Kingston Cultural Food Guide

Aunty Ann Caribbean / African Grocery & Beauty Supply 

Address: 846 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. African and Caribbean Food Items 
2. Coconut Cream, Spices, Fufu, Oxtail 
3. Hair for Braiding

Pro Tips: 

1. Their hours are a tad unpredictable so I recommend calling ahead or double checking before making the trek to the west end. They typically return a missed phone call (even if you don't leave a message!).  

BV Buy Asian Mart

Address: 164 Princess Street, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. East and South Asian Food 
2. Tapioca Pearls 
3. Traditional Materials for Cantonese Food 
4. Sweetened Vinegar 
5. Lo Mai Gai 
6. Candied Meat 

Pro Tips: 

1. It is right on Princess Street, convenient to get there by bus. You can also tell the host what you want and ask if they can get some from Toronto. You may need to wait for several days though. 

Namaste Indian Groceries

Address: 277 Bath Rd, Kingston, ON   

Preferred Items: 

1. Ingredients for Indian and Pakistani Cuisine 
2. Spices 
3. Spice Mixes 
4. Fresh Produce 
5. Staple Indian and Pakistani Foods 
6. Namkeen 

Pro Tips: 

1. Only store where I can find some ingredients for Indian cuisine. Very small store with tight space and bit crowded during weekends. 
2. Just a little past Loblaws, this small grocery store has a large selection of items that are unique to Indian cuisine.

KAS (Kingston Asian Super)

Address: 461 Princess Street, Kingston, ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. High Quality Korean Snacks  
2. Hotpot Ingredients 
3. Instant Noodles 
4. Sauces 
5. Traditional Asian Food  
6. Dumplings 
7. Kimchi Fried Rice 
8. Hotpot Seasoning 
9. Lao Gan Ma 
10. Frozen Dim Sum 
11. Bubble Tea Powder and Tapioca 
12. Many Types of Ramen 
13. Asian Food 
14. Non-Alcoholic Drinks 
15. Kitchen Utensils  
16. Pots 
17. Pans 
18. Takoyaki Trays 
19. Tamagoyaki Pans 

Pro Tips: 

1. 5% off cash purchases if you are in their WeChat group. 
2. Close to downtown (I enjoy walking there for a quick snacks/staples run. 
3. Lots of variety for Asian food.  
4. Offers delivery in Kingston. 
5. The price is a little cheaper compared to another Asia market BV Buy. 

J & K Supermarket

Address: 354 Princess St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Food and ingredients from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines  
2. Sauces, spices, noodles, frozen food, drinks, snacks, fruits 
3. Vietnamese and Filipino snacks 
4. Flavoring extracts  
5. Baking  
6. Ube  
7. Pandan  
8. Asian Sweet Potatoes 
9. Wintermelon  
10. Chayote  
11. Pots  
12. Pans 
13. Chopsticks  
14. Asian Drinks 
15. Medicinal and Beauty Products  
16. Pei Pao Kao 
17. Tiger Balm 
18. Skin Care Items 

Pro Tips: 

1. They have quite the variety of products from many places across Asia. There were a lot of things such as drinks (the mango juice are an absolute favourite), produce, and certain foods that can’t normally be found.  
2. Some specific things are cheaper than other Asian groceries downtown. 

KinsMart

Address: 2395 Princess St Unit 9, Kingston, ON K7M 0C4 

Preferred Items: 

1. Asian Snacks 
2. Bubble Tea

Pro Tips: 

1. Reasonable prices, lots of Asian snacks and great bubble tea. 

Alibaba Kebab 

Address: 569 Princess Street, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Spices Commonly Found in Middle East and India 
2. Pomegranate Molasses
3. Grape Leaves 
4. Mango Pickles 

Pro Tips: 

1. Great restaurant with some grocery staples - they sell their own blend of tea leaves in bulk  

Smart Superstore 

Address: 1412 Princess St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Halal Proteins 
2. Bangladeshi Fish 
3. Syrian Desserts 

Pro Tips: 

1. They have halal meat (fresh) like lamb, goat, beef and chicken, as well as frozen Bangladeshi fish, veggies...spices etc. 
2. They are also stocking some Syrian desserts. 
3. They are also very open to suggestions of what people want. 
4. They have a 10% student discount every Monday.  

Sham Marts

Address: 1753 Bath Rd, Kington ON 

Preferred Items 

1. Syrian and Middle Eastern Groceries 
2. Halal Meats (e.g., goat, lamb, etc.,) 
3. Pita 

Pro Tips: 

1. Nice little store for Syrian and middle eastern groceries, halal meats including goat, lamb, and various cuts not always found at mainstream Kingston groceries. Pita comes in daily!  

Quattrocchi's Specialty Foods

Address: 662 Montreal St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Specialty Food Items 
2. Mexican items 
3. Fruits 

Pro Tips: 

1. They have some Latin American ingredients that were hard for me to find – dried peppers, spices (I got Mexican Oregano there which I couldn’t find anywhere else), Oaxaca cheese, produce, dried grains and flours, etc. The Montreal Bus gets you there so it’s pretty easily accessible. 
2. Grocery delivery available for $10 fee.

FreshCo

Address: 2327 Princess St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Red Peppers and Okra 
2. Varied selection of international produce  
3. Asian Food and Snacks 
4. Japanese Curry, Korean pero snacks, Hello Panda Snacks, Seaweed snacks, Seaweed Sushi Roll 
5. Indian Snacks 
6. Churmi  
7. Chaki 
8. Indian Masalas

Pro Tips: 

1. One of the most liked stores to buy groceries and Indian Masalas.  
2. Multicultural section is wider than most grocery stores. 
3. The international section offers a variety of ingredients and products.

Barriefield Market

Address: 760 Hwy 15, Unit 7,8 Barriefield Town Centre 

Preferred Items: 

1. Sandwich counter 
2. Butcher 
3. Vegetarian options 
4. Individual frozen meals 

Pro Tips: 

1. Their ‘Meals-to-Go' are a game changer for weeknight meals  
2. Lasagna, shepherd’s pie, chili (4 varieties), soups (10 varieties), BBQ Chicken ($11.99), side salads 
3. Individual to family serving size ($3.99-29.99) 

Good Food Box Kingston

Address: East End pick-up at KMFRC, 32 Lundy's Ln, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Wholesale fruit and veg box 

Pro Tips: 

1. Amazing food savings! No commercial price mark up 
2. Run by volunteers for the community  
3. Opportunities to volunteer and help pack as well – good team building event 

Tara Natural Foods

Address: 81 Princess St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. High quality, bulk spices 
2. Saffron 
3. Fenugreek 
4. Cardamom 
5. Whole Vanilla Pods 
6. Whole Vanilla 
7. Caraway Seeds 
8. Almond Flour 
9. Masa Flour 
10. Nut/Seed Products 
11. Vitamins and Supplements 
12. Beauty Products 

Pro Tips: 

1. They have fairly high-quality products albeit at a higher price point. If you enjoy cooking or baking, they do have a variety of ingredients here that you can use." 
2. They're a little pricier but good quality stuff and at downtown core so very convenient.

Food Basics

Address: 33 Barrack Street 

Preferred Items: 

1. Every day grocery items 

Pro Tips: 

1. Military discount 

Metro 

Address: 310 Barrie St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Every Day Grocery Items 

Pro Tips: 

1. Military discount
2. Self-Checkout Available

Old Farm Fine Foods

Address: 204 Barrie St, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. International Section 
2. Delicious quiche and sandwiches 
3. KASSI seeds for gardening 

Pro Tips: 

1. They offer healthy snacks and food. It is small but lovely. 

Pasta Genova

Address: 234 Wellington St, Kingston, ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. The best focaccia … and it’s only 0.75 cents! 
2. Make you own pizza ingredients  
3. Other Italian goodies 

Pro Tips: 

1. Cash or debit only  
2. Check hours, it’s unpredictable but worth it!  

Cooke’s Fine Foods and Coffee 

Address: 61 Brock Street, Kingston ON 

Preferred Items: 

1. Imported specialty items available in a pantry style shopping experience 
2. Vegan, vegetarian and kosher items available 
3. Specialty coffee sold in various size packages  
4. Dutch foods 
5. English foods

Pro Tips: 

1. Freshly roasted and ground coffee beans! 
2. Reusable package program