Bodega Market

Great little convenient store in downtown Lakeland. Lots of choices in different ethnicities. #iamlakeland

Excellent "small town" market with personality, run by the Cuban restaurant next door (Divicious Deli). It sell things that people who live and work in downtown Lakeland have had to jump in their car and drive to buy. It is an upscale throwback to what every town used to have. It's full of tasty items from local vendors (croissants, bread, scones, flan), deli items like macaroni salad or quinoa salad and meat & cheese by the slice. It also has dry goods like dish detergent and sponges or styro plates. They hope to sell wine in the future. The employees are friendly & helpful. They have grab & go hot Cubans (but eat next door if you're looking for a full sandwich menu). You can take your meal out to the Munn Park benches or back to your home. My only current concern is there are a LOT of unmarked/unpriced items (which will hurt their business as we set those things back down rather than ask every couple minutes.) Because many items are "upscale", prices tend to be "up there". Everything I tasted was delicious (including a white raspberry scone, a cup of flan, the sandwich and a pastry.) Street parking was easy to find at 11:30.

Affordable basic groceries with an upscale feel staff is super kind and only a short walk from my house will definitely be returning!