North County International Market

What can I say about this place. Amazing! Their food is fresh, delicious, very cheap, and give you huge portions! It’s a small family owned business and j love supporting small business. I love everything they serve but my favorite is their #3 they also sell groceries! Best place in north county!

I love this place. Awesome family operation. The food is epic, the groceries are fresh and they carry all the great spices, teas and condiments. It’s a regular stop for us.

What an awesome Middle Eastern and European market in Vista! It’s been around for 14 years, and Hammed is a really nice and helpful guy! There is a deli section with Persian food and a variety of good quality middle eastern and Eastern European groceries like fresh bakeries, frozen rye bread, yogurt, Laleh saffron ice cream, pickled herring, olives in glass jars, cookies, crackers, chocolates, pasta, tabouleh, basmati rice, and other dry, refrigerated and frozen foods! Their selection of produce is limited but I saw that they have quince and some red onions that look like they’re from someone’s garden!
Hammed was very nice to show me the brands Nobel and another brand with the Iranian flag which make amazing pastries including baklava. The store carry both the dry Greek/​Turkish baklava and the more moist and honey-​glazed Persian version.
The food at the deli was made to order so I was using my 20 minutes to browse the store aisle by aisle. I was really happy to find all the products I wanted!
By the way, the other store North Park Produce once told me Laleh ice cream closed down when I was asking for it, leaving me very disappointed. I found it here and asked Hammed what happened. Laleh is still running and many people are still enjoying it, just not in the deceitful North Park Produce.

If you want authentic Mediterranean/​Middle eastern food without leaving the US this is the place to go. I have ate at many similar restaurants and none even come close to the food they serve here. Just delicious almost as if it was home cooked. They also sell a variety of goods that are not easy to find here. One of my favorite is the pita and lavash bread way better than the store bought ones.

Zereshk Polo with chicken on Wednesdays are to die for. Customer service is very high standard and every time I dine here I walk out smiling.

Good cute place! A bit small, but fair prices that compete. I like to go both here a
and to the larger North County Produce across the street. This one is smaller and more personal, and the other one has more options! But they do carry a lot of the exact same stuff :) You can get food here, and there are tables outside to sit, eat, and relax which is really nice.

This place is the only authentic middle eastern eatery/​market I’ve found in north county. And the food is delicious!

A hidden gem, I found out about this place a few months ago and I can’t stop coming back. amazing food, a must try if you like kabobs and Persian food. Try it try it try it you’ll be happy you did.

Absolutely the best food in North County. I also go here for groceries when I need good quality Mediterranean supplies.

This place carries a bunch of authentic food — true. But beware! Lots of these products still sit on shelves long beyond their expiration date.
I bought Russian candy and half of it was either crumbling as if attacked by termites or weathered with white stain when chocolate sits in warehouse way too long. When I was about to eat herring (salted fish) that i got from them, it smelled funny… sure enough product’s best before date was over a month ago!
Never coming back again!

Excellent food
Excellent groceries
I eat my business lunches here almost everyday that I’m close to here.
For my grocery shopping it is the best place which has everything I need.
Friendly staff and nice manager.

So I’ll try to make this short and sweet:
Groceries — excellent variety, very fresh and reasonably priced (Middle Eastern and Eastern European)
Cooked food — very tasty, compliments to the chef (excellent quality, fairly priced)
Customer Service — 5 stars to the Persians (although the lady owner who is Eastern European can be a little cold which may just be a cultural difference in temperament)

This place was a pleasant surprise. Ever since I’ve moved from Northern California I’ve been searching for good Persian food and market. I think I can definitely say I’ve found it. The koobideh and chicken kabob were juicy and flavorful. Good portions too, one plate will feed two. Also, they have good items in the grocery section, got my favorites (tea, rose water, feta, and cookies). Staff was friendly. The seating area was eh, so probably will be taking next food order to go.

I was looking for rose jam to make pączki, Polish donuts. So I searched online and came across North County International Market. What a find! Not only does it have hard to find Eastern European items, there is also delicious Middle Eastern items and excellent kabobs and daily specials. This market makes me so happy!

I have to admit, I ate the best koobideh in this place. I can not be easily fooled since I am from Glendale (Armendale) and this is what we eat. enough said! Great attitude, nice little store that has what you crave (Iranian, Armenian, Greek etc).
Nice chicken kabob too. Juicy and cooked to perfection!
Thank you!

What a great little store full of Russian, Turkish, Greek & Israeli products, to name a few. Staff was friendly & helpful. I’ll definitely be back to try the prepared food.
FYI…the address listed is correct, but the link took me to the wrong place.

This is definitely a hidden treasure that deserves to be discovered. I love Persian food and this market is like heaven to me.
I go to school and work around this part of town and before I discovered this market, I’d be mad that I wasn’t a UCLA student because UCLA is near a lot of Persian restaurants and markets. Don’t worry, I’ll attend UCLA in the future to get my Master’s degree
Anyways, back to the review.
I can now finally get my Persian food fix on my lunch break! This is the only place in North County that serves and provides Persian food and products such as kebab, rose water, yogurt soda, that incredibly divine Persian ice cream, and so much more.
Oh, they also have free Wi-​Fi!
So please, come here and support small business and experience the greatness that is Persian cuisine!

The new owners are a young couple who have revolutionized the shop. While I lived in Vista, that was my place to go to get international food, Halal meat, and other grocery and things I could not find at a conventional grocery store.
Good service, reasonable prices… oh ya while you are there try their warm Kabobs its good stuff!

Very cool store with great customer service. Reason for removing one star was for the prices. Costly.
Big selection of canned and jarred Eastern European items. Beautiful (and costly) selection of pastries. Has a deli section with meats to select (per pound).
I was hoping to find more take out/​lunch selections but it was 5 PM so maybe they have more choices earlier in day… especially since they have a large covered outdoor eating area.
I did end up buying crepes. Imported from Estonia only $ 2.99. Tasted great at home with fruit.

Great variety of middle Eastern and European items. Loved the fact that they stock halal meat and chicken. Also have a nice range of deli meats. Owner is super nice and friendly. Makes it a pleasure to shop and spend money.
There is a gorgeous variety of baked goods that instantly makes you forget about your diet! Also, love the different ice creams they stock.