Asian grocery?
I just moved to Park Slope and I have been desperately looking for any sort of Asian grocer. I used to live in Japan and so I wanted to continue eating more Japanese food, but it seems the closest dedicated Japanese grocers are in the East Village!
Anyone have a suggestion? FreshDirect has some stuff, but it is pretty limited and I don't have a car.
Anyone have a suggestion? FreshDirect has some stuff, but it is pretty limited and I don't have a car.
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Have you been to Brooklyn's Chinatown? You'll find a lot of Asian produce there.
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Yeah, there's a pretty large panAsian grocery on 8th Ave at 61st St - there's a subway stop right there - and lots of Chinese and Vietnamese places between there and 40th St. Totally bikeable from the Slope.
Ninth Street in the East Village and Soho, on Broome St has the tiny Japanese marts, and there's another uptown near Bloomingdales, across the street from the Asian Film place. Also various spots in Koreatown (32nd St.) where lots of Japanese products are sold. AND there's a giant grocery in NJ just over the GW Bridge, 'cause there's a sizeable Japanese community there.
You never know, maybe someone you know will get a car.
Some products are carried at regular groceries - especially health food places and the deli deluxe place on Flatbush by the Q train Seventh Ave stop. -
By "Asian grocer" do you mean a bodega?
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since you DID come to the Park Slope board and asked where in PARK SLOPE can you find these asian delights, I will answer you
geesh, people!
ok, its smallish but it does have probably what you are looking for. On 7th Avenue, somewhere around 3rd or 4th, the Fish MArket thats NOT on the corner but in the middle of the block, THEY have Japanese/Asian groceries.
There is also a small grocery store("Bodega") on that same side of the street, on 7th, that carries all the fun treats like Pocky and the sort. -
Subject: Thanks
Great that everyone is jumping in so quickly! Yeah, I definitely would prefer something local in Park Slope over having to hop on a subway (then I would just go to JAS or Sunrise in the East Village for Japanese groceries anyway).
I have walked by the fish market before, I will definitely check it out for other stuff like nori, miso and tofu then. -
if you goto any china town here in nyc they have tons of japanese stuff too. you dont have goto a japanese palce to get it.
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As much as I love Brooklyn you'll probably find more Asian (Chinese, Mongolian, Thai. etc, in Chinatown, Manhattan. They have all sorts of shops, big and small tucked away such as a bigger Hong Kong Market on Allen south of Canal, Kam Man in Canal, some side street stores on Mott and it's side streets. If you're looking for Japanese stuff in abundance and variety you have to trek it to the Japanese Mall in Edgewater, NJ. Although thinking about it there are a ton of Pakistani shops on CIA and even a Mongolian store on CIA somewhere between Church and Foster.
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Subject: japanese stuff
If you don't mind joining the Park Slope Food Coop (www.foodcoop), they have a lot of Japanese staples. In fact, they have quite a lot of Japanese members who joined because of this. They always stock daikon, burdock (gobo), shiitake, enoki, tofu, bonito flakes, soba, a big selection of miso kinds, wasabi past and all the usual seaweed stuff.
I always get my fish from the fish market on the corner of 7th avenue and 3rd st. They're Japanese and the quality is great.
You have to go to JAS or Sunrise for slightly less obvious things like myoga, mitsuba, taro. The Mitsuwa Mall in Edgewater is a great experience and they have everything. -
Subject: i forgot...
...sorry I forgot to mention that the Mitsuwa Mall in Edgewater NJ (google it) operates a shuttle out of Port Authority. It costs 2 dollars each way and it leaves every 30 minutes. -
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zorki wrote: ...sorry I forgot to mention that the Mitsuwa Mall in Edgewater NJ (google it) operates a shuttle out of Port Authority. It costs 2 dollars each way and it leaves every 30 minutes.
excellent! thanks zorki-guest!
pls register and stay . . . -
does anyone know where i can get some mirin that is -- and this is crucial -- NOT just corn syrup?
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Subject: Hmmm....
I think I will just have to trek over to the East Village then for those needs which are Japanese specific. It is not that I have a problem going to Chinatown either, but generally the turnover on Japanese items is much faster at JAS and Sunrise. I guess I could always order from Katagiri (expensive) also, they do Manhattan delivery, so I wonder if they might reach a bit further?
Seems like a decent gap in Brooklyn, a nice pan-asian grocer would probably do okay... -
i used to live near mitsuwa (used to have another name, but don't remember it offhand). it's a cool experience, but ridicuously expensive. crazy expensive.
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brooklynpotter wrote: i used to live near mitsuwa (used to have another name, but don't remember it offhand). it's a cool experience, but ridicuously expensive. crazy expensive.
Aren't all Japanese things ridiculously expensive? Having Japanese relatives, I know when they visit we drop a lot of $$$$$$$$$$
But most people I know go to Queens or Manhattan for Japanese stuff. The Chinatown here is not that great for Japanese/Korean foods. -
If you're looking for Korean why not the supermarket on W32nd bet. Ave of Americas and 5th Ave on the north side of the block? The Edgewater mall isn't bad price wise , especially for Japanese goods. However, the fresh abalone and Kobe steaks will set you back around $70 a package. They also have great kaiju. I'd probably go there more often if it didn't take a million hours to get back to Brooklyn. They
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Actually, there's another huge Korean market near the Home Depot in College Point. Can anyone help with the exact location?
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Idlewild wrote: If you're looking for Korean why not the supermarket on W32nd bet. Ave of Americas and 5th Ave on the north side of the block? The Edgewater mall isn't bad price wise , especially for Japanese goods. However, the fresh abalone and Kobe steaks will set you back around $70 a package. They also have great kaiju. I'd probably go there more often if it didn't take a million hours to get back to Brooklyn. They
that market on 32nd is pretty notorious for not having the freshest stuff and having their refridgeration be slightly off. it's good in a pinch and for dry goods, but I wouldn't buy anything frozen, fresh or prepared there. -
I LOVE Brooklyn, but remain loyal to Manhattan's Sunshine Market on 9th Street in the East Village for Japanese food.
I'm also a fan of Kam Man on Canal Street in Chinatown. Kam Man is by no means the cheapest Chinese grocery store in Chinatown, but I am attracted to the "getting everything in one place" factor. The Q communte from Flatbush/7th Avenue to Canal Street is quick enough. -
brooklynpotter wrote: i used to live near mitsuwa (used to have another name, but don't remember it offhand). it's a cool experience, but ridicuously expensive. crazy expensive.
Whoever asked about mirin: you can get that in any Korean-run grocery store on 7th avenue.
In my experience all the staple foods (bonito flakes, nori, soba, Ito En ice tea) worked out cheaper than buying them in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Even the Kirin beer and sake was priced reasonable. I found the kitchen utensils priced really high and they do have some high end chocolate/cake counters in the food court.
Overall if you're serious about Japanese cooking a trip to Mitsuwa to stock up can work out great. Also the kitchen ware shop has some great deals on plates, bowls etc.
There's a supermarket on 41st between 5th and Madison (Yagura I think) that is less expensive than Haragiri. There are a couple of good Japanese take-out places and a book store on the same block. -
Subject: Korean grocer?
Which grocery is that? Sorry but I haven't explored all the grocers enough to know who owns which one as of yet... -
Subject: Re: Korean grocer?
tkn wrote: Which grocery is that? Sorry but I haven't explored all the grocers enough to know who owns which one as of yet...
a lot of the grocery/deli/bodega places along 7th Avenue are Korean run and stock Asian products. I know of a few east and west of the 9th street intersection. They're expensive for mirin, rice vinegar, edamame, frozen gyoza etc, but it's good to have them around when you need something quick. -
brooklynpotter wrote: iThere's a supermarket on 41st between 5th and Madison (Yagura I think) that is less expensive than Haragiri. There are a couple of good Japanese take-out places and a book store on the same block.
Isn't that a bppkstore only? By GCS, correct? -
sweet tea wrote: does anyone know where i can get some mirin that is -- and this is crucial -- NOT just corn syrup?
The Eden brand, which is mostly organics and sold all over the place, or at least in health food stores and the PSFC. -
Idlewild wrote:
what does that mean?
bppkstore -
pitu wrote: [quote=Idlewild]
what does that mean?
bppkstore
Angela Landsbury here.
Idlewild intended to type "Bookstore". the "p" is next to the "o".
itchy trigger finger. -
he got pw3d by the p key.
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trixieNYC wrote: [quote=pitu][quote=Idlewild]
what does that mean?
bppkstore
Angela Landsbury here.
Idlewild intended to type "Bookstore". the "p" is next to the "o".
itchy trigger finger.
o durrrrr
thx Ms Landsbury -
and since this thread is showcasing all things Asian and grocery . . .
Family Dumplings on Seventh Ave at 56th St in Sunset Park for awesome (and cheap) bags of frozen pork and chive dumplings.
30 for $5
their veg dumplings are not so good
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