CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s easy for your weekly grocery trip to feel mundane and unexciting, especially if you’re frequenting the same giant box stores on a regular basis. A simple way to make your home cooking endeavors more exciting is by diversifying your ingredients by shopping at local markets with specialty products.

Greater Cleveland has no shortage of markets specializing in everything from local producers to items from specific cultural cuisines. It makes it more exciting than the routine trip to Giant Eagle or Marc’s. Here are 23 Greater Cleveland markets to support local grocery shopping.

West Side Market

1979 W. 25th St., Cleveland

The West Side Market is the crown jewel of the city, not just on a list of regional markets selling local products. It’s a foodie’s heaven to step into the market and peruse aisles of meat, produce, baked goods, and beyond. The location has it all, from fishmongers to an import store for Mediterranean goods, for people to have a complete grocery trip at the historic location.

North Union Farmers Market

Several locations

North Union hosts a series of producer-only farmers’ markets around Northeast Ohio throughout the weekend, even indoor markets at Crocker Park and Van Aken District during the winter. The markets provide a personalized experience for people to meet farmers and producers who make the ingredients they’re selling and have options to select from the freshest options available.

Taste of Europe

15512 Madison Ave., Lakewood

Taste of Europe is Lakewood’s hub for Eastern European ingredients, delicacies, and dishes. With cuisine coning from countries like Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, and Russia, there are endless amounts of authentic options for people to recreate family recipes or explore more about a new-to-them cuisine.

Fromage du Monde

340 4th St. NW, Canton

Fromage du Monde is a slice of French culture in downtown Canton with its sliced-to-order cheese and wine shop. Aside from a light café menu, Fromage du Monde stocks several types of cheese from around the world for customers to sample and experiment with alongside home recipes.

Urban Bulk Foods

15226 Madison Ave., Lakewood

Next to Taste of Europe is Urban Bulk Foods, the ultimate spot for pantry staples. The store sells items in bulk, from spices to dry goods to grains. The prices are often lower than the conventional supermarket, and it’s the ideal spot to find specialty items for baking, medicinal home remedies, and beyond.

The Gust Gallucci Company

6610 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

Gallucci’s has been a Cleveland institution for more than a century and the must-stop spot for imported Italian goods. Whether it’s deli meat and cheese, fresh pasta, or baked goods, Gallucci’s has it all and then some. It’s the ultimate place to shop to stock up your kitchen with all of the Italian essentials.

Asia Plaza

2999 Payne Ave., Cleveland

Asiatown’s Asia Plaza is full of tenants selling a variety of Asian goods, from groceries to housewares. The plaza is a one-stop shop, including a few in-house restaurants, and its prime location is next to the Park to Shop grocery store.

Ohio City Provisions

3208 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

Ohio City Provisions is one part butcher shop and a one part grocery store, all locally sourced. Ohio City Provisions butchers whole animals on a daily basis to refill its case for meats to pair with seasonal produce, local eggs, and pantry items sold in the shop.

Saucisson

5324 Fleet Ave., Cleveland

Another local butcher who’s passionate about freshness is Saucisson in Slavic Village. The store specializes in hard-to-find cuts from local butchers, including sausage, chicken, beef, and beyond. Saucisson also sells unconventional items like soap made from lard, house-made soup, spices, and beyond depending on the daily availability.

Ferrara’s Imported Foods

5750 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland

Another family-owned Italian grocery that’s been around since the 1950s is Ferrara’s Imported Foods. The specialty grocery store has it all, from made-to-order deli sandwiches to antipasto party trays alongside pantry items like sauces and canned goods.

Gibbs Butcher Block

9858 E. River Rd. N., Columbia Station

Gibbs Butcher Block is another local meat shop that sells a little bit of everything, and plenty of the items on its store shelves are made locally. The shop is especially busy over the holidays when they sell fresh Ohio turkeys, whole clambakes, and custom prime rib cuts.

Old Brooklyn Cheese Company

4464 Broadview Rd., Cleveland

Old Brooklyn Cheese Company is Cleveland’s hub for artisanal cheese and locally-made mustard. Aside from fresh-cut cheese at the counter, the store also takes orders for cheese and charcuterie boards complete with Old Brooklyn Mustard, of course.

Astoria Café and Market

5417 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

Many people go to Astoria for its elevated dine-in experience, but the shop doubles as a Mediterranean market filled with hard-to-find products aimed at foodies. The shop stocks cheese, deli meat, olives, tinned fish, and beyond in its sizeable market space.

Edwins

13024 Buckeye Rd., Cleveland

Edwins is another fine-dining destination that some people might not know has its own in-house butcher shop. The culinary institute stocks meat, fresh bread, and pantry items in its shop for diners to take inspiration from their meal and make their own creations at home.

Gingham Market

17000 Madison Ave., Lakewood

Gingham Market in Lakewood is popular for its lunch and dinner to-go options, but the artisanal shop also stocks plenty of items for people to stock their home refrigerators. From gourmet spreads and drinks to kitchen essentials, Gingham is full of little surprises worth treating yourself to.

Marchant Manor Cheese

2211 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights

The final cheese shop on the list is Marchant Manor Cheese in Cleveland Heights. The store stocks both locally-made and imported cheeses, and also makes its own triple-cream cheeses using dairy sourced from Amish farms. Other products on the shelves include freshly baked bread, spreads, and cheeseboard equipment.

Almadina Imports

11550 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

Almadina Imports is a Halal market specializing in Middle Eastern specialties. Aside from produce and pantry items, the store also sells ready-to-eat items for hungry shoppers to enjoy immediately.

La Plaza Supermarket

13609 Lakewood Heights Blvd., Cleveland

La Plaza has become a West Side hot spot for tacos, but at its core, it’s a Latin American supermarket. The store sells everything from meat to pantry items to fresh-made salsas and tortillas. The premade tamales with various fillings are a must-buy during every shopping trip at La Plaza.

Nature’s Oasis

15613 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

3385 Tuttle Rd. #104, Shaker Heights

With locations on both the East and West sides of town, Nature’s Oasis is an easily accessible health food store with a robust dine-in menu. The store stocks locally-made products with a focus on wholesome foods with a wellness spin.

Jaworski Meats

7545 Pearl Rd., Middleburg Heights

One of Middleburg Heights’ most beloved establishments is its local butcher shop, Jaworski Meats. Jaworski has it all, from the meats to put on the grill and the barbecue sauces to dredge them in. There’s a reason that the shop has been around for more than 80 years, and one shopping trip will tell you exactly why.

Murray Hill Market

2072 Murray Hill Rd., Cleveland

Little Italy’s local grocery is Murray Hill Market, a true neighborhood anchor. Local products are key at Murray Hill, and the store’s sandwiches, salads, and soups to-go are also worth the hype.

The Olive Scene

100 N Main St. Suite 145, Chagrin Falls

19132 Old Detroit Rd., Rocky River

5512 Liberty Ave., Vermillion

The Olive Scene takes olive oil and vinegar seriously, so it’s why the brand has three Northeast Ohio locations for people to have access to the best of the best. Once you try fresh olive oil or authentic balsamic vinegar from Olive Scene, you’ll never go back to the generic store-brand versions.

Chuppa’s Marketplace

5640 Pearl Rd., Cleveland

Chuppa’s is the Cedar Point of supermarkets, and it’s a one-stop shop for the best produce, meat, prepared foods, and beyond. If you need something to make a meal extra special, it’s likely that you can find it at Chuppa’s.