As Chatham University students return to campus or begin their new academic pursuit, many may be left wondering where the best grocery spots are. Luckily, the surrounding area of our Shadyside campus hosts many grocery and convenience store options. There are a few large grocery corporations such as Giant Eagle, ALDI and Trader Joes. But alongside these stores there are plenty of local businesses from Kosher to Asian markets, and two Farmers Markets.

The following grocery options are within a 1-mile radius from the Shadyside campus:

Giant Eagle Market District Supermarket

5550 Centre Ave., Shadyside

Accepts SNAP/EBT

0.6 miles from campus

Food Shoppe 

​​5878 Northumberland St., Squirrel Hill

0.6 miles from campus

Panda Supermarket

5816-5818 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill

0.7 miles from campus

ALDI

5631 Baum Blvd., Shadyside

Accepts SNAP/EBT

0.7 miles from campus

Trader Joe’s

6343 Penn Ave., East Liberty

Accepts SNAP/EBT

0.7 miles from campus

Tokyo Japanese Food Store

5855 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside

0.7 miles from campus

Murray Avenue Kosher 

1916 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill

Accepts SNAP/EBT

0.8 miles from campus

Farmers’ Market Coop of East Liberty

344 Sheridan Ave., East Liberty

1 mile from campus

Bloomfield Saturday Market

5050 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield

Accepts SNAP/EBT

1 mile from campus

Grocery prices range from store to store and a few accept the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) payments. SNAP is a Pennsylvania government funded food program which provides low-income households with funds for groceries. College students are also eligible to apply for the program if they meet the eligibility requirements. For more information on applications visit this link.