And with that, we've finished Jamaica Plain. We toured three supermarkets and visited quite a few smaller stores and former grocery stores, so if you missed any, you can use the map below to navigate to that store's post. Coming Up Next From Jamaica Plain, we're headed east to Roxbury, which is as you can see the neighborhood pretty much right in the middle of Boston. Bounded on the south by Roslindale and Dorchester, Dorchester to the east also, Jamaica Plain on the west, and Longwood and the South End to the north, Roxbury is a green but urban neighborhood that's considered by the city to be "the heart of Black culture". Roughly half of the neighborhood's residents are Black, with an additional 30% or so from Latin America. And despite the name, we're several miles away from West Roxbury , a very different neighborhood. You'll see several unusual names throughout the city, such as the fact that South Boston could reasonably be described as...
Now that we've finished Jamaica Plain's main grocers, let's check out some of the small stores around the neighborhood! The majority of these are around Egleston Square on Washington Street, which is a bit of disputed territory (some might call it Jamaica Plain, others will call it Roxbury). To me, anything to the southwest of Columbus Avenue is Jamaica Plain, but the other side of the street is Roxbury. Anyway... Egleston Square Yessenia's Market Opened: 1992 Owner: Rafael Pena Previous Tenants: unknown Cooperative: none Location: 3348 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA Photographed: November 13, 2021 This is the farthest-south independent grocer we're seeing on Washington Street, at the corner of Green Street where we saw Green Basket . A block north is Ruggiero's .