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.

 
Ralphs by McDonald's

Ralphs – Wilshire & Western

Address: 670 S Western Ave
Phone Number: 213-383-5058

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

December 2019: Fresh Christmas trees available for sale inside and by the parking entrance on Western Avenue

Red Ribbon: Filipino Bakeshop

Red Ribbon Bake Shop

Address: 138 S Vermont Ave
Phone Number: (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.

Daiso Los Angeles

Daiso Japan @ Madang

Address: 621 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (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!!!

Seafood City: Filipino Supermarket

Seafood City: Filipino Supermarket

Address: 134 S Vermont Ave
Phone Number: (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.

Hmart Asian Grocery Store

H Mart Supermarket @ Madang Mall

Address: 621 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 235-9560

Korean Supermarket in the basement of the Madang Mall on the northwest corner of Western Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard.

Asian grocery and food items such as snacks, tofu, noodles, kimchi, candy, bottled water, and ice cream.

HK Market: Western Avenue

HK MARKET

Address: 124 N Western Ave
Phone Number: 323-461-2580

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

Hannam Chain: Korean Supermarket

Hannam Chain Supermarket

Address: 2740 W Olympic Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 382-2922

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

In 2010, the Los Angeles City Council formally declared Koreatown's borders as Western Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, and 3rd Street, with a business corridor on Western from 3rd to Rosewood Avenue.