Pearl River Mart Foods — Local services in New York

Pearl River Mart has added a second location within Chelsea Market (and their fourth store overall) focused on Asian food items. Located in the lower level and one floor below its current store, is the new Pearl River Mart Foods. For the opening weekend, I was able to reserve a time slot to come and check it out.

The store is charming, bright, and well planned. They make good use of the space and pack a lot of items there. On the shelves/grocery part of the store, there are the usual Asian grocery snacks, seasonings, baked goods, and specialty items (spicy chili oil, frozen dumplings, etc.). They also offer products from local businesses like Nom Wah Parlor, Philippine Bread House, and Kopitiam to name a few. I ended up purchasing quite a lot of stuff (two bags full) just on my first visit.

On the other side of the store are stalls featuring up and coming food vendors, which I was told will be rotated every so often. The food vendors for their opening were Mao’s Bao, Tea and Milk, and Kimbap Lab.

I got to sample the Bulgogi Beef Kimbap Roll from Kimbap Lab. It was drizzled with Aioli sauce and had bits of pickled radish. I absolutely loved it. The Hibiscus Peach White Tea from Tea and Milk was wonderfully refreshing with bits of Aloe Vera jelly. And from Mao’s Baos, I tried their pork, chicken, and veggie dumplings. They were pan fried and had a nice crunchy bottom. Super tasty! I walked away quite full.

Be advised though… you cannot eat inside the store. There are tables located outside that you can grab to sit down and eat.

I love the overall concept of this store and they do it well. If you are in the neighborhood, I highly recommend...

This Chelsea Market shop sells a variety of Asian foods, both prepared meals/snacks and pantry items. There are different stations to place your order and pick up depending on what you’re ordering. My friend and I ordered bubble tea. I got a cocoa oolong milk tea with pearls and she got the Chelsea drink which is strawberry milk. I thought my tea was really good, the perfect balance of tea with smooth cocoa, not too sweet (I got 25% sweetness which is the minimum level for this drink). The pearls were fresh and still warm in a lightly sweet syrup. My friend said her Chelsea drink tasted good but was really heavy (I didn’t try it). The two workers there were friendly and the turnaround time for the drinks after ordering was pretty fast. Pearl River Mart doesn’t have its own seating, but there are other general seating areas...

located in the bottom level of the Chelsea Market. there are 4 different things going on in Pearl River Mart Foods: one counter serves savory foods, the one next to it serves boba & coffee drinks, the third serves desserts, and the final one is for buying grocery items. last time, i was here—i enjoyed a Thai Iced Tea with no Boba. nicely sweet and balanced without being saccharine. it’s a chilled drink that’s perfect when you’re patched and need something dessert-y and refreshing. Thai Iced Tea, $5.50 + tip.

the layout is pretty tight bc the grocery goods take up most of the space throughout. the counters are on the perimeter. there’s a couple of tables, outside of the...