The Gourmet Corner — Attraction in San Mateo

This small warehouse-style store has a fantastic variety of foods imported from France.

If you love French cooking and cuisine like I do, you’ll be in heaven here - from imported high quality ingredients and delicacies (think meat, cheese, butter, as well as a ton of dry goods like mustard, olive oil, etc. - there are hundreds of things to choose from), to French cookies, candy, and chocolates; and an entire room stocked with a fantastic selection of French wines. I love wine from Chinon and this is the only place I can consistently find it. The prices on the wine are good too - it is not bargain basement wine but not super expensive either; the important thing is that the selection is lovingly curated by someone who knows French wine inside and out.

The owner is very kind and will happily recommend a good wine or food for any occasion. This place is really a local gem; come...

Awful owner. Been loyal customers for nearly a year and buy by the cAse. We brought back one Bottle of wine that had a half glass missing from it that had gone bad, and he proceeded to tell us that we were wrong. He said sometimes wines are off but that happens ans he isn’t the wine maker. He continued to argue with us and tell us that our palette must be off. Never once did he offer to simply replace it or own up to the face that the wine might not be good. We are really disappointed. My husband is the chairman of a wine auction and he has lost a significant amount of...

Gourmet Corner imports and sells French wines & cheeses, and has assorted other good French things - chocolates, kitchen staples, etc., as well as American produced charcuterie. Nice selection of tasty food and ingredients (pickled green peppercorns improved my cream sauce for steak), French wine to fit most price points, and friendly advice. Sign up for their newsletter to find out when they are offering wine tastings. Very informative and helpful, and the wines in the tasting...