An awesome Japanese market located in J-Town Markham. A true Japanese specialty store with lots of interesting snacks, cup and bowl noodles, and packaged food available here. Pretty fresh items with decent expiration dates on the products. Great KitKat selections from here that are not available at local or chain retailers. Feels like visiting Japan without taking a plane. Fun place to visit. Definitely recommended. read more

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Are you looking for some new snacks? There were a lot of snacks on sale today so come visit soon if you like Japanese snacks like rice crackers or sweet mochi. I'm so happy that I got a package of the sesame mochi (see item in my photo labeled sesame mochi since there's no English on the front of package) and I just tried one and it was very good! This market is located in J-Town, a small Japanese shopping centre with a few restaurants and a bakery so a nice place to shop then lunch or dinner. This is one our family favourite shopping centre and we have been coming for years! read more

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I love this shop ... too much, unfortunately. Never an inexpensive indulgence but they have hard to find Japanese items which I use. I bite the bullet and pay for what keeps my tastebuds happy. Like most imported food emporiums during Covid, their stock waxes and wanes. I couldn't find Hokkaido sponge cakes today but their Japanese noodle assortment was extensive. Ditto for flavorings and sauces. They've got a huge selection of Kit Kats from Japan for those who enjoy unique flavours like melon, milk tea, etc. They carry some lovely ceramics and household items too. The only gripe I've always had with this place is their prepared food. It is expensive and uninspiring. I've spent lots of time in Japan and these offerings would not fly there. Staff are courteous: a quick "sumi masen" and they'll find what you're looking for. read more

Such a great place to look for snacks, ready to eat goodies, and sauces, etc. It's a huge location that is well kept, well organized, and clean. If you're looking for some Japanese items or cute cutlery, this is a good shop to take a look. The only thing I find is that the prices are a bit high. There are a few ingredients here that are available now at a regular asian grocer for atleast 2-3$ less. Just know what you're looking for. I mostly come for the convenient to go food and snacks. read more

I love coming here. I'm not in the area often, so make a point of stopping if I am to stock up on supplies like gohan desuyo and shitake dashi no moto. And if at all possible, I plan my timing around lunch, when all the delicious goodies come out! Their sushi is miles above grocery store or mall sushi! The rice is soft and perfectly seasoned. And the futo maki are so large a normal person could not fit a whole one in their mouth! Lucky for me, I don't have to worry about that! The inarisushi are like little delicious pillows. And I can't pass up the takoyaki. So delicious, I almost forgot to take a pic! With a drizzle of kewpie mayo, delicate bonito shavings, and a little sprinkle of shoga. The service is always very polite and friendly. Until next time! read more

Heisei Mart - Takoyaki - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Originally within the building on the north. Now moved to the building on the south. It has anything and everything imported from Japan. Worth a visit when at J-Town. read more

Heisei Mart - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

If you want to shop for Japanese grocery and snacks, this is the place to go! Heisei Mart is a Japanese grocery store located in J-Town with a large selection of products as well as cooked meals to go. This is my ultimate go to place to restock on Japanese snacks and drinks. I will make a trip just to snacks once in awhile and you will find some of the most unique and Japan exclusive snacks you won't find anywhere else. Although this is a specialty Japanese supermarket, their prices are pretty fair. If you love deals, remember to check their sale section also. There's been occasions where I purchased items that are cheaper here compared to other supermarkets that happen to carry the same products. read more

Heisei Mart - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Great small supermarket specializing in Japanese grocery items. They have lots of Japanese products such as natto, soba noodles, miso paste, seaweed, black maitake mushrooms, lots of Japanese snacks, and ready-to-eat food including bento boxes and onigiri. They carry items that are hard to find anywhere else. Across from Heisei Mart is another building that houses a Japanese bakery, a cafe, and vendors that sell wagyu beef, fresh sushi, bento boxes, salads, and some household items. read more

Heisei Mart is a little grocery store in the J-Town Shopping Complex. It sells Japanese items that are difficult to find in other grocery stores. They have a section near the cash register of items nearing their "best before" date at a discount. They have some ready-to-eat items as well. I loved looking at all the Japanese candies and snacks. Prices are a bit high, but this is to be expected since they have to import from Japan. If you are looking for a specific Japanese item and can't find it anywhere, I think there's a good chance that you'd be able to find it here. read more

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They moved to another location in the same complex recently to where the golf gear store and the noodle place used to be. The size has increased a lot and it's way more tidy. The new store was kept nice and organized with all the goods are well kept. They even got more fresh produces. Not a bad move. read more

Overall I love every single bento here. There are different little dishes in 1 bento. You can taste everything and it's not oily but healthy delicious food read more

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Great source of hard to find Japanese food items. Compared to Amazon, prices are reasonable. Big fan of the snacks and the prepared foods, which includes a variety of bentos, onigiri and a la carte items like bamboo rice, fried tofu, Japanese style potato salad (love the chicken tempura with the slightly smoky sauce!) Staff is very pleasant, helpful and efficient and I appreciate how they pack items with care. My first time visiting their new space, happy to see some familiar faces and look forward to returning. read more

Heisie Mart is that Japanese grocery store inside J-Town. If you want to cook a real authentic Japanese meal at home, you can get all the condiments, ingredients and even vegetables you need. different brand of Miso soup powder, dried wakame seaweed, ponzu marinate, Japanese candies, coffees... all the dry goods you can imagine. Price wise is relatively high as most of them are imported directly from Japan in limited quantities, read more

Heisei Mart - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Very small store with narrow isles which makes it almost impossible to social distance especially during the weekend. A lot of the product have Japanese label (in Japanese characters) but are actually product of China (not Japan) which is very misleading. If you are not careful you will be paying Japanese price for Chinese product. read more

3.5 stars This Japanese grocery store is filled with produce that you can't find anywhere else in other supermarkets, let alone in Chinese supermakets! I've tried all four kinds of onigiri (tuna, salmon, seaweed and plum) and all were lacking in filling :/ Bento was okay - some ingredients weren't that fresh but I really appreciate the fact that you are given fresh rice! read more

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A note to everyone reviewing Heisei Mart: The section only includes the grocery area of the whole J-Town complex. The seafood section is part of J-Town by the Sea, the bakery section is part of Bakery Nakamura, and the food court section is part of Shiso Tree Cafe. Heisei Mart was actually smaller than I thought in terms of the size. However, despite the small size, the place is packed with unique Japanese groceries which you won't get in other stores. Nothing like authentic ingredients to make okonomiyaki, takoyaki, real seaweed...mmm. There's also a large supply of udon, soba, ramen, instant ramen...anything that screams Japanese, it's probably there. Cashiers are attentive and do speak fluent English. I mean, you kinda have to considering very few GTA residents speak Japanese in any form of capacity. read more

I'm happy with recent Heisei mart renewal! More space and more products are available. However, today, there were crazy amount of boxes on the floor inside the store. I couldn't reach product and I couldn't walk smoothly. Workers just don't care and they are too busy for unboxing products. They might be preparing for the weekend or I was at bad timing (Thursday at lunch time?) but it was crazy messy inside. I wish they could organize boxes and make at lease space to walk safely for customers!!! read more

This supermarket is a bit out of the ordinary. It is a continous stream of stores and shops connected with one another. One side you have the food court/take out area. The food is great and fairly priced. Next to that is the supermarket where you can get your everyday goods. Nothing too special about this place except you can find more ramen choices then the usual supermarket. Next to that is a bakery where they bake fresh goods on a daily basis. Highly recommended. To the left of the bakery is a butcher shop with meat that you wouldn't usually find at a normal shop (ie. marrow etc) and the prices are very fair. Finally you have a quick serve sushi restaurant on the far left of the plaza. This place servers great sushi and allows you space to sit and eat. It's about time you get to find your usual rolls without having it owned by a korean or chinese family. Keep in mind that coming to this area is a bit of an issue. It's located in a plaza where you must go from steeles to get to. You can't go straight from the ING building and there's lot s of traffic during business hours. The parking lot is pretty full during the day. Either way it's recommended to visit. Definitely a different scenary compared to the usual chinese plaza's (ie. metro square and pmall). read more

Heisei Mart - The walla of selections. Fast food style - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

It's true, you can buy a lot of Japanese groceries at T&T or even Loblaws, but there are so many authentic items you can only get at a Japanese grocery store and Heisei in J-Town is one of the few in the GTA and definitely the biggest and being Japanese, it's a regular trip to Markham for groceries for me. From Japanese pickles, noodles, curry, tea, crackers and other snacks to gobo (burdock root) and Tofu, to Bonito flakes and miso, to Kewpie mayo and prepared bento box meals, everything is authentic Japanese and most of it imported from Japan with prices to match. While at Heisei, explore the rest of J-Town and go next door to Bakery Nakamura, or on the other side for lunch at Cafe Green Tea, or any of the other authentic Japanese stores and restaurants. read more

A self service food court. Cheap and easy. Make sure you help cleanup the dishes from table when done. read more

Heisei Mart - Busy food court - Grocery Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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They have instant yakisoba noodles here for $2.98. At T&T, the same brand at regular price is $3.99. The instant yakisoba noodles are really cute. You pour the hot water in, and when the noodles are ready, there's a strainer built into the box so you can pour the hot liquid back out before adding the sauces. read more

I've been coming to J-town's grocery store since 2009. Back then, it was still a little known backwater. Sometimes, it would be so empty that I would wonder how they could stay open. I had fond memories of visiting and exploring different items that you cannot get elsewhere. Now in 2016, the grocery store is filled with people, and mostly non-Japanese Asians. I am really happy that J-town is flourishing under this popularity, but I've experienced a significant drop in service qualities. One example is when we went to pay for the groceries, the cashiers barely acknowledge our presence. The only thing they say is the amount payable. No greetings or thank yous. Not even when we greet or thank them. I really enjoyed my visits in the past and I really hope, as a long time patron, that you need to re-think your customer service. Even if its just to get back to the bare minimum for grocery stores. read more