Grocery shopping in Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawai'i…read more.. My sister asked me to get green onions, Chinese parsley, and choong choi (preserved vegetable) for the jook (congee) that she was cooking for Christmas Eve. I accepted the challenge. Luckily, I found free street parking on King Street, right in front of Xin Wang Market. It was relatively neat and clean! I took a look around and found the Chinese parsley and green onion. I asked staff for the choong choi. They thought that I meant bok choi and showed me a package of fresh vegetable. I said (in English) that it's not that, but the preserved vegetable, rolled up in a ball. LOL - they were speaking Chinese to each other and told me that they don't have it. Okay... I just paid cash and went to the next store. I think I got a good deal of the green onion and Chinese parsley? $3.50 for both!

#ThankYouThursday…read more Xin Wang Market is the first business I thought of to thank. I've been coming here for so many years ever since it opened. I'm always taken care of when I come here. The owners are always friendly and nice, and I always have a good experience and get what we I need and want. Of course during this pandemic, it's safer to stay home as much as possible, but you do need to get out once in a while to replenish the kitchen. I try to buy most of the things I need from here to support them. Coming to shop here did bring back some normalcy as opposed to eating the same fruit and vegetables from the Costco bulk size bags, so I'm grateful and thankful they've stayed open as much as they could during the peak times of the pandemic because it's an essential business. A lot of risk was taken during the early months as everyone just wore those blue disposable masks and some did not even wear masks at all. At least now, you have better masks, face shields, and have time to build dividers between the customers. Stay strong. Stay safe. Support local!

My only complaint is that someone should've put a big sign at the old location where they moved to…read more I'm glad that I looked on Yelp for Chinese Grocery stores and found it. The new location is great- a lot more organized- well lit and the staff are friendly and eager to help you find what you need. So if you're needing Chinese groceries- this is the place- fresh produce and meats- canned goods-dried items they've got you covered.

Huge fan of the new location of Kelly's Korner. The space is bright, clean, and offers a large…read morevariety of items with fresh vegetables, meat, and seafood, sauces and spices, dried noodles, plethora of frozen items, and all their dried herbs and seafoods that they were known for. They took over the former Jolene's space. Now you can park in front of the store for a limited time period. I noticed there was an attendant jotting down license plate and time the first time I parked there, but didn't see him after that. This is definitely a one-stop shop! However, the prices are higher compared to other stores in Chinatown ranging from $1-$3. Gotta pay up for convenience! However, there's a small discount for cash payment. Kelly's Korner is a super nice store. Well stocked with a variety of items and fresh meats and vegetables. Everyone is quite friendly. This has become a go-to place as they do have everything and having free parking right in front in Chinatown is key.

I went to eat at a nearby eatery and happened to stumble on this small shop. It looked impressively…read morepacked with items that I found interesting. I walked through all the aisles and happily found things that I needed to restock for my pantry. I even found items I didn't need! lol. In the refrigerator you will find Mrs Cheng's soybean milk you can find in stores. However, the best item is the fresh tofu that you usually get at a restaurant that Mrs Cheng's company makes. It comes in fresh Monday and Friday's. It also comes with a ginger sweetener that you can add a little or a lot to your tofu. My parents love it and it's a refreshing treat instead of too sugary sweets. They have so many items to choose from and the owners are kind and help you. I was looking for a peanut sauce base and spicy sauce for noodles. They showed me what noodles go with this style of sauce! So helpful and kind. I will return for more than one item. The place isn't too big but it's packed with all different items to choose from.

Wondering what the cleanest and most organized store in Chinatown is located?…read more Yes, "Cleanliness and organization" are probably two words that are never associated with Chinatown, but it does exist at Kanjico! This store located in the Mini Mall of Chinatown Cultural Plaza, near Pho Huong Lan. It's your typical grocery store of a good variety of dry goods, frozen items, and etc. No produce here though. The prices are on par with other stores. They also have Chinese newspapers. I haven't seen anyone sell the World Journal newspaper since the two bookstores closed in the cultural plaza. Overall, a really nice store. Good variety of items , good prices, and found some unique items that I haven't seen elsewhere. Owner was friendly. I feel we need more reasons to go to the Chinatown Cultural Plaza, and Kanjico can be one of them!

Shopping in Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii…read more.. Looking for Nata de Coco (coconut gel) to make almond float, I asked the gal at Sun Chong Grocery Store on Hotel Street (because I was with my mom at her favorite store), if they happen to have any... She answered: No - but Jimmy's, next door has some! Me: Yay! Jimmy's Produce & Filipino Store is a cozy shop with all kinds of groceries. The shelves are neatly filled with bottles, cans, and boxes. Outside, on the sidewalk, are various types of fresh produce such as onions, oranges, and lemons. I asked the cashier where the Nata de Coco was. She pointed to the shelf behind me and said that they only have the red variety. I also saw the pandan-flavored coconut gel, so, I got a couple of bottles of those, too! I hope people like these red and pandan-flavored Nata de Coco! We shall see... Note: I arrived in Chinatown early on a Friday morning and got free street parking on King Street! Yippee! P.S. Bring cash... They don't take credit cards...

March 21, 2019..... this is when I came in here, and yes this is the 1st Filipino market I've been…read morethrough. Two days ago when I arrived Oahu. Chills and overjoyed, I just wanna cry the moment I learned that there's a Filipino market that is 30mins. drive from our tiki nest. Born and raised in Philippines, I will for sure missed the food I used to eat. And seeing stuffs from here, it gives me hope that home-sickness won't affect me too much. I usually don't cook way back but stepping a new life and lifestyle I need to, which I was thankful enough that I did (if you follow me on IG, you'll see my simple prepared dishes I cook at the nest). Anyways, I did found a Filipino goodies in here! I even jumped with happiness when I found my fave Chippy! Hahaha. This store also have fresh fish like galunggong. Even have Manila clams, shrimps and squid! Red horse you want? They got it in here too! Nido, yakult, dried fish, and my ever fave instant nood ~ lucky me (I grew up with this brand)! This place is just small but it was packed with Filipino goodies! A bit pricey for me compare to other Filipino market I've been through. But who cares? I'm in Hawaii and compare to mainland, I am blessed enough to have ample Filipino market stores to choose other than Seafood City! The cashier is an Ilokano, and t'was pretty amazing to finally talked to people in your native language in a foreign country! She's pretty friendly & really warm! I can sense the welcoming vibes! I've never been back in here but hopefully my bandit will drive me up to here if I ask him one of these days. Mahalo for reading this review & HAPPY JUANDERING fellow yelpers! www.juanderbandit.world @hello.juanderbandit

Major selection and helpful service! Usually don't venture south of King Street. Will return.read more

I need certain Chinese ingredients in order to make joong…read more I have shopped at several different Chinese grocery stores and Yuan Feng Groceries is really nice. It's clean and orderly. The young owners are very pleasant and helpful and prices are good. Parking was easy in the afternoon and I Mike that it's in a quieter part of Chinatown.

Yobo mart is the best local market in Upper Makiki. Sam and his wife makes great plate lunches and…read morethe store as all the basics that you will need.

Then cashier is really nice and helpful, and they have a good selection of food options and canned…read moregoods. I went to the store a little later in the day so they didn't have a lot of premade items but I was able to order a basket of french fries. They make the fries fresh to order so it took some time to cook, but it also gave me a chance to look around. Aside from the fries I also got a pack of Halloween themed hostess cupcakes. The fries took about 15 minutes to cook but it was worth it! The basket of fries were huge, and it was only $5.00. Way more than I could eat in one sitting. I'm definitely going to come back to try some of the other plays that they offer like breakfast plates, teriyaki burger combo, and a shrimp plate.

Great Market! Really love the vibes and all the different things they have there. If you're going…read moreto Chinatown for something, you'll probably find it here. Friendly service!

This is the shop we go to every time we're in Chinatown. We're always on the hunt for the…read moreVietnamese mungbean dessert, Che Dau, and they always do it the best. There's hardly any prices written on the items so you have to ask, but I think our dessert is $2.50-$3 and is always a much better deal than other places in Chinatown. They also have vegetables, quick grab & go items, packaged foods, etc.

Great selection of specialty Asian items…read more Good service Convenient location. Lots of narrow aisles with loads of treasures

New Hong Kong Market in Chinatown is my go-to place for frozen buns (bao). The last row against the…read morewall, has all the freezers and they are stocked with different brands of frozen buns, shrimp dumplings, soup dumpling (xiao long bao) and glutinous rice balls (tong yuan). They have the cleanest freezers because they don't post their price tags all over the glass. They have the salted egg yolk custard buns here and they're $6 for 12 pieces. All the frozen buns in the baby blue colored package are good. The buns are moist and soft when you steam them at home. If you're looking for Asian sauces, dried noodles, Asian canned goods, or authentic snacks, you will also find those here. The aisles are tight, and each shelf is filled with merchandise. If you can't find something, ask the person sitting at the register and they will let you know if they have it and which aisle. The owners speak Mandarin and a little bit of English but if you show them a photo of the product on your phone, they'll be able to help you out. Whenever I shop in Chinatown, I park in the Marin Tower parking. The parking structure is well lit, and they have reasonable rates. It's only a few minutes walk to New Hong Kong Market.