Yun Hai Shop 雲海嚴選柑仔店 — Local services in New York

This location is the first physical retail location of the popular, beloved, coveted 2y old online retailer of fine Taiwanese goods. Their steep care and attention to detail in every facet of this 300 ft2 space is such a shrine and homage to our beloved ancestral homeland. There's a delightful curation of non-perishable Taiwanese goods including condiments, snacks, artworks, bags, gifts, postcards, books, etc. I see so so much potential in so many arenas of the Taiwanese community which continues its rise in every area including retail and media which merge here.

There is a lot of emotion in seeing these many like classic cookbooks and mailboxes and artistic cues all of which remind me of childhood and make me contemplate identity, time, and being. The reverence in retail design here transcends its size and physical state to one of kudos to our ancestors, being, and selves in a way that I didn't expect and yet, should've expected.

Location is classic Williamsburg, 2 blocks west of the L train at Montrose Av, 5 blocks from the J train at Lorimer Av, and 4 blocks from the G train at Broadway.

Thank you team Win Son for leasing and coordination, journalists and photographers for covering this space, shoppers and fans for sustaining, and the store team who...

What an absolutely stupid place that appropriates Chinese food for rich white people. Along with Win Son next door where mostly white teenagers go on the weekends to showcase their Vietnam-made urban outfitters. This store only sell about 20 products and the most enraging is the rice cooking wine. A staple item in many Asian homes, for instance, the fragrantly-aged Shao Xing wine, comes in a 500-750ml bottle for 5 dollars in Chinatown. This shop has some weak white rice wine for maybe a quarter of the size for $18. Weird vibes. Disgraceful. They displaced the Hispanic community for this? If I had to rely on these people for actual groceries I would...

A beautiful and nostalgic “Taiwanese general store” offering an impressive assortment of hard-to-find pantry items and snacks. You will discover oils, sauces, dried fruits, beverages, teas, frozen products, small houseware items, and more!!! Everything is small batched, representative of the producers, and sourced after multiple rounds of selection. All of it showcases the elevated experiences that Taiwan has to offer.

There are store-specific goodies, but most items are also offered online. Don’t miss Win Son Restaurant and Win Son Bakery - both 1...