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Top 10 Asian Grocery Shopping Destinations in Metro Atlanta
1. Super H Mart
2550 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096
One of the premier Asian grocery store in metro Atlanta. It has the freshest seafood department in town. The produce and fruits section are as fresh as the store has large daily sales turnover. The store carries a variety of Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian collection of sauces, spices, condiments, and noodles. If you are looking for anything Korean -- this is THE place. The decor is contemporary and expect large crowds during the weekend. Look out for a new store opening in Riverdale by end of December 2006 and several other new stores in metro Atlanta in 2007.
2. Atlanta Farmers Market (Formerly known as Hong Kong Supermarket)
4166 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30345
A popular grocery store for the Vietnamese and Chinese community. Well-known for its fresh meat and seafood department -- probably one of the freshest beef department in town. You will find a variety of vegetables, herbs, and spices used in many of Southeast Asian cooking. The store also has a section catered towards Latino shoppers living on Buford Highway.
3. Buford Highway Farmers Market
5600 Buford Highway, NE, Doraville, GA 30040
The store is huge and carries a variety of goods catering to Asians and Latino community. It has a well stocked meat and seafood department. Their vegetable produce is equally fresh. The market is also known for its fruits department. The store carries a variety of condiments, spices, and dry goods catering to the multi-ethnic Asian community in metro Atlanta. The store is clean and brightly lit. It is easy to navigate your cart and to find things in the store. Prices are reasonable.
4. 99 Ranch Market
5150 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA 30340
Largely popular with the ethnic Chinese community as they carry goods suited to their tastes. A good place to find anything related to Chinese cooking. There is a good collection of Chinese medicines and wines in the glass counter at the service desk. Expect slow checkout service as they normally operate less than three checkout lines. Expect a pungent foul smell when you step into the store. Therefore, it is recommended that you leave your mink coat or pricey jacket behind.
5. Assi Plaza
1291 Old Peachtree Road, NW, Suwanee, GA 30024
One of the best-kept secret of Asian grocery in metro Atlanta. A favorite among residents of North Gwinnett as it has everything but on a modest scale. The store’s meat, produce, and fruits department are fresh and inexpensive. It also has a good seafood department. Most importantly, the store is clean, easy to navigate, brightly lit, and reasonably priced.
6. International Farmers Market
5193 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Chamblee, GA 30341
This wholesale market located close to Chamblee Marta station and Chinatown offers a wide variety of ethnic Asian and Latino food. It has a large selection of seafood and meat section. The vegetables selection are diverse and popular among South Asian shoppers. It has a good selection of spices, condiments, and stuffs from Asia. It also carry a good selection of wines, beers, and cheeses.
7. Hoa Binh Seafood Market
4897 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA 30341
The store has a good inventory of hard-to-find items of dry goods, frozen food, and Asian cooking utensils. It has an impressive shelve of sauces, dry goods, and condiments for Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian cooking. At one corner of the store is a department selling BBQ roast pork, roast chicken and duck, and crispy skin pork. It is cheap and tasty.
8. Oriental Market
5091 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30340
It is a mom and pop store operated by a friendly Thai couple -- it has a unique collection of hard-to-find items for Thai and Southeast Asian cooking. The store has a large inventory of Thai and Indonesian dry goods, canned goods, noodles, and spices. Its frozen section has hard to find roots, spices, vegetables, and desserts from Southeast Asia.
9. DeKalb Farmers Market
3000 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
A popular shopping destinations for its fresh produce and seafood. The market made its mark with the Asian community in its early days with an abundant of Asian produces and vegetables. However, the supply of Asian vegetables has dwindled over the years. The market is far more popular serving the mainstream shoppers.
10. Patel Brothers
763 Dekalb Industrial Way, Decatur, GA 30033
The store has a wide variety of spices, condiments, and dry goods catering to Indian and South Asian community. It has a good fresh produce section. Its frozen refrigerator has a wide inventory of frozen ready to eat food from India and Pakistan. The store carries a variety of beans from mung to green beans to satisfy its large vegetarian customer base. Prices are downright cheap.