HL Asian Market is where I get my Fresh Lobster & Rau Ram…read more. Right on Highway 19. We drive up & down 19 all the time & this has become our favorite place to stop for fresh Lobster & asian produce. It's a super clean store with a fantastic fresh fish market inside that actually smells great. Absolutely fabulous fish market OuiOui. You wouldn't think there is a fabulous fish market here with tons of giant fresh Lobsters flown in every week, but surprise surprise OuiOui. Tons of fresh Lobsters. They have three tanks. The small ones are in the bottom, the 1-2 pounds, the 3 to 5 pound ones are on top baby. OuiOui. They also have all kinds of Fresh fish, Grouper, snapper, sole etc. Fresh crab, clams, shrimp etc. They also have a full Asian grocery store with all the usual ingredients to make asian food. They do not have a HOT foods bar but they do have fresh produce & fresh medicinal herbs like Rau Ram. "Rau Ram" is an Asian Herb, it's Viet coriander/Asian Cilantro. It's slightly peppery, aromatic, fabulous with spicy fish tacos. Fish Ramen. Lobster ramen. moi fave. You can eat it raw. You SHOULD eat it raw. I chop it up & toss it in my salads/soups/tacos. I also steep it & use it as a tea. I mix it with other herbs like clove & dandelion. It's moi #1 fave detox tea. (You CAN buy supplements of Rau Ram, I prefer to make my own culinary dishes/tinctures with it) It's an excellent medicinal herb, widely celebrated in various Eastern medicinal systems for its potent healing properties, anti oxidant, anti aging & super nutritional benefits. Mostly it is associated with rejuvenation & vitality. It's my most secret weapon. It def helps to alleviate inflammation & enhance energy levels, but it also promotes cognitive health & is also excellent for vision/eye health bc of the several B complex vitamin's it provides. Rau Ram is LOADED with essential vitamins, vitamin C, as well as the several B-complex vitamins that are crucial for energy production, immune function & tissue repair. It also contains the vital minerals, potassium, calcium & magnesium. Wildly revered as a natural botanical tonic & when incorporated in moi culinary & medicinal practices, it bridges seamlessly all ancient herbal wisdom with modern scientific research. Most people are not even aware that modern GMO foods do not provide the essential vitamins & minerals we all need to survive much less thrive. So, if you like cilantro, consider incorporating this extremely important herb into your diet. You will love the results. If you love Fresh Lobsters, fresh fish asian style, HL Asian Market & Rau Ram should be first on your shopping list.. Make it your secret health weapon. OuiOui. Highest Recommendations.

The store is fully stocked with all your needs. I love the seafood section. The staff is friendly.read more

Having survived a horrible fire, Zeezenia re-opened some months ago better than ever, and just as…read moreof 4 August 2023, they have brought back their restaurant in the rear of the store as well! The grocery offers most everything you'd want from a pan-Middle Eastern grocer: dry goods, teas, frozen food, fragrant waters, syrups, canned goods, et cetera. They also have a good selection of baklava and other treats by the front counter worth checking out: they get different sweets in sometimes--always baklava but sometimes also namoura cake and other things. When they have sari burma it's normally excellent, so look for that as well. They also have a good spice selection and try to include a lot of Turkish and Persian speciality items as well (this include Turkish frozen goods and yes, the pudding mixes also). The restaurant portion is a buffet and they have a hot bar and cold bar. The hot bar has traditional Egyptian foods and was very good when I tried it while the cold bar has things that could also be taken away like hummus, salads, and babaganoush. You can get the hot bar to-go as well, but having things like hummus is a big deal because you can purchase enough to have on hand for the week. I hope the restaurant continues to work out for them: buffets only make money if they have a lot of customers, so I really hope the community supports this fine establish and wonderful people who own and run it.

This is a really cool market we wanted to get ingredients for Lebanese food they had an extensive…read morevariety. Great service and selection

Excellent Service. Fun Buys. Exotic Appeal. What a…read moredarling shop nestled away nicely in this unassuming building. Like a wizards shop- how would you know it's even there?!

Wonderful market with all kinds of authentic goods from around europe. Ive loved everything that…read moreI've bought from there....from delicious chocolates to unique breads, meats and teas. its a small business operated by the owners, not some huge conglomerate and that feels good.

Coming to Internation Food Market was a pleasant surprise. I didn't even know about this place but…read morea friend of a friend who's from Trinidad shops here all the time and highly recommended it, and before I knew what had had happened, we were here shopping. I was impressed by how clean the store is, and their fresh vegetables are reasonably priced. Also, they seem to have weekly specials which you'll see posted on yellow signs. I'm the kind of person that when you open up my pantry, you will see a rainbow of beans in clear containers. I use all kinds of beans a lot in my cooking so you can imagine my delight in seeing that they had an entire aisle dedicated to beans, lentils, and all kinds of other grains, and very affordable! You will find mostly middle eastern items here. There was an entire section dedicated to tahini, and olives! So many different kinds of olives, it was very impressive. They also have prepared foods, and an area where you can order hot food/sandwiches. I plan to come back and update my review once I try out their hot food. Definitely recommend you come and check it out.

Great little spot to order food in the international food market. The samosas were tasty and had a…read morespicy kick with ample filling. The schwarma was also good especially with the extra sauce.

My wife is from Russia and it's a little disappointing that we have to drive from Ocala Florida to…read moreGainesville Florida ( 1 hr ) for things that remind her of home. This place is worth it to my wife and for me to make her happy

I love Russia and Russian food--in fact, I am involved in a lot of journalism and research…read moreregarding Russia, the post-Soviet sphere and related politics and business issues professionally. So the mere concept of Gainesville once again having a Russian grocery store was very exciting to me. However, while I admire their spirit, the store is very small and the inventory--at least for now--is rather limited. I worry that they won't make it because they have a much smaller inventory than the "Europe" grocery that occupied two local locations prior to apparently going under. While Russian Food--as this store is plainly named--has some non-Russian Slavic foods, it's mostly Russian. Moreover, it's lacking on some expected Eastern European goods like high-quality Hungarian paprika. Its strength is on Russian candies and other sweets and they have a good selection of Russian loose-leaf teas, too, though they were lacking a brand I really wanted. Still, they only opened I think a month or two ago and while their space is small, maybe they'll get more goods in soon. The tea and chocolate I bought was good, too: fresh, authentic, and tasty. I'll certainly go back.

Brand New Mexican Grocery! Yay!!!…read more The owner told me it opens Friday. It's connected to the mexican restaurant next door "Alejandro's" mexican Restaurant. They own both. The owner is from Southern Mexico near Puerto Escondido where I love to go & visit. Yay! Triple Ole! Will return on Friday to update.

Me encanta este lugar. Tienen Coca-Cola en botella. Productos frescos, un personal muy amable y la…read morecomida es buenísima en la sección de restaurantes de al lado.

The auntie at the cash register was incredibly rude and condescending, no wonder the store is…read morecompletely empty!

I have never had Indian food before and I am not a picky eater so I gave it a go. I always passed…read moreby this place so today I decided to give it a go! I asked the fellow behind the counter to choose the order he thinks is the best and he did not disappoint! The main meal and dessert were absolutely delicious! With the main meal being the right amount of spice and desert being the right amount of sweetness I recommend everyone to give them a try!

We were very happy when this store opened closer to our home. We come here often and they always…read morehave what we need. There is a great selection of products from Europe and even Central Asian countries. The choice of dairy products, sausages and fish is excellent. We especially love buying bread here. Great service! Highly recommend.

Let's start with fresh bread! Got it while still warm, yum!…read more I like how the store is organized, everything is logically planned together that should be next to each other, and enough space for shoppers with small carts! I like that kielbasas and salami are portioned packed no need for slicing there! Another great thing is the all sorts of countries goods, for example I really liked the new Croatian products!

The people at this market are friendly and I like them. I don't know the reason, but all of the…read morefish tanks were empty with no fresh/ live fish and the shelves were beginning to show some bald spots... sort of like me. Anyway, their ATM/Credit card reader was down so I didn't get to buy everything I wanted. Hopefully this temporary lull in their business and they will rebound because this location is very busy with potential.

I found out about this market from my mom's friend who had served up some really unique snacks at…read moreher house. I asked where to get them and she told me the Eastern Market on 23rd. And so I went... I recommend picking up some of the Japanese Rice Crackers in any of the flavors. You can ask the cashiers where to find the senbei and there's an entire isle devoted to these snacks. I enjoyed the togarashi (red chili pepper) senbei, but they come in all flavors, shapes and sizes. Very addicting and terrific to satisfy that crunchy, savory and umami craving. Definitely look for them... The other items I specifically came here for were the Croley Foods Buttercream Crackers. Again, ask the ladies at the cash registers as a lot of the products are not in English. They will gladly lead you to that section and answer any questions that you may have. Great customer service... I picked up all of the Buttercream flavors that they carried here [including the Buttercream Original, Ensaymada, Ube and Leche Flan] in this particular brand and absolutely love the thin, crisp, lightly sweet crackers. I highly recommend them and having them in-stock in your pantry for whenever guests drop by to eat while sipping on some coffee or tea. Overall, the store is very clean and they do offer a ton of hard-to-find Asian snacks that are high quality and very unique. They are pretty organized and it's like a treasure hunt discovering new and interesting products. It's a great resource for those who frequent Asian markets. Definitely go here.