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Kowloon Market
Categories: Food Grocery Food Specialty Food Ethnic Food Grocery, Ethnic Food [Edit]
712 Somerset St WOttawa, ON K1R 6P8
(613) 233-1108
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 9:30 am - 7 pm
Fri 9:30 am - 8 pm
Sat 9 am - 7 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
2 reviews for Kowloon Market
2 reviews in English
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Review from Amanda B.
Ottawa, ON
11/25/2010 1 photo
Kowloon Market is a really great place for all of your Asian grocery needs. It has a huge red sign so you can't miss it.
It's the largest one in Chinatown, and also the cleanest. Though it doesn't have as large of a selection as stores you would find in Toronto, you can pretty much find whatever you're looking for. They have produce, packaged and refrigerated food, a fresh seafood section, some barbecued meats, and even baked bread and other buns and goodies. Their prices are comparable to those of other Asian grocers, nothing too expensive, but not overly cheap either. It's also really easy to navigate around, with everything organized in aisles and sections, like your usual grocery stores. It's a great place to find what you need for a decent price! -
Review from Jason D.
Ottawa, ON
10/15/2008 2 photos
Kowloon Market is an amazingly authentic Asian grocery experience. If you have ever wondered what it is like to shop in the bowels of Beijing, you need to take a trip to this place. My wife and I dropped by Kowloon Market at around 3pm on a weekday afternoon and, as a testament to its authenticity, the store was crowded with Asian shoppers (and, strangely enough, two Jamaican ladies!). They carry aisle after aisle of Asian spices and cooking ingredients. The seafood aisle at the rear of the store totally brought me back to my shopping trips in Seoul. They had tanks of live fish and the customers choose the ones they want. They even had those gross geoduck clams that look like swimming phalluses. The downside was the butcher section. They had lots of pig parts in open boxes along the aisle, unrefrigerated. This is a truly authentic practice, but it seems a little icky to me. If you plan to cook any Asian dishes, do yourself and your guests a favour and buy real Asian ingredients in this real Asian market.
