Our company was founded on a culture of curiosity and respect for quality that has led to many ‘firsts,’ like introducing Copper River salmon to Seattle over 30 years ago. We value our heritage as the area’s progressive independent grocer. Knowledge and passion abound in each department, where thousands of recipes have been created over the years. We’ve been filling our stores wall to wall with the tastes our neighbors love, because we love them, too. It’s a food-forward approach that has defined our philosophy since 1971. For nearly five decades, our specialists have been traveling the world to find unique treasures of the highest quality and put them on our shelves, right next to the products you’d expect to find in a grocery store. That’s one of the things that makes Metropolitan Market a truly special shopping experience.