Sydney’s Best Asian Groceries

Asian food is a much-loved staple in Australia. It’s relatively easy to make at home and extremely available to eat in or take away at specialised restaurants.

If you fancy preparing it yourself, sometimes you find you just don’t have the right ingredients in your pantry. They are often hard to come by at the regular supermarkets because the good stuff is often difficult to find. Trust us, the effort of searching for these ingredients is well worth it!

Whether you’re visiting from interstate, overseas or you’re a local, it’s always nice to know where you can find the best of the tasty bests! Let’s face it, sometimes you just want a fabulous home-cooked meal.

The great thing about Asian grocers is that they are fun to explore for all things from sauces, condiments, noodles and rice, plus they also have fantastic fresh produce and often some amazing cuts of meat for much less than mainstream shops (if you’re lucky). And don’t forget the take home dumplings!

If you are looking to find the most authentic haunts for all the best Asian-inspired ingredients, here are our picks of the tastiest Asian grocery store options that have the most extensive choice of deliciousness in Sydney.

Inner city

• Lucky Thai Groceries – known for fantastic fish balls and fresh noodles – 41 Campbell Street, Haymarket
• Boon – 425 Pitt Street, Haymarket
• Nam Hung Asian Grocery – 337 Illawarra Road, Marrickville
• Usagi Ya – 314 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
• Thai Kee IGA X-Press –9-13 Hay Street, Haymarket
• Jasmine Asia Market –28 Broadway, Central Park
• Ho’s Dim Sim Kitchen  – 429A Pitt Street, Haymarket – the best cook-at-home dumplings

There is also a weekly food market in Chinatown on Friday night’s from 4pm-11pm right by Paddy’s Markets if you would like to have a night off cooking.

Spots slightly out of town

• Cabramatta – great for Vietnamese everything
• Eastwood
• Burwood
• Chatswood – great for Chinese and Korean grocers in particular in Victoria Plaza and on Penshurst Street
• Ashfield

If you don’t want to deal with the crowds, Fish and Soy offer a fantastic smorgasbord of all things delicious and necessary that you can have delivered to your front door.

words by emily carstairs