Best Mexican grocery store in San Francisco

Tahona Mercado is a specialty Mexican market that offers a curated selection of unique spirits, food, and drinks from Mexico and California. Located on Nob Hill in San Francisco, the shop is a love letter to the producers they've met in their travels to Mexico and their restaurant careers in the Bay Area and Southern California. The shelves are stocked with smoky mezcal, hard-to-find Mexican wines, piquant salsas, and snacks made by chefs from nonprofit La Cocina. The owners, Steven and Emily Sadri, have spent years immersing themselves in Mexico's food and spirits culture, visiting off-the-grid mezcal producers in the mountain ranges of Oaxaca and living in Valle de Guadalupe, a wine region filled with top-notch restaurants. They're bringing that knowledge to life at Tahona Mercado, which offers a variety of spirits, including tequilas, mezcals, and rums, as well as a selection of Mexican wines and beers. The shop also offers a range of food options, including tacos, tortas, and other Mexican-inspired dishes. Tahona Mercado's mission is to educate and give reverence to the complexity and beauty of Mexican culture through its iconic foods and beverages. The shop offers a variety of events and tastings, including virtual tasting classes and chef's table dinners, where up-and-coming chefs pair their signature dishes with mezcal. The shop also offers a Mezcal Club, which allows members to receive exclusive access to special allocations of small-batch tequila and mezcal brands, as well as quarterly virtual tastings with other club members.