If you want to eat Asian food in Munich, you can’t complain about a lack of choice. In addition to numerous restaurants serving Japanese sushi, Indian curry, or Korean BBQ, you can also shop for your home needs in the city’s Asian markets. Whether you want to recreate your favorite dishes, are looking for exotic fruits and vegetables, or want a change from classic Western sweets and drinks, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for at the Orient Shop on Rosenheimer Platz.
Through the decades with the Orient Shop
The Orient Shop has been based in Munich since 1987 and supplies its customers with all kinds of Asian food. Although the shop is not the largest Asian market in Munich, its wide range of products makes it one of the best-stocked. You can find goods from all over South and East Asia, from countries such asHong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
The Orient Shop stands out not only for the size of its range, but also for its prices and the quality of its goods. It is one of the cheapest Asian supermarkets in Munich and sources its fruit and vegetables from the wholesale market, which means they are particularly fresh. The staff are on hand to offer expert advice and help you with any questions you may have.
Diverse products
The Orient Shop’s range is constantly growing, so you can always discover something new. The store offers a wide selection of rice and glass noodles, tofu, fragrant spices, exotic fruits, crisp vegetables, and convenient ready meals. Perhaps you’ll venture to try the infamous stinky fruit durian and take one of the 5-kilogram fruits home with you. Or you could try okra in your next stew. Vegans and vegetarians will be delighted with oyster mushrooms, which are an ideal meat substitute.
Try the different types of tea, which range from fermented to semi-fermented to unfermented. Discover the different flavors and hold your own little tea ceremony. But the Orient Shop doesn’t just sell food and drinks, it also sells tableware and kitchen appliances. Are you still missing a wok, a rice cooker, or maybe even a hot pot? No problem, you can get all this and more at the Orient Shop.
📍 Address: Orient Shop, Rosenheimerstraße 38
🕐 Opening hours: Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sat from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.