Goowha Market

This is my favorite market. It is not a big market but has a lots of good things that I need. The best section is the Ban chan and rice cakes. They offer good selections of Ban chan and Kim chi. One of the brand has labels of NO MSG in their Ban Chan and Kim chi. I think they are honest. Most of them taste pretty good without MSG. They also have excellent selections of rice cake. I often buy a box of assortments of various rice cake. My favorite is the sweet rice stuffed with ground sweet red bean. They also sell baked sweet potato as well as fresh ones. They are very sweet and delicious. Their fruits are fresh. The staffs, especially the cashiers are efficient and kind.

This is my go to market for korean!!! What you do is get some marinated pork or chicken from the back, get some red leaf lettuce, shredded scallions (already done for you) and whatever banchan you like — shredded daikon, kimchi, etc. Now you get some prepared jap chae, some tofu soup and frozen dumplings and BAM — its like going to korean bbq but at home!!! Get some soju at a nearby liquor store and you are on your way to a korean bbq party at home!!! Dont forget some sprite and you dont have to pay $ 15 for a soju cocktail !!! Trust me ive seen those go up to $ 25 but i digress!!! Enjoy and shhhhh keep this place on the qt!!! Also great fruit too lol

I like to visit Flushing it is like going to both Korea and China at the same time. One of the things I like to check out are the neighborhood grocery stores. Goowha is not as big as H-​Mart but it is clean and well stocked. I discovered Makkoli here which is a brewed rice beverage that is very refreshing.
I have not been back to Fushing in a while but this is still one of my favorites.

Ever since Assi Plaza close, I wanted to look for a nearby Korean market in Flushing. This market is great. They carried a lot of Korean food products. The price is kind of expensive compare to other supermarkets in the areas. This place is like a hidden gem. Overall I liked it.

Best quality Korean supermarket in NYC as far as I know. Clean place. Fresh vegetables and nice selection of fish. Good kimchi made by them. This place is a gem of Korean/​Oriental market in Flushing.

Goowha has the wonderful feel of a mini neighborhood grocer. Although it is not as big as the Asian supermarkets on Northern Blvd, it surprisingly has a decent stock of produce. While I like supporting small businesses, a problem with many small grocers is that they tend to be more expensive than the giant superstores. However, since Goowha is under the H-​Mart umbrella, prices are comparable to the larger supermarkets. For me, the best part of Goowha is their prepared food section. They have a good selection of ban chan, soups, kim bap, and other prepared food that you can heat up at home.

I prefer this korean grocery store over hmart. It is situated on a side street in flushing and closer to where residents actually live.
They have a selection of whatever korean food items you may need as well as prepared food dishes. Among the many things I have tried are their bento style lunch boxes which are perfect for bringing to work or eat at home instead of paying a lot to have in a restaurant. I have tried their spicy beef and spicy squid and it comes with colorful red bean or white rice with some sides like a kimchi or other banchan like a veggie or even little pieces of fried fish. Beware of the tiny bones though because i struggled with it maybe because it wasnt fried enough so the bones were not crunchy or brittle enough to digest. They even have bo ssam boiled pork which comes with garlic and peppers like you would at a restaurant but my favorite prepared item is the jap chae cold noodles. I like to bring it home as a very substantial side dish. they seem to use a whole onion in each package so it may be a little oniony but still very good.
They have a good selection of different banchan as well if you want to buy a whole bunch and have a korean style meal without slaving for hours. They have their own prepared kimchi and they even carry oyster kimchi which is my new favorite. Make sure to keep it cold though. It lends a richer taste to your regular kimchi.
they have a fish market in the back and a ton of already marinated meats if you want to do korean bbq at home. Their veggies always look very fresh although their items are a little more than I normally pay. Some of their produce items are in front of the store outside and some inside all the way in the back corner.
I come here to get marinades for my meat and they have lots of different sauces. I usually get the citrusy flavor or sweet sauces for my kbbq. There are a lot of different soy sauces and dressings and soup stocks I have never tried before. And red pepper paste and other items for making your own kimchi or jigae stews at home.
In the frozen section they have different dessert items like korean ice pops and mochi. I came here and realized I had a craving for kimchi stuffed dumplings something I have never had before but they also carry. They also carry other types of dumplings. Buy it by the bag.
Their dry items feature different types of grains like barley, rice and beans and they have a good selection of different teas and noodles.
They carry beer but I found out that they also sell chilled makgolli korean rice wine in the fridge outside next to the fruit.
Not sure if they still do the stamp card where each time you spend over $ 10 you get a stamp. I keep forgetting mine but after 10 stamps you are supposed to get something. The suspense is killing me.
This is a nice little korean grocery that has everything you need without hiking it past northern to the hmarts. Come in and check out some of their prepared food or grab a cold makgolli and then thank me for telling you about this little korean market.
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Hidden Market GEM — close to the corner of 41^st Ave and Union St!
One day, I came across this very nice, neatly organized, local mini Korean Grocery Store upon strolling on Union Street aka Flushing Korean Town. And now, Goowha has become my go-​to place for pre-​made Kim Bap rolls because they are always on sale — HALF OFF — after 7pm! Don’t feel like cooking tonight? Pick up a roll or two!
I also come here for the yummy Mochi Ice Cream (green tea is the BEST) — full priced. But they make one delicious dessert after eating a Kim Bap roll hehe.
Yeah, the prices at this local market are higher than the regular nearby Chinese supermarkets, such as Jmart, Chung Fat, Chang Jiang, Great Wall. But the items also vary from Korean to Chinese supermarkets, so it is debatable. For me, I like to explore different places for certain items. You just have to pick your battle — Korea vs China lol
Note: Goowha has weekly ad sales posted on the store window.
Oh, Oh, Oh, once you go inside, you willl see a whole section of pre-​packaged Korean side dishes!!! These side dishes are exactly what you will expect to eat at any Korean restaurant. I have tried the fish cake and it is yummy! Will return for more tasting of Korean side dishes. Each side dish comes in small and large. So I suggest trying a small before buying a large just in case you are not used to the food. Fact learned: Most Koreans treat the side dishes as dinner. And I always thought they were only appetizers lol
***I feel like I am in a Korean restaurant whenever I am inside Goowha. You will find Korean side dishes, Kim Baps, marinated Korean BBQ meat, mochi ice cream, and various Korean food.

A friend who had lived in Korea teaching english, had been looking for a while for Makkoli at a decent price. (it’s $ 10+ in K-​Town!) I wandered in here after passing by a few times (and realizing that this was a supermarket– from the Union Ave. side it’s unassuming). Right at the entrance they had Makkoli for only $ 3.99!
Their white peaches smelled amazing and I also bought some fresh sauteed baby anchovies in a spicy sesame oil sauce ($ 4.99) for my congee at home. They had a lot of other side dishes, omelets, rice cakes, and bento boxes at the entrance. The supermarket is very clean and the fruits and vegetables looked pretty fresh.
They had medium sized bags of ‘korean’ cheetos and Doritos (think they were barbecue flavored– had a korean-​looking platter of ribs on the front), I was intrigued but they were $ 3.99 I wasn’t that interested.

This is a nice korean grocery store, good for needing or wanting korean ingredients. While there are many super markets around flushing, most of them are Chinese/​Asian ones so if you need things like rice cakes or chili paste. It’s less likely that you would find them there.
I was able to get the things I need to make ddukbokkie and it was pretty cheap. There is also a section in which they had pre-​made foods. I got the Japchae and it was really yummy. You can deff come here if you want to get some lunch. They even have different types of korean pancakes, korean sweets, and gimbap.
The price, once again is very reasonable and isn’t pricey at all.
Oh, also when you pay and it all comes out to 10 dollars or more you get a card that with a stamp on it. Everytime you pay and it amounts to 10 or more you get a stamp and if you get ten stamps you get a gift or some sorts. So that should be fun to come back and back more n_​n

Great Korean-​Asian Grocery Store in Flushing!
This is my one-​stop shop for Korean groceries. Located on 41^st Avenue, closed to Main Street subway station, this supermarket is very handy place to shop for me, even though this is smaller than other asian grocery store. There are few parking spaces in front of the store but not many so that you may have a trouble with parking sometimes. However, cashiers are friendly and general manager is very generous. It has much nicer looking now with new refrigerator that has variety of Korean side dishes in there and hot price products display in front of the store!