Mandela Grocery Cooperative

A beacon of hope in west oakland. it's a lovely store, the selection is very thoughtful and the prices are reasonable. I'm coming back to try their hot foods soon. Everyone was very friendly.

I love this store! Its my 4 time in BayArea & I decided to search for an employee owed store & this one was the closest to Walnut Creek, excellent service, the best thing rn is their organic seeded watermelons which are the best I've had in my 5 years in America. They carry lots of organic produce, have bulk spices, flours, nuts. Also the food at their hot food section prepared there in store is super reasonably priced & tasted amazing we've had a rotisserie chicken sandwich & some soup.They cary honey kombucha that is also amazing. If you like to support workers this is the place to shop. No money going to giant corps.

Today I tried the Vegan Koji Deli Salami Sandwich, and all I can say is WOW!!! Crazy delicious, bursting with flavor, and masterfully designed! KUDOS TO THE CHEF! ANOTHER WIN!!!!

Mandela is a small and quaint, grocery cooperative. They had a lot of fresh fruit. I suggest you check the discount bins. I was able to get some oyster mushrooms at a great price and tomatoes. The stuff is very friendly and extremely helpful. It's small yet I was found everything I needed.

Shout out to Bryan for putting me on to the copra coconut water. Bryan was very helpful and polite.

Feels much bigger, amazing selection of fresh produce, lovely vegan desserts I can't find anything like back home in Vallejo. Reasonable prices on mainstream vegan food. Super real and delicious looking, great to stretch my EBT dollar and still feed the kid great food I was slow to realize the bulk bins are not self serve, but they were easygoing and helpful to pack it up. Looking forward to visiting again

I wish I lived close to here, because if I did, I would shop here every time I need groceries. I came in looking for Oakland made kubé ice cream, and they were super well stocked with every flavor. Then, to my surprise, I saw various other small local vegan brands stocked, like granola and muffins from Way To Life Foods, and cookies from Sugar Plum Vegan. There were even other vegan products that I'd never seen before, and pre-made vegan meals.Such a great selection considering the size of the store!

The peoples co-op. Def come thru and show some support for people who really care about the community

Such a wonderful place to shop with local produce, generous service & great prices every time. Mandela Foods has been serving the community for over 10 years and they have been a blessing to it since it's beginning

Love the quality and freshness of the fruits and veggies here. I haven't been able to find organic aloe Vera plants yet I found one here. Myself and my son have developed skin conditions thanks to the quality of water where we live so we've been looking for raw aloe Vera to soothe our skin. We eat the aloe Vera and place it on our skin. The store is small yet they have every mom and pop organic item you can't find in the Bay Area. The Bay Area isn't as health conscious as many other places so finding raw roots and herbs are difficult yet this store has it all. The vegan food cooked daily taste amazing. Oh man the vegan gumbo is superior. I also noticed they have cookies that are baked by neighborhood kids sold there, what a blessing. The food items are a bit expensive however if you purchase items that are grown in the Bay Area it's 50% off. Amazing right? My purchase came up to $55 but went down significantly to $30 since I purchased local fruits and veggies. My teenage son said he's going to save money to shop here once a month for their fruits and herbs. My toddler loves this store. I met the owner and she's a sweetheart. The staff are very knowledgeable which I appreciate because their guidance today helped me shop to save yet I was able to get what I needed plus more. Thank you! What a blessing this store exists.