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Best of Howard
FOOD &
DRINK
BEST HEALTH FOOD/
SUPPLEMENT STORE
David’s Natural Market
5410 Lynx Lane, Columbia. 410-730-2304.
davidsnaturalmarket@gmail.com
Thirty-six years ago a small store called David’s Natural
Market opened in Columbia.
“When we started off in 1986, the store was like 1,000
square feet,” owner David London, 63, said. “We just kind
of grew with the community.”
Now, David’s Natural Market has two locations: its original, and another in Gambrills. Both stores are 15,000 square
feet, London said.
The goal of the market is to help keep customers’ bodies
healthy “without always using prescription medicine,”
London said. The store carries vitamins, herbs and supplements as well as organic produce.
London said his employees are what makes his store
stand out, including experts such as an in-store nutritionist.
“We have a lot of employees that have been with me a
long time,” London said. “Knowledge basis is pretty high,
I’d say.”
The store is also customer-oriented, London added.
If someone has a product in mind David’s doesn’t offer,
London will order it to the store.
David’s has grab-and-go meals that are “fresh made
every day,” including sushi, sandwiches and hot meals.
London said his store is dedicated to offering fresh, goodfor-you food that includes options from local vendors while
keeping prices reasonable.
“Pricing is tough right now for a lot of people,” London
said. “We try to buy correctly so we can put a lot of things
on sale and then a lot of things on everyday low price.”
David London, owner of David’s Natural Market, holds a basket of apples in the Gambrills
store. PHOTO BY BARBARA HADDOCK TAYLOR
THE LIST
Beer, wine and/or
liquor store
Caterer
Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
WINE BIN
PUTTING ON THE RITZ
CATERING
Pine Orchard Liquors
The Perfect Pour
Petite Cellars
Mikey & Mel’s Deli
The Great Room At Historic Savage Mill
Althea’s in Ellicott City
Farmers market/stand
CLARK’S ELIOAK FARM
Honorable mentions:
Jenny’s Market
Baugher’s Fruits & Vegetables
Oakland Mills Village
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Health food/
supplement store
DAVID’S NATURAL MARKET
Honorable mentions:
Roots Market
MOM’s Organic Market
Places to buy seafood
TODAY’S CATCH
Honorable mentions:
Whole Foods Market
Wild Seafood
H Mart