Great little market if you are looking for Laos and Thai items. I came here for the cured pork to make nam khao also picked up some pandan pudding. They have a feeezer full of Laos and Thai sausage. My return visit will be for the sausages. read more

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So glad to have this market nearby! Excellent selection of SE Asian ingredients, inc. dry staples, frozen foods, greens and specialty produce. Includes some basic foods of Thailand and Vietnam. Whole aisle for cookware, temple supplies, clothing, and baskets. Lots of fun foods to try near registers. Owners are super friendly and helpful!! read more

My go to place for Asian groceries/lao items. Lots of fresh veggies, and other southeast Asian products.

I love this market!! They stock so many Laos/Thai essentials here that you don't commonly see in bigger supermarkets. My favorite part is their frozen sausage section, they have a whole freezer full of different types! I saw Laos, Thai, Cambodian, & nam sausage. They also have freshly prepared Laos dishes like nam khao & papaya salad! The size of the store is small but they have an amazing selection. The owners here are super kind too, they'll help you with whatever you're looking for. Parking here was easy, we found metered parking right in front. read more

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I love coming here for my Lao sausages! I always stop by here when I'm in the area. It definitely a place worth checking out. Don't be discouraged by the area, this place is a gem! Love this spot! read more

Cute Lao market - this place has all the bells and whistles for your homecooked Lao inspired meals. There are even Mortar and Pestles for sale (of all sizes), and the sticky rice bamboo baskets on the shelves are so pretty! There are sauces, noodles, rice, and fresh vegetables to shop through. We were in a rush so didn't get to look through every aisle at leisure but at first glance, you can find almost every spice and herb you need for lunch and dinner. The clerks were very sweet too -- offering to help us find what we were looking for. read more

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Absolutely one of my favorite markets in all of Oakland. Not only is it incredibly well provisioned, you can really feel that the owners are a part of the community. They know their customers names and strike up friendly conversation. Whole Foods could never. Long live the community market! I feel the thrill of discovery every time I come. The MUST COP list: - Crunchy lao snack!! They usually have these right up front in the bags with the gold back and clear front. It's like a spicy fried wheat and chili snack with lots of fried basil and sesame seeds - so fragrant and unique, GREAT party snack. Some have pork rinds and the other kind is vegetarian. - Any of the delicious sausages in the freezer in the back. My favorite is the mild Hmong sausage. If you like spicy, they sell a locally-made Lao sausage as well. - Other various assorted crunchy snacks found in the front - the fresh fried pork rinds and crunchy pig ears are my other favs. It's an especially great experience when one of the younger women is working because she's so kind and patient answering my many questions. If she's reading this... that spice that you said is used in larb that we couldn't find the name of on google... it's called mah kwan pepper! read more

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The owners are lovely people who care about the community. Their store is always neat and tidy. They have a large selection of Southeast Asian groceries, snacks, essentials and housewares. Their drink variety is huge for the size of the store. They even carry the original Red Bull drink from Thailand. The owners care about their customers and is a great part of the local community. read more

Lao Market - Very neat petite store with a lot of great finds. Catered to Asian and Southeast Asian taste. - International Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

I came here last Friday with my husband because I wanted to make papaya salad.It was my first time at this store and the cashier San and Diana were so helpful and knowledgeable about the products in the store.We felt welcomed and were able to purchase everything on our list.The store is small but well stocked with all types of products.We asked for a recommendation on the best Lao sausages and they did not disappoint.They were delicious! They also have a full freezer filled with different brands of Lao sausages which we will gradually try them all. This is my new go to market when I want to make Lao/Cambodian recipes.We highly recommend this store to everyone. read more

Awesome grocery store! Really great service, the people there were so helpful and happy to answer questions. They have a small store that is absolutely packed with hard to find Lao and Northeastern Thai ingredients. For example, they have many brands of pla ra (specific type of freshwater fish sauce), a huge selection of Thai and Lao sausage, and 3 or 4 different brands of salted paddy crabs (most other Asian markets don't even have 1). They also have a nice selection of sticky rice pots and baskets and mortars and pestles. Prepared foods are also very good, if you're into sum tum, their Lao style sum tum is quite nice and very reasonably priced. read more

I love this Lao grocery market. They have everything you need. They have a huge selection of Lao sausage! Would come here again! read more

Lao Market - International Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

This market has considerably improved since the last time I've been here. I think it now rivals Lao Jaleune in Richmond as the better Laotian market in East Bay. (Lao Jaleune is a little too cluttered and dirty for me, and the last time I visited, the selection wasn't great). On the other hand, this market has a great selection of Lao and Thai products, while still being very clean. They have your staples: - A great selection of Lao cookware (tons of sticky rice baskets and steamers, granite and clay mortars and pestles, noodle strainers) - They have a very strong selection of Thai grocery items (Healthy Boy fish sauce, Tiparos fish sauce, Ros Dee flavoring packets, even Thai Nam Phrik, Healthy Boy XO sauce, Isaan Som Tum mix) - The fresh produce selection was so clean! Papayas, green mangos, Lao chilies. - Frozen Lao and Hmong sausages from Samthong Market in Sacramento This time, they didn't have a wide selection of home-cooked food to take home. I came on a Saturday afternoon. But then again, neither did Lao Jaleune! I attribute it to cutting costs during the pandemic. If you're looking to stock up your Lao and Thai pantry, you can definitely come here and support this family business. What left me impressed was the variety of new Thai products this time. I saw a lot of things that I would normally only see at Roong Jing Jing in El Cerrito. read more

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Hold in the wall Laos market with a great selection. Small but mighty! I came in looking for Laos sausage, if you have not tried you are missing out! They had so many different brands I had a hard time choosing. I bought two kinds to try and I will definitely be back to try more! read more

I've been coming to this Lao Mien Market since I was a kid and I love this place. This small and convenient family own market has so many varieties of food. They have homemade fresh baked eggs, klung Fun, kasoy, caremal rice crackers and lots more. :) read more

Lao Market - Baked eggs Klung Fun Caremal rice crackers - International Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

I've been wanting to cook Nam Khao Tod for several months and this market seemed to be the only one in the SF Bay Area you could get naem, one of the key ingredients. The sausage is located at the back of the store. We were kind of clueless when looking for naem. Later we figured out we were looking at Lao Sausage which is not the same as the sour, fermented naem. We ended up buying a package of Lao Sausage ($12 for 2 lbs) but I wasn't convinced. I tried the market next door, Mekong, and low and behold they had actual naem ($3 for 5.2 oz). Both stores had a lot of other Asian ingredients, some I've seen before and others I've never. The lighting is really low and I would stick to the dry goods (check the dates). If you're looking for naem though definitely go next door to Mekong. read more

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Support local. Support Southeast Asian culture and cuisine! If you're looking for ingredients for Lao/Thai/Cambodian dishes, you will most likely find it here. They have all types of speciality produce and frozen meat that will satisfy any Southeast Asian cravings. Some products can be expensive, but for the most part, items are reasonable and you might walk away trying something new. Parking is a pain. read more

I called ahead of time to ask if they had a mortar and pestle. The woman I spoke to was very nice and helpful. I came by a little while after to buy it and the woman I spoke with, her uncle helped me out and he was so nice. He gave me recommendations and showed me new products that they had. He liked to make conversation which made me feel comfortable. I have a hard time finding Thai and Lao ingredients. So I'll be coming back here for my groceries. He even helped me to my car because I had my two kids with me and the mortar's were heavy. It was very nice. read more

If you need your Asian ingredient fix, this is the place to pick it up! They also have pre-made food as well. I love it!

Very helpful the lady at the front asked what I was cooking and told me her grandma would help me choose the ingredients :) everything you will need! read more

Love this place. They probably have what you might need to make a lao/thai/mien dish. They got new

This little market is great! I was actually looking to buy a Lao Mortar and Pestle to make their green papaya salad. This place had it and it was much cheaper here than buying online. I also picked up the Bamboo Sticky Rice Steamer and a bag of Sweet Rice. The owners were really sweet, they walked me around the store letting me know what items I would need for the papaya salad. :) I am sure they were happy I showed great interested in their Lao Culture. I will definitely come back and pick up items for my next Lao dish. read more

lao food market is a ministore catering mostly to lao & southeast asians. a little of everything lao here: veggies, canned food, frozen/premade food, spices, thai popcorn, lotto, dvd movies, pastry, snacks, etc. eats: banana leaf wrapped glutinous rice with filling (3/1.25) -sweet and filling, not sure what was inside. notes: -really small inside. sized right for southeastern people, others, be careful! read more

Fresh Thai produce: Holy Basil, Thai Chilies, Galanga, etc. They also have a nice selection of non perishable items, but no Golden Boy fish sauce here. Go to May Kong a few doors down for that. Christmas pot luck tomorrow has me running around town for these hard to find items! read more

If I lived closer, I'd shop here all the time. This little store is packed to the gills with produce, Lao cooking implements and tools, preserved foods, frozen foods, and even some personal items. The service is super friendly and helpful and totally willing to offer suggestions if asked. The prices are reasonable and the parking is ok in this area. Things I bought here: granite mortar and pestle, sticky rice cooking set, rice, soy sauces read more

So when Black and Silver isn't open, I come here to get my Kao Fune fix BECAUSE Black and Silver supplies it to the market! Yay! At just $1.25 for each serving, it's a STEAL! They also have Kasoy, Kao Poon and Papaya Salad! I haven't walked through the rest of the market yet, but I will definitely come back to try other stuff! read more

Summary based on 1 visit: --good source for fresh, hard to find Asian veg such as Holy Basil ($1/package) --friendly service with no language barrier --cheap --ok parking read more

It's a great market for hard to find Asian ingredients and is the only place where I have been able to find Golden Boy Fish Sauce. There is, however, fish sauce in many different aisle so if you can find an English speaker, that's best! read more

Love this place. This tiny hole-in-the-wall packs almost everything I need, such as Asian drinks, certain SE Asian produce, tamarind blocks, certain brands of instant noodle (my favorite: the flat rice noodles, green packaging, MAMA brand?), and absolutely LOVE their ready-to-eat foods, like rice crackers, liang fenv, banana-leaf wrapped rice, the list goes on and on! And customer service is great too! read more