Takahashi Market

Takahashi Market has served the San Francisco Bay Area community for four generations, starting with Issei immigrant Tokutaro Takahashi in 1906. This family-owned and operated market has become a specialty grocery store carrying a complete line of Asian and Hawaiian foods, as well as cooking accessories.

The market stocks Japanese, Hawaiian, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Thai foods, including kamaboko, fresh ahi for sashimi, shoyu, rice, and ingredients for cone sushi. Local Hawaiian food staples like Hawaiian shoyu, King's sweet bread, and poi are also available.

Prepared foods are also part of the market's inventory, with plate lunches, poke, mochi, spam musubi, and island kim chee made in their on-site kitchen. Frozen concentrates for guava nectar and passion fruit are also sold.

The market is found at 221 S. Claremont St. in San Mateo, California, and is easily accessible from Highway 101. It is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and certain holidays, including Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, and Christmas.

With a long history of serving the Asian and Hawaiian community in the Bay Area, the market has evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of their community, providing high-quality products and excellent service, and becoming a beloved institution.