For many years, finding local grocers that carried ingredients to make traditional Asian cuisine was difficult. Trying to find rice ribbon noodles for your beef stir fry or buckwheat soba noodles for a sesame steak noodle bowl at your local Kroger or Target often proved to be a challenge.
Thankfully, visibility for Asian brands, ingredients and Asian cuisine at large has improved in cities around America and online. But if it's still hard to find Asian ingredients in your community — or if you just prefer online grocery shopping — there are lots of great places to buy Asian groceries online.
The Asian grocery stores below are all founded by AAPI individuals and sell everything from pantry staples to ready-made sauces and spices that are crucial to cooking authentic Asian cuisine at home. You will find options that ship and deliver meat, seafood, snacks, produce, desserts and home goods right to your front door. Some even sell everyday groceries like milk and eggs, too, for an efficient one-stop shop.
So, whether you’re looking to find an online grocery store to save time on weekly grocery runs or you’re looking to find a store for your Asian culinary needs, don’t worry — we have you covered. Here are the best Asian grocery stores online to shop right now.
Weee!
For those looking to do all their grocery shopping in one place, Weee! is a great option. This online grocer carries traditional ingredients for Asian to Hispanic cuisine, along with staples like milk and eggs, making it a great place for your full grocery order without stopping at multiple specialty shops. Weee! sells meat, seafood, frozen foods, and pantry items. They even sell the staple dessert, bubble tea. One satisfied shopper wrote, "The sweetness is perfect. Planning to repurchase again." You may not look at your local store the same.
Umamicart
Umamicart specializes in selling a broad range of Asian groceries, from produce to meat to noodles to snacks — and even home products like bento boxes to pack your lunch. The site also has lots of frozen foods and pre-made meals for quick weeknight cooking. Of the service provided through Umamicart, one reviewer said, "Every aspect from the extraordinary range of fresh ingredients and pantry staples, the helpful communication and notifications, to the perfectly packed shipment has been top notch."
Bokksu Market
Originally known for its Japanese snack box subscription service, Bokksu has expanded into the grocery space. The online store offers meat, seafood, produce, noodles, dried foods and kitchenware. And best of all, you can order single servings of the snacks that come in Bokksu's boxes!
As a recipient of a Bokksu box, I found that the box included delicious and authentic snacks (they're all sourced directly from small family-owned snack businesses in Japan). The snacks were flavorful without being packed with sugar, which made the treats healthier than most big-box American snacks.
Uogashi Sashimi-Grade Yellowtail Hamachi Buri Loin (1 lb)
Sarap Now
Sarap Now was founded in 2018 by Kenny and Katrina Camarillo, and it serves as a place for shoppers to buy unique AAPI-made and traditional goods — from food to clothing to home goods — at one convenient location. Thanks to the site's curation of Asian brands, a great place to find gifts for the foodie in your life (think bubble tea kits or a pack of entirely pink candies).
Yami
Founded in 2013, Yami is an Asian-American internet company that sells a lot more than just Asian snacks and food. You'll also find Asian beauty brands, health products and books. On the snack front, the site provides everything from spicy butter hot potato chips to jerky and jellies.
Diaspora Co.
Founded in 2017 by Sana Javeri Kadri, Diaspora Co. set out to bring a new-age, equitable spice trade to the Indian subcontinent, replacing the traditional system that has a history of exploiting farmers for little compensation. Six years later, the brand sells a variety of spices and seasonings that are rich in the traditions and culture of South Asia. Some options include Pragati turmeric, Panneer Rose and Masalas.
Reviewers have praised the flavor of the spices and their value. "Flavor profiles are on point and you get A LOT of product," one reviewer wrote. "Packaging is beautiful and I'm proud to support their mission to highlight family farms across India and their commitment to inclusivity."
Behave Candy
Mayssa Chehata, the founder of Behave Candy, partnered with chef Elizabeth Falkner to create the brand and offer healthy alternatives to your typical candy and sweets. Behave makes candy that's low in sugar, diabetic, keto-friendly and free of artificial ingredients that still appeal to your tastebuds. "I was surprised by how good these taste," one reviewer said about the sour bears. "Tangy, great flavor, great texture! Gives you that satisfying chewiness of a gummy."
Tippsy Sake
Genki Ito established Tippsy Sake in 2018, and it has become the largest online sake distributor in the United States. The site allows you to shop a wide range of sakes, including varieties like daiginjo, junmai and futsushu. The site also stocks sakes across different price points, so you can enjoy quality sake while sticking to your budget, or indulge in a premium, small-batch brew if you're a sake fanatic (or have a sake lover in your life). "Tippsy sake rocks," said a reviewer. "[It's] an incredible resource for any sake lover, and my experience with having them ship sake direct to me has been flawless. You won't find a better selection in the U.S."
