Smallgoods Cheese Shop, La Jolla, CA

Critic’s Choice for Best Cheese Shop in San Diego Magazine’s Best Restaurants of 2025

La Jolla Light Reader’s Poll 2025 voted Best Sandwich and Best Caterer.

Reader’s Choice for Best Sandwich in San Diego Magazine's, Best Restaurants of 2024

We’re a cheese shop, cafe, gourmet deli and caterer and some say we make the best sandwiches around. Since 2015, we’ve taken great pride in working exclusively with US cheesemakers, producers and artisans.

Now accepting Bitcoin - we’re the first Cheese Shop in the USA to do so!

Order Online via Door Dash during these times: 11 - 3pm
Winner Critic's Pick: Best Cheese Shop Smallgoods Cheese Shop & Cafe, 2025 San Diego Magazine Best Restaurants of 2025.
Cheese Shop in America
Best Cheese Shop in San Diego
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Tripadvisor Travelers Choice 2026 Smallgoods award
Combi van in front of Smallgoods
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Charcuterie platter
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Smallgoods Cheese Platter
Custom catering grazing table wedding tables by Smallgoods
Delicious drippy cheeses at Smallgoods
Big cheese and bigger cheese
Charcuterie platters made by Smallgoods
The best sandwiches in San Diego
La Jolla California palm trees near Smallgoods shop
Beautiful American cheeses at Smallgoods
Tshirt design by local Spigot magazine jr editor, Dean
Smallgoods is dog friendly
Custom sandwich platters
Catering and education for Lodge Torrey Pines
Capicolo and various charctuerie
Jenny and Mike Eastwood - shop owners
cheese flag at cheese shop!