Fort Lauderdale just got a major addition to its food scene. Kimchi Mart, one of South Florida’s most popular Asian grocery chains and winner of New Times‘ Best Asian Market 2023, opened its newest and largest location this past Friday in Fort Lauderdale. The massive new location opened at 510 NW Seventh Ave. with plenty of fanfare. Crowds packed the aisles on opening day, with shoppers lining up to grab boxes of honey butter chips, fresh seafood, and imported pantry staples straight from Korea and Japan.
Kimchi Mart first opened in South Dade at 15355 S. Dixie Hwy., but has since gained popularity and now operates stores throughout South Florida, including Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs (which was once its largest location), Hollywood, and, most recently, Fort Lauderdale. The new Broward location is the biggest one yet and the first full-scale Korean market in the city. Each store features a mix of Korean essentials, items from other Asian countries, as well as grocery staples, vegetables, and household goods. But this mega store takes the cake (or the kimchi).
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