What a gem! We just happened to stumble upon here after dining next door at Annie's during our national parks trip and what a find! Owner is friendly, helpful, and easy to talk to. We got some caramel haichus which apparently are hard to find and some boba tea candy for the drive back home. They have a $5 credit card minimum. As other Yelpers have mentioned, they normally close at 6 PM. I guess we got lucky since we stopped by around 7ish on a Saturday evening. Hopefully they've updated their hours! read more

Little Japan - Grocery Near Me - Eureka, California

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This place is fun fun fun. And the people are so nice and helpful. The have a wild variety of foods, and spices, lots of beverages including sake for everyone; sweet or dry, yummy snack items and sweets. They also have kitchen gadgets galore, and an abundance of chop sticks. I had a blast talking with the very knowledgeable staff member. Thanks for all the tips. The vibe is super positive. read more

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Little Japan-can you stock or try to stock the Mankai frozen or refrigerated duckweed squares? I cannot get them anywhere( even online) but maybe you can get the Company direct- i am vegetarian&love to eat healthy,&all these weight loss drugs coming out are so scary-& all people need to do is eat a real food with benefits!Not difficult.Will you try,please? Thanx~b from Japantown San Jose read more

I love this store. It is beautifully organized , the staff has wonderful manners , it is a library of interesting food and drink, also beautiful bowls! And ceramics. The fortune cookies by Hapi are delicious, I have one daily with tea in the morning, to see what the God's are predicting . Like the Japanese, Little Japan is a garden of exquisite creations. read more

Great place. So many possibilities for taste treats and easy preparation. IF you need tips on what or how to prepare, there is a young woman there with great ideas and wonderful spirit. Highly recommend this place for an uplift and good food. Great gift ideas, too. read more

This place is cute, fun, exciting and super cool. They have japanse snacks, drinks, kitchen tools. And so much more. Such a fun place to explore and check out. The guy who was stocking was so fun to talk to! The other staff was also very nice! read more

It took me a while to figure out how to shop here. About half the store is easy to understand. Rice, ramen, soy sauce, sake... everything you can think of when you think of Eastern Cuisine. But there's a ton of stuff that is really weird. The kind of strange concoction that might be used on the set of Star Trek as a food the Klingon High Council. The things I watch out for is high sodium counts. As with most mass produced stuff there's emulsifiers, preservatives and taste enhancers (MSG) that is just not good for people. For example you can buy dried ramen (much like the top ramen available anywhere) without the nasty soup packages. And unlike the counterpart, the list of ingredients is short and recognizable. As an unrelated person point, it has been my life effort to avoid all things made in China. The chopsticks are mostly made in China, a few in Japan. Rice Makers made in Japan. The foods from China are meant to be from China. Because, well you know... so there are alternatives where most stores there are none. The prices are spot on. Let's be honest we all check Amazon for prices. Their prices are just as good. And they continue to do their main job. Provide friendly and helpful service. My one complaint (but they are given a pass here, under the Mom And Pop Store clause) is they're closed on Sundays and Mondays. This is a cool place. If anyone moves to Eureka and wanted to know a place they should check out. Put this on that list. read more

Really great prices in a walkable location. Never thought I would find this Japanese gem in Eureka. They have every Japanese item you could possibly think of; they even have cheap Japanese beer! This place is very busy with very small aisles. The store itself is also unbearably warm. I wish they would open the front door and let the breeze come in. read more

This place is totally cool.. It's like a litttle oasis in Humboldt county. Large selection of sake. Beautiful and varied selection of chopsticks. Lots of variety of prepackaged foods. Excellent prices. Oh! The owners are terrific. read more

Outstanding service and helpful folks working here!! Thank you so much for taking the time and going out of your way to send me home with the exact paper lantern I had been trying to find all day. I really appreciate it and it will be treasured! Love that you guys stock shao xing cooking wine and Taiwan ramen noodles, I always come here for Asian ingredients that are hard to find, and love how much new stuff there is to explore every time. THANK YOU! read more

Nice variety of asian food, reasonably priced, clean and friendly helpful service. We'll be back.

I love little Japan! This is the place where I tried the famous banana milk I seen all over tik tok! I just wish this place was open 24/7 or have later hours! read more

love Little Japan! I come here all the time for my Noodles! It didn't get 5 stars because the place needs better later hours or 24/7 kind of deal! read more

Before covid it would have gotten 3 stars but now it's down to 1.5. they are only open 3 days a week and those hours are extremely limited and there selection is extremely limited. I really like it but it's so difficult to get there when it's open. read more

I love Little Japan market! I'm part Japanese and used to have to go to the Bay Area or mail order Japanese ingredients. So excited to have this store back after a multi year hiatus. The owner is super friendly and really makes you feel good about supporting this local small business. Lot's of fun stuff here, as well as good ingredients. Only down side: No Japanese produce, or any produce. read more

Love this place!!! A favorite shop from my high-school age has reopened in Henderson center. Great selection of Japanese candies, chips, CURRY, instant noodles, tea, and sake. The cooler's have cold ramune and calpico, and lots of other drinks I cant wait to try. And frozen foods too, I have only have gotten mochi. Also, you will see familiar snacks like oreo's and kit-kats on occasion, just as a different variant. Lots of the snacks have a printed nutritional information sticker on the back in English with names of the snacks, so you can get and idea of what it is. I've asked before if unsure what the flavor is. My favorite is the left wall by the cash register with all the cute stationary and toys, and all the chopstick sets, so much to stare at. Lots of dinnerware and tea/sake sets on the right wall. read more

YESSSS!!!!! There is finally a Japanese supermarket in arcata! My Japanese fiancée goes crazy for this place. He's always coming home saying, "I got a surprise for you" and he'll bring me home some Japanese dessert I've never heard of that's totally delicious. According to my man, they have some real authentic stuff. He's really into cooking Japanese food now, which was difficult before this store came along. Some of the ingredients could only be found in San Francisco, but thanks to this place we have good Japanese ingredients in our backyard. We support Little Japan all we can! We keep shopping here so they can stay in business long term. We hope you guys will be here for many years. read more

I love this store. The owners are so friendly and helpful. They always have amazing items and new surprises! They have done an incredible job making a safe environment for us during this pandemic. This store has everything from a quick snack to christmas and holiday gifts. They even have a sushi kit!!! Such a blessing to have this in our community!!! read more

I had an excellent experience today. I have been on a quest to find the tofu that goes with inari sushi- little deep fried pockets of tofu. I tried both the other asian markets in Eureka with no success, and little japan came through for me. The owner not only knew exactly what I was looking for, she had multiple options and gave me a great recommendation. read more

love it here!!! always welcomed and lots of stuff to buy love korean foods and foodware! read more

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Very friendly and informative. The largest selection of Asian foods I have seen in a small market. They carry everything you need to make sushi including sushi grade fish. They also have sauces, crackers, candies, noodles, and mochi ice creams. Besides food they have some Asian gifts and kitchenware. read more

Great selection. Knowledgeable staff. The place to go for saké. Little Japan provides those hard to find things for completing those Japanese recipes. read more

Little japan is the best!! Tons of great Asian food options and knowledgeable staff too!!!

Defintely a nice place in town, love the snacks, drinks and food they carry and also have other really cool things, my favorite place to visit and talk with the owner and buy snacks and drinks from read more

I love this grocery store it has lots of verify from candy to dried shrimp.very friendly staff and cute candy selection .

So I was doing my Henderson Center errands and a change in the old Redwood Pharmacy building caught my eye. "Little Japan Market" the door now said and of course I was interested in checking out something new. I love food variety, and I have always lenjoyed shopping around the corner at the Hmong market so I was stoked. Once in the market I realized that it seemed a little familiar, and it was. The owner had done the store once before, but it was down by the new co-op before there was a new co-op. This is a much better location. The store is very clean and well stocked. All the food I have bought has been fresh (a problem in some specialty stores) and I was even able to find some new things. Down in the bay I love going to the Ranch 99 market chain, so getting my almond covered Pocky chocolates was a real treat locally. There is a nice section of rice toppings, sushi supplies, sake, prepacked goods, and kitchenware. The owner is very nice and enthusiastic about his store. He is knowledgeable and eager to help. He also mentioned that he is increasing his selection and if I wanted anything he would be happy to source it. Overall I am very pleased that this store is back open, and in a much nicer location. Next time you are in henderson center, check them out. read more

First time at this store. Fabulous. The owners are so helpful and answered all our questions. Our sushi cups were a big hit. Thank you Little Japan market we'll be back. read more

This shop is so cool! My husband and I heard some people just raving about this place and we had to check it out. It did not disappoint. They have a fun grocery section with everything we were looking for to make a delicious Japanese dinner. They also have many tasty snacks and a great selection of sake. We could not believe the great prices that this store has. But especially exciting were the selection of bowls and serve ware sets. I love this store and will visit often. read more

Really cute and authentic place. Employees were very nice and helpful. Reminded me of my time in Japan, wish the store was bigger and had more of a selection but they were overall really great! read more

Friendly, knowledgeable staff and a great selection of carefully curated products. There's a shocking amount of variety considering the fairly modest size of the location. read more

Great store, with great employees. I went in wanting to make my own sushi, and they suggested everything I needed and had a print out on how to prepare it all. They're very helpful! read more

I love this place! They all kinds of great products! The service is fantastic too! I got my groceries carried out to my car !! They have a wonderful variety of foods, frozen items, and Japanese cookware and dishes! read more

Very friendly staff, clean store, well-stocked shelves, and a wide variety of Japanese products ranging from snacks to obscure cooking ingredients. The prices are even pretty good, especially given how far we are from urban centers--it sure beats driving for 6 hours! read more

This is an OMG-Christmas-Every-Week (or what ever special holiday that brings gifts for you)! Where do we start? the Japanese food (can, dry goods, frozen fresh)? Kewpie mayonnaise? wide variety of candy? soda? wide variety of tea? tea sets? heritage rice? table wares? sake and sake sets? Japanese beers? Specialty rice / origami papers? chops sticks and the cutest, squealable bento boxes? Hello Kitty items (not an over abundance, just a tasteful amount)? collectable dolls and blades? paper lanterns? .... Every time I go in there (which is every week), they are un-packaging new items! They have been there several months and it just keeps getting better! The owners (husband and wife team) are very caring and service orientated: you don't see it -- they can get it OR they might just have gotten it in and go back into the back and There You Are! This is the place to get a wide variety of Japanese related goods for yourself or for gifts! You just can't go wrong making a purchase here! read more

Just moved to the area and was very surprised to find a store like this one in eureka! Pleasantly surprised by the selection they had for how small the store was, had everything I needed. Will definitely be coming back soon! read more