Aurora is renowned for an array of authentic ethnic restaurants that cover the city in small pockets and offer endless ranges of traditional cuisines. One of the nation’s most diverse cities, Aurora also boasts an excellent selection of ethnic and import markets and grocery stores where residents in the metro area increasingly flock to buy pre-made meals, low-price produce and unique spices and products that can’t be found anywhere else.
. The city is one of the most populous in the state for Asians, with more than 16,000 residents who identify themselves as Asian. These markets around the city often anchor major shopping centers, becoming super stores of rare finds like live fish, and great bargains of food and household products.
Pacific Ocean Marketplace
12303 E. Mississippi Ave.
720-858-8818
Trong Lam of this popular, general Asian market in 2014. He also owns a location in Broomfield and Denver. Here, shoppers can find a massive selection of Asian products. “We work with over 100 different vendors and suppliers from all over the country and the world,” Lam said. “We try to bring in unique products that all kinds of people will like and want to buy, especially during our holidays.”
H Mart
2751 S. Parker Road
303-745-4592
This is the only place in the metro area where customers can buy . On weekends, there’s the added entertainment of watching the rice cakes being made and hurtled from the griddle with a resonant pop.
Partial list of Asian marketplaces in Aurora:
Asia Mart
Ethnic Nepali market
1481 N. Chester St.
720-621-6859
Ngoc Phu Asian Market
3133 Peoria St.
303-340-4186
Lotus Asian Market
844 S. Buckley Road
303-752-323
M-Mart
Korean grocery store
2000 S. Havana St.
303-695-4676
Karen Asian Mini Market
Thai and Asian market
1120 Yosemite St.
303-340-0044
Bombay Bazaar
Indian grocery store
3140 S. Parker Road
303-369-1010