Bristol Farms Inc. is an upscale grocery store chain founded in Los Angeles County, Bristol Farms operates fourteen stores, twelve in Southern California, and one in San Francisco. The fourteenth store operates as Lazy Acres Market in Santa Barbara. After several changes in ownership over the years, the company is now once again privately owned.
Bristol Farms has collected a long string of accolades since our first store opened in 1982 in Rolling Hills, CA. Local media has given our Carson-based gourmet and specialty food retailer their "best" attribution, naming Bristol Farms the "best small market", with the "best deli", "best sushi", "best meat", and "best cooking school." In Zagat's most recent Marketplace Survey, Bristol Farms was rated the number one market in overall quality and service; our stores were described as "a shopper's beautiful dream with wide aisles, helpful staff, and beautiful presentations."