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Three New Specialty Grocers

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New Seasons Market

Portland’s fair trade, sustainably superfooded, pastorally aspirational supermarket chain opens a Ballard location in 2017, throwing down the gauntlet to the dense population of nearby grocery stores. Stock up House rosé, alternative milks. newseasonsmarket.com

H Mart

Fans of the Asian market’s suburban outposts did backflips upon hearing H Mart will open at Second and Pine. In this town it seems fitting to nestle an emporium of kimchi and furikake and rice noodles in the city center. Stock up When doors open next year. hmart.com

Asian Food Center

The Bellevue-based grocery chain finally has a Seattle location—and it’s huge. Should you ever make it past the jam-packed produce section, you’ll find hot pot fixings, sweet potato–flavored Kit Kats, and a singeing variety of chili pastes. Stock up Chinese pork sausage. Filipino pork sausage. Pork belly.  afcwa.com

Published in the Food Lovers Guide issue of Seattle Met.











Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.