The best-stocked Asian supermarkets in London, area by area

London has more Asian supermarkets than anywhere else in the UK: 79 stores, about 18% of the 438 in our directory. They are spread right across the capital, so the best shop is usually the best one you can reach. This guide groups every London listing by postcode area and picks out the shops worth crossing town for.

The widest ranges in London

These shops carry the most cuisines in our records, so they are the safest bet when your shopping list spans Chinese, Japanese, Korean and South-East Asian cooking in one trip.

Central London (WC and EC)

SeeWoo in Chinatown is the classic first stop: a large supermarket with ingredients from more than ten Asian countries, seasonal vegetables, exotic fruit, fresh meat and seafood across roughly 8,000 product lines.

Lodos Supermarket. in EC1 is listed as open 24 hours and is worth knowing for its wall of Korean and Japanese instant ramen, fresh Asian vegetables and a run of Middle Eastern groceries.

North and north-west London (N and NW)

North London has two full-size Loon Fung supermarkets, in Tottenham and Colindale, both with live seafood, fresh meat, Korean groceries and cookware.

Hing Yip Oriental Supermarket in Holloway (N7) keeps fresh fish, live crabs and lobsters, hotpot kits and mochi ice cream, while the Pachara shops in Crouch End and Finsbury Park sell their own-brand Thai sauces and fresh sushi.

Further west, Hoo Hing - Park Royal is a warehouse-style store with live fish, crabs and lobsters, dim sum and catering packs for restaurants and big households.

East London (E)

Tian Tian Market at Canary Wharf is the chain's flagship, spread over two levels with more than 10,000 products from 25 Asian countries and a street-food counter. In Stratford, WaNaHong - Stratford stocks over 5,000 products from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and mainland China.

East London is also the best part of the city for Vietnamese cooking. Huy Minh Supermarket in Hackney carries pho ingredients and Vietnamese greens such as rau ngót, and Longdan, which describes itself as the UK's largest importer of Vietnamese food, has branches in Hoxton, Shoreditch and Leyton.

South-east London (SE)

Ha-Noi Supermarket in Deptford is a Vietnamese grocer with fresh vegetables and fruit and harder-to-find staples such as purple rice. Longdan Elephant & Castle and Tian Tian Market - South Bank cover the inner south-east.

FLK Chinese Groceries in SE6 has one of the broadest ranges in south London, with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian ingredients plus fresh vegetables and frozen food.

South-west London (SW)

Muay Supermarket in Earl's Court is a small Thai and South-East Asian shop with fresh vegetables from Thailand and a limited Chinese, Korean and Japanese range.

West London (W)

Sriracha Supermarket in Hammersmith is the west London pick for Thai cooking: fresh lemongrass and galangal, a huge rice selection, frozen gyoza, seafood and mochi, with Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Indonesian groceries too.

La Mart Asian Supermarket Kensington mixes Chinese, Japanese and Korean products with fresh noodles, tofu, seafood and a bubble tea counter, and there is a Tian Tian in Ealing and Simply Oriental Food & Wine opposite Queensway station.

Outer London

New Malden, home to one of the largest Korean communities in Europe, is the place for Korean groceries: Korea Foods is the biggest store in the area, with fresh meat in Korean cuts for bulgogi and galbi and an onsite bakery, and Seoul Plaza is nearby on the high street.

In Croydon, Wing Yip Superstore Croydon is a superstore with more than 4,500 products, cookware and trade supplies, and Daily Fresh Supermarket stocks products from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Hoo Hing also has stores in Mitcham, where a cafeteria serves wonton noodles and dim sum, and Chadwell Heath. Wembley has both Loon Fung Alperton and Tian Tian Wembley.

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