Amelie CameronToronto has a food scene that includes cuisines from almost every culture in the world. The city’s Asian food scene is particularly thriving, with so many Asian restaurants and grocery stores popping up in every neighbourhood.
We scoured the streets and aisles of Toronto to find the best Asian grocery stores for all your Asian food cravings. Whether you’re looking for ingredients for a savoury Asian meal or a sweet Asian snack for your movie night, have got you covered!
Eraa Supermarket
Address: 5930 Finch Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1B 5P8, Canada
Website: https://eraa.ca/
Contact details: 416 292 2622
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Eraa Supermarket is slightly different from other stores on this list, as it focuses on South Asian goods. Most stores in Toronto focus on East Asian and Southeast Asian foods, so it’s refreshing for those who want to try other Asian foods.
It has an extensive selection of Indian, Sri Lankan, and Tamil foods, spices, and products you’d probably have difficulty finding elsewhere. It also has a bakery attached to the store that sells reasonably priced breads, perfect for takeout.
The best part about shopping in Eraa? The products aren’t crazy expensive despite being pretty hard to find in Toronto!
| Pro Tip: Eraa offers grocery delivery and curbside pickup, so you can opt for that if going to the store is too inconvenient or you don’t have enough time to browse their aisles. |
H Mart
Address: Floor 1, Richmond Centre, 9737 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 8S7, Canada
Website: http://hmartca.com/
Contact details: 905 883 6200; [email protected]
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 8:30 AM to 11:00 PM
A popular Asian grocery store in the US, H Mart can also be found in Canada. The grocery store has one of the largest inventories of Korean products in Toronto, so it’s the place to go when you’re craving Korean food.
Not only is the store brimming with Korean and other Asian products and packed meals, but you’ll also find several eateries inside serving delicious and authentic Asian food, including Korean fried chicken, kimbap, Korean hotdogs, tofu soup, and more.
If you can’t come all the way to Richmond Hill, H Mart also has a store in Downtown Toronto and five other locations in the Greater Toronto Area. Each branch also carries a relatively sizeable Korean product inventory that you’ll fall in love with!
| Pro Tip: H Mart offers a point card that you can use to collect points every time you shop there. You can later use these points to claim rewards, so consider applying for a point card if you frequently go to the store! |
C&C Supermarket
– From @maetoronto
Address: Barber Greene Plaza, 888 Don Mills Rd., North York, ON M3C 1V6, Canada
Website: http://www.cncsupermarket.com/
Contact details: 416-510-8188
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
C&C Supermarket is a hidden gem among massive Asian grocery stores in Toronto. Not only is it jam-packed with Asian fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, pre-packaged foods, snacks, and drinks, but it also offers them at a price lower than other big retailers.
It’s one of the grocery stores with the most diverse product selection. Despite being initially a Chinese store, it now offers products from a wide range of Asian countries, including China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
It also has a huge Asian beauty section, with skincare and beauty products from various Asian countries. You can find some trending Korean and Japanese face masks, serums, and essences.
| Pro Tip: The grocery store is massive and always busy, so checking out can take quite some time. Come as early as you can to avoid the big crowd and if you want to buy their donuts; they get sold out pretty quickly. |
Galleria Supermarket
Address: 865 York Mills Rd, Toronto, ON M3B 1Y6, Canada
Website: https://www.galleriasm.com/
Contact details: 647 352 5004
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
There’s just no way we’ll be able to complete this list without Galleria Supermarket, one of Canada’s most popular Korean grocery store chains. It boasts a vast inventory of high-quality authentic Asian goods to cater to Toronto’s diverse population.
From fresh and vibrant produce to a rich assortment of spices and sauces, Galleria is a one-stop store for anyone looking to explore Korean cuisine. It even has a mini food court that serves freshly made Asian dishes.
Moreover, if you’re searching for the best quality meats for your Korean barbecue party, this is the place to go! Though a bit pricey, their meats are of premium quality, and they have a wide range of prepared side dishes that match well with Korean barbecue.
| Pro Tip: If you plan on buying their prepared foods, like kimbap, come as early as possible because they sell out pretty fast. They usually sell out around 6 to 7:00 PM on weekdays and earlier on weekends! |
T&T Supermarket College Store
Address: 297 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1S2, Canada
Website: https://www.tntsupermarket.com/
Contact details: 416-413-1113
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
T&T Supermarket is the biggest Asian grocery store chain in Toronto, with multiple stores in and out of the city. The store mainly focuses on Chinese products, but they also have some Japanese and Korean products you’d hardly find in any other store.
Each of their grocery stores has pretty much anything you’ll need in an Asian grocery store. They offer a bunch of fresh Asian produce, packaged goods, baked goods, snacks, kitchenware, and even skincare products.
Not only is T&T packed with a wide range of Asian products, but they also make shopping convenient! They have an online platform where you can place orders for their Asian products and have them delivered straight to your home.
| Pro Tip: Parking here can be quite a hassle, as it’s limited. Go as early as possible if you need to bring your car to avoid the store’s busy hours. |
PAT Central
Address: 675 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G 1L3, Canada
Website: https://www.patmart.ca/
Contact details: 416 532 2961
Operating hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM
If you’re looking for a grocery store in Toronto with Korean items and prepacked Korean dishes, then you’ll like PAT Central. Despite not being as big as other Asian grocery stores in the city, it has every essential ingredient you’ll need for a Korean dish.
They have a huge aisle filled with ready-made Korean foods, including side dishes, seafood, pancakes, kimbap, kimchi, frozen dumplings, and more. You can also find a bunch of your favourite Korean snacks, like
Choco pie, Osatsu, and Buldak ramen.
While PAT is mainly a Korean grocery store, you’ll also find some Japanese and Chinese items on their shelves. Most of these items are Japanese and Chinese sauces and seasonings, but they also occasionally have a stock of their snacks.
| Pro Tip: They offer different kimchi brands in the store, but the homemade ones from PAT are usually the customers’ favourites, so check those out if you want a good supply of kimchi. |
Seafood City
Address: Heartland Town Centre, 800 Boyer Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5V 2Y1, Canada
Website: http://www.seafoodcity.com/
Contact details: (289) 334 3380
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
For Filipinos who miss cooking Filipino dishes at home or anyone wanting to explore Filipino cuisine, head over to Seafood City and get all the ingredients you’ll ever need!
With over 30 stores, Seafood City is the largest Filipino supermarket in both the US and Canada.
The store offers a myriad of Filipino snacks, drinks, canned goods, and other staples needed to cook a mouthwatering Filipino dish. Aside from these, it also has a wide selection of fresh seafood, including tilapia, white shrimp, and Panganisan Bangus.
It also has a food court serving Filipino food and other ready-to-eat meals, allowing customers to enjoy good food while shopping. You’ll find the famous Jollibee fast food here, so drop by if you’re curious about it!
| Pro Tip: The food court serves really good Filipino-style barbecue and ube ice cream, so try them out when you visit! |
Lucky Moose Food Mart
– From @torontochinatown
Address: 393 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G6, Canada
Website: http://www.lmfoodmart.com/
Contact details: 416 351 8688
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Located in Chinatown, you might think Lucky Moose Food Mart only offers Chinese food and products, but there’s more to this small grocery store than you can imagine. It also has items from Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, and more.
It has a huge inventory of Asian foods, including snacks from Indonesia, noodles from Taiwan, special treats from Japan, sausages from China, and so much more. Their spices and seasoning aisle has items from pretty much every Asian country.
Lucky Moose is also one of the best places to go if you want fruits and vegetables, as they’re always fresh and of excellent quality. You’ll also find some Asian tropical fruits, like durian and fresh mangoes from the Philippines.
| Pro Tip: Bring cash! They charge an extra 50 cents for card purchases below $30, so it’s best to bring cash if you’re not planning to buy much. |
J-Town
Address: 3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON L3R 4G9, Canada
Website: https://www.j-town.ca/
Contact details: 905 305 0108
Operating hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
J-Town is a Japanese complex with a grocery store, cafe, bakery, and restaurants that aim to bring Japan to Canada. It’s well-loved by Toronto locals, so much so that they drive all the way to Markham to find their favourite products.
The grocery store in the complex offers a wide range of Japanese dry goods, snacks, spices, sauces, and more. You can find everything from high-end to affordable Japanese products, except for fresh produce.
Outside of the grocery store, you’ll be able to find Japanese meals, drinks, and desserts that you can take out along with your groceries. You’ll also find other Japanese items, like magazines, clothes, DVDs, jewelry, beauty products, and more.
| Pro Tip: This is the place to go if you’re looking for dango or Japanese dumpling skewers. They’re quite hard to find in Toronto, even in big Asian grocery stores, so try them out when you visit J-Town! |
Nations Experience
– From @taste.sauga
Address: Stock Yards Village, 1980 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6N 0A3, Canada
Website: https://www.nationsfreshfoods.ca/
Contact details: (416)767-5888, [email protected]
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Nations is a relatively new grocery store, having been opened in 2012. However, despite being new, it easily won the hearts of many Torontonians with its wide range of Asian foods.
The Stock Yards branch is a massive grocery store with a 155,000-square-foot space filled with staple goods from Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, China, and Japan. You can find produce, canned goods, meat, dairy, seafood, and even cooked foods.
The grocery store has a playground and arcade where you can leave your kids while you do your grocery shopping. There’s also a huge food court selling bubble teas, sushis, Chinese barbecue, and more, so you can grab a meal before shopping.
| Pro Tip: Don’t forget to bring a loonie! The shopping carts don’t accept quarters, so you’d need a loonie to use them. |
