H Mart

My love for H-​Mart runs deep. For the amount of money I would normally spend at a Korean restaurant for dinner, I can get so much more here! Their pre-​made meals are pretty decent, and I usually have enough for leftovers the next day.
Prices of some items can run a little high, but they do have really good sales to make up for it. Place is generally kept clean and I love the fact their open till 10pm.

My entire family shop at various H marts around Vancouver and so did I until recently I had a stale birthday cake from the Richmond branch and am never returning to that bakery section.
This review is for this branch and generally it’s a pleasing experience to be able to purchase groceries that other supermarkets don’t carry. Their bakery is good but this time I got food poisoning from their deli section. $ 6 «bento» style korean meal how could anyone resist. There was kim bab, blood sausage and do po gi. Purchase time 6pm. Will be avoiding their deli section from now on.
Everything else is pretty decent, fresh groceries, reasonably priced home/​kitchen appliance eg. water kettle, clothes drying rack.

Many Korean food items. Cases of fruits available. The bakery inside the store has some interesting designed cakes.

Review specifically on H-​Mart bakery:
Ever since my husband and I moved in the ‘hood, we’ve purchased all our birthday cakes and other special occasion cakes here! They have much better tasting cakes than other Asian grocery supermarkets (ahem, T&T) and a large assortment of flavours. I probably purchase a cake here on an average of one every two months. They have flavours such as green tea, blueberry chiffon, chocolate, cappuccino, mango, strawberry and more. The whip cream is really nice and light — you won’t finish your slice and feel guilty! Promise!
I always buy a 6″ cake and they run $ 18. I think it’s a great price and size and it feeds enough people with leftovers maybe for the next day. Who wants to eat 3-​day old dry cake? They make the same cakes in a log size for cheaper — I think $ 12 – 14? but I’ve never bought one. I’m assuming it’s all the same taste.
The lady that runs the bakery area is really sweet! It’s always a bonus because they provide you with a plastic cake cutting knife taped to the bottom of the cake box and nice long thin candles and you don’t even need to ask! Awesome place for cakes and I’d totally recommend to anyone.

Definately in my Top-​10 for Asian supermarkets. I like H-​Mart because it’s super clean and organized. Pricing is a bit steep compared to other big Asian markets but I guess it makes up in environment. The place is super chill and relaxed so you can browse each section and it doesn’t seem like a frenzy like when you go to T&T, anyone know what I mean?
They have a large produce section with Asian and «normal» fruits and veggies (sorry for the lack of better wording). If you are looking for those exotic fruits and don’t mind a little trek, head to Kingsway where there are no shortage of Asian supermarkets.
H-​Mart, is my go-​to place for Korean junk food, the Korean rice puff cakes, MELONA (ice cream bars from heaven). So yeah if you are at H-​Mart and you see a girl heading down the isles with a cart full of ice cream, that’s me. Oh, I completely forgot! So much prepared Korean food, it really is the best place to grab Korean food for dinner or next day’s lunch. Yum, yum, yum, I’ve never been disappointed (mind you, I like leftovers a lot).
The staffs are very helpful — everyone speaks English and knows where everything is, hallelujah! Highly recommend for those who need a new supermarket adventure, or if you really like Korean… everything!

Ever looking for Korean snacks, foods, drinks, videos, and anything else you can possibly think of that is Korean? No need to wander abroad because Hanahreum Mart has just about everything you need that’s Korean-​related under one massive roof!
This consumer superstore has multiple aisles laden with everything one can import from Korea. There’s never a shortage! Much like other grocery or convenient stores, there will be the occasional sale and featured items.
Staff are all Korean (from what I gather), and depending on who you approach speak minimal English, however, they do make an effort to understand your questions. Again, it depends on who you approach because I have also approached some staff that spoke English very well!
There is no shortage of parking outside of Hanahreum Mart, however, getting into the parking lot might be a bit of a challenge during rush hour traffic.

I like this supermarket so much — it has so many cool things!
Salmon heads ready for picking up and broiling. Various Korean dumplings for defrosting and heating to eat as breakfast. Wild soybean oil.
And MATSUTAKE and CHANTRELLE mushrooms!
There’s always some large amount of discounts all over the place — I even got king oysters at 60% off and they were fresh and good. They even have samplings of their fruit just open to customers to try to decide if they like it. And they also have chestnuts they roast on-​premises to sell!
There’s also a rewards program and the staff has always been really friendly to me!
Opa Hanahreum Style!

I used to work in this area and would walk around to try to burn some time on my lunch breaks here. I have not been back in a year, and walking in again was kind of a treat to be in a very nice Korean market. Do not think of this as a T & T equivalent from what the Chinese get, as the products here are more top notch than that of the big chain of T & T.
I came here Saturday and forgot about all the free samples of this place, and how you can get lured quite easily to buy things you intended not to even shop for. In terms of pocket, they got my money, but I felt happy with what I purchased as I was able to try what I was buying. The produce is very fresh, and definitely positioned for the eyes to see. The meats area also very red and fresh in terms of color, and I have purchased meat here before for my home hot pot meals, you may think, so lean, it cannot be good, you would be mistaken!
They have a great selection of Korean labeled food, from dried goods, frozen goods, to even the cooked «ready to eat» selection, they have something there. The bakery is not too shaby either, they also have a home section, where they sell stuff like fridges, rice pots, utensils, slippers, Korean branded of course!
A recommended stop off from the normal grocery shopping, I cannot wait to stop here again when I am in the neighborhood.

At first I was Happy to see that I’d be spending some time in the area where this large Korean store is located.
But after spending a good forty minutes looking carefully @ the place I now think I’ll never go back.
First off it stunk!
I mean all I could smell was rotting meat, aged produce and seafood that was going off-​this reek permeates the whole place.
The whole store needs a serious cleaning-​dirt was visible in many corners-​somebody isn’t doing their job or management doesn’t consider cleanliness important.
It’s in no way a welcoming place-​quite the opposite in fact-​I never saw a smile or a kind look on any Staff member’s face all the time I was there.
They either hate working there or each other or everyone in the place or all three– seriously I’ve been in friendlier correctional facilities.
Prices on average are at least 20% more than comparable stores downtown and often even more-​this is for produce & seafood.
Dry goods were about 10% more than comparable Asian supermarkets on Kingsway and selection overall was unremarkable.
Prepared food was pricey but not exceptionally so-​selection & freshness variable at best-​I could have found something for lunch if the reek hadn’t made my guts clench.
Maybe Koreans find some attraction in the place-​paying a premium for goods with Korean writing on them-​but seriously there’s nothing in the place you can’t find fresher and cheaper in other places.

Was pleasantly surprised when I saw an H-​mart upon my visit. It was annoying that I couldn’t check in since I didn’t know it was listed as Hanahreum Mart on Unilocal,that and cause I was on sprint and would’ve died on the internet roaming charges.
Seems like an average H-​Mart, nothing special. Kinda bummed that they didn’t have the Lotte Fruit hard candies that I liked though.

Been ages since I’ve set foot inside this H-​Mart (didn’t even know the ‘H’ stood for Hanahreum) — since I rarely am in the area of the Coquitlam Korean Town.
As the other reviews mentioned — it’s a Korean supermarket. Like most Korean businesses, it’s very authentic and you would think you’re in a supermarket in Asia — live seafood, electronics section, bakery, furniture, clothing, ready-​made food, etc. Pretty much everything under one roof.
Came to buy some über-​cheap Korean energy drinks but was disappointed to see prices have gone up (they used to see by the boxful for ~$ 5 and it’s twice the price now). So I wandered around the aisles and made a discovery: this place is probably the best place to pick up imported Japanese foodstuffs. Almost as much variety as Fujiya, but far cheaper. For example, they had 3kg bags of buckwheat soba noodles for $ 6 — $ 8 at Fujiya buys you 800g.
Gonna make the drive out to Coquitlam next time I’m stocking up — way cheaper than Fujiya and easier parking than the H-​Mart downtown.

This is part of the large H-​Mart chain of Korean groceries. It has a wide variety of Korean food products and electronics and also offers some other Asian products (mostly from Japan and China). The live seafood section is probably the highlight of the store with a large variety of very fresh (still alive) seafood that they will prepare and clean for you upon request. They also have a location in downtown Vancouver on Robson, but the prices and selection at this location in Coquilam are much better.

Also known as H-​Mart, this grocery store specializes in Korean food, although you’ll also find a smattering of Japanese and Chinese imports as well. It has wonderful produce and deli sections — with one corner dedicated to kimchi (spicy cabbage pickle) alone.
There is also an awesome seafood section, with tanks of live lobsters and fish, and pools of live clams for the picking. You don’t see this sort of thing too often at grocery stores anymore… when I spied whole fish on ice and a tub of bright pink octopus legs, for a second, I thought I was back at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo.
I picked up a salmon onigiri for a snack, and I’m happy to report that the rice cake was fairly bursting with moist salmon, making my old favourite variety from Fujiya seem positively dry and stingy in comparison.
Prices here at H-​Mart are also very competitive. I plan to stock up on cheap kimchi ramen bowls while I work nearby!