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General Canada notes: Vancouver has a large Asian population.

T & T Supermarket is a nationwide Chinese/Asian supermarket chain.

Alberta

T & T Supermarket

Chinese and English web site

See store locations and hours for Alberta stores here.

British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria, etc.)

Fujiya Japanese Foods

912 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC (604) 251-3711

112 1050 W. Pender St., Vancouver, BC

Tel: 604.608.1050

English web site

Also at

113-3086 St. Edwards Dr.

Richmond, BC

Tel: 604.270.3715

Also at

3624 Shelbourne Street

Victoria, BC

Tel: 250.598.3711

They say they deliver orders over $100 for free in the downtown core, and for a fee elsewhere. However you have to call them to order: 1.877.8.FUJIYA (385492)

Comments: “I can’t personally vouch for the Richmond and Victoria locations, but the Vancouver locations always have what I’m looking for and more. Many of our grocery stores have Asian sections but the products are always more reasonably priced at Fujiya than anywhere else. Besides packaged products, they have a fresh fish section and a counter making sushi which is extremely fresh and cheap. (Because we’re on the coast?) I was a little reluctant to give out the downtown location address because it is my favourite place for take-out sushi (not that I eat it every day) but it is super busy every lunch hour. They get twice daily deliveries from the main store of freshly made sushi and the line-up is out the door every day starting around 11:30 and doesn’t thin out until after 1PM. Crazy! -(julie)

“Lots of Japanese groceries that are hard to find anywhere else. Here’s the website” -(Maria)

Komatsu Japanese Market

140-1855 Kirschner Road

Kelowna BC Canada V1Y 4N7

Tel: 250 862-9338

Comments: “A small Japanese grocery store, Komatsu has many basic Japanese ingredients and has a freezer section with specialty ingredients such as thinly sliced beef, fish, gyoza, and daifuku. There are no fresh vegetable/fruit items, but they do have pickled daikon, sushi ginger, miso paste, konnyaku noodles, and other fridge items. They also have a sushi kitchen in the back; the store has some pre-made sushi meals in their fridge unit or you can order sushi made for you fresh. They also have some older manga and video tapes all in Japanese only. Prices are relatively good, slightly on the higher side.” -(Nat)

Oriental Supermarket

2575 HWY 97 N

KELOWNA, BC. V1X-4J5

Tel: 250-762-2395

Annoying Flash-only auto-music-playing web site in English

Mon-Sat: 9:30am-6:00pm Sun: 10:30am-5:00am

Comments: “Recently moved and renovated, the Oriental Supermarket has tons of ethnic food items! Mexican, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese. Large freezer section, a good sized fresh grocery department, lots of dry goods and a sushi bar that makes the only good bubble tea available in Kelowna (that I know of). I blew over $60 the first time I visited the store after their renovations. One warning, however-ALWAYS check the expiration date on food products from this store-I have, on more than one occasion, unpacked my goods at home only to realize that I have to throw one or two things away. Prices at this store are considerably lower than Komatsu, but the products are most likely not as fresh, so keep a sharp eye.” -(Nat)

T & T Supermarket

Chinese and English web site

See store locations and hours for B.C. stores here.

Ontario

Korean Food Market

16 Parkdale Avenue North

Hamilton, Ontario

Tel: (905) 312-8989

Comments: “they offer a very large number of Japanese items.” -(Valerie)

Toronto area

PAT Spring Garden Market

63 Spring Garden Av (off Yonge St, just North of Sheppard Av)

North York, ON M2N 3G1

Tel 416-226-5522

Comments: “Korean market with a good selection of sushi fixings” -(ghamina)

Galleria Supermarket

7171 Yonge St (North of Steeles Av)

Thornhill, ON L3T 2A9

Tel 905-771-1474

English and Korean web site

Comments: “Another Korean market with a good selection of sushi fixings, including sashimi” -(ghamina)

MITS Toronto

585 Yonge St

Toronto, ON

Tel: (416) 962-4860, Fax: (416) 962-4868

Japanese web site

Groceries, manga, video rentals, used Japanese books, manga _kissa_ (a cafe where you can sit and read manga…) with wireless intenet, package delivery service center for sending stuff to Japan via Kuroneko Yamato

Sanko Japanese Foods and Gifts

730 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario

Tel 416-703-4550

Mon, Wed-Sat 10:00am - 7:00pm, Sun 11:00am - 6:00pm, closed Tue

English and Japanese web site

Comments: “Great little store. They sell tea sets, rice cookers, dried foods, frozen foods, fresh foods. Lots of variety. It’s in a very busy area. There is street parking, but there are also two or three spaces especially for the store.” -(kelly)

T & T Supermarket

Chinese and English web site

See store locations and hours for Ontario stores here.

Toronto also has a Japantown (J-Town) mall.

Newfoundland

Asian Variety Store

159 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Tel: 709-726-1698

Comments: “Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indonesia items, food as well as a small selection of decorative items and fresh sushi on certain days.” -(Izumi)

Nova Scotia

Heiwa Oriental Market

7018 Chebucto Road

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Tel: 902-455-8383

Comments: “Primarily Korean, with some Japanese food, too.” -(anon)

Québec

Montreal area

Ja Mae

2116 Boulevard Décarie

Montreal, Quebec

Tel: 514-489-9777

Comments: “Korean, with many Japanese products” -(anon)

Miyamoto

382 Victoria

Montreal, Quebec

Tel 514-481-1952

English and French web site

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(Last updated on Feb. 9 2008)