H Mart

One of my favourite places to grab a quick bite in the downtown area.
H-​Mart is awesome in terms of price and quality. You need to go to the top floor to get to the prepared meals. They have lots of interesting Korean and Japanese fare. Honestly, you can spend less than $ 10 and leave full and satisfied. The only issue is the seating area… during lunch or dinner rush, it’ll be hard to find a seat.

Solid H-​Mart in Downtown with the standard Korean and Asian offerings as well as a small food court. It is much smaller compared to the ones that I visit in NY and Philadelphia, but has all of the stand-by’s and the prices are reasonable.

Unilocal map is wrong but address is correct. Head to Robson and Seymour! Small market compared to Irvine and Cerritos stores in SoCal but a great place to stock up on fresh fruit and snacks for the hotel! I had to call to get the cross street as I got lost twice using the map app and Unilocal map. Nice helpful folks.

Really great location, not very large, but had great sales. Since living in Korea, I missed going to one. Can’t wait to get back to Vancouver and so here again.

I love Korean food and this place provides many of the fresh meats, seafood, and vegetables to make your favorite Korean dishes.

Episode 1: Came here for some zac-​zac at the food court & I had to use the restroom. There was a sign on the women’s room door stating they were cleaning, so my bf went to retrieve the key for the «mothers» restroom from customer service.
Episode 2: He returned with an employee & no keys. The employee rushed me into the women’s room & was yelling at the cleaning lady to let me use the facilities.
Episode 3: After I had already entered the stall + was closing the door, the cleaning lady told me to leave & to come back in 5 minutes when the spray had set/​dried. I THEN had to walk BACK to the customer service desk and demanded the keys to the other restroom before he finally released them to me.
I have honestly never been so frustrated walking back and forth for no apparent reason, as if I was asking for the key to let me into the gates of heaven. IT’S A RESTROOM. PEOPLE NEED TO WASH THEIR HANDS. By the end of it I really just wanted to punch the guy in the throat and throw the keys in the toilet.
Food was great though, I would highly recommend it.

Store is smaller the one I usually go to (which is Lougheed one), but the store is well lit, organized, clean and their customer service is nice.
Just like many other Asian markets, some have problem speaking English well but I can see them trying hard to finish their jobs in English, which I love. English is my 2^nd language too and I worked hard for years. I like seeing people who does the same. But ignore my grammer because my speaking is better lol
I love H Mart lot more than T&T because H Mart can actually understand and answers correctly to my questions (like they know what they carry, price, where… etc). T&T usually fails so I never bother asking them and I just suffer (still better than asking then get misdirected which happens a lot).
This store is located only few minutes walk from Grandville station, it’s ver easy to get to and hard to miss. I would recommend anyone who needs good Asian market to shop at.

The Hmarts in the USA are much bigger and have a larger variety than this one. I was expecting some pretty korean girls to be working there; instead we got some gnarly looking ajummas who loved taking their jolly sweet old time.
BTW, your HMART USA card does not work here and they wouldn’t let us borrow one or even fill out a form for a new one.

Ok so as other reviewers mention it’s not exactly Asian market more of korean and Japanese market. There are hmarts all over North America and the ones in Southern California are amazing size of Costco!
This one is smaller, a bit pricier but it’s got everything I need to make kick ass meal. Just wish they would bring «bezee jigae» back :(it’s the best tofu curd soup ever!
Value ⁴⁄₅ go on weekends for best deals
Atmosphere ⁴⁄₅ food court
Service 4.5÷5
Quality ⁴⁄₅
16.5÷20

I went to food court to get some for lunch. So I ordered blood sausages, known as Soondae ($ 6.99)and California Rolls ($ 2.99). Cali rolls were okay. Rice wasn’t soft because it was in the fridge for few hours. Soondae was not good, not tasty as the ones I eat in Korea.
Total came to $ 10.40 including tax. I’d give 2 stars for this and the Korean sausage tasted meh.

I like H-​Mart for the products I cannot find at other asian supermarkets. Also they have a «food court» section that I go to for lunch since it’s fairly close to work. nothing beats spicy tofu soup on a cold day.
Service is always friendly, it’s a pleasant experience as always.

Korean Noodle
Restaurant: H Mart Downtown — food court
590 Robson Street Suite 200 Vancouver, BC V6B 2B7
604−609−4567
Open:Monday-Sunday 8:30am — 10pm
(link)
Noodle Boy Rating
4 Star
Noodle Rating
4 Star
— Korean transparent noodle
— regular thickness
— good portion and make you really full
Soup Rating
4 Star
— good seafood broth
— It is too spicy to drink all soup but I manage to drink more than a half
Inside Rating
3 Star
— squid, zucchini, onion
— also a side of horse radish pickle
Seating
— there are several small tables that can seat approx. 20 people.
— No counter space
— hard to eat together with a group. seating is limited. couple or loner works best
Seasoning
— No need to add extra seasoning, broth already have good flavor
Chop Stick Rating
1 Star
— Disposal wooden chop stick (hard to hold on the noodle b/​c of fat round part near the tip)
— Korean metal spoon
Price
— Most of the dishes are from $ 8.00−10.00
— $ 10 bill should cover noodle and tip

Am I the only one who couldn’t find the food court/​ready to eat section for the longest time? Finally, someone helpfully pointed me in the direction of making a sharp turn at the top of the escalator and going past the cashiers at the front of the grocery store, and there is the food court, like the world on the other side of the wardrobe.
H-​Mart is pretty good for an Asian grocery in a convenient package. I prefer Fujiya when I can get there, but this place is perfectly adequate for fulfilling the kimchi/​Pocky/​noodles needs and has a more central location with longer hours. (Fujiya is Japanese and H-​Mart is Korean, but they carry many of the same products.) And I love those sushi rolls with beef for a lunch treat.
And now that I’ve found it, the food court, with its tables with a view of the street, has become a go-​to spot for some downtown downtime.

I find this place much less frustrating than the nearby IGA.
The layout is better, and the cashiers are always polite and friendly (they even give lollipops to the kids)
The prices here are just as expensive, and the selection isn’t awesome, due to the limited size of the store.

Yes, yes, yes!
I need miso, nori, kimchi, chrysanthemum tea, matcha…
If you need Asian ingredients… go to H

4 stars for their QQ bread in their bakery section. Want a quick snack? grab a QQ bread! Hard crunchy texture with a soft sweetish center.

We were walking along Robson and saw the H Mart banner advertising themselves as the largest Asian grocer in N. America (or something along that lines). We decided to walk in and explore since we both love grocery shopping. Coming from bay area California where we’re spoilt by Ranch99, I must say that H Mart was quite a disappointment :(
Unless your definition of Asia = Korea, I dont think that H Mart is any where near Ranch 99 in terms of the amount of stuff they have. In particular, we were thinking of making our own century egg tofu, but could not find both century eggs and dark vinegar. Asian supermarket, but no century egg or dark vinegar??? Hmmm. Credibility just went down right there!
Still, I guess this grocery chain is decent enough if you’re just looking to buy some common Asian food/​snacks. They have a large selection of korean banchan (kimchi, beansprouts, wasabi tako, etc) that you can buy home in individual portions, though I do find them overpriced. They also have prepackaged korean stew at pretty cheap prices (fish roe stew package for $ 5.99) which you can buy home and cook your own stew.

I came here with some friends for last minute quick Asian fast food over the weekend. The location of H-​Mart is convenient because it’s right in the middle of the town, and there’re enough seats around. The pricing is reasonable for Asian fast food, definitely not cheap though, at round $ 8 – 10 per item.
However, the food quality as far as Korean food goes is below par. Plus the quantity is smaller than expected compared to most Korean joints in the bay area. So next time I will skip and walk one more block to get JapaDog or Viet sub…
Oh, they do take credit cards @ the cash register because it’s a part of the supermarket establishment. However, don’t expect the servers to speak much English at all.

We love the food court!
Beef broth, spicy cold noodles, and chicken wingsss.

When I finally had time to go to H Mart, I was excited. As I was leaving, I felt a little let down.
The market didn’t have a lot of selection and the prices aren’t very good. I guess I went in with an expectation that it would be closer to T n T supermarket, but tried to keep in mind that the rent must be exorbitant downtown.
I had the Beef Rib Broth noodle soup in the food court area. It was extremely average since all there were pieces of unchewable beef, egg and way too much rice noodles. It came with a small side dish of kimchi, which was appreciated since everything else was bland. If that combo was $ 6-​$ 7 instead of $ 8.50 (before tax) it would be more reasonably priced.
Although I was a little disappointed, I’d give this place another shot. There are quite a bit of Korean and other Asian food available here. There’s also a bakery downstairs selling whole cakes or individual sized sweets.