Kim Long Market

I was looking for an Asian market as a result of having a recipe that required Rice Wine (not rice vinegar) which I could not find in any of the transitional grocery store. After checking online, I was sure I would find it in an Asian market and I was really glad I did at Kim Long.
One of the first things that greeted me was boiled peanut. I absolutely love boiled peanuts and I usually have to buy the green peanuts at the Farmers Market then cook them in my crock pot. The whole ordeal is quite time consuming but since it’s more of a down south thing, I did what I had to… but now I won’t have to anymore. The bags were pre-​packed for $ 1.99 each which to me was a great deal. I also tried the picked green mangoes which were pre-​packaged and I think for $ 1.99 as well.
The cashier was very helpful in confirming how to prepare and cook certain items that I was not familiar with. I will definitely be back to explore more.

This place is AWESOME. I can find things I can’t anywhere else. Their veggies are fresh and stay well in my fridge. I’ve tried many new greens because they have incredible variety. Eating raw, wheat free, low lectins, and vegan means so many limitations and Kim Long helps me have variety even within my GI limits!
And, they’re excellent at pricing everything things and keeping organized.
Def go there if you’re looking for markets like these.

Been coming here numerous times, I thought I had written a review for this place.
It’s a hit or miss with certain things you buy from this market, I’ve never had any issues.
Always get my fish sauce here, hot sauces, and Siracha from here.
I use to get the asian instant noodles from here, but have stop eating that kind of stuff for over a year now. It’s not good for you… but so damn delicious. I might pick up a box in the future for my earthquake emergency kit since it’s all about «survival» during that time.
They also have spring rolls and egg rolls for you to buy at the food counter at the front in the corner. Egg Rolls are 50 cents each which includes pork in them.
If you are looking for an asian market on Anaheim St, this is another one you can go to. There’s a few other markets between Long Beach Blvd and Walnut Ave.

This place is awesome; from meats, to condiments and veggies. Priced right and plenty of options to choose from when I comes to making home made meal. Thought I am weary of the seafood because fresh seafood should never have a smell and most times you can smell it! I don’t let this detour my feelings for this place I merely stay away from purchasing «the fresh» seafood items.

I have been shopping at this market for few years, I buy some thai vegetables and mangoes and frozen anchovies. Today I sent my daughter to buy whole fish. She got 2 striped bass for $ 35. I usually buy my whole fish Fromm 99 ranch store in artesia. The fish smelled like Clorox. I thought it was the sell of the bag! I coked the fish and finished it with a fancy herb butter sauce. My kids tasted it and refused to eat it. I tried a bit and tried to convince myself and the kids that the fish was fine. Bottom line is that the fish smelled like a freshly scrubbed toilet bowl and tasted like a chlorinated pool with garlic and herb. So mad and disappointed! What a health hazard!

I shop here for soy bean cake, ground lemongrass, coconuts, select veggies and jack fruit. Can’t beat the prices and these items are always available.

Love this Asian market! So close to St. Mary’s Hospital and vegetables are always fresh! Super clean and doesn’t smell like most Asian grocery store. They clean and fry fishes for you too! Cashiers are super friendly and there’s always parking so you don’t have fight anyone for a spot!

This market may not be a super glitzy store, but if you’re looking for fresh, hard to find ingredients, this is it. They have fresh kaffir lime leaves, which I’ve found to be hard to obtain. They also have fresh beef bones that they can cut up for you, perfect for phở broth. Speaking of phở, they have all necessary ingredients, including fresh rice noodles. Everything is really cheap too! This market is my go to for all Asian ingredients.

Another best kept secret in Long Beach between Elm and LB Blvd… it’s costing me too much money when I dine out and satisfy my Thai curry fix, so I stumbled in this super clean market the other day and Whoooeee they have all the curry pastes I could ever have… time to get cooking… and it’s soooo super cheap! Love it!
In addition to the affordable curry selections, they have fresh fruit-​I spied some lychees, freshly baked taro cake, moon cake, affordable veggies, meats, fried tofu, furikake, taro chips, mochiko, nori, Puto Pinoy cupcake baking mix (not that kine vulgar language p*to, lol) kimchee, won ton and egg roll wrappers, coconut water, dried mango fruits, sesame oil, halo halo mix, Asian noodles, Korean bbq sauces etc… they even have Super XXL pilons (mortar and pestle kitchen gadget for all you non-​Dominicans) to make some tasty mofongo!!! Yeeeha!
Too many ‘You buy, we fry’ fish shops closed down but here they can cook up some fried fish. It takes a while so be patient. Parking lot can be a challenge to park, gotta have lots of patience here.
They accept debit cards too, so it’s a plus.

A great market to find Asian vegetables, sauces and specialties you never knew existed! And the cleanest ethnic market I’ve ever been in.

I often go there cus I’m Asian, Duh !
One time u was buying something from meat fish counter in the back… I’m not Cambodian… so I speak English to them… I was there for awhile the workers saw me but they called out to other people helped them before me… so several customers cut me off but it’s not their fault because they don’t speak English. The butchers called them !
Finally I walked to the owner in the front telling him a story asking him… Are you guys discriminating me because I’m not Cambodian? So he quick walked back to the meat Dept and ordered them to help me ASAP…
You think they didn’t do that on purpose? I don’t think so !

Great market, and if you call them they will answer the phone. They were helpful with me. Pretty decent variety of Asian foods and goods. It’s no 99 Ranch Market or any of the mega Asian superstores, but it seems to be a nice, well-​run neighborhood market. They also have a hot food bar with authentic Chinese food (not Americanized Chinese fast food, so you may not know what everything is if you are not familiar. But if you are, it’s a nice respite from broccoli beef and chow mein.)

Love this market! I cook a lot of Vietnamese dishes as well as other Asian cuisine and live in Long Beach. How convenient to have this place. The food and produce are high quality, the prices are low and the staff is always cheerful, helpful and friendly. If I am anywhere near Kim Long and had no intention of buying food I find myself stopping by anyway just to purchase an item or two and use it in my daily cooking.

If you ask the people will respond…
I wanted kimchi and asked Unilocalers if they knew any store in long beach that carried it. Steve S. to the rescue he called the store and said that they have kimchi.
Its located in the heart of downtown Long Beach I drive over there and they have delicious jars of kimchi several varieties actually, unfortunately I can’t have my kimchi with seafood.
No worries this market is filled to capacity with so many international products it draws me in.
I must admit it’s a bit strong smelling in here not offensive to me but it’s a bit pungent it’s odd because the market is clean so I’m not sure what that strong smell is about but I’m over it.
I grab a cart and get to shopping they have fascinating and extreme items for sale in this market.
I browse the pots and housewares aisle everything is sturdy and of good quality I love those cute decorated bowls and so much more.
I found lumpia wrappers and small shumai wrappers all at a great price.
A package of butter coconut biscuits to enjoy with my coffee.
Pad Thai noodles and glass noodles so thin that I’ll add to my lumpia rolls the cashier was kind enough to tell me how to cook them and stressed that I don’t add too much to my filling and this gal is listening.
Ponzu sauce and sweet chili sauce to kick my food up a notch.
A container of fried garlic I can’t wait to try and crushed chili powder for the spiciness I desire in my food.
There is a bit of everything in this market including extreme food that I have never seen specialty meats Including frozen frogs and huge prawns just loads of fresh and frozen seafood whole fish and more.
An African American lady yelled out to the butcher to leave the head on her fish that’s how I like my fish too the head is the best part minus the eyeballs. Lol
I’ll definitely be back to buy a pan or two and a few those pretty dipping bowls.

This is a pretty legit asian market, probably my favorite one in long beach. The produce is really fresh and their prices are low. A lot of their products are really convenient to buy (e.g., cut fruit, peeled garlic, food from the to go section), and they have a good mix of different kinds of food (vietnamese, camobodian, korean, etc). People who work there are friendly and are usually pretty quick to help you out, and the store itself is clean and well organized. Definitely a great place to check out if you are a fan of local, small businesses.

I do all my Vietnamese groceries shopping here if I am too lazy to drive to westminster

As a non Asian person, I consider it a great blessing to have the community so close by. I mean really I don’t want to have to drive to Torrance just for some Lemon Basil and Kabocha Squash. This is my favorite market, the produce is so fresh and the prices can’t be beat. I have had to change my diet due to food allergies so I needed to incorporate Bone Broth– And I can buy beef bones here for less than 1.00 $ a pound. My favorite buy is the ALREADY PEELED FRESH GARLIC… Its like 2.50 $, for at least 50 cloves! The only thing I have left to try is the fresh fish in the back, because I want to begin to make fish stock– But they are not labeled and have no idea where to start. Next time I go I’ll see if I can get some assitance with the fish and I’ll up date this post and let you know how it went.
If anyone reads my review and has suggestions on a place to buy fresh fish though, would love to hear from you. Until then, this is my first stop for All things non-​American that I need. Oh and every one is very nice too. :)

Long Beach doesn’t really have a lot of choices when it comes to Asian markets. So this is the one I come to. I buy a lot of my produce here, all of the labels are not written in English so it can be challenging at times to find what you’re looking for. I was able to score some delicious jack fruit here! Some of my favorite things to buy here are: dried seaweed, brown rice, coconut milk, lychees, bok choy, jack fruit and rice noodles for phở soup!

With gas prices being ridiculously high I opt-​out heading to Westminster to purchase herbs for my spring rolls. I searched for Vietnamese markets on Unilocal and Kim Long Market came up. It is around a five mile drive from home and I had nothing to lose.
The market was not too difficult to find. It stands alone on a corner block that has plenty of parking space. There is both street and lot parking. The building is a large size and entrance is allowed only from the sliding doors on the right.
I went straight to their fresh produce section and compared to other vietnamese markets, it was not very large. However, I was able to find my mint and basil which made my trip all the better. The herbs were fresh and inexpensive. Their produce aisle look well kept and I was pleased finding all I needed.
Their meat, seafood and poultry section look well kept as well. I was contemplating if I should purchase shrimp. The shrimp they had looked beautiful but I was looking for something more inexpensive.
Overall, I do not regret my visit. My options for markets broaden and I’m exploring more dishes.
P. S. The cashier and bag boy (more of a man really) were friendly. The gentleman even said thank you in tagalog! A definite plus!

I went to Kim Long with a hankering for mock duck, and this place didn’t disappoint.
There it was, that old blue can that I remembered, for about $ 1.89. I grabbed a few cans, along with vegetarian abalone, which I’ve never tried.
At this store, dry goods are king. The shelves at this place are packed with wonderful spices, noodles, and dried chili pods, as well as canned, pre-​made curry pastes. There are an array of jars of jelly-​like vegetables that are unfamiliar to the western eye, but if you like white, gelatinous vegetables then you will enjoy these as well: o) The produce seemed fresh, with the long beans and baby bok choy the highlights of this section.
I was puzzled by my inability to find long grain rice, and ended up with a flour sack of sticky rice for about five bucks instead. I would have liked a bit more selection of vegetarian and tofu items in the refrigerated section, such as salted tofu. The refrigerated items in general are the weak point in the otherwise ample store.
The experience was enjoyable, and the prices are ridiculous. A sweet older lady even bagged my load of vegetarian cans, laughing when she could barely lift it. There are probably many items in the store that I overlooked, such as frozen foods, so I will be back here soon to search for more.