aroberts42 Posted April 15, 2012 at 05:37 AM Report Posted April 15, 2012 at 05:37 AM Hi everyone, I'm going to Hong Kong next weekend and want to hit up a grocery store for some goodies we can't find on mainland (Doritos and Twix top the list haha). We have found a list of several grocery stores, but were wondering from people who live there, what are the best 2 or three we should hit up to find foods from the States? Quote
geraldc Posted April 15, 2012 at 07:51 AM Report Posted April 15, 2012 at 07:51 AM Park N Shop/Taste & Citysuper. Not specialist import, but the larger branches will have most things. Twixs and Doritos you can get everywhere, including convenience chain stores. Quote
Takeshi Posted April 15, 2012 at 08:19 AM Report Posted April 15, 2012 at 08:19 AM There's a Japanese grocery store in the basement floor of Sogo (Causeway Bay). I forgot the name. I don't know if they have so much food from the states, but they do have Jelly Belly jelly beans. They might have other imports too. Quote
wedge Posted April 15, 2012 at 09:33 AM Report Posted April 15, 2012 at 09:33 AM Like geraldc says, Park N Shops and Citysupers will have alot things Americans are used to. The ones in Central and Mid-levels will probably carry the most expat-oriented stuff. There's a supermarket called ThreeSixty in Landmark Building that's also very good. Citysuper and ThreeSixty might be a bit too much like Whole Foods though -- like they might not sell regular Coke but they'll sell some fancy organic ginger ale. Quote
roddy Posted April 16, 2012 at 02:47 PM Report Posted April 16, 2012 at 02:47 PM Can't you get Doritos locally? They were a convenience store thing in Beijing, I'd have thought they'd at least be in the big supermarkets in any decent sized city. Perhaps not. Anyway, as said, any street corner 7-11 in Hong Kong will sell you Doritos and a Twix. CitySuper has loads of stuff, but is wallet-bashingly pricey. If you've been in the mainland for a while a Park N Shop will be dazzling enough and much cheaper. Quote
Takeshi Posted April 16, 2012 at 04:12 PM Report Posted April 16, 2012 at 04:12 PM If you've been in the mainland for a while, anything will feel wallet-bashingly pricey over there. (Part of it is because of my tendency to think in a 1:1 conversion rate.) Quote
aroberts42 Posted April 19, 2012 at 05:12 AM Author Report Posted April 19, 2012 at 05:12 AM Nope Roddy, in Changsha there are no doritos I've looked everywhere. But thanks for the options, we will definately check them out. Quote
roddy Posted April 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM Report Posted April 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM Poor Doritoless Changsha. Never mind, Hong Kong'll sort you out. I think it's fair to say that CitySuper is expensive even by Hong Kong standards. Quote
roddy Posted April 27, 2012 at 09:41 AM Report Posted April 27, 2012 at 09:41 AM So how was the shopping spree? Quote
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