Japanese grocery stores in Europe

posted on 25 Jan 2008 by maki :: 11 comments

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.

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.

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.

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 produce carried, though suspiciously clean and hermetically sealed in plastic. 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: nishi at bluewin dot ch; Monday 13:30 - 18:30, Tue - Fri 09:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 - 16:00, closed Sun; German web site; Maki’s local! Small store. Often runs out of stock of popular items like tofu, especially on weekends. See previous 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. Prices comparable to Nishi’s. See previous review. (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. They ship non-comestibles worldwide. In my experience, their shipping is expensive but fast. 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 on Just Hungry and Just Bento, but I’m also a very satisfied customer!)
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
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20154 Milano

moi | 16 February, 2008 - 11:27

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

Eva | 19 February, 2008 - 22:33

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Just to add a few more for Amsterdam:

Japans Winkel Dank
Kastelenstraat 264
1082 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
+31 20 6464587

A bit far from the center, located in Amstelveen which is about 20-30 minutes south. Has a good selection of curries, sauces, and fresh produce. A bit more expensive than Shilla’s but more selection. Also has a video section. Across from a good Bento lunch spot.

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

Located in the heart of Chinatown. Selection of Japanese products mixed in with mostly Chinese and Thai ingredients. Fresh tofu, frozen seafood, nabe stuff - more expensive than Shilla’s or Dank.

vivotyx | 12 March, 2008 - 08:22

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

Juha | 23 April, 2008 - 20:33

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.

Marta Pires Miguel | 11 May, 2008 - 16:13