Tokyo Mart, Northbridge

As you know, nothing excites AG more than the sight of a hitherto unexplored supermarket.

With the memory of the Tokyo Mart crew at the Good Food Show still fresh in the mind, we made a lazy detour to Northbridge after our visit to the Northside Produce Market.


Oh doesn't the entrance just scream "Irrashaimase!" (welcome) in a high-pitched female Japanese giggle?


Just inside the store, my eye is immediately caught by these greeting cards, a sight I haven't seen since my Japan trip last year.


The obento boxes are also sighed over with wistfulness


Miso soup bowls


Sushi fish (usually filled with soy sauce)! These were only 8c each, I think.


Tanuki (raccoon dog) statue.

The tanuki is actually a breed of dog native to Japan, although they are often mistaken as badgers or raccoons. Embedded in Japanese folklore, tanuki are supposed to be able to change shape and/or play tricks on people.

Masquerading as humans, tanuki are often found outside restaurants and bars, and are supposed to have the same good fortune properties as maneki nekos (beckoning cats) in shops.


Check out those faced-up shelves! Not a soy sauce bottle out of place!


Oh, this pose and outfit is just so Japanese.


Miso bases


Macaroni and cheese... Japanese-style

There are aisles and aisles of goodies here. They have wagyu beef here, a freezer full of unagi and ebi, all sorts of sushi contraptions (including those giant bamboo sushi rice coolers), and plenty of crockery, noodles, soups and sauces.

The range of biscuits, chips and sweets is a little disappointing (there's a better range at Thai Kee) but the $2.50 outlet at the back has plenty of treasures including this pink lunchbox wrap. Isn't it just gorgeous?



Tokyo Mart
Shop 27, Northbridge Plaza,
79 -113 Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge, Sydney
Tel: 02 9958 6860

Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Sat: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm