Asian snacks

Asian snacks abound in Koreatown, Los Angeles!! Japanese snacks can be bought at Daiso and at most large Korean supermarkets. Filipino snacks can be bought in New Filipinotown, the cluster of stores on both sides of Vermont Avenue, just north of Third Street… Snacks from China and Thailand can also be found from time to time at the bigger Korean grocery stores and at the American chain Ralphs… Snacks from the India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are available in the North Koreatown / Little Bangladesh sector… As for Korean snacks… they’re everywhere except at the Latino bodegas… You can even find Korean chips (onion rings, shrimp crackers) and Japanese goodies at the Ralphs supermarket on Western Avenue, just south of Wilshire Boulevard.

California / Gaju Market

Address: 450 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 382-9444

New edifice in the old space of Gaju Market on the northeast corner of 5th & Western

Daiso Japan @ Madang

Address: 621 S Western Avenue, #107, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 637-0336

DAISO is a popular chain of Japanese retail stores selling many items priced at $1.50 each. This branch in Koreatown is on the ground floor of the Madang Plaza. Items for sale: sun hats, cheap candy, snacks, bottled drinks…

!!! $3 black folding umbrellas that work fine!!!

H Mart @ Madang

Address: 621 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 235-9560

Asian supermarket in the basement of the Madang Mall

Seafood City: Filipino Supermarket

Address: 138 S Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (213) 365-9100

Seafood City is a chain of Filipino grocery stores. This branch is located in North Koreatown / New Filipinotown on Vermont Avenue, just north of Third Street. Carries Filipino ice cream (mellorine), bottled bagoong, halo-halo ingredients, and chicharon.

Usually open Monday to Sunday, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm.

Red Ribbon Bake Shop

Address: 138 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (213) 380-0864

Red Ribbon is a Filipino bakeshop that’s a popular franchise in the Philippines.

This location in North Koreatown does NOT serve meals like pancit palabok; it only sells cakes, breads and pastries to take home, such as pandesal, mamon, empanadas, ube macapuno cakes, mango sponge rolls, and ensaymada.

Galleria Market (Vermont)

Address: 440 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 427-6266

Korean-focused supermarket

Ralphs – Wilshire & Western

Address: 670 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 383-5058

By the Wiltern Theater on Western Avenue, south of Wilshire Boulevard. You can enter via Western or Oxford Avenue.

HK Market

Address: 124 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 469-8934

An old, fairly large Korean supermarket on Western Avenue, just south of Beverly Boulevard.

Hannam Chain Supermarket

Address: 2740 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 382-2922

Korean supermarket known for discounted produce, meats, and liquor like soju.