The Market Report

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 .

Ruggiero's Market Opened: 2014 under current ownership; ca. 1970s previously Owner:  Jay Patel Previous Tenants:  unknown Cooperative:  Associated Grocers of New England Location:  3345 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA Photographed:  November 13, 2021 Today we're just around the corner from Green Basket Market for a somewhat similar store, a small grocer/convenience store. Like Green Basket, it's around 4000 square feet, but there's a lot more to offer here. Incidentally, the store goes back to the 1970s but was acquired in 2014 by Jay Patel , whose family owns a variety of stores around the city. Right away, you can see the more broad offering than the dated Green Basket Market. There's a food counter on the left side of the store that serves pizza and other food. It looks like they do a good takeout business here. There's a few grocery aisles with various other selections around the perimeter. This is a combined convenience store and liquor store, but there...