ROYAL MARKET & BAKERY: EVERYTHING ARMENIAN

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April 22 2009

Outside of a Church festival every October at St. John Etchmiadzin,
San Francisco has been fairly deprived of Armenian food. No more: since
last July, Royal Market & Bakery (5335 Geary between 17th & 18th) has
been offering a wide variety of products imported from Armenia, plus
items from countries with similar cuisines, such as Georgia and Turkey.

On the grocery front, Royal has dairy products including kefir and
cheeses, herring and other pickled fish, fresh and smoked fish,
fresh meat including veal tongue and lamb’s tounge and testicles,
and seasoned meat (shown above) ready to be skewered and grilled for
kebabs. The deli offers a wide variety of salads, pickles, olives,
sausages, smoked meats, and prepared foods made in-house.

The bakery turns out flatbreads, breads stuffed with spinach, cheese,
or meat, and a variety of sweets. There’s also a liquor department
with Armenian beer and brandy, Georgian wine, and a big selection of
vodkas and rakis.