Beijing Mart — Local services in North Miami Beach

I discovered this little gem of an Asian market a few years back and will not shop for Asian foods anywhere else. The other Asian market I was forced to patronise after the closing of another market some years ago was a horrifying experience every time I had to shop there. I don’t know who the owners are but the staff, such as it was, were older, spoke very little English, would not take a credit card for a sale under $10.00 and had an attitude that made you feel as if they really did not want your business. Admittedly this could have been the result of the language barrier but you did not even get a welcoming smile when you entered, or a thank you when you left. So I was thrilled when I discovered the Beijing Mart. The friendly young staff all speak English and are happy to answer any of your questions and, if you cannot find an item, point you in the right direction. There is a lovely, small produce section that carries everything you might require when cooking Asian, including a variety of different mushrooms, baby bok choy, cabbages, snow and sugar pea pods, green onions, long beans, bean sprouts and some that I do not recognise but that always peak my interest. They also have a large frozen section of steamed buns, egg rolls, egg roll skins, wontons and all sorts of other goodies to whet your appetite plus a large frozen food chest filled with a variety of different meats and fish selections. And their choice of noodles is virtually mind boggling, including the Chinese soup noodles, you know...the ones they put in never-large-enough-sized bowls that most of us voraciously devour when we are at a Chinese restaurant. Or, at least, I do. I love walking up and down their aisles looking at all types of canned, bottled and jarred foods that I am unfamiliar with but often stoke my curiosity. This is how I discovered their fermented duck eggs which have become a favourite of mine and which, I learned upon checking out the first time I had bought them, make an interesting addition to my easy and quick yet spectacular home-made wonton soup, a soup beyond any wonton soup you might find at your neighborhood Chinese restaurant and in which you can combine a myriad of delicious additions, turning it into your very own house-special soup without it costing you $10.00 a pop. And there is much more to discover here as well. But I will leave that to your own curiosity when you visit. Thus, it is little wonder that they get an overall five star rating. And...

Too bad it’s far where I live, otherwise I would be a regular here.

This is not your typical South Florida Asian grocery store, smelling and somewhat dirty with most of items expired before Covid-19. On the contrary, this supermarket is very clean, neat, and with plenty of choice when it comes to buying Asian food, but also stuff for the house.

Prices are very reasonable and we found everything we wanted and more, including some nice sauce holders for the kitchen and Chinese soup spoons, which I needed because we often cook Asian food in our home (well that and 9 other types of cuisines…)

When we went there we were literally the only non-Asian patrons, which to me is always a good sign, similar to when you walk in an Italian restaurant and everybody there is Italian: it speaks of authenticity.

I will stop by again on my way back from Miami to PB County in our frequent future trips south and if you are looking for Asian food and kitchen tools (or décor) you have to...

love this place. Come quite often to grab Choco Pie, South Korean and japanese drinks like Milkis, other sweets and vegetables. I came there several times and i loved the prices and quality of the greens. Brocolli is cheaper comparing to the cheap Sedanos where tomatoes are horrible. Here the vegetables are great, cheap (i do remember that brocolli cost me 1,47$ per lb,at sedanos~2,5$ not mentioning publix =D so i really reccomend to check that place out. I have been to several asian stores, even at one almost at Delray Beach (where its a bit cheaper and its more korean), this one is one of the best. last time i came (it was at the begining of may), the vegetables were gone. Hope it was just a one time thing and they ll be back. as everyone loves to mention - this shop is very organized and clean compating to other ones in here. They have flours, noodles, udon, rice, sauces, tea, frozen goods. will...