Lily Fruits Market

$ 3 REAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE AT THE BACK!
It’s a hidden smoothie bar. The interior lacks of course, but for fresh fruit smoothie that aren’t over $ 5… its a gem!
Don’t fall for the other real fruit bubble tea smoothie around Chinatown.

Small little store in Chinatown that specializes in southeast Asian fruits (my go-​to place for such items). Prices are reasonable, staff are friendly (some don’t seem to speak English very well though), and the produce are always very fresh. I usually get mangosteens, custard apples (or sugar apples or sweetsop), jackfruit (I rarely get this one though as it’s too much a hassle to peel), and papayas.

I’m surprised there’s no listing for Lily Fruits Market on Unilocal.
It’s super tiny, admittedly, and gets lost among all the other Chinese supermarkets around it with their fresh fruits sitting outside.
But what differentiates Lily Fruit Market from the rest are two things
1. They only sell fruits and fruit juices, freshly squeezed or canned, no other groceries
2. They sell tropical fruits – lots of them.
There’s a fruit juice bar at the back of this narrow market, where freshly squeezed orange juice and sugar cane juice and coconut juice can be procured.
The fruit juice is relatively cheap – $ 2.99 for a small, but it’s not very small at all.
You can also get fresh fruit smoothies, like they usually have in Vietnamese restaurants.
They also have bubble tea, but only get that if you are adventurous.
If you are looking for canned tropical juice, you will also find them here… all kinds of weird ones I can’t name on the top of my head right now. Check it out.