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Afra on Main is your one-stop shop for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean groceries

It's a worth a trip down Main

Afra on Main exemplifies what makes local grocery stores so great. They don’t try to be everything. Afra focuses on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food and groceries.

Shelves of tahini, heaping portions of fresh hummus, containers of dried fruit and all the spices from that cookbook you own that are so hard to find, it’s got everything you’d want in their region. 

Their prices are affordable compared to more traditional stores. You can get cheap cheese, long-lasting canned foods and fresh borek and falafel that don’t come with a hefty price tag.

Afra Baklava

Afra Baklava. Vancity Lookout/Geoff Sharpe

And they niche down. Want something more than traditional feta? Try their salty, smooth Bulgarian version. Interested in experimenting with olives? You’ll be hard-pressed to find a place with more variety. Need to pick up rosewater, Aleppo pepper and Ras el-Hanout? Yes, yes, and yes. And their five types of baklava have you covered for dessert.

If you haven’t already, Afra should be a frequent stop for your grocery needs.