grocery shopping

cool grocery stores always conveniently make me forget that i barely have time to retreat to the kitchen. there's something about the design interiors, the sheer volume of choice, the offer of quirky or local products or their irresistible packaging that makes me load my basket to the brim. last year while we were in new york, we spent more time browsing interesting foodie stores than visiting museums. in geneva, i literally have to force myself to walk past globus' food department without picking up new goodies, and now that i've come to think of it, it's been way to long since i've been to rob's gourmet market in brussels and foodelicious in rotterdam. the pics above are from grocery stores high on my travel wish list - because to me, no city trip is complete without finding the coolest local grocery shop. how about you? do you have any 'other' must visits when you travel?
post inspired by the lovely lamb411 // photos: 1/ catalina fernandez, mexico via yatzer 2/ kochhaus, berlin 3/ unpackaged, london via we heart 4/ bianco latte, milan