Country Specialist Food Stores in Hong Kong
AUSTRALIAN
Chicken on the Run, Shop A, 1 Princes Terrace, Mid Levels, 2537 8285. Situated on the escalator in Mid Levels between Caine and Robinson Road and is Mango Menus' fave for Aussie chocolate and chips as well as bbq chook.
Pacific Gourmet, (Happy Valley, Caine Rd and Horizon Plaza or online) stocks a wide range of Aussie meats and fish as well as condiments e.g. curry paste.
Oliver's, 3/F, Princes Building, Chater House stocks a large range of Aussie goods.
AMERICAN
A&M superstore, 1/F unit 1, 30-32 Connaught Road, Central, tel. 25488200. Directions: Above the Mcdonald's opposite of Exchange Square. Take the elevator or staircase up to the 1st floor. Opening Hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 10am to 8:30pm. There is also a new megastore at 12/F Manning House, 38-48 Queen's Road, Central.
Gateway, Basement, Golden Centre, 188 des Voeux Rd Central, 2545 0338, (next to Sheung Wan MTR). This is a bulk buy discount place where it's hard to believe you could get through the quantity before it goes off, but I guess it depends on the "size" of your family and how many oreos they eat. Stock up here on US Pampers and Huggies. These are more expensive than those in Parknshop but they are manufactured in the US rather than China and tend to have greater absorbency.
Q Club, Peel Street - stocking household products on the top floor and a large range of drinks & beers including Arizona ice teas and regular Cheerios.
Tai Tai Pies deliver home baked sweet and savoury pies.
The American Club shop in Tai Tam in between the clubhouse and the pool stocks a lot of US goods. Look out for Californian wines, pizza dough and ground turkey. Delivery possible.
BRITISH
Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe is soo to open at 37 Lyndhurt Terrace with over 800 products including liquorice, toffee, fudge, boiled sweets, chocolates, pick n' mix, sherbet and more!
BRAZILIAN
Checkout Healthy Brazil.
CANADIAN
No specific stores, but City'Super (various locations including IFC and Time Sq. Click here for City 'Super store locator) does carry some obscure Canadian beer and Canadian Clearwater live lobster from Novia Scotia.
DUTCH
Dutch cheese lovers should go to The Dutch Cheese store at 232 Queen's Road Central in Sheung Wan.
Eurotrading sells Dutch delicacies.
FILIPINO
World-Wide House is an office building between Connaught Rd, Pedder St and Des Voeux Rd in Central and has many small Filipino stores inside.
FRENCH
Les Halles Bordeaux is an online retailer with premium and organic goods such as Basque sausage, Bayonne ham, caviar (reasonably priced at $230 for 10g), duck rillettes, organic smoked salmon, organic sheep's milk cheese, fois gras, macaroons, canelés and sweet Bordeaux.
La Cabane specialises in organic natural and biodynamic wines primarily from France. They also import some of the best french cheeses from Alleosse in Paris (mostly unpasterised cheeses from across France) and a large range of artisan products as well as olive oil. 97 Hollywood Road on Shin Hing St.
Mordicus is an online retailer which sells very competitively priced French products including the brands Carrefour and Reflets de France.
Stan's Cafe on the top floor of Stanley Plaza in Stanley is a restaurant/cafe with French cheese and patisseries for sale.
Chez Patrick Deli: Star St, Wanchai, Stanley G/F, Shops 05-06, Stanley Plaza and at Brim28 at 1F Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Rd in Wan Chai,
Le Magasin de Stanley: épicerie in Stanley selling charcuterie and handmade French recipes in glass jars e.g. cassoulet as well as wines.
Oliver's, Great and Jason's also stock a large range of French goods.
Terroirs is a new online store for French, Spanish and Italian delicacies.
Kinoa is an online store selling French produce (including baby food) as well as organic dried items e.g. pumkpin pasta and quinoa pasta. They also have a large gluten-free range.
GERMANY
Bayern Gourmet Food sells German foods as well as discounted imported meats. They are by far one of the cheapest "no frills" meat retailers who deliver.
Euro-goodies.com - delicious stuff from Germany which you can't get in shops.
GREECE
Olive Tree HK sells extra virgin olive oil, honey, organic dried herbs, lentils, Santorini wine and other premium Greek products. The olive oil is by far one of our favourites in Hong Kong and extremely reasonably priced at $500/5 litres. Delivers every Thursday. Email info@olivetreehk.com. Try the lentils in our pumpkin salad with a tamari and balsamic dressing.
INDIAN
Alibaba, 12 Wood Rd, Cross Lane in Wan Chai is a popular Indian provisions store.
Spicebox Organics sells USDA certified spice blends and Ayurvedic products as well as pulses, legumes, a gluten-free range and health drinks. There is a store in Sai Ying Pun and they deliver. The owner has personally visited each manufacturer and farm to ensure the best for her customers.
Spice Store is an Indian and Pakistani grocery store offering free delivery to HK island, NT, Kowloon and Tung Chung for orders over $300.
'4' Season Store, Shop B, 178 Queens Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, 2528 5564
Chungking Mansions, Ground Floor, Nathan Rd, TST has a few shops selling spices, dal, atta flour, besan etc with reasonably priced basmati rice. It is quite interesting to read the wikipedia entry on Chungking Mansions but preferably after your visit, else you'll never dare go...
ITALIAN
Mercato by Giando is situated underneath Giando's restaurant on Fenwick pier. Owned by the restaurant, Chef Gianni fills the store with the same fine Italian ingredients that he uses in his cooking. Burrata, heirloom tomatoes, Italian sausages and balsamic vinegars are just a few of the goodies inside which are shipped from Italy weekly. And the prices are very reasonable too.
1/F The Fleet Arcade, 1 Lung King Street Fenwick Pier, Wanchai, HK.
Viva Italia, 11/F Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing St, Ap Lei Chau. Sells Italian pasta, cheese, wine, meats and tinned foods.
Terroirs is a new online store for French, Spanish and Italian delicacies.
GCX at One Island South (near or next door to Starbucks on Ground Floor) sells burrata, mozzarella, Parmesan, pastas, olive oils and more Italian foods to takeaway. It's also a pizzeria.
Buonissimo sells wonderful products from Italy and caters for private events.
INDONESIAN
There is an Indonesian store in the Wah Kwai Housing Estate wet market in Wah Kwai, Pok fu Lam next to Little Dalton school.
NEW ZEALAND
MM Fresh source fresh, sustainable fish and grass-fed lamb and beef from a Maori consortium in the North Island for home delivery in Hong Kong. They are also sell handmade gourmet pies from I Love Pie. No minimum spend or delivery fees for new customers.
Check out the vegetables from the The Fresh Grower, grown in South Auckland's fertile volcanic soil with pure natural water and in a mild climate with favorable conditions that is optimal for farming.
JAPANESE
Rice is sold everywhere, unsurprisingly, with local supermarkets stocking a wide variety of wild and brown grains. However, you can take things one step further and order from the Japanese supplier, Tawaraya HK(https://www.wakka.com.hk/tawaraya/weborder.aspx). They import Japanese brown rice, radiation free from reputable farms, and refine it to your liking so it tastes very fresh. You can buy brown, 50% refined, 70% refined, and white. 50% - 70% refined is a little easier on the tummy compared to brown rice yet a lot of the nutrients are still intact. Delivery takes 2-3 days and it's $20 per delivery. COD or you can wire money too. Not everything is in English so you may need to enlist a Japanese friend to help you!
Sogo (B2/F), 555 Hennessy Rd, Causeway Bay, 2833 8338, open 7 days a week, 10am-10pm.
Aeon/Jusco supermarkets situated in Kornhill Plaza, Whampoa in Kowloon, Tuen Mun, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon Bay, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon City, Tsuen Wan, Tai Wo Hau.
Apita supermarket in the basement of Cityplaza in Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing.
City'Super (especially in Causeway Bay) also carries a great selection of Japanese foods and has multiple locations including IFC and Time Sq, Causeway Bay
KOREAN
Head to the small streets in Kimberley St, off Kimberley Rd in TST, nicknamed mini Koreatown.
RUSSIAN
Xytorok sells Russian and Eastern European food.
SPANISH
Terroirs is a new online store for French, Spanish and Italian delicacies.
SWEDEN
Sverigeshoppen is the go-to place for Swedish supplies.
At the end of your Ikea furniture shop, save a little time to whip around their supermarket who sell salmon fillets, gravadlax, meatballs, elderflower juice amongst other Swedish delights.
TASMANIA
Tasmania Fresh sources fresh fruit and veggies along with oysters and salmon from the unpolluted landscape of Tasmania.
THAI
Green Little Frog imports Thai veggies which can be bought online via their website or at MeatMarket.
Lots of small Thai shops are situated near the wet market in Wan Chai or in "Little Thailand" in Kowloon City, near the corner of South Wall Road and Nga Tsin Wai Road. There is also a small store in one of the roads off Graham Street market. Look out for Thai limes, lemongrass, chillies and Thai herbs.