KJ Center - Universitate — Local services in Bucharest

You can find some interesting things here that you don't usually find in supermarkets like the soft tofu (really good!) and coconut milk in tetra packs (which is way better than the canned type). However, a lot of their products are more on the Asian "junk food" side, so it's not really a place where you can find a lot of essentials for cooking Asian dishes from scratch. Plus, they're more expensive than some of the ingredients you can also find in supermarkets. I feel like most people go there mostly to eat snacks on the spot, so it's less of a supermarket and more of a...

They have a lot of Asian products here from snacks, sauces, dry goods, you name it. They also got a cool vibe with anime and kpop cutouts and kpop playing in the background. Maybe this is me just being weird but I expected to see some Asians in the store but didn't spot a single one the times I went there. I was mostly there for water though which is really cheap like 3 lei that equates to 67 cents. The checkout staff were nice and they could tell I couldn't speak Romanian. There's also a very popular Airbnb where I stayed literally right next door so...

One of the most popular k-/j-themed shops. They have a lot of things to buy, from instant or traditional food, snacks, k-pop albums, but I think that now they are a bit pricey. Still worth it from time to time. They have cardboards with BTS if you want to take pictures with them 🤣 They also have seats and tables next to the window and the necessary facilities to boil and eat your ramen cups.

I'd personally visit it for the aesthetic, but if you want to buy food or any other ingredients I'd recommend other shops in Bucharest (I wont be...