La Perla Tapatia is a grocery store, bakery and restaurant. It sells canned goods and homemade salsa, guacamole and tortilla chips, as well as fresh produce from the area’s farms, including a selection of chili peppers. The popular breakfast and lunch spot serves egg dishes, sandwiches, soups, tacos, burritos, enchiladas and hearty seafood and meat stews. Freshly baked pastries and sweet breads are also available, in addition to special occasion cakes.
The Mission Asian Market is located in the Valley Plaza shopping center. It serves as a meeting place for the town’s Asian community where there is a bulletin board with postings for Asia related meetings. As a market it stocks different food items that are imported from the Philippines, Vietnam and China. Such items as flour, rice milk and sea food broths may be found in the store. It also sells a variety of phone cards that may be used for discounted phone calls locally or for calling abroad. There is a small cafe area that serves prepared foods to either eat in the comfortable dining area, or to take home. Make sure to check out the authentic Chinese sweet breads and fruits that are served with tea.
The Five Star Market has what Oceanside residents need in a pinch. It sells a wide range of products priced competitively. These include snacks, sodas, candy, household supplies, groceries and a full selection of liquor, beer and wine. Five Star also offers services like money orders, money transfers and phone cards, and has an ATM. Out front you'll find gumball and toy machines, newspaper dispensaries and three large, filtered water machines. There is convenient and ample parking right out front.
Primo Thunder Market is a Mexican market. It features a bakery, meat market, ATM and an extensive produce section. The employees here speak both Spanish and English.
Oceansider Food Mart is located Oceanside Boulevard. This location has a built-in convenience store with a good stock of snack and drink items. Oceansider Food Mart also sells gasoline. It prides itself on providing competitively priced gasoline and services to customers. This location also allows you to pay at the pump by credit card for additional customer benefit.
Pappy's Market is a small convenience store that sells live bait, food, alcohol and home goods. Lottery tickets are sold on site and an ATM is available. Tobacco products are also sold, with wood and propane available outside. The interior is smaller, but well spaced, with the bait and food on opposite sides of the store.
The Z Market is a specialized convenient store that caters to the large Latin community that resides in Oceanside. It stocks fresh fruit and produce from the area’s farm region as well as imported goods from south of the border. There is a bakery section that makes homemade tortilla breads and Mexican desserts such as egg custard and sweet fruit breads. It has a deli section where customers may buy prepared foods and roasted chickens. It also sells homemade salsa and guacamole, as well as popular Mexican soft drinks and packaged snack foods. There’s a wiring service to send money and telegrams, as well as telephone calling cards and Latin newspapers.
Carlos Water Store has been serving Oceanside since 2004. Because this area is known to have droughts throughout the year, Carlos and his crew offer inexpensive filtered water by the gallon or half gallon. The water dispenser is open 24 hours a day. Inside, you'll find much more packed into the cozy space, including snacks, sodas and even some apparel. Carlos Water Store also rents out party supplies, including pinatas, chairs, tables and more for weddings, birthdays and quinceaneras.
Kyoto Gift and Food has been family owned and operated here in Oceanside since opening in 1968. It provides the community with authentic Japanese goods and foods that customers say are nearly impossible to find outside of distant Los Angeles or downtown San Diego. Edibles here include Japanese teas, sake, spices, beer and all the ingredients to make homemade sushi. You'll also find dinnerware like bowls and chopsticks, as well as fun Japanese knick-knacks like toys and refrigerator magnets. On Saturdays, the owners make fresh sushi, but get there early because it goes fast.