27 different flavors of ice cream as well as five frozen yogurt, three sugar-free and two sherbet flavors.
Canaan Farms offers an array of fruits and vegetables, as well as prepared foods made with home-grown ingredients. In addition to food items, there are a variety of flowers, as well as seasonal decorative items for sale. Staff and customers alike are welcoming and down-to-earth.
Just a stones throw from Salem State College, the White Dove Market & Grill is not only a convenience market, but also a well-reviewed purveyor of Middle Eastern delicacies.
As reported by the Boston Globe (http://tinyurl.com/23dz347) items such as hummus, spinach pie, baba ghanoush, falafel, grapeleaves, and shawarma (which usually sells out by dinner) are all fresh and homemade. White Dove also makes pizza, calzones, and sandwiches. A small seating area allows on-site dining if you don't want to carry out. Party platters are made to order.
This ice cream shop serves unusual flavors made from fresh, wholesome ingredients. Although it naturally offers unadorned scoops in a cup or cone, exotic toppings such as home-made espresso bark may also be had as well as smoothies, soft yogurt and ice-cream cakes.
Cumberland Farms convenience store. It features a variety of beverages, such as coffee drinks and a self-serve soda fountain. Staple food products such as milk, bread and butter are also available as well as lottery tickets. It is conveniently located in Wrentham square.
