If you’re one of those people who love trying food from different countries, sometimes finding exactly what you’re looking for can get a little frustrating. Thankfully, Central Florida is a melting pot of so many different cultures that finding grocers that carry international goods is easy. Here are a few local grocery stores that carry products from almost every country in the world.
The British Shoppe
809 N. Mills Ave., 407-898-1634
Ketchup-flavored potato chips, lemon curd, clotted cream, Cadbury chocolates, tons of teas (but of course!), and frozen foods like puddings and meat pies. Plus, British kitsch to outfit your kitchen. Closed Sundays.
Photo via Jon J/YelpSaigon Market
1232 E. Colonial Drive, 407-898-6899
Think you’ve seen pretty cakes? You ain’t seen không (Vietnamese for “nothing”) until you’ve spied their pastry case. Stock up on dried, canned, frozen and fresh ingredients, plus a wide selection of prepared foods. Open daily.
Photo via tilleyyellit/InstagramDong-A Supermarket
812-816 N. Mills Ave., 407-898-3807
Mills 50 mainstay selling pan-Asian specialties and cookware like woks and steamers. The seafood counter is where live prawns hit the marketplace, and the extensive frozen section has all you’ll need for DIY dim sum. Open daily.
Photo via picsbyberry/InstagramMia Supermarket
2415 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 407-228-9899
With fresh lychees, live blue crabs, eels and rows and rows of tons of other Asian food products, Mia Supermarket is one you’ll want to visit. Reviewers also comment frequently on how clean it too, and that’s always a bonus. Open daily
Photo via Erico L/Yelp1st Oriental Market
5132 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 407-292-3668
Located in Orlando’s Chinatown, and with a large selection of asian packaged goods, fruits and vegetables, you’re more likely to find what you need at 1st Oriental Market. You can also get live seafood from the back of the store. All of their products are also labeled in English too, so you’ll always know what you’re getting. Open daily.
Photo via cypranowski/InstagramInternational Food Club
4300 LB McLeod Road, Orlando, 321-281-4300
If you are ever wanting to shop for items from different countries all in one grocery store, then International Food Club should be your first stop. They stock up on goods from more than 20 countries, and have almost everything from French wines to Asian sweets. They also operate as an online grocer. Open daily.
Photo via Natalie W/Yelp1st Spring Supermarket
10681 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 407-382-0805
With their extensive selection of Asian packaged goods and their BBQ Kitchen hot food stand, 1st Spring Supermarket is one to keep in mind when craving a home-cooked meal. Find your favorite noodles, sauces, and even pick from the variety of Pocky flavors. Open daily.
Photo via eye.re/InstagramPhuoc Loc Tho Super Oriental Market
2100 E. Colonial Drive, 407-898-6858
All the ingredients you didn’t think you’d need and then some are at this massive Viet-owned superstore. Stock up on fresh lychee and longan in summer and a whole aisle of Japanese teas are at your fingertips. Open daily.
Photo via joshuabastian/InstagramApna Bazaar
9404 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, 407-856-0238
If you’re in need of halal meat, Apna Bazaar is a grocery to keep in mind—especially since they own one of the oldest and largest Halal/Zabiha USDA supervised butcheries in Orlando. Open daily.
Photo via Ricky L/YelpUnidos Supermarket
1200 Simpson Road, Kissimmee, 407-962-0028
Unidos has a lot of fresh produce at low prices, but what sets them apart from other Latin grocers is their deli, which serves a hot breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So you can grab your Goya products and a whole dinner all in one location. Open daily.
Photo via Michelle M. C/YelpSedano’s
5660 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, 407-480-2070
Sedano’s is the largest Hispanic-owned Cuban supermarket chain, and it has over 30 stores in Florida, but that doesn’t stop it from offering quality products at low prices. Watch out for their specials and you might make out with an awesome deal on a 20-pound bag of Arroz Rico. Open daily.
Photo via Mike C/YelpTien Hung Market
1110 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 407-422-0067
This Vietnamese market not only makes their banh mi in-house, but they have a boba tea bar too. Tien Hung Market also makes several Vietnamese food staples to sell, like steam buns, rice noodles and tofu. Open daily.
Photo via Victoria Y/YelpArarat Euro Food & Bistro
7540 Universal Blvd., 407-351-3131
Russian restaurant and grocer with the city’s largest caviar selection by far, as well as salted fish, cheeses, Eastern European wine and beer, plus vegetable spreads and appetizers. Open daily.
Photo via Ararat Euro Food & Bistro/FacebookBombay Bazaar
11741 Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, 407-856-1780
Bombay Bazaar carries products from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South America, the Middle East, and Oriental Asia. So basically, they’ll probably have whatever ethnic food you’re looking for. Open daily.
Photo via Bombay Bazaar/FacebookBravo Supermarket
999 North Semoran Blvd. Orlando, 407-380-1191
One of the biggest Hispanic supermarket chains in both the northeast and southeast U.S., Bravo offers a huge selection of Hispanic products. You can get stuff like Malta India, brazos gitanos (AKA the hispanic version of a swiss roll), and even those huge tin cans of Florecitas crackers that you used to only eat the frosting of as a kid. Open daily.
Photo via Natalie C/YelpCaribbean Supercenter
5111 W Colonial Drive, Orlando, 407-523-1308
Family-owned and operated, Caribbean Supercenter strives to give people a “home away from home” by selling their favorite hard-to-find products from the Caribbean. From Big Bamboo drinks to jerk sauce, you’re bound to find something that makes you feel like you’re back in the Caribbean. Open daily.
Photo via Caribbean Supercenter/Facebookla Marqueta de Meadow Wood
13466 Landstar Blvd., Orlando, 407-857-9303
La Marqueta de Meadow Wood is a great place to get your groceries if you are just looking for a couple of key Latin ingredients and want to be in and out as fast as possible. Their prices are low, and on your way out you can grab an empanada for an extra positive experience. Open Monday through Saturday.
Photo via Meghan S/YelpSupermercado Brasileiro
5450 International Drive, Orlando, 407-351-1550
Find Guarana, Biscoito Polvilho, and other typical Brazilian eats all without leaving the Orlando area. Supermercado Brasileiro also has a bakery so you can grab your favorite Brazilian pastries. Open daily.
Photo via supermercadobrasileirorlando/InstagramParamount Butcher Shop
448 S. Alafaya Trail, #6, 407-730-3198
Halal butcher shop selling beef, veal, lamb and goat, plus more than 20 specialty halal deli meats that are certified free range, grass-fed, antibiotic/hormone-free.
Photo via paramountfinefoods_usa/InstagramEuropol Polish Deli
3090 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, 407-678-0909
Sausage is the main event. Ask for Polish sausage and be prepared for the follow-up question, “What kind?” Old-fashioned? Smoked? Beef? Pork? Made in Chicago, they’re sold by the stick and are all lean and delicious. Closed Sunday.
Photo via Jennifer M/YelpSeoul General Market
1416 E Semoran Blvd., Apopka, 407-886-0112
This market is tucked in the back of a shopping center, but don’t be deterred by its quaint appearance. It’s a family-owned store that is always ready to help find customers find all the Koreans snacks and delicacies that they are in need of. Open daily.
Photo via Brian M/YelpFood Factory INC
6148 Hanging Moss Road, #170; 407-677-8000
Opened in 1990, this nook sells Mediterranean ingredients mostly hailing from Turkey and Greece. Find meats, cheeses, spices, condiments, sticky-sweet desserts and olives. Lots of olives. Open daily.
Photo via Food Factory INC/FacebookHalal Market
12125 S Apopka Vineland Rd, Orlando, 407-465-1726
Get your Basmati rice, naan bread, and of course Halal meat products prepared according to the Zabiha principles. They also have one of the largest selection of Indian, Pakistani, and Middle Eastern food products in Florida. Open daily.
Photo via Halal Market/FacebookJ Food Mart
7452 Universal Blvd., Orlando, 407-352-6616
This is another small grocer, but it carries Japanese items that are hard to find everywhere else. Also, while you’re browsing through their frozen sashimi and sushi, you can take a look through their books and DVDs, which are available to rent. Open daily.
Photo via Ricky L/YelpKissimmee Meat & Produce
1528 W. Vine St. Kissimmee, 407-350-5936
Kissimmee Meat & Produce is one of the most popular Latin grocers in town, with tons of fresh Latin staple fruits and vegetables at low prices. That combined with the blaring salsa and merengue playing continually throughout the store makes Latin shoppers feel like they’re back home. Open daily.
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