106-Year-Old Family Grocery Store Named Maryland's Best In Nationwide List

A fourth-generation, family-owned grocery store was named Maryland's best in the industry in a nationwide listing of the top-ranked grocers.

Graul's Market, with several locations scattered across Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties, is representing the Old Line State in Tasting Table's list of "The Best Local Grocery Store In Every State."

"It falls into both the generic grocery store category and the specialty market category, offering all the essentials at a reasonable price alongside products that could easily fit in at a gourmet grocer's," Tasting Table wrote of the family-owned brand.

The shop dates back to 1920, when the very first Graul's Market was opened at 2819 E. Monument Street in Baltimore by founders Fred and Esther Graul.

"In 1945 when their son Harold Sr. returned from military service in World War II, he and his wife, Mary, assumed ownership of the store," the market wrote on its website. The pair later went on to open the first Graul's Market in Anne Arundel County.

Over the decades, with each new generation of the Graul family, the brand also expanded into new territory in Maryland.

"Each generation has passed down family recipes you’ll find in every department. We continue the tradition of personal, friendly service lost in today’s impersonal marketplace," reads the site.

Graul's Market can be found at the following locations:

• Annapolis
  Address: 607 Taylor Ave., Annapolis
  Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
  Phone: (410) 269- 5103
• Cape St. Claire
  Address: 1388 Cape St. Claire Road, Annapolis
  Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
  Phone: (410) 974- 4602
• Hereford
  Address: 220 Mount Carmel Rd., Parkton
  Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
  Phone: (410) 357-8937
• May's Chapel
  Address: 12200 Tullamore Road, Lutherville
  Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
  Phone: (410) 308-2100
• Ruxton
  Address: 7713 Bellona Ave., Towson
  Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday
  9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
  Phone: (410) 823-6077

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