Jones & Bones

We’ve been shopping at Jones and Bones for over twenty years. We love chatting with the owner Jennifer to learn about some new wonderful things she has in her store. If u are a local or a tourist, Jones and Bones is a must stop.

Great things come in small packages and this place is small and great. Wonderful selection of quality and unique merchandise for the kitchen, excellent olive oils from around the world, slippers, handbags, some art… and a cat that’s not for sale. Seriously, this is a fun spot. Check it out.

I love this gourmet store! For holidays, birthdays and hostess gifts, I always find something special at Jones and Bones. Owner Jennifer Jones will take great care of you and will beautifully wrap and ship gifts to all your loved ones. Check out their online store if you prefer to skip the trip to Capitola:

Tonight we bring you yet another episode from ‘Will Work for Food.’
I had run out of Stonehouse Persian Lime olive oil, and they’re back-​ordered for months. I Googled for similar products, and found that Jones & Bones (two miles from my house) had Stella Cadente oils in stock. Much pricier than the Stonehouse, but it’s summertime and I need my lime oil for the zucchini/​mint/​lime sauté that is my potluck star lately.
Finally I caved in and stopped in to get the Stella Cadente. And then my car wouldn’t start, so I went back in to let the owner, Jennifer, know that I was blocking her car in. It took some time for my husband to come rescue me, so we talked. She wondered about my «I [HEART] Farms» license tag, and I told her about my work. When I mentioned «web design,» she perked up. She needed help ASAP getting help with her website, and I told her I thought I could help.
I told her, given the luscious contents of the gourmet items, kitchenwares, garden art, and so on, that I would be more than to content to work, in part for trade.
This is the sort of store my daughter refers to as «the mothership» when talking about what excites me. It’s like Sur La Table on a much tinier basis, but with a bit more personality and lots of one-​of-​a-​kind artworks that you won’t find in a chain.
Tonight I came home with pink Himalayan salt, some Virginia peanut butter, Stella Cadente blood orange olive oil, a «soap rock» (fire opal), some pasta and sauces, and a few other things. I feel utterly luxurious, and can’t wait to try new things,
The happy coincidence of Persian lime olive oil and a dead battery made for a very good experience that is only going to continue. She is SO knowledgeable about the products: her partner of 34 years was considered one of the olive oil experts/​pioneers in California. A font of wisdom, and an enthusiastic sharer of history about so many things.
She’s been there for 24 years: I’d recommend this place to any of my traveling friends. Capitola should be proud to call Jones & Bones its own.

Whenever I go on vacation this is exactly the kind of store I look for, and I have it in my own back yard! The selection of gourmet items is great, and the owner is knowledgeable and friendly. I’ve gotten great unique gifts for friends there, and tried many specialty foods that I wouldn’t have found elsewhere.

What a great little store that we wandered into. After walking around the main village of Capitola (with a span of about 3 blocks worth of touristy shops) we found this place as we walked back up the hill. We were greeted by Jennifer the owner who could not have been any sweeter. I was immediately drawn to the collection of aged balsamic vinegars just near the entrance. She began to tell me about the differences and provided tasting samples. As hubby continued to talk to her about the vinegars I perused the rest of the little shop which had a back room with even more gourmet goodies. Aside from the spices, oils and vinegars there were also little home and garden gifts and such. It was the garden part that drew me into the store but we ended buying stuff for the kitchen.
We ended up getting a bottle of ¹²⁄₂₀ blend balsamic and also found this great thai spice mix and some truffle salt. Can’t wait to try everything. There was a pretty good selection of items to make most budgets happy. It was great to walk into a shop where the staff/​owner actually knew about what they were selling.
As we were leaving, Jennifer provided us with several recommendations of where to eat and what to do. We’ll be back for sure the next time we are in town.

Decent selection of gourmet ingredients. Bought some truffle oil here a couple years back. They had some colored pasta here a couple days ago that was simply beautiful. Nice wooden rice bowls and neat picnic kits!