Chinatown Market

Reviews

• Sam R.

  star star star star star 27 July 2026

  I was preparing for a long, difficult search for Yang Jiang Preserved Beans (for my Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry) because it appears that they cannot be bought online and there are NO Chinese groceries in the DC area (Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese... but not Chinese).
  
  Then, I found Chinatown Market.
  
  Although it's true that the entire store feels like it's about 9 feet square in area, and that this is crammed with a limited selection of merchandise, the merchandise that is available is what you want. Case in point: two cans of one variety of preserved beans -- Yang Jiang.

• Jennifer S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 23 July 2026

  I'm not sure this is really a market...maybe a closet where lots of things are stuffed into a cramped space?

• Evan Tyler M.

  star star star star_border star_border 18 July 2026

  Has very limited supply as the store is very tiny.  I was really hoping this was a GROCERY store as there are NONE in DC. So I got excited and just wanted to get a bag of rice which this place did not, nor any vegetables which is also what I look for at a Chinese/Asian store.  Disappointing but if you need a drink or cigarettes and you're in Chinatown, this is where you can go.

• Tonia W.

  star star star star star 8 July 2026

  I'm a big fan of this place to buy Chinese non-perishable foods and ingredients. It's a super small shop- they sell some Chinese ingredients, single drinks and bottles, and other things like a typical bodega. They always have what I'm looking for that I can't find at a Safeway or Harris teeter. There aren't any Asian supermarkets in DC or that are easily accessible by metro for people living in the city, so I go here when I need things like Chinese vinegar or cooking wine, dried noodles, chili oil, etc. All non perishables (sadly they don't sell any fresh produce), but I wouldn't expect a small place like this to sell them anyways. Would definitely recommend here if you are looking to make Chinese food and need some basic ingredients.

• Pam Z.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 June 2026

  Chinatown Market, one of the few survivors of the good ole days of Chinablock before the Verizon/MCI Center gentrified and pushed out a lot of the authenticity.  
  
  They have rice paper spring roll wrappers here! Also have basic sauces (eg. bean pastes, chili sauce, hoisin) and some other dried noodles in the equivalent wall space of a 4x4'. Prices aren't that crazy (1.75 for spring roll wrappers, 3.50 for medium siracha), but the selection is reeeeeally limited. However, in this town, it might get you barely by. Or at least it's a good start for when you need your shrimp flavored noodle fix that isn't cup-o-noodles.
  
  Considering it's one of the last Chinese markets on Chinablock (aka metro accessible, in DC), I have to give it a 3.5 stars. Don't go in expecting a Ranch 99 or H Mart (literally a space about a yard wide and high for everything Asian dry goods), but you can get some decent basics here. I didn't see any refrigerated asian goods here though.
  
  The rest of the space is basically an American quick mart, but that's not why you come here.
  
  ATM machine inside.