Burlington grocery stores with good reviews: Towne Market

Towne Market, at 120 Cambridge St in Burlington, is a grocery store you can judge on things you can check: 1,536 products in stock, 264 brands, and doors open from 9:00 AM every day of the week. We are the shop, so we will not grade ourselves. This page lays out what we carry and when we are open, so you can set it beside the reviews you read.

How should you judge a Burlington grocery store from its reviews?

Reviews are a useful starting point, but a star rating tells you little about whether a store has the things on your list. Read what people actually describe: whether the shelves had what they came for, whether the hours worked for them, and whether the shop was easy to deal with. Then compare that with facts you can check yourself.

We are the owner of Towne Market, so we will not tell you what our reviews say or rank ourselves against other Burlington stores. What we can do is give you plain facts about the shop: where it is, when it is open, what is on the shelves and how pickup works.

The sections below cover those facts. If they match what you need from a grocery store, a visit to Cambridge St will tell you the rest.

Where is Towne Market and when is it open?

Towne Market is at 120 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA 01803. You can walk in or use pickup.

In-store hours are 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Saturday, and 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Sunday. That means you can shop on a weekday evening after work and still have time on weekends, including Sunday night.

If you would rather not go through the aisles, pickup hours run from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Sunday through Saturday. Pickup is the one service we offer besides shopping in the store.

How much does Towne Market stock?

Right now we have 1,536 products in stock from 264 brands, spread across 26 categories that have something on the shelf. The range matters because a grocery store earns repeat visits by having what you went in for, and by letting you finish a whole shopping list in one stop.

The catalogue covers everyday staples and South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking. You can browse spices, rice, dal, atta, oil and ghee, naan, paratha, tea and juice and drinks. There are also snacks, biscuits and cookies, samosa, chutney and sauce and noodles.

The store also has a Staples collection and a Snacks & Sweets collection if you prefer to shop that way.

What do you find in the fresh and frozen sections?

For protein, the catalogue has chicken, beef, lamb, goat and fish. Among our best sellers right now are Whole Chicken, Chicken Leg With Skin and Goat Shoulder(Mixed). Mint is also among the items people pick up most.

For the freezer there are frozen vegetables and frozen dessert, plus vegetables more generally. If you cook from scratch through the week, these categories let you buy the base ingredients in one trip.

Stock changes, so the product pages show what is in stock at the time you look.

Which brands does Towne Market carry most?

Brand is often the reason someone picks one grocery store over another, especially for pantry cooking where a particular maker matters. Among the makers we carry most are Swad, Deep, Shan, MDH, Laxmi, Haldiram's and Laziza.

You will also find Tooba, Three Rivers, National, United King, KCB, Rehmat-E-Shereen, Radhuni and Mezban.

That is 15 of the 264 brands we have in stock, and a good place to start if you already know what you buy at home.

What are the best sellers if you are cooking Indian or Pakistani food?

Pantry staples sell well here. Our current best sellers include Shahzada Moong Dal, Godavari Urad Dal, SWAD Coconut Flakes and Deep Tandoori Naan.

If you are new to cooking with lentils, our article on authentic dal varieties explains what is on the shelf. We have also written guides to spices in Burlington, naan and flatbreads and oil and ghee.

These give you a sense of what we stock before you come in, and they are written by the people who run the shop.

Can you pick up an order instead of shopping in the store?

Yes. Pickup is the one thing we offer besides walking in, and the pickup window is 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM every day of the week, Sunday through Saturday.

That suits a busy day when you know what you want and would rather not browse. Look through the categories and products on our website, choose what you need and collect it at 120 Cambridge St during pickup hours.

If you need a gift for someone who shops here, we also have gift cards.

Which towns near Burlington does Towne Market serve?

Along with Burlington, we serve shoppers in Woburn, Wilmington, Lexington, Bedford, Winchester, Reading, Stoneham, Billerica and Wakefield. Each of these has its own page: Woburn, Wilmington, Lexington, Bedford, Winchester, Reading, Stoneham, Billerica and Wakefield.

We also have pages for Arlington, Medford and Melrose.

If you are driving in from one of these towns, the longer evening hours and the daily pickup window make it easier to plan a single trip. You can also read about making the most of your shopping experience at Towne Market before you come.