Shopping in Jalisco can be fun--IF you know where
you are going!!

ACA Lakeside
(West near Jocotepec)

Veal Market, Fish Market, Abastos
(includes driving directions)

Another Guadalajara Fish Market
(kindly submitted by Cheryl & Jerry Davies)

Superama, El Triufno, Aladino's, La Europea
(includes map and driving directions)


Harvey Bliss' Shopping in Jocotopec & Guadalajara

WEST ON AV MEXICO PAST LOPEZ MATEOS, GET IN THE RIGHT LANE & TURN NORTH ON
TERRANOVA.

SEVERAL BLOCKS UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CHECK OUT LA CASITA FOR EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN SPECIALTIES.

CONTINUE NORTH TO PABLO NERUDA (THERE IS LA EUROPEA ON THE SW CORNER AND
GIGANTE ON THE NW CORNER), TURN LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY PARK W OF GIGANTE AT
EXCELENCIA - BIG SELECTION OF FROZEN MEAT INCLUDING BOAR, VEAL, DUCK
BREAST, FOIE GRAS, etc.

CONTINUE WEST PAST ALADINO, MAKE A U, COME BACK & PARK IN FRONT OF ALADINO
- BIG SELECTION OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS - BOXES, CANS & FROZEN.

CONTINUE BACK EAST AND PARK IN FRONT OF LA EUROPEA - THE BEST WINE STORE
AND GOOD SMALL FOOD DEPARTMENT.

TURN RIGHT BACK DOWN TERRANOVA TO AV MEXICO, GET IN R LANE, TURN RIGHT AND
PULL INTO GOITTI - EXPENSIVE WINE BUT GOOD FOOD & CHEESE SELECTION.

CONTINUE WEST ON AV MEXICO & TURN NORTH ON GOLFO DE CORTES, GO NORTH TO THE
INTERSECTION OF AZTECAS WITH MANUEL ACUNA, GO AROUND THE CIRCLE TO THE NE
CORNER AND PARK IN THE SUPERAMA LOT - A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT SUPERMARKET IF
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN.

COME BACK DOWN AZTECAS OR GOLFO DE CORTES TO THE INTERSECTION WITH AV
MEXICO - THE ROUNDABOUT WITH THE SHOE BUILDING ON 1 CORNER & LA PLAYA ON
THE OTHER - TURN DOWN GOLFO DE CORTES 3-4 STORES AND PARK ON YOUR RIGHT IN
FRONT OF VINATERRA - A WINE STORE WITH A DIFFERENT SELECTION. GET ON THEIR
EMAIL LIST - THEY SPEAK EXCELLENT ENGLISH & THEY DELIVER LAKESIDE!
 

EL FILETE DE ORO IN GUAD (Meat Market)
AV. MANUEL CLOUTHIER (CORDILLERAS) NO. 900 - PHONES: 01 336 281 1558, 01 336 281 1559
DIRECTIONS: WEST ON LAZARO CARDENAS, CONTINUE AS BECOMES VALLARTA
TOWARDS THE 4 BIG SUPERMARKETS,
BUT TURN SOUTH ON MANUEL CLOUTHIER,
GO SOUTH ABOUT 12 BLOCKS ALL THE WAY TO GUADALUPE,
GET IN R LANE, TURN INTO STORE JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION & THE PASTELERIA
- PARKING IN FRONT. TAKE A TICKET AND WAIT YOUR TURN.
(HOME DEPOT IS 2 BLOCKS PAST OR GO BACK & TURN LEFT ON GUADALUPE
TO GET BACK TO THE 4 SUPERMARKETS).


LOS CUATES IN JOCOTEPEC (Meat Market)
ALONG MAIN STREET, TURN RIGHT WHERE CAN, eg AT BANK, LEFT ALONG FIRST STREET NORTH OF MAIN STREET ALMOST TO COVERED MARKET, PARK WHERE CAN. LOS CUATES IS ABOUT 2 STORES THIS SIDE OF COVERED MARKET. WIFE SPEAKS ENGLISH. AGED FILETS ++ - WILL AGE FURTHER IF YOU WISH.


Carniceria Dona Kary IN SAN JUAN COSALA (Meat Market)
(thanks to Chris & Harry Bublin)
Owner Ray Vazquez
Address is  83A Calle Porfiro Diaz.
Cell phone for orders 045-331-158-0204

Store hours 8 AM - 5 PM every day - Sundays until 4 PM !
Ages meat 7 days. Thursday is pick up day. Keeps prices reasonable, wants your business, can cut to American/Canadian way. Special orders for veal and lamb usually take 3 or 4 days.
 
Directions: From Carretera west towards the lake, then get on main road in SJC. The road turns into Calle Porfiro Diaz. Take that west towards Jocotopec and when you pass the town square on the right the shop is about three  blocks past the square on the left. There is a restaurant across the street.
 
I have had a leg of lamb, ground lamb and strip steaks from this shop. All very tender, all well cut and very flavorful.