supermarket near emerald island?

[Guest]

Hi can anyone tell me if there is a supermarket near emerald island please, arrive late in the day and wanted to pop in for some essentials.

[Greyfriars]

Apart from Publix, Super Target and WalMart which is slightly farther away there is another which escapes me. All the Walgreens and 7/11's also stock essentials and more.

[Guest]

Hi mullersball. Head up Formosa Blvd to 192, turn left. You will find an area with about 8 restaurants (inc pizza takeaway) a super target, Publix and more.

This is about 10 mins max from your villa and you can't miss it.

[hipthehippo]

Hi. The closest is Winn Dixie which is in the small shopping area on the corner of Formosa Gardens and the 192 - there's the Outback restaurant and Taco Bell there (for reference). We pick up outer first evening supplies from there - water, OJ and then do our big shop the next morning at the Super Target or Walmart

[floridasgirl]

The Winn Dixie on Formosa Gardens will be fine for first day. Literally 5 mins away. We did a few small shops there and were surprised how good it was.
Further up the 192 there's a Publx on the right and a Super Target on the left. Then at the end of 192 and up onto US 27 there's a Walmart super centre.

[DonnaD]

Originally Posted by floridasgirl

The Winn Dixie on Formosa Gardens will be fine for first day. Literally 5 mins away. We did a few small shops there and were surprised how good it was.
Further up the 192 there's a Publx on the right and a Super Target on the left. Then at the end of 192 and up onto US 27 there's a Walmart super centre.

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The Winn Dixie is called Marketplace as it is one of their smaller format stores. As others have said it is good for picking up a few things but it is more tourist oriented and doesn't have their weekly offers etc. Super Target is great for lots of non food stuff and does have a pretty good selection of food. However if you are going to be cooking and want a plain old supermarket with a good selection of fresh food I much prefer Publix. Personally once Super Target opened we have never felt the need to visit Walmart. They stock a similar range of goods but Target has a nicer environment and is just down the road.

[coggie]

Originally Posted by DonnaD

The Winn Dixie is called Marketplace as it is one of their smaller format stores. As others have said it is good for picking up a few things but it is more tourist oriented and doesn't have their weekly offers etc. Super Target is great for lots of non food stuff and does have a pretty good selection of food. However if you are going to be cooking and want a plain old supermarket with a good selection of fresh food I much prefer Publix. Personally once Super Target opened we have never felt the need to visit Walmart. They stock a similar range of goods but Target has a nicer environment and is just down the road.

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I agree about target being much nice store than Walmart but find it more expensive...

[Susan Coleman]

Originally Posted by floridasgirl

The Winn Dixie on Formosa Gardens will be fine for first day. Literally 5 mins away. We did a few small shops there and were surprised how good it was.
Further up the 192 there's a Publx on the right and a Super Target on the left. Then at the end of 192 and up onto US 27 there's a Walmart super centre.

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We always use The Marketplace on the Formosa Plaza, turn right at the Outback, for our first stop off shop on the way to the villa (on Sunset Lakes , nextdoor to EI)
It is not really a WinnDixie...you cannot use the WinnDixie card there ..and they do not have the special offers...it is somehow aligned to WinnDixie and carries a lot of their store brand products..it is a huge store, big selection ...but never anyone in there... quite expensive..so good for a first stop...after that we usually use Publix...

[Guest]

thanks guys i'll do the winn dixie for essentials before hitting the publix the next day.

[FloridaFee]

we loved Publix.. funny though, how in US supermarkets, their portions of everything are HUGE!