Japanese grocery stores in Europe
posted on 25 Jan 2008 by maki ::
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So far we have listings for Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
General notes on Europe: Japanese expat populations are the largest in London, Paris, and the business centers of Germany, especially Düsseldorf.
Let us know about your favorite stores, or comment on the ones already listed! (When the information in a comment is incorporated into the main article, the comment is deleted to avoid huuuge page syndrome.)
Belgium
- Tagawa Superstore
- Chaussée de Vleurgat 119
- 1050 Brussels
- Recommended by Cacahuete
Denmark
- Sanchie
- Fiolstræde 32
- DK-1171 Copenhagen
- Danish web page
- Japanese grocery
- Den Kinesiske Købmand
- Nørre Voldgade 54
- DK-1358 Copenhagen K
- Danish web site
- Japanese grocery
France
See the France page.
Greece
Also see the Greece-Japan.com site. (In Greek and Japanese mostly.)
- Soya
- 15 Apollonos Str., Sintagma
- 105 57 ATHENS
- Tel: 210 3310385 Fax: 210 3253487
- E-MAIL: soya-japan at hotmail dot com
- English, Japanese, Greek web site
- Also at
- Soya Boutique
- 16 AGIAS FILOTHEIS STR., PLAKA
- 105 56 ATHENS
- Tel: 210 3310385 FAX: 210 3253487
- Food, gift items, tableware, etc.
Germany
See the Germany page.
Netherlands
- Japans & Koreaanse Delicatessen Shilla
- Gelderlandplein 32-34
- 1082 LB Amsterdam
- Tel:+31 20-6428423 Fax:+31 20-4422361
- Comments: “My choice. What the name suggests. Stocks frozen, packaged and a limited variety of fresh products. Also has a small prepared food section. Friendly folks. Their website is not operational, however, here one can view an ipx and opening times” : link -(Basak)
- Takuhai
- Dutch, English and Japanese web site
- Online only shop (“Takuhai” means “home delivery”). Delivers in the Netherlands and to other countries - contact them and ask if they will deliver to your location. Payment is by bank transfer only.
- Comments: “I’ve ordered from them several times and haven’t had a problem.” -(anon)
- Yama Food
- In the Shopping Arcade of Hotel Okura
- Hotel Okura Amsterdam
- Ferdinand Bolstraat 333
- 1072 LH Amsterdam
- Dutch web site
- Comments: “It is a very small shop; a bit difficult to navigate. Also pricier. Very helpful owner,though. They claim to stock over 1000 products imported by them.” -(Basak)
Norway
- Japantorget
- Arbos gate 2
- 0368 Oslo
- Norwegian webpage
Portugal
General notes on Portugal: Intermarché, a French supermarket chain, has a grown Asian food section -(Ana)
- Misato-Ya
- R. Navegantes, n.º 368-A
- 2750-444 Cascais (área da Grande Lisboa)
- Tel.: 214 849 450/4 Fax: 214 849 459
- E-Mail: yasuragi [at] mail [dot] telepac [dot] pt
- Comments: “All products have a portuguese translation, which is nice because even in supermarkets you don’t have a translation on some products.” -(Ana)
Slovakia
- Seoul Plaza Slovakia
- BAJKALSKA 5/C
- BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
- 02 4437 3900
- Submitted by Alice
Spain
General Spain notes: There seems to be a growing Japanese expat community in Spain, especially of retirees.
If you read Japanese there is a terrific forum for Japanese expats living in Spain, here. (スペイン探偵局)
There is a Japonica rice that is grown in Spain, called “Minori”, produced by Okura Y Asociados Products, S.A. Web site. (But it has no contact info! Geez.)
Barcelona
- Tokyo-ya
- Calle. Comte Borrell, 334-336
- 08029 Barcelona
- Tel: 93 439 30 40 Fax: 93 419 9539
- Mon-Sat 10:00-14:00, 17:00-20:00. closed Sundays and holidays.
- Bus: Pl. Francesc Macia, 6,7,15,27,32,33,34,41,59,63,66,67,68.
- Japanese website, Spanish website
- The site says it has fresh and frozen foods, folk art, housewares, sushi, onigiri and prepared foods. They will deliver.
Madrid
- Tokyo-ya
- Avda. Presidente Carmona, 9
- 28020 Madrid
- Tel: 91 579 23 11 Fax: 91 570 7174
- Mon-Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00. closed Sundays and holidays.
- Metro: Line 1 ESTRECHIO, Line 10 SANTIAGO BERNABEU
- Also at
- Calle. Jorge Juan, 75
- 28001 Madrid
- TEL: 91 575 0556
- Mon-Sat 10:00-14:00, 17:00-20:00. closed Sundays and holidays.
- Metro: 2 and 4 lines to GOYA
- Japanese website, Spanish website
- The site says it has fresh and frozen foods, folk art, housewares, sushi, onigiri and prepared foods. They will deliver.
Sweden
- Sun Ai
- Tegnérgatan 15
- 11140 Stockholm
- Japanese and Swedish web site
- Groceries, housewares, books, sundries (including Hello Kitty stuff). Will deliver to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.
- Japan Food & Kitchen (JFK)
- Swedenborgsgatan 28
- 11827 Stockholm
- Japanese, Swedish, English web site
- Food, kitchen appliances, etc. Sells restaurant supplies too (like a sushi robot).
Switzerland
General Switzerland notes: The biggest Japanese expat community is in Geneva. You can also increasingly buy some Japanese ingredients at the department stores (esp. Globus). Migros and Coop both carry a few Japanese/Asian (mostly Thai) products.
This page on the Laughing Lemon site (they offer highly regarded cooking classes in English and German, as well as catering) lists what’s in season in Switzerland. See this pag for dates and times of the markets in the major Swiss cities.
Basel
- Wasabi
- Gueterstrasse 138 (near the south entrance to the Basel Hbf)
- 4053 Basel
- 061 363 00 00
- German web site
- Bento lunch takeout, sushi catering. Not a grocery store. (Note: Closed? Web site is still up though, so maybe call before going.)
Genève (Geneva) and Lausanne
- Alimentation Japonaise Miyai
- 45,Rue de Zurich
- 1201 Genève
- Tel 022-731-4862 Fax 022-731-6781
- French and Japaneseweb site
- Besides groceries, has bento and sushi that can be pre-ordered.
- Mikado
- Rue de l’Ancien Port-9
- 1201 Genève
- Tel. 022 732 47 74, Fax 022 738 87 97
- Tue-Fri 09:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 - 18:00, closed Sunday and Monday
- Email: info at mikado-food dot ch
- French, Japanese and Korean web site
- Fairly big store for Switzerland. Also does catering. Sushi (not too bad) can be pre-ordered for pickup. Delivers anywhere within Switzerland. (maki)
- Uchitomi
- Rue Ferrier 13-15
- 1202 Genève
- Tel: 022 731 26 01 Fax: 022 738 52 16
- geneve at uchitomi dot ch
- Mon - Fri 9:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 - 17:00, closed Sun (no sushi or comestibles on Mon)
- French web site
- also at
- Ruelle Grand-Saint-Jean 5
- 1003 Lausanne
- Tel. 021 312 40 01 Fax 021 312 40 02
- Email lausanne at uchitomi dot ch
- Mon - Fri 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 09:00 - 17:00, closed Monday and Sunday
- A review here.
Also see moshi moshi, a site that lists Japanese restaurants in the Genève area in a tiny, tiny font.
Zürich
General Zürich notes: There are quite a few Thai grocery stores. Migros City’s fish department is pretty good for fresh fish. Increasingly, the morning markets are carrying Asian vegetables - in particular the Helvetiaplatz market and the Bürkliplatz market. At the latter, I’ve spotted things like shiso plants and fresh yuzu!
- Aggarwal Indian Food
- Langstrasse 62
- 8004 Zurich
- (right near Helvetiaplatz)
- Also stores in Basel, Bern, Langenthal
- Tel: 044 241 28 79
- Fax: 044 241 93 67
- Monday - Friday 8 am to 8 pm, Saturday 8 am to 4 pm
- German, French and English web site
- An Indian/South Asian store, but has many produce items that are used in Japanese cooking like taro roots, okra, bitter gourd, etc. and a few Japanese ingredients like miso.
- Lian Hua Asiatische Lebensmittel
- Birmensdorferstrasse 94
- 8003 Zürich
- (Tram lines 9 and 14, several buses, or any S-Bahn that stops at Bahnhof Wiedikon)
- also at
- Schaffhauserstrasse 269
- 8057 Zürich
- (Tram lines 10 and 14 to Berninaplatz).
- This is mainly a Chinese store but has Thai, Korean and a small amount of Japanese items too. Fresh vegetables used in Asian cooking are available here like garlic chives (nira), winter melon, gourd, lotus root, etc. 15% off all food items on Saturdays. A wordier review. (maki)
- New Asia Market
- Feldstrasse 24
- Tel. 044 241 80 00
- Trams 2, 3 or Bus 32 to Kalkbreite
- General Asian store; not many Japanese ingredients but still useful. Has a few things Lian Hua doesn’t. (maki)
- Nishi’s Japan Shop
- Schaffhauserstr. 120
- 8057 Zürich (Tram lines 7 and 14, stop Guggachstrasse, or lines 7, 9, 10, 14 stop Milchbuch)
- Tel. 044 363 11 63, Fax 044 363 28 92
- Email: info at nishishop dot ch
- Monday 13:30 - 18:30, Tue - Fri 09:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 - 16:00, closed Sun
- Japanese, German and English web site
- Maki’s local! Small store with a surprisingly comprehensive selection. Sometimes runs out of stock of popular items like tofu, especially on weekends. See a wordier review. (maki)
- Thanh Hung Import + Export AG
- Wehntalerstr. 280
- 8046 Zürich
- Tel. 044 371 38 77, Fax 044 371 39 55
- General Asian grocery store.
- YumiHana
- Schützengasse 7
- 8001 Zürich
- Just off the Bahnhofstrasse, a couple of blocks from the main train station
- Tel: 044-750 51 61 Fax: 044-211 57 59
- Korean grocery store with a lot of Japanese ingredients, plus of course Korean goodies. Prices comparable to Nishi’s. See a wordier review. Also has a small eat-in counter and takeout. (maki)
Also see this page.
United Kingdom/Ireland
See UK and Ireland page.
Europe-only mail order sites
Many places with web sites listed will ship to you within Europe, or at least within the same country. Visit the sites and find out!
- Japan Centre ships all over Europe. This page lists the countries to which they will ship food. Shipping is free within the UK over £30 worth of merchandise. They ship non-comestibles worldwide. In my experience, their shipping is expensive but very fast. Excellent service. In Switzerland at least the price including shipping is about the same as buying locally, so it’s handy for stuff that the local stores don’t stock.(maki) Recently teamed up with the 100 yen shop chain Daiso. Disclaimer: Japan Centre is a premium sponsor of Just Hungry, and we’re very happy to have them - we were happy customers of theirs way before they became a sponsor.
- Ja-Mart is based in Germany and also states on their web site (which is in German, English and Japanese) that they ship to various countries in Europe. Besides food, they sell kitchenware, tableware, etc. including some 220V electrical appliances such as Zojirushi rice cookers.
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Japanese grocery stores in Italy
kathai
via rosmini 11
20154 Milano
basel japanese shop
There is a great japanese shop in Basel called mikado, the address Gartenstrasse 59, which is quite close to the main trainstation. It is run by a Japanese lady and apart from a great selection of food, some dishes etc you can also enjoy home cooked lunches there. And the nice thing is that they are very reasonable and friendly
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Just to add a few more for Amsterdam:
Japans Winkel Dank
Kastelenstraat 264
1082 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
+31 20 6464587
Toko Dun Yong
Stormsteeg 9
1012 BD Amsterdam
the Netherlands
+31-(0)20-6221763
+31-(0)20-6267513
http://www.dunyong.com/
Monday through Saturday 9:00 - 18:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
Dank
Dank is not located in Amstelveen, but in Amsterdam, in an area called Builtenveldert. However, it is probably closer to Amstelveen centre than it is to the centre of Amsterdam.
Helsinki, Finland
Here is one in Helsinki, Finland. You can find basic japanese food stuff and other merchandice like magazines, tableware etc. Web page in finnish, english and japanese http://www.tokyokan.fi/.
TOKYOKAN
Annankatu 20
(corner of Old Church Park)
00120 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Telephone: (09) 622 5553
Telefax: (09) 622 5552
E-mail: tokyokan [at] kolumbus [dot] fi
Open Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-15
Lisbon, Portugal
Exotic Asia Market
Rua Maria Umbelina, 5 A/C
265- 148 Sacavém 5 min from Lisbon’s Airport)
Open Mon-Sun 10h-19h (including holidays)
Phone: 707 288 888
Website: http://www.eam.com.pt/ in Portuguese and English.
It’s the biggest asian store I know in Lisbon. They have all kind of japonese, chinese and indian products. Unlike other asian stores they sell frozen products and bulk packages for restaurants. Cooking classes are available.
Oporto, Portugal
Casa Chinesa
Rua Sá da Bandeira, 343
4000-435 Porto
Oporto, Portugal
Supermercado Chen
Praça da República, 103
4050-107 Porto
222 087 718
Lisbon, Portugal
Loja Yasuragi
Rua Sousa Martins, 15 - R/c Loja (Ken-Ichi’s Restaurant basement)
1050-217 Lisboa
Email: yasuragi [at] yasuragitrading [dot] com
Website: http://www.yasuragitrading.com
Lisbon, Portugal
El Corte Inglès Supermarket
Between avenues António Augusto de Aguiar,
Marquês da Fronteira and Sidónio Pais.
Telefone: 213 711 700
Website: http://www.elcorteingles.pt
Oporto, Portugal
El Corte Inglès Supermarket
Avenida da República, 1435
Vila Nova de Gaia
Telephone: 223 781 400
Website: http://www.elcorteingles.pt
What Japanese foods do they stock at El Corte Inglès?
Isn’t it just a few sushi items? (Rice, vinegar, nori, perhaps gari and wasabi)
Or do the Portuguese Corte Inglès stores stock more than their Spanish equivalents?
Japonese products at El Corte Inglès Lisboa
Hi Loretta at Lisbon’s El Corte Inglès there are at least 56 different grocery products and also beer, salt, seaweeds, liquor, dried fruits and tea. You can check what products there are in http://www.elcorteingles.pt/supermercado/frameset.asp.
Aarhus, Denmark
Living in Aarhus, far from Copenhagen where most Japanese-centered shops are, I still found this one worth mentioning. Everytime I go in there they’ve added something new Japanese:
Far East Trading
Banegårdsgade 36-38
8000 Århus C
Telephone: 86 18 18 69
Website: http://far-east-trading.dk (all in Danish)
Among the more hard-to-find items they carry are: katsuobushi, kombu, wakame and GOOD soba noodles (not to mention many kinds of Japonica rice)
New (?) product line in Sweden.
There’s a seemingly new product line that has started to show up on shelves in several stores here in Sweden lately. Renée Voltaire has a couple of japanese items like Furikake (something I’ve never seen in regular stores here before), green tea, udon and soba etc.
As said it has started to show up in regular stores but you can also order directly from their homepage over at:
http://www.reneevoltaire.se/Produkter/
I just thought it was worth mentioning.
Lisbon, Portugal
in Lisbon there’s an area called Martim Moniz and there are asian stores everywhere (mainly indian and chinese) but do note that alot on chinese stores sell items used in japanese food
Japanese food
I am looking for suppliers of japanese food products in the valencia/murcia region
Sevilla, Spain
Hiper Oriente I
Calle Aponte 8
(by Plaza del Duque)
tlf: +34 954 915 943
Hiper Oriente II
Avda. Kansas City 1-3
(in the Nervion zone, betwen El corte ingles and Santa Justa train station)
They’re both owned by the same family, who also owns a restaurant by the first one,and you’ll find food, drinks and tableware, as well as chinese and a few japanese magazines, newspapers, DVD’s and books. There’s also a frozen food section where you can find fish, vegetables and already made dim sum and similars. They store a large number of products which include indian, tailand, japanese and chinese stuff. But depending on what you’re looking for, you should visit one or other. The first one has more japanese things, from onigiri molds to several types of miso paste and tofu. The second has a huge section of noodles, as well as katsuo-bushi and wasabi powder large size bags.
About the staff, sometimes it’s a bit hard to make yourself understand since most of them are chinese and don’t speak a fluent Spanish (or don’t speak it at all).
Mikado in Basel
I have some info regarding to the Mikado in Basel, I have been there months ago for the first time and it was about to close down, the lady owner unfortunately is not well and her husband has to inevitable stop the business going there after.
Wow, that’s a shame to
Wow, that’s a shame to hear :( I wonder if they were doing good business?
Japanese grocery store in Finland!
Tokyokan
Annankatu 20
00120 HELSINKI
(09) 622 5553
http://www.tokyokan.fi/
Tokyokan is special shop for Japanese food, tableware and kitchenware, they also provide sushi courses, kimono and yukata coats, Japanese magazines and cookbooks. Small but very pleasant store!
Vienna, Austria
Est. 1974 according to the sign above the entrance ;-):
Nippon-ya
Faulmanngasse 5
1040 Wien
Austria
Tel: +43 1 586 10 84
Very close to the central market (Naschmarkt) (with a lot of Asian stores) and next to a Onigiri&tea place:
2 rooms, grocery, deep frozen food, tableware, some DVDs.
Very nice and helpful staff.
Chinese supermarket with selection of Japanese things:
Lili Markt
Rechte Wienzeile 29
1040 Wien
Austria
Tel. +43-1-5811173
Re: Japanese grocery stores in Europe
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Re: Japanese grocery stores in Europe
For Stockholm, Sweden, there is also
Japanska Torget
Tegnérgatan 6
11358 Stockholm
http://www.japanskatorget.com
Sells: Groceries, housewares, etc.
(Across the street from Sun Ai.)
Tokyo-Ya in Barcelona has moved!
Tokyo-Ya Barcelona
C/ Girona, 119
08009 Barcelona
Tel. 93 652 91 74
Open: Mon-Sat 10:00 ~ 14:00, 17:00 ~ 20:00
This address is between C Valencia and C Mallorca.
Re: Japanese grocery stores in Europe
I would like to add 'Thai Gourmet' supermarket that you can find japanese ingredients also. This shop is in the center of Barcelona.
Thai Gourmet
C/Comte d'Urgell, 24
08011 Barcelona
Japanese grocery stores in MALTA
Malta:
Asia Food Store
51, Triq Nazju Ellul
Gzira
Malta
Mob: 79806416
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