KimChi Asian Groceries — Local services in Melbourne

This Asia Specific Grocery Convenience Store is brilliant, shelves are packed with unusual niche items incl a full array of VEGAN cooking need incl plant based fish sauce, shrimp paste & anchovies! This store has everybody's foodie needs covered by mixing cross-cultural pantry items on their shelves. Seriously pasta(GF), napoli sauce, jam & baked beans are stocked in same aisles as every type of instant noodle dish imaginable! Prices are VERY good for convenience store location & hours, mixed rice crackers & Nori sheets are same cost as an inner suburban supermarket but among a variety that's more tantalising.. Fab flavours of mayonnaise, sauce, curry paste & puddings available to highlight a more simple meal. Along with a selection of canned, bottled and frozen goods there are the dried products for more complex dishes covering many flavour bases... SWEET(goji berry/plum) SOUR(tamarind/lemon ginger) SAVOURY(fungi/seaweed) SPICY (chilli/peppers)

These are perfect to get you into a gourmet frame of mind.

A nice selection of teas, sweets and soft drinks to finish up near the register where you'll be served by friendly staff most happy to discuss your food purchases &...

OK folks, listen up. Almost every other review for this place focuses on nice people, cheap grog and good selection. Now ponder this... Does anyone get sauerkraut? Being of Lithuanian extraction, sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) and dill cucumbers are in the blood. Korean Kimchi Groceries is not just a cute name. Its where you should be going for KIMCH in FitzroyI!! What is it? It's like sauerkrat that's been ramped up to the max using chinese cabbage,white radish, garlic (heaps), chilli (heaps) and fish sauce. Maybe not for the faint hearted, but definitely worth a go if you've never had it before. Good reasons for eating it too. It's packed with probiotics (particularly lactobacillus), vitamins and minerals. Them's the benefits of eating fermented foods' Approach with caution if you're a novice, but I'm betting you'll be a convert in no time' Your garlic breath may not make you the most popular person on a packed tram or train, but HELL!! You may get a seat all...

Just the best! I've been coming here for years. Good for a quick cornerstore shop (bread, eggs, small selection of fruit and veg), as well as specialty Asian items. They have a good range of alcohol (+ specials), with fair prices (cheaper than anything else in the area) and great opening hours for a local shop (10pm close weekdays, 11pm weekends). The staff are so friendly, just really nice people. Make it...