Deli & market · Healdsburg, Sonoma County
Big John's Market is a place to stock your picnic — A full-size independent grocery with a full deli (meats and cheeses by the pound), a large made-to-order sandwich menu you can phone in ahead, salad, soup and hot bars, boxed grab-and-go items made daily, sushi, a well-regarded cheese department, bakery, local produce, and beer, wine and spirits. No picnic baskets as such.
Checked September 2026 from bigjohnsmarket.comStated on the venue's own website
Good for: Budget-friendly · Groups · Families
Healdsburg's locally owned supermarket, with the most complete one-stop picnic shopping in town: made-to-order sandwiches, a salad and hot bar, cheese, bread and a big wine aisle. It's handy on the north side of town on the way to Dry Creek and Alexander Valley wineries.
Stock up at a deli nearby, then picnic close by — a short, easy loop.
Big John's Market (this deli & market)
Deli & market · Healdsburg
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Winery · Dry Creek Valley · about 1.2 mi away
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A historic Italian-American Zinfandel house on the edge of downtown Healdsburg. Its casual Grove lets walk-in visitors bring a picnic and a blanket, buy a bottle or glass and settle in, with bocce courts for rent nearby.
Nearest picnic food: Costeaux French Bakery · 0.4 mi
Dry Creek Valley· 1 mi
A small family winery on Dry Creek Road just minutes from downtown Healdsburg. After a seated tasting, guests can stay on the vineyard patio with their own picnic or a pre-ordered box lunch.
Nearest picnic food: Big John's Market · 1.0 mi
Healdsburg· 1 mi
A sisters-owned sparkling-wine house a short walk from Healdsburg Plaza, with a tasting room built from shipping containers and a tiered garden patio. Its reservable 'Bottle Service' (Picnic on the Hill) gives up to six guests a garden spot to share a bottle with a self-contained picnic they bring or a culinary add-on.
Nearest picnic food: Healdsburg Farmers Market · 0.2 mi
Healdsburg· 1 mi
Healdsburg's best-equipped city park for a group picnic: shaded tables with barbecues, a bocce court and a playground, close to downtown. It suits birthday parties and family reunions, but it is not a place to open a wine bottle, because City code bans alcohol in every park except the Plaza.
Nearest picnic food: Shelton's Natural Foods Market · 0.4 mi
A full-size independent grocery with a full deli (meats and cheeses by the pound), a large made-to-order sandwich menu you can phone in ahead, salad, soup and hot bars, boxed grab-and-go items made daily, sushi, a well-regarded cheese department, bakery, local produce, and beer, wine and spirits. No picnic baskets as such.
We last checked this listing in September 2026 (freshest source: Official site live Sept 2026 (Internet Archive capture June 2026)). Policies change — especially for groups and holidays — so confirm with Big John's Market before you go. How we verify.
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