Starfish Market, Dolphin Market and groceries on St. John
Starfish Market in Cruz Bay and Dolphin Market's three stores are St. John's grocery chains, and both deliver orders placed online. As of October 2026 Dolphin charges $20 to Cruz Bay and $40 to Coral Bay, and Starfish $30 to $100 by distance, each plus a preparation fee. Where the house sits decides the bill.
Written by Virgin Islands Villas · Updated Oct 2026
The operators, side by side
| Name | What | Area | Group size | Rates | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfish Market | Supermarket with a bakery and deli; online orders for delivery or in-store pickup. Open 7am to 9pm daily. | The Marketplace, Route 107, Cruz Bay | — | Delivery $30 to $100 by distance, plus a $25 to $100 preparation fee (10% over $1,000); order 72 hours ahead | (340) 779-4949 | Oct 2026 |
| Dolphin Market, Cruz Bay | Grocery store; online orders for pickup or delivery, by noon the day before. Open 7am to 11pm. | Boulon Center, Cruz Bay | — | Delivery $20 to $40 by area, plus a $5 to $10 preparation fee (5% over $200) | (340) 776-5328 | Oct 2026 |
| Dolphin Market, Chocolate Hole | Grocery store and deli; same online ordering and delivery as the Cruz Bay store. Open 7am to 10pm. | Chocolate Hole | — | Delivery $20 to $40 by area, plus a $5 to $10 preparation fee (5% over $200) | (340) 776-5322 | Oct 2026 |
| Dolphin Market, Coral Bay | Grocery store on the second level of the Aqua Bistro building; same online ordering and delivery. Open 7am to 11pm daily. | 13 Estate Carolina, Coral Bay | — | Delivery $20 to $40 by area, plus a $5 to $10 preparation fee (5% over $200) | (340) 776-5327 | Oct 2026 |
| Sam & Jack's Deli | Deli with catering, arrival meals and delivery. Open Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 3pm. | The Marketplace, Cruz Bay | trays for 6 to 14; packages from 6 | Catering packages $45 to $60 a person (6 minimum); oven-ready trays from $65 | (340) 714-3354 | Oct 2026 |
How to choose a store or a delivery
Choose by where you are staying. Starfish Market, at The Marketplace on Route 107 in Cruz Bay, is open 7am to 9pm every day per its own site as of October 2026, and its online shop offers delivery or in-store pickup. Dolphin Market has a store at Boulon Center in Cruz Bay, one at Chocolate Hole and one at 13 Estate Carolina in Coral Bay, each with its own hours and phone in the table above.
For a delivery waiting at the house, Dolphin charges less at every distance and takes orders until noon the day before; Starfish asks for 72 hours. For a pickup on the way from the ferry, both Cruz Bay stores are in town, before the drive east. Sam & Jack's Deli at The Marketplace does arrival meals and catering, not a grocery run.
What delivery costs by area
Dolphin Market charges a preparation fee on every pickup and delivery order, then a delivery fee set by where the house is, as of October 2026:
| Area | Delivery fee |
|---|---|
| Cruz Bay, Bethany, the Westin, Great Cruz Bay | $20 |
| Fish Bay, Chocolate Hole, Caneel, North Shore Road | $35 |
| Centerline Road from Susannaberg, Bordeaux, Coral Bay and its east and south sides | $40 |
The preparation fee is $5 on an order up to $50, $7.50 to $150, $10 to $200 and 5 percent above that. A $250 order to Coral Bay comes to $52.50 in fees before the groceries.
Starfish Market prices delivery by distance from its store instead: $30 as far as the Westin, $50 to Chocolate Hole and Fish Bay, $75 to Coral Bay as far as Skinny Legs, $100 beyond, plus a preparation fee from $25 on an order up to $200, as of October 2026. The same $250 order to Coral Bay costs $125 in fees there, before a 2.5 percent card surcharge.
The tradeoff: timing and the east end
Dolphin's orders close at noon the day before, and it delivers between 11am and 5pm. Land on the last ferry and the order has either come in the afternoon or comes tomorrow, so ask your host how a driver gets into the house and who puts the cold things away. Coral Bay pays the top delivery fee and has one Dolphin store of its own, so a house on the east end is cheaper stocked from Cruz Bay on the drive over.
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Questions about provisioning on St. John
- Where to buy groceries for a trip to St. John, USVI?
- In Cruz Bay, at Starfish Market in The Marketplace or Dolphin Market at Boulon Center. Dolphin also has stores at Chocolate Hole and at 13 Estate Carolina in Coral Bay, open 7am to 11pm daily per its store page as of October 2026.
- Are groceries expensive on St. John?
- Nobody publishes a price comparison with the mainland, so we print none. Delivery adds to the bill: Dolphin Market's fees run from $25 on a small order in Cruz Bay to $50 on a $200 order to Coral Bay, as of October 2026. Building the basket in the store's online shop shows the total before you fly.
- Is there a fee for grocery delivery on St. John?
- Yes, at Dolphin Market: a preparation fee of $5 to $10, or 5 percent over $200, then $20, $35 or $40 for delivery by area, as of October 2026. Starfish Market charges $30 to $100 by distance plus a $25 to $100 preparation fee, and asks for the order 72 hours before you arrive.
Sources: Dolphin Market (checked Oct 9, 2026) · Starfish Market (checked Oct 9, 2026)