Andong Market

My mother's fave Asian/Vietnamese market on island. A fairly large store for Chinatown standards but like all the stores in Chinatown, it's packed to the gills with products. The aisles are super narrow and navigating between the shoppers with their baskets and rolling rudsacks is an adventure unique to Chinatown shopping. But with every available square foot used for shelf space, you are most likely to find the exotic ingredient that your Asian cookbook calls for. The outer left edge of the store is dedicated to frozen and refrigerated products with everything from fish, packaged spring rolls to frozen durien. A small section in the back offers fresh vegetables and the front 1/4 of the store contains ready to eat homemade items. The rest of the store is packed with non perishables from a variety of fish sauces, to rice (brown, white, wild, etc...), fermented tofu, and shrimp toasts just to name a few. Been accompanying my mother there for years and it never gets boring just browsing the aisles and seeing all the exotic Asian ingredients. Pro tip - When shopping Chinatown it's a good idea to bring a backpack or better yet a small soft cooler that you can strap on your shoulders. Pro tip 2 - Many places only take cash. Park at the municipal parking on Smith St and walk the 2 blocks to the store.

Best grocery store you could ever go to!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! My favorite store to shop at for my bunnies and they also have jasmine rice. I like jasmine rice. They are very nice and kind people. I like this store.