Chinatown Supermarket Of Manhattan

This is a 2 story market with dry goods upstairs and produce downstairs. These guys will try to hustle you down at the fish asle.
It’s a typical asian market with the the attitude from the employees and bad stocking jobs. Looking beyond that it’s a decent market.

This is your typical Chinatown supermarket. I almost bought some eggs here once, but then decided against it (after seeing some dude who works there sorting out eggs that had broken and then adding the rest of them to other egg containers (mixing cheep eggs and the free range eggs). I would not buy any fish, meat, or chicken there (G-​d knows where it is from and nothing is labeled in English), but I do like their selection of bok choy and condiments.
One time we were there, the basement smelled so bad my gf felt sick (no joke). I told her she has to tough up if she wants to hang with me in Chinatown.

One of my go to supermarkets in Chinatown. It is large but not overly large. The store has a good (not great) selection. Most products seem fresh but like most Chinese stores not the best quality compared to American stores. Pricing is average although I have seen better pricing on certain items elsewhere. The setup for the store is solid. Upstairs is dry goods (ramen, spices, sauces, cookies, snacks). Downstairs is where the action is with more traffic, selling fruit, veggies, seafood, meat, noodles and other frozen products. Note it is difficult to find a staff members who speaks English. There are discounts on certain items but check their freshness and expiration dates (they try to get rid at a cheaper price of stuff getting to go bad). One of the funnier things about the store is that they post photos all over of people who have previously shoplifted at the store.
All and all a good one stop shop for Chinese products especially if you are taking the F train at East Broadway after (1 block away).

Two levels of Chinese grocery to stock your pantry and refrigerator. Above this supermarket is a budget Marriott hotel where this building is fairly new built in late 2000s. This space was former home to Hong Kong Supermarket that was destroyed by a massive fire which leveled the entire building (both HK Supermarket and private residential) in 2009.
The upper level contains all the dry goods for a large selection Ramen noodles, cookies, snacks, candy, my all-​time favorite Pocky, etc.) Price is reasonable as they carry all the major Asian brand names for snacks, noodles, cookies of dry goodies.

The newest and cleanest full-​range grocery store I have seen in Chinatown. Everything is a bargain compared to elsewhere in Manhattan. I like that you can scoop your own dried beans, and that there was a wide selection of meat and seafood. The produce, especially the fruit, definitely wasn’t as tasty or fresh as what I’m used to getting from Brooklyn Fare or even Trader Joe’s, so I’ll probably skip that next time.

I would like to be able to shop here since there is such an interesting variety of goods on the two floors of this store.
The problem is that the smell is so off-​putting to me compared with other Chinatown markets. It’s not just the smell of the seafood and produce downstairs– it’s something else. It’s all the smells from the many products combined and perhaps they have a terrible ventilation system as well.
The other day a girlfriend wanted me to accompany her while she bought fish. I tried, but I could only last in there for 2 minutes until I had to escape and breath the fresh air (LOL) outside.

Located in the heart of Chinatown, this supermarket addresses all my cravings.
It is a two story supermarket with dry food upstairs and fresh produce downstairs. My family would come here to purchase seafood or meat because most of the time it is fresh.
I on the other hand love shopping upstairs. There is a whole aisle dedicated to ramen! (Don’t go and tell me how to live my life because ramen is life). I barely see any place that sells sapporo ichiban ramen, unless I have not been out much…
There is an aisle dedicated to munching goodies. Though there is a very limited selection of American snacks such as chips and what not, they have a wide variety of snacks from Asia, hence it is a Chinese supermarket.
The staff here are generally friendly, though sometimes you get the occasional rude ones but who is here to pay attention to them when you’ve got so many goodies?! As long as they don’t charge you wrong! My go-​to supermarket I am almost here at least 3 days of the week when I feel like going out.
******Make sure to always check your receipt and when they scan your items, sometimes they double scan or enter the wrong prices.

The only place I shop at for fresh produce, meats, sauces and ramen (unless I feel fancy and want something organic from Whole Foods). Probably one of the only grocery stores in Manhattan where you can get all of your groceries for the next week or so for under $ 75.
However, it is a little stinky and slippery in there. Plus, vicious grandmas will push you with their carts, so be aware.
When checking out with credit /​debit they may ask to see your ID! Perhaps lots of counterfeiting and credit card fraud, so just be prepared for that.

Terrific asian supermarket very close to the east broadway F train. Lots of chinese, japanese, thai and korean non-​perishables (sauces, spices, dried goods) plus huge fresh and frozen sections. Fish, meat, veggies, fruit, tons and tons of fresh noodles, tofu, etc. A really great one stop shop that’s incredibly convenient if you don’t want to venture into the more touristy areas of Chinatown.

This is a great supermarket for cheap groceries. Since I moved into Chinatown, I can honestly say that is the cheapest supermarket that I have been to. However, it may not be the cleanest. They have so much fresh meat and fish out that it lays out in the open for hours and possibly even days! I usually stick to packaged/​name brand foods here because it is convenient and super affordable. It does close early though! Be sure to shop there before 07:00PM!

I like this place and it has become my new go to Chinese and Asian supermarket for most things. Has most of the Chinese and east Asian ingredients that I look for to stock my cupboards however, like most large Chinatown markets it is missing South and Southeast Asian ingredients. This is slightly smaller than the other big Chinatown markets so some of the traditional American items are limited as well like bread and dairy products.
The seafood, meat, produce, and staff service sets this place apart from every other Chinese grocery in the city being better in most ways. The meat section is almost as good as dedicated butcher shops and the seafood section has more variety than most of those seafood stalls on the streets. Also everything seems cleaner here.

This is now my go-​to supermarket in Chinatown. Produce, meats and seafood in the basement and everything else upstairs which is annoying but oh well. Good prices and selection, the service is typical for the area. The location is also convenient for me personally since the others are smaller.

I was disgusted by seeing the conditions of the overcrowded fish and turtle tanks, those poor animals are suffering before their slaughter. And it was so inhumane to watch a worker butcher a turtle and split open its shell on his block, I almost threw up watching him rip the turtle’s shell off and cutting it into tiny pieces.

A new C-​town supermarket addition, this market can be found conveniently under a Fairfield’s Marriott on the corner of East Broadway and Allen.
Being two stories, you’ll find your dry goods and a small selection of American brand foods on the top floor. Down below, you’ll find all the produce, meat and seafood.
Price wise, its on par with the other markets in the area but it does carry a wider selection for hard to find things. I would compare it to Hong Kong Supermarket. The produce you can definitely find cheaper selections outside.
The butcher and seafood is one of the cleanest, I’ve seen and he price is definitely competitive.
Great new market if you’re in the area.
**Oh and did I tell you they take CREDIT CARD… yes we’re still in Chinatown