Valley Farm Market Del Mar

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Valley Farm Market Del Mar is a specialty grocery store and butcher shop at 1555 Camino Del Mar, Space #107, Del Mar 92014, occupying the ground floor of Del Mar Plaza. The Marso family founded Valley Farm Market in Spring Valley in 1956, and third-generation owner Derek Marso — a former Kansas State and San Diego Chargers football player — opened this Del Mar location in January 2026 after nearly three years of planning. Inside, a full-service butcher counter offers USDA Prime steaks, custom cuts, and sustainable wild-caught seafood including fresh salmon, Mexican shrimp, and rockfish. The market stocks local organic produce, craft beer, wine, and hard-to-find specialty grocery items alongside Valley Farm's award-winning house-made products such as Imperial carne asada, pollo asado, beef tallow, artisan jerky, and signature seasonings. Prepared foods, sushi, sandwiches, salads, hot coffee, and fresh smoothies round out the grab-and-go options for beachgoers and commuters. Adjacent to the market, the family also opened High Marea, a Baja-inspired fast-casual restaurant that cooks exclusively with beef tallow instead of seed oils and serves ceviche verde, seared ahi, spicy poke, tacos on heirloom organic corn tortillas, and a grass-fed Sonoran ribeye. The store shares its plaza-level block with Camino Books: For The Road Ahead, the independent bookstore that also calls Del Mar Plaza home. Valley Farm Market is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and residents of the nearby Beach Colony have praised the location as a walkable alternative to chain grocers.