Asian Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Israel, City by City (2026)

If you cook Asian food at home in Israel, you already know the problem. The recipe calls for gochujang, fresh kaffir lime leaves, the right kind of rice paper, a specific noodle, or a spice blend that the regular supermarket has simply never heard of. For the Asian community here — Filipino, Thai, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese households — stocking a kitchen the way you would back home is a genuine, week-to-week challenge, and for Israeli home cooks chasing a dish they ate while travelling, it is the difference between a real version and an approximation.

The good news is that Israel’s Asian grocery scene has grown a lot. There are dedicated Asian supermarkets and import shops in almost every major city now, from chains with branches up and down the country to single neighbourhood stores run by community members who know exactly what their customers need. This guide maps them out city by city, so you can find the closest place that actually stocks what you are looking for. Every shop below is a real, verified entry in our community directory — nothing here is invented. It is a companion to our guide to the best Asian restaurants in Israel; when you would rather eat out than cook, start there.

Tel Aviv & Gush Dan

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Tel Aviv and the surrounding Gush Dan towns have the densest concentration of Asian groceries in the country, from the historic Carmel Market shops to cuisine-specific import stores.

East and West Asian Stores

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This chain started as a single stall in the Carmel Market and has since grown to several branches. The flagship is still on HaCarmel Street in the heart of the market, and it carries a wide spread of Asian products — Thai, Filipino, Japanese and more — making it a solid all-rounder for most home cooks. There is also a branch inside Sarona Market in central Tel Aviv if that is more convenient for you.

Dragon Food

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Dragon Food specialises in Far East and African food products, with its Tel Aviv shop on Rosh Pina Street. It is a useful stop when you need staples across several cuisines, and the chain also has branches further out in Bat Yam and Ashkelon (see those city sections below).

Konel Mart

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A dedicated Korean grocery in Tel Aviv. Konel Mart is the place to go for ramen, seaweed, snacks, seasonings and sauces, instant foods, and Korean alcoholic beverages — essentially a one-stop shop for a Korean pantry, whether you are after gochujang for a stew or soju for the table.

Eastern Block

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Eastern Block is a Tel Aviv Asian market focused on cooking ingredients: sauces, sushi-making components, teriyaki, sesame, curry, miso and more. It is a strong choice for Japanese and pan-Asian cooking, and the brand also runs branches in Givatayim and Ramat HaSharon (listed in the centre section).

Bombay Store

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An Indian grocery store in Tel Aviv that brings Indian products to Israeli kitchens — spices, pickles, lentils, snacks and more — with delivery available. It is a good fit for anyone cooking Indian food regularly who wants reliable access to the basics.

Indian Store

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A Tel Aviv-based operation specialising in importing quality products from India: spices, sweets, cookware and more. It runs as an online store, so it is handy when you want Indian pantry staples delivered rather than making a trip.

Jai Ho Spices

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A small Indian spice shop on Levinsky Street — fittingly, given Levinsky is Tel Aviv’s spice quarter. Jai Ho specialises in Indian spices and Indian flour for chapati, and regulars say you can smell it from down the block. Worth seeking out if you want freshly stocked spices over supermarket jars.

Allin’s Kabayan

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A Filipino grocery store in Ramat Gan, on Herzl Street, well rated by its community. It is the place to go in Gush Dan for Filipino pantry staples and the specific brands a Filipino kitchen relies on. For more on shopping and eating Filipino in Israel, see our Filipino food shops guide.

Eastern Block Givatayim

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The Givatayim branch of the Eastern Block Asian market, on Katzenelson Street — the same focus on sauces, sushi ingredients, curry and miso as the Tel Aviv original, closer to home if you live in the eastern Gush Dan towns.

Eastern Block Ramat HaSharon

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The Ramat HaSharon branch of Eastern Block, on Sokolow Street, serving the northern Gush Dan and Sharon area with the same range of Asian cooking ingredients.

Dragon Food Bat Yam

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The Bat Yam branch of the Dragon Food chain, on Menahem Yekuel Street — Far East and African food products for the southern coastal end of Gush Dan.

Haifa & the north

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Haifa and its surrounding towns are well served, with both chain branches and independent neighbourhood stores covering Filipino, Indian, Thai, Korean and Japanese cooking.

TAYO Asian Market Haifa

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The Haifa branch of the TAYO Asian supermarket chain, on Derech Yafo. TAYO carries one of the widest Asian ranges in the country, spanning products from Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Korea and the Philippines, and the Haifa store offers delivery. If you are in the north and want a single shop that covers most cuisines, this is the obvious first stop.

My Asia Haifa

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An Asian supermarket on Shmaryahu Levin Street in Haifa stocking Filipino, Indian, Thai, Korean and Japanese products, plus kitchenware and Asian utensils. It offers free home delivery, which makes it especially convenient for a full shop.

East and West Haifa

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The Haifa branch of the East and West Asian store chain, on HeHalutz Street — a general Asian grocery covering the same broad product range as the Tel Aviv original.

Asia Market Kiryat Yam

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An independent Asian grocery on Giyora Yoseftal Street in Kiryat Yam, just north of Haifa, well rated by customers. A handy local option for the Krayot rather than driving into central Haifa.

The Indian Spices

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An Indian spice shop in Kiryat Ata, in the Haifa area, on Mordei HaGetaot Street. If your priority is Indian spices specifically, this is the dedicated option in the north. For Indian cooking and dining more broadly, see our Indian restaurants guide.

Asian Market Afula

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An Asian grocery market in Afula, on Sderot Menachem Begin, serving the Jezreel Valley — a useful inland option for anyone living between Haifa and the north-east who would otherwise have a long drive for Asian ingredients.

Jerusalem

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Jerusalem’s Asian groceries are concentrated around the Mahane Yehuda market area and along the main arteries, and they cover a strong spread of cuisines between them.

Balagan Eastwest Food

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On Agripas Street near Mahane Yehuda, Balagan Eastwest Food carries an extremely wide range of products for Japanese, Thai, Indian, Filipino, Korean and Chinese cooking, and crucially stocks fresh Asian vegetables — which are hard to find anywhere in Israel. For Jerusalem home cooks, this is the most complete single stop.

Super HaMizrah

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Super HaMizrah is both an Asian restaurant and a grocery in Jerusalem, from the team behind Jaco Street. As a grocery it is a convenient option for picking up ingredients, and it is kosher for Passover — worth noting if you keep a kosher kitchen.

Taj Indian Grocery Shop

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Billed as the only Indian store in Jerusalem with a full range — spices, pickles, lentils, sweets, snacks and oils. If you cook Indian food in Jerusalem, this is the dedicated address for a proper Indian pantry.

Tropical Shack Asian Store

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An Asian grocery on Herzl Street in Jerusalem, also available for delivery via Wolt. A useful general Asian option, particularly if you would rather have your ingredients delivered.

The centre — Rishon LeZion, Ness Ziona, Petah Tikva, Netanya & the Sharon

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The central towns have filled in fast, with TAYO branches, the country’s first Korean grocery and several strong Filipino shops.

TAYO Asian Supermarket Rishon LeZion

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The Rishon LeZion branch of the TAYO chain, on Yosef Lishanski Street, very well rated by customers. Like its sister stores it carries a broad pan-Asian range, making it the main destination for Asian ingredients in the southern-central area.

Onikon Asian Market

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An Asian market in Ness Ziona, on Weizman Street, stocking ramen, noodles, sauces, frozen dumplings, tofu and Korean products. It is available on Wolt for delivery, which is handy across the Rishon LeZion and Shfela area.

Chili Baby

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An Asian grocery store on Mohliver Street in Petah Tikva, well rated locally. The go-to general Asian option for Petah Tikva and the eastern centre.

Horangi Korean Grocery

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Horangi in Netanya bills itself as the first Korean grocery store in Israel — soy products, gochujang, soju and a full range of Korean ingredients. If you are building a Korean pantry and live in the Sharon, this is the dedicated address.

Manila Shop Netanya

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A Filipino and Asian grocery shop on Sderot Hayim Weizman in Netanya, very highly rated by its customers. A reliable stop for Filipino staples in the Sharon — see also our Filipino food shops guide.

Go Japan

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A Japanese grocery and goods store in Hod HaSharon, on Derech Ramatayim, carrying Japanese food products, snacks and ingredients. If you cook Japanese food and live in the Sharon, this is your specialist option; for eating out, see our Japanese restaurants guide.

The south — Beer Sheva, Ashkelon & Bat Yam

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The south has fewer shops than the centre, but Beer Sheva in particular is well covered for such a spread-out region.

TAYO Asian Market Beer Sheva

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The Beer Sheva branch of TAYO, on Hayim Yakhil Street, which the chain describes as carrying the largest variety in Israel — products from Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Korea, the Philippines and more. For the whole Negev, this is the anchor Asian supermarket.

Noodles Market

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An Asian grocery in Beer Sheva — a second option in the city for Asian pantry staples alongside the TAYO branch.

Dragon Food Ashkelon

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The Ashkelon branch of the Dragon Food chain, on HaPalmach Street, carrying the same Far East and African food products as the rest of the chain — the main Asian grocery option for the southern coast.

Online & nationwide

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If you do not live near a dedicated Asian grocery, or you simply want the convenience, several operations ship Asian ingredients across the country.

Ta-Yo Asian Supermarket

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The TAYO chain as a whole, with branches in Beer Sheva, Rishon LeZion and Haifa (each listed in its city section above). TAYO is one of the most widely spread Asian supermarket brands in Israel, so wherever you are in the south or centre, there is a good chance a branch is within reach.

East & West Asian Grocery

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The East & West Asian grocery brand operates nationwide, carrying a general spread of Asian products. Between this listing and the East and West Stores chain, the brand covers a lot of the country.

Dragon Food

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Listed again here as a nationwide presence: with branches in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam and Ashkelon, Dragon Food’s Far East and African product range is accessible across the coastal plain.

Mundo Market

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Mundo Market describes itself as the biggest Asian supermarket in Israel, with more than 1,200 imported products from all over Asia. Its flagship is at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, and it is expanding nationwide with newer locations including Netanya. If you want sheer breadth of stock in one place, this is the one to try.

OOMAME

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OOMAME is an online pan-Asian marketplace with nationwide delivery — sauces, noodles, rice, ramen, spices, oils, pickles, snacks, drinks and kitchenware, alongside recipes and how-tos. Note that its address is a warehouse only: there are no walk-ins or self-pickup, so this is strictly a delivery operation.

A note on what to expect

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Asian groceries in Israel vary a lot. The big chains and the largest single stores — TAYO, Mundo Market, Balagan Eastwest Food — aim to cover every cuisine, while many neighbourhood shops lean towards the community they serve, so a Filipino store and a Korean store will stock quite different shelves. Fresh produce — Asian herbs, leaves and vegetables — is the hardest thing to find consistently, so it is worth calling ahead if a recipe depends on it. Stock and even opening hours can change, especially for the smaller independent shops; this guide is reviewed periodically, but a quick phone call before a special trip never hurts.

When you would rather let someone else do the cooking, our guide to the best Asian restaurants in Israel is the place to start, with companion guides for Japanese and Indian food, and a dedicated Filipino food shops guide for that community.