Food is how we show up.
Since 1981, Salem’s mission has been bigger than groceries: fresh, farm-to-table food for all families — and bridges to equality built one neighborhood at a time.
A neighborhood gets its grocery back.
When the Hill District’s last grocery store closed, residents were left without fresh food within walking distance. In 2022 the City of Pittsburgh selected Salem’s to fill that gap, and we didn’t lease — we bought the Centre Heldman Plaza site for nearly $2 million and opened Salem’s Market Centre Ave.
The Post-Gazette called it “an important milestone.” We call it what a community grocer is supposed to do.
Steel Chef & student tables.
Salem’s backs the Steel Chef culinary competition, giving Sto-Rox youth a stage to cook, compete and shine — covered by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And in Oakland, Salem’s operates Scotty’s Market at Carnegie Mellon University, feeding the same international student community where our story began in 1971.
Community iftars & Eid
Iftars, Eid & community dinners.
Every Ramadan, Salem’s kitchens cook for community iftars across the city, and Eid means whole-lamb celebrations from our butcher counter. Hosting a community dinner, fundraiser or interfaith gathering? Our catering team makes feeding a crowd the easy part.
One family. Four ways to eat well.
Order from the grill, stock your kitchen at the market, talk to our butchers, or let us cater your next gathering.