Probably considered as one of the best grocery stores to shop for your local spices (....according to Google anyway lol) along with preserved mixed fruit, passion fruit or pineapple jams, huge bottles of mango lassi drinks, packaged ginger cookies + tea biscuits, and snacks like Thala Guli (traditional Sri Lankan sweets made w/ sesame seeds, salt and jaggery like palm sugar) to munch on. Definitely seems like a great hidden gem among the Sri Lankan community within Staten Island.
The cashier behind the counter is so kind, patient, humble and friendly. My friend N was just so excited to step inside Lanka Grocery to converse in Sinhalese (a dialect that makes her feel like home) with the staff member and so happy to discover all these snacks, sweets, and drinks that she once grew up with back in her home country. read more