METROPOLITAN DC AREA

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

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Metropolitan DC Area International Markets

Sharing a meal brings community, and familiar foods bring warmth and a feeling of home. We would like to share with you a few places where you might find fa-miliar food.

The Metropolitan Washington, DC area has many ex-cellent full service supermarkets:

Safeway Giant Wegmans Aldi’s

Harris Teeter Shopper’s Food Warehouse

and more speciality markets:

Whole Foods Trader Joe’s Magruder’s

Dean & DeLuca Mom’s (organic) Costco (membership required)

Fresh Market

1649 Rockville Pike 3680 King St 150 Branch Rd, SERockville, MD 20852 Alexandria, VA 22302 Vienna, VA 22180 240 221 0780 703 824 5205 703 242 8923 Monday - Sunday 8 am - 9 pm

Bulk nut and dried fruit mixes, green bean chips, gluten-free offerings. Juices: pineapple/coconut juice and more. Beignet mix.  Dried spices in little plastic envelopes plus other huge spice assort-ments.  Peruvian potato chips.  Fish, meats and breads - all super fresh.

Remember to check expiration dates on all purchases.

FARMER’S MARKETS

Dutch Country (Amish) Farmer’s Market 9701 Fort Meade Road Laurel, MD 301 421 1454Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 3pm

Meats, candies, pretzels, cheeses, poul-try, BBQ, produce. Well worth the trip.

Eastern Market 225 7th Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202 698 5253Tuesday - Friday 7am - 7pm Saturday 7am - 6pm Sunday 9am - 5pm

Washington DC's original and premier food and arts market. Located in the heart of the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood, Eastern Market is DC's destination for fresh food, community events, and on weekends, local farm-fresh produce and handmade arts and crafts. Green grocers, fresh fish, bread and cheese, butchers and delis.

Union Market1309 5th Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 301 652 7400 Tuesday - Friday 11am - 8pm Saturday and Sunday 8am - 8pm

Warehouse-like food market with a host of artisans offering charcuterie, empanadas, gelato and more. Many places to eat delicious local food.

Arlington Farmers’ Market.Intersection of N. Courthouse Rd. and N 14th St. Arlington, VA 22201Saturdays from 8 am to noon April through December 9 am to noon January through March

Wonderful selection of mushrooms. This is easily one of the best farmer's markets in the area. The produce selection is excellent. There is plenty of vendor diversity.

DuPont Circle Fresh Farm Market 1500 block of 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Sundays, 9:30 am to 1 pm (Jan. through Mar)Sundays, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm (April through Dec)

Outdoor market.  Lively with 40 vendors: bakers, green grocers, dairy and meat products from regional farms.   Soup sellers and plants and many more goodies.

Georgetown Farmer’s Market Wisconsin Ave at 35th Street Washington, DC 20007Saturdays 9 am - 1 pm May - November

Small, but with lots of activity. A band, children’s activities, food truck. And, of course, fresh vegetables and fruit - organic too. Meat, honey, bread.

When you first come to Washington Rodman’s is the place to find anything you might need as you arrive at a new posting. A truly unique, old fash-ioned, family owned store that has almost anything you would need and if they don’t have it they will probably order it for you.

Rodman’s Discount Gourmet

They have three locations. The main store is in Washington, DC.

5100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 202 363 3466 Monday - Saturday 9am - 9:30pm Sunday 10am - 7pm

There is a large selection of international groceries: sardines from Spain, tomatoes from Italy, biscuits from the United Kingdom, chocolates from Switzerland, German jams, gluten free food, and a large selection of wine and beer. Gourmet cheeses, salami and dairy.

Down the escalator you will find almost anything you need: pharmacy, home health aids (rental wheel chairs), cleaning supplies, toiletries, kitchen supplies, travel needs, including electrical adapters, small electrical appli-ances, watch repair and even pearl restringing, glasses, candles and sea-sonal items including British Christmas crackers!

4301 Randolph Road (at Viers Mill), Wheaton, MD 301 946 3100 Monday - Saturday 9am - 10pm Sunday 10 - 7pm

Large beer and wine dept.  Carries basic groceries and has a meat de-partment that specializes in Latino cuts of meat.  Carries South American wines and beers.  Also wine from El Salvador, South Africa, Eastern Eu-rope, Bulgaria and Slovenia.  Beers from Poland, Portugal, Philippines and Viet Nam.

5148 Nicholson Lane Kensington, MD 301 881 6253Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 10am - 7pm

Located at Nicholson Lane entrance to White Flint Mall. Large selection of wine and beer. Many of the same items as in the flagship store, including items for the kitchen.

GENERAL INTERNATIONAL SUPERMARKETS

Super H Mart 10780 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030 703 273 0570Monday - Sunday 8:30 am -11 pm

Grand Mart and H Mart both have extensive selections of Korean and East Asian foods, particularly produce. Both have seafood and meats as well. There is also a large selection Hispanic and Indian products including spices and condiments. Korean bakeries and video rentals.

Grand Mart 6326 Arlington Blvd 1535 University Blvd EFalls Church, VA 22042 Hyattsville, MD 20783 703 533 1700 301 408 0880 Mon-Sun 9 am - 9:30 pm Mon-Sun 8:30am - 9:30pm

Grand Mart has stores in Alexandria, Gaithersburg, MD,Sterling, VA . Lots and lots of wonderful vegetables, fresh herbs, live fish, Every kind of fruit imaginable. Prices are very reasonable.

H Mart 12015 Georgia Avenue 8103 Lee Highway 7885 Heritage DriveSilver Spring, MD 20902 Falls Church, VA Annandale, VA 301 942 5071 703 573 6300 703 914 4222Monday-Sunday 8:30 -10:00 pm Monday-Sunday 8:30am - 11pm

Wonderful stores with so much fresh produce, every conceivable Asian goodie. During the summer months a large selection of Asian fruits. Also food from Spain and India. Super prices.

Lotte Plaza 13955 Metrotech Dr, Chantilly, VA 20151    703 488-6600Monday - Sunday 9 am - 10 pm

This store is like a warehouse of Asian food - good supply of Indian food, along with Korean and Chinese food. Large selection of seafood, vege-tables and frozen ready to serve packaged entrees. A large variety of food in every category and good prices are certainly a draw for this store. Every type of vegetable you can imagine.

Lotte Assi Plaza 13625-A Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906 301 962 3355Monday- Saturday 9 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday 9 am - 9 pm

If you live in Aspen Hill, MD, this store is very convenient. They have Thai condiments and Peruvian hot pepper. Large choice of fresh vegetables.

AFGHAN

Afghan Market and Groceries 5715 Edsall Road Alexandria, VA 22304 703 212 9529Monday-Saturday 11 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday 10 am - 8:30 pm

Freshly baked bread, halal butcher, cheeses and spreads, open bins of dried fruits and nuts. Frozen foods. Large selection of teas and a variety of fruit tobacco for hookahs of which there was also a wide selection. Large bags of red lentils, rice, ginger and garlic paste, kabobs. Tea pots and wedding accessories. Cooked foods in back. Clothes and house-wares. Also dvd’s for sale. Friendly staff.

AFRICAN

African Grocery and Meat Market 6243 Little River Turnpike Alexandria VA 22312 703 914 2525Saturday 9 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday 9:00 am - 8:30 pm

We were happily welcomed by a woman stocking refrigerators with smoked, dried catfish and tilapia, enrobed in a sheath of smoke from the incense burning near the front door.  CDs of world music line the shelves behind the register, and several aisles contain everything from custard powder, cassava, and bulk rice, to enormous, industrial cook pots, plastic laundry baskets, and essential oil diffusers.  Everything seemed quite af-fordably priced.

Red Apple Farmer’s Market

7645 New Hampshire Ave Takoma, Park, MD 20912 301 434 8861

Mon  - Fri 9 am to 9 pm; Saturday 8 am - 9 pm; Sunday 9 am - 7 pm  Corner of NewHampshire and University Boulevard

Bustling market, has lots of groceries and large meat department. Carries African, Caribbean, Latin and West Indian food items.

Exotic fruits, fresh vegetables, and a varied selection of meat and seafood. Look for fresh meat like goat and oxtail, innards like tripe and kidney and some unusual fresh fish such as parrot fish, along with kingfish, codfish, snapper and mackerel. Smoked bong. Sugarcane, a variety of mangoes and papayas and breadfruit in season. There is jerk seasoning, along with plenty of clove and cumin. African peanut butter, jute, cassava and water leaves, palaver sauce, Bird’s custard powder, Effie’s West African bread. For drinks, ginger beer, cola champagne and ting (a grapefruit soft drink) are some of the more unusual beverages that are offered here.

Effie’s Bakery and Caterer 6441 General Green Way, Suite B Alexandria, VA 22312 703 642 2888Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm

West African bakery and caterer with sweet white bread, tea bread, crown top, raisin bread, chi chin, the buns bread from Ghana.

Both of these stores are wholesalers mainly in grains:

Afrik International Wholesalers

505 Morse St, NE, Washington, DC 20002 202 548 0533

Mon - Sat 7 am - 5 pm

Obeng International Wholesalers

300 Morse St, NE # Q Washington, DC 20002 202 544 8255

Mon - Sat 7 am - 4 pm

ARGENTINIAN

Plaza Latina Market 2190 Pimmit Drive Falls Church, VA 22043 703 748 1500Monday - Sunday 9 am - 9 pm

Argentinian cuts of meat for your BBQ: chorizo, milanesas, provoletes. Good selec-tion of wine, small amount of produce. Products from other South American and Central American countries. Very clean and friendly.

El Patio 5240 Randolph Road Rockville, MD 20852 301 231 9225Monday - Thursday 9am - 9 pm; Fri - Sat 9am-10pm; Sunday 9am-8pm

A unique combination of restaurant and bakery with a large number of packaged goods from Argentina and a good number of Argentinian wines. Fresh pastries (facturas). Will also bake birthday cakes to order.

Tango Pastry 6100 Richmond Highway Alexandria, VA 22303 703 477 2577Tues-Wed 9am-3:30pm; Thur-Fri 9am-7pm ; Sat-Sun 7:30am-7:00pm

Bakery serving Latin American savory and sweet treats such as alfajores, facturas and empanadas. Sandra also caters food. It is in thesame building as the Days Inn. The store entrance is to the left of the hotel entrance.

AUSTRIAN

Bakers and Baristas 501 Seventh St., NW Washington, DC 20005 202-347-7893. Monday - Friday 7 am - 11 pm; Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 11 pm

Crisp, flaky croissants; eggy, yeast-risen brioche buns; cream-filled straw-berry pinwheel Danishes; and traditional German butterkuchen - a brioche, butter-laden cake made with pastry cream topped with crystal sugar and toasted almonds, are the current sweet morning staples, complemented by savory croissants and Danishes filled with Virginia ham and Brie. At lunch, simple sandwiches served on fresh house made rolls are the focus, with more elaborate Viennese desserts such as Dobos and Sacher tortes served in the evening.

BRAZILIAN

By Brazil 11335 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902 301 962 8275Mon - Fri 9 am - 7 pm; Saturday 9 am - 6 pm; Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Brazilian brand name products from Acia, Guarana and Salgados. Cook-ies, beverages, rice, beans, flour, candy chocolates. Fresh baked pastries including pastel and coxinha. Acai smoothie, manioc starch, goaibada, queijo, minas, linguica calabreza. Super friendly folks who run it.

Brazilian Bakery 13655 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906 301 962 7109Monday - Sunday 6:30am - 9 pm

Bakery and deli. Coxinha, pao de quijo, empanadasSuper friendly, Great if you live near Aspen Hill.

European Foods2700 N Pershing Drive Arlington, VA 22201 703 524 6800Monday - Saturday 9am - 8pm; Sunday 9am - 1pm

Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish Foods. Produce, olive oil, coffee, Ar-gentinian, Guatemalan, Brazilian style sausage all homemade. Thursdays imported fish from Portugal, sardines, bacalhau, cheeses, wine, baby goats and suckling pigs to order in advance.

CAMBODIAN

Angkor Market 937 University Blvd E Silver Spring, MD 20903 301 445-4174Monday -Sunday 9 am to 9 pm

Angkor Market is an Asian grocery store specializing in Asian foods and food products - noodles, rice, spices, vegetables, sauces, beverages, candies, etc. This is a local, family owned business.

THE CARIBBEAN

Caribbean Market7505 New Hampshire Ave Takoma Park, MD 20912 301 439 5288Monday - Saturday 9 am - 8:30 pm; Sunday 9 am - 5 pmThe Caribbean Market has just about everything you may be looking for if you're from the islands - seasonings, produce, fresh meats, candies,

We're talking bun and cheese, Ovaltine cookies, Milo, sugar cane, hard dough bread, tamarind balls, genips, callalou, yams, breadfruit, saltfish, king fish, goat and ox tail… you name it!

There is also an area where you can get fresh and hot platters of food - jerked and curried meats with deli-cious sides. They carry lots of DG beverages and York Castle ice cream as well.

Caribbean Seafood Market and Restaurant

6869 New Hampshire Ave Takoma Park, MD 20912 301 891 3497

Tues-Thur 12 pm - 9 pm; Fri - Sat 12 pm - 10 pm Sun 12 pm - 8 pm

The quality of the food is consistently good, the service is also good, and the atmosphere makes you feel like you are back in the Caribbean. Simple, and understated.

CENTRAL AMERICAN

Las Americas International Market 785 E Rockville Pike, Ritchie Center Rockville, MD 20852 301 424 9550Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Wide assortment of food products from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Spain. Meat department has Spanish, Mexican, Argentine and Salvadoran style sausages; Peruvian, Salvadoran and Colombian style tamales. Deli with cooked made to order food is superb. Great wine se-lection.

International Progresso Market 3158 Mount Pleasant Street, NW Washington DC 20010 202 462 1529Monday - Saturday 8 am - 9 pm; Sunday 8 am - 7 pm

This store focuses on food from Central and South America. Brazilian cassava flour, lots of beans, cream from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexi-co. Corn husks, Friendly atmosphere.

Casa Lebrato 1733 Columbia Road NW Washington, DC 20009Monday - Saturday 7 am - 9 pm; Sunday 7 am - 6 pm Flourishing ethnic market with Central American, African and Asian foodsThey also sell phone cards and are the most knowledgeable about which is best for which country.

Americana Grocery 6128 Columbia Pike 10897 Main St 8541 Piney Branch RdFalls Church, VA 22041 Fairfax, VA 22030 Silver Spring, MD 20901 703 671 9625 703 934 0100 301 495 0864Monday- Saturday 8:30 am - 8 pm; Sunday 8:30 am - 5 pm

Every kind of dried chile, spices, frijol, queso, cream, Knorr Suissa prod-ucts and coffee. The bakery has real bolls. The meal counter has chorizo, and ceviche. To make mole there are three kinds of chile. Bolivian em-panadas. Fresh produce and food items from Mexico and Central America like yuca, wheat bulgar, corn tortillas and fine maize meal. Unique sodas from Latin America.

Bodega Los Primo 3170 Mt Pleasant Street, NW Washington, DC 202 332 8440Monday - Sunday 8 am - 10 pm

A well laid out dry goods store. Unusual items from El Salvador.

Plaza Latina Market 2190 Pimmit Drive Falls Church, VA 22043 703 748 1500Monday - Sunday 9 am - 9 pm

Argentinian cuts of meat for your BBQ: chorizo, milanesas, provoletes. Good selection of wine, small amount of produce. Products from other South American and Central American countries. Very clean and friendly.

CHINESE

Great Wall Supermarket 700 Hungerford Drive 2982 Gallows RoadRockville, MD 20850 Falls Church, VA 22042 240 314 0558 703 208 3388 Monday - Sunday 8 am - 11 pm

Fresh produce - fruits and veggies - is the first and foremost thing you should be buying: bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, bean sprouts, green onions, napa cabbage. Chinese green vegetables come in just about every form. Chinese broccoli ( kale), watercress, pea sprouts, yu choy ( mustard greens) and rape. Anything that looks leafy and green will be great pan fried on high heat with oil and garlic. They also have banana flowers and bamboo shoots. Birds nests. Swallow nest beverage.

If you're a soy connoisseur, this is your heaven. When in season, these fruits are abundant - Asian pears, peaches, dragonfruit, mangosteen, pomelo, and lychee.

Buffalo fish, carp, tilapia are all swimming around in water in glass walled tanks ( at the Rockville store ). You can point to the one you want and they will fish it out for you. Crabs of different kinds: Dungeness, Stone and Crystal. Jelly fish skin is also available. as well as fresh eels and frogs. At the meat counter you will find boneless duck feet, pickled pig snout and calves intestines.

Kam Sam Supermarket (Asian) 300 No Washington St Rockville, MD 20850 301 315 9558Monday - Sunday 9am - 8 pm

Good Asian market with fresh produce, fish, plus loads of canned, dried and frozen items. It is also very clean and has some hot foods. There are Chinese ingredients to make food from all regions. Pungent green Sichuan peppercorns. Chinese bakery and hot bar up front.

ETHIOPIAN

We have many Ethiopian speciality stores in the metropolitan area. Here are a few of them to enjoy.

Habesha Ethiopian Market 1919 9th St NW, Washington, DC 202-232-1919 Monday - Sunday 8:30 am - 11 pmLocated in U Street's "Little Ethiopia" neighborhood, across from one of the city's best tibs serving joints, Etete. This shop is half-informal eatery, half-market with roasted Ethiopian beans, vibrant colored spices like turmeric and berberé, tea leaves and slabs of spongy Injera.

Tana Market623 Sligo Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 301 562 9322Monday - Saturday 10 am - 10 pm; Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

This is one of the larger Ethiopian grocery stores in the D.C. area. There are several kinds of Ethiopian bread: Injera, Genet dabo and Ambasha. There is a meat counter. They have various spices and dried beans and lentils in bulk.

Arada International Market6844 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 301- 270-3224Monday - Sunday 9 am - 10 pm

Small market specializing in Ethiopian foods, especially Ethiopian bread Injera. The bread is well known for being gluten free. They carry Ethiopian spices and meat cuts that are typical. Also, a wide selection of African and Caribbean foods. Coffee pots and wall pictures as well as newspapers. Lots of CD’s and DVD’s from Ethiopia.

Woder Ethiopian Carryout and Market 7845 Eastern Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 301 562 5901Monday - Saturday 10am - 9 pm; Sunday 12pm - 2pm

Humble eatery for family-style African dining with some retail groceries.

Build America Plaza near Bailey’s Crossroads 3800 block of S George Mason Drive Falls Church, VA 22041

Lots of small shops with ethnic foods, mainly Ethiopian and Eritrean, the best ones with the most goods are in the back. Most markets carry:Injera (the Ethiopian bread)Meat (most Ethiopian markets have their own butchers)Dry ingredients (red pepper powder, spices, legumes, etc..)Coffee (green beans and roasted)Incense (frankincense, myrrh etc...)

Of particular note at the Build America Plaza:

Al Amanah Market 3811 - IMonday - Sunday 9:30 am - 11 pm

Pita, dried figs, dates, Indian and Ethiopian spices, labeneh, Moroccan sardines, dates, couscous, Ha-lal meat, bins full of beans.

Al Amal market 3817 - GMonday - Sunday 9 am - 11 pm

Hookahs and products to go with hookahs. Breads, frozen food, samosas, Chinese green tea, Goya canned food, dried lemons, spices, whole nut-meg, curry mixes, pickled cucumbers, canned eggplant in salt, sesame paste, fresh vegetables, halal meat.

House of Spices - Nazret Baltina 3821-E 703 931 0675Monday - Sunday 8 am - 11 pm

Fun store, small sunflower seeds, charcoal, dates, whole wheat, white Tigray honey, mustards from Ethiopia so strong they will make you cry. Black seed oil. Butcher.

They also have a store at:656 Pickett St, Alexandria, VA 22304 703 212 8909

Azieb Market, Inc 3823-FMonday - Sunday 9 am - 10 pm

Bakery with Ambasha and Injera. They make their own flour. The bread is fantastic and so fresh. They have a few groceries and fresh vegetables.

Skyline Butcher Shop 3823 - E 703 845 5646Monday - Saturday 9 am - 7 pm; Sunday 9 am - 6 pm

Halal. They will come and butcher your goat for Eid. Whole lambs. A few groceries, ghee, grape leaves, cream cheese spread.

FILIPINO

Manila Asian Foods 9709 Fort Meade Road Laurel, MD 20707 301 776 9655Monday 10 am - 7:30 pm; Wednesday 10 am - 7:30 pm; Thursday - Friday 9 am - 7:30 pm; Saturday 9 am - 7 pm; Sunday 9:30 - 5 pm

If you are going to the Dutch Market on a Thursday, Fri-day or Saturday this is worth stopping by for Filipino gro-ceries. Small. Lots of noodles and soy sauce.

Manila Oriental Market7026 Commerce Street Springfield, VA 22150 703 379 0595Monday - Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

A restaurant (food bar) and grocery store. Good selection of hard to find food.

Fiesta Oriental Store4815 1st Street, N. Arlington, VA 22203 703 516 9160Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

You can order a whole roasted pig.Like most of these small stores they have cooked food and groceries. Halo-Halo ice cream.

Filipino Global Supermarket 5509 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 703 820 1961Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Bagoong, frozen longanisa and tocino. Pan de sal, ube pastillas and ensaymada.

Manila Mart5023 Gerrett Avenue Beltsville, MD 301 931 0086Monday closed; Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 9 am - 6 pm

As in the usual Filipino markets it is a combination of prepared foods and groceries.

Philippine Oriental Market3610 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 703 528 0300Wednesday - Sunday 11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fabulous ready made food i.e. lechon, but also all Filipino grocery needs.

FRENCH

Paul’s - French Bakery and cafe 2000 Pennsylvania Ave 1000 Connecticut Ave, NWWashington, DC Washington, DC202 524 4860 202 524 4630Monday - Friday 7 am - 7 pm; Saturday - Sunday 8 am - 6 pm

1078 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown. DC 202 524 4630Monday-Thursday 7am-7pm; Friday-Sat 7am-9 pm; Sunday 8am-8pm

4706 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 301 656 3285Monday-Thursday 7am-8pm; Friday-Sat 7pm-9pm; Sunday 8am-7pm

Great croissants and baguettes plus pastries and cakes

Patisserie Poupon 1645 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, DC 202 342 3248Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-6pm; Saturday 8am-5:30; Sunday 8am-4pm

Pastries, breads, baguettes, croissants and super salads, ice cream in summer. 

Bread Furst 4434 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington DC 202-765-1200Monday-Friday 7am-7pm; Saturday 8am-6pm; Sunday 8am-5pm

Bread Furst is committed to offering breads, desserts and foods with cha-racter.  Food that is never boring and never bland.  Baguettes are baked throughout the day so that they are always impeccably fresh.  Desserts range from scones, croissants, and donuts in the morning, to cookies and caramels in the afternoon, and cakes, pies, and other whole pastries in the evening.  The soups, salads and prepared dishes are seasonally driven and focus on bold flavors.   

Praline Bakery and Bistro 4611 Sangamore Road Bethesda, MD 301-229-8180Monday-Friday 8am-8pm; Saturday-Sunday 8am-7pm

Praline Bakery and Bistro is an authentic French bakery and restaurant. The scrumptious pastries are made fresh daily using the finest ingredients available. The Bistro offers classic and modern takes on favorite French dishes.  

La Vie de France Bakery Cafe600 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington DC 202-554-7870Monday-Friday 7am-8pm; Saturday 8am-3pm (bakery)

Patrons are able to see bread being baked all day.  The bakery and cafe offer pastries, breads, soups, quiche, salads, and sandwiches.  

Fresh Baguette 4919 Bethesda Avenue Bethesda MD 20814 301 656 0000Monday - Sunday 7 am - 7 pm

Parisian patisserie. Breads, flan, tarts, croissants, eclairs. And, of course, the best crusty, chewy baguettes. Cornichons, jams and mustards,

Arrowine & Cheese 4508 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 703 525 0990 Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

French cheeses, cured meats, wine.

GERMAN

Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe2150 N. Culpeper St Arlington, VA 22207 703 527 8394Tues - Fri 6:30 am - 6:30 pm; Sat 8 am - 5 pm; Sun 8 am - 1 pm

The Buchler family prepare many German specialities such as Bienenstich, Linzerschnitten, strudel and Linzer torte as well as every kind of pastry that you can imagine. They also sell many varieties of wursts and Krautiner bread made with German flour. On their shelves you can find Waldmeiser Getrankesirup, Wien Cassis, Hengstenberg vinegar and German teas and coffees. Every kind of pastry and marzipan animals and shapes at holiday time. Check out their website for all the cakes and pastries that you can special order. www.heidelbergbakery.com

German Gourmet5838 Columbia Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 703 379 8080Monday - Saturday 9 am - 7 pm; Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

German, Swiss and Belgian specialities: meat, seafood, dairy chocolates, wine, beer toiletries, spaetzie and dumplings.

Cafe Mozart 1331 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 202 347 5732Monday - Friday 7 am - 10 pm; Sat 9 am - 10 pm; Sunday 11 am - 10 pm

It is near the Metro Center metro station and besides being a restaurant has a fairly good sized shop attached.

GREEK

Aphrodite Greek Imports 5886 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 703 931 5055Monday - Saturday 9 am - 9 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Aphrodite has been in business over 20 years  and has always been a "go to" place for Greek specialties especially for olives, large golden raisins, and Easter foods.   They have dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with rice) and frozen goodies like spanakopita. They have freshly prepared special-ties, like  tzaziki, taramasalata, etc. A large variety of feta cheese. They carry decorative items so if you are looking for Greek, this is your place.

INDIAN

These groceries are good for not only Indian, but also Pakistani, Afghan, Sri Lankan, Burmese, Malay, Singaporean and Middle Eastern regions

Aditi Spice Depot 409 Maple Avenue E Vienna, VA 22180 703 938 3400Monday - Sunday 10 am - 9 pm

From Indian utensils to spices, herbs, lentils and frozen ready to eat food, some made locally and others imported from India. Some of the frozen food is typical of the southern state of Kerala. This store is slightly higher priced than other Indian stores in the area, but neat and clean. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Adjacent to the grocery store is a casual di-ning place Turmeric and further down on Maple Avenue is a vegetarian eatery called Ammas Kitchen, which specializes in South Indian speciali-ties like dosas. The store also has a good DVD collection of Indian movies.

Shri Krishna Grocery7106 Brookfield Plaza Springfield, VA 22150 (703) 569-8885Monday - Saturday 9 am - 9 pm; Sunday 9 am - 8:30 pmThis store has aisles of Indian spices, mixes, frozen foods, sweets, and even some produce. All you need to make yourself an Indian meal, from scratch or in the microwave is right here. If you can't cook Indian from scratch but en-joy cooking there are packaged sauces and mixes to help you out—so one could have a South Indian breakfast by just adding boiling water into the pre packaged mix. They also have a pretty decent sized freezer section full of all sorts of Indian foods, from naans and roti, daal , mango ice cream, kulfi and a variety of Indian sweets. The prices are the best in the area. Spotlessly clean.

Patel Brothers 15110 N Frederick Road 2074 University Blvd Rockville, MD 20850 Hyattsville, MD 301 340 8656 301 422 1555Mon - Sun 10:30 am - 8:30 pm Tuesday - Sun 10:30 am - 8:30 pm

11116 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 703 273 7400Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 8 pm; Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

This chain of Indian stores has everything you might need for making anIndian meal. Great mangoes.

Daily Spices 8424 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22031 703 752 2314Monday - Friday 11:30 am - 9:30 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 9:30 pm

Indian, Pakistani, Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific groceries. Good ser-vice. Refrigerated and frozen section; seeds, spices, samosas, chutneys, nuts and pastes.

India Bazaar 383 Muddy Branch Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301 963 7070Monday - Saturday 10 am - 9:30 pm; Sunday 10 am - 9 pm

Indian spices, produce, sweets and a good selection of ice creams. The store is well stocked and clean.

Spice Lanka 17517 Redland Rd Rockville, MD 20855 301 216-2238Monday - Friday 11 am - 9 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 7 pm

Great for Sri Lankan specialities and lots of Sri Lankan spices. Dry fish.

Kiran Grocery & Halal Meat 156-B Enterprise Street Sterling VA 20164 703 450 5531Monday - Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

South Asian sweets, halal meat, abundant supply of spices.

ITALIAN

The Italian Store 3123 Lee Highway 5837 Washington BlvdArlington, VA 22201 Arlington, VA 22205 703-528-6266 571 341 1080 Monday - Friday 10 am to 9 pm;  Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

Every ingredient you need for a great Italian meal at home. Vodka sauces, fresh mozzarella balls, basil bunches and floury raw dough (if sold out there is usually more in the back). Grab some fresh lobster stuffed ravioli

or a hot slice of pizza suprema (pepperoni, onions, black olives and Italian sausage). Wines, pastas, frozen and fresh foods prepared by the Tramante family. Delicious, legendary subs and pizza. They have recently opened another branch in Westover. They will even make a lasagna to order in your own pan.

Cornucopia8102 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301 652 1625Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Imported Italian food and ingredients, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Also great sandwiches and deserts. Gourmet goodies from pastas to choco-lates, cookies and unusual drinks Via Umbria 1525 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20007 202 333 3904Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 7 pm Sunday 12 - 6 pm Wine tasting Sundays 2 pm - 5 pm

A welcome addition not only to Georgetown, but also DC with an authentic Italian food and wine emporia. Pastas: Sardinian pasta (fregada) and one called strozzaprete, which translates to “strangled priest”. There is also a small selection of gluten free pasta. Special grains from Italy as well. An-tipasti. Small producer wine from Umbria , exclusive to the store.i.e. Fontanelle winery. Artesian olive oils and vinegars. There is also a beauti-ful selection of Italian pottery for that special gift.

No shop would be complete without genial, helpful staff and this has both. The shop is beautifully set up, thus very welcoming.

Litteri Italian Market517 Morse Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 202 544 0184Tuesday - Wednesday 8 am - 4 pm; Thursday 8 am - 5 pm; Friday - Saturday 8 am - 6 pm

Large, selection of wine, olive oils, vinegars, pastas, sauces, dried spices and Italian staples. The deli is known in the area for their delicious food. Great prices.

Carluccio’s 100 King Street Alexandria, VA  703-566-529 Monday - Friday 6 am - 11:30 pm; Saturday 7 am -11:30 pm; Sunday 7 am - 10 pm

This restaurant includes a market selling wines, foods to go and more than 80 imported Italian products.

Centrolina 974 Palmer Alley NW Washington, DC 202-898-2426 Monday - Thursday 8 am - 11 pm; Friday - Saturday 8 am - 12 amSunday 9 am - 11 pm

Market and restaurant. Produce, antipasti, meat and poultry, seafood, fresh pasta, Italian artisanal dry pasta, homemade sauces, dairy and staples.

Vace 3315 Connecticut Ave NW 4705 Miller Avenue Washington, DC Bethesda, MD 202 363-1999 301 654 6367

Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm; Sat 9 am - 8 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm

Family owned Italian delicatessen:  homemade pizza dough, meats, cheeses, olives, sausages,assorted frozen and canned Italian goods.  Many varieties of dried pasta, olive oils, canned sauces, espresso, wines. 

JAPANESE

Hinata Sushi Carry Out4947 Saint Elmo Ave Bethesda, MD 20814 301 656 1009Tuesday 11 am 5 pm; Wed - Sat 8 am - 7 pm; Sunday 12 pm - 7 pm

Market and restaurant (three small tables) and carry out. Fish from Tsukiji - most famous fish market in world in Japan.

Hana Japanese Market 2000 17th St NW Washington, DC 20009 202 939 8854Monday - Sunday 10 am - 8 pmTravel agency in the grocery store! Fresh vegetables, frozen and prepared food. Thursdays they have deliveries of fresh or-ganic Japanese vegetables from Delaware and world famous Japanese bread from Chicago, sushi from a Japanese chef. Ja-panese rice, soy sauces, teas, snacks and candies. Onigiri, Yakult and Green tea ice cream.

Maruichi Grocery1047 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 301 545 0101Monday 10 am - 7 pm; Wed - Sat 10 am - 7 pm; Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

Lots of goodies packed into a small space. Sake and beer, soft drinks, some sashimi and decent selection of snacks. Green tea ice cream. Greathair products. Everything imported from Japan.

KOREAN

Korean Korner 12707 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, MD 301 933 2000Daily 9 am - 9:30 pm

The vegetable bins overflow with fresh Mexican guava, chayote and jica-ma, canned Longan fruit, horchata juice, giant radishes and spaghetti squash. The meat counter offers sliced shank beef, pork bellies, sliced fa-jita and innards. The fish counter has lots of all sizes and types of fish that you might want.  Of course, you can also buy them in different versions, such as the salted croaker accompanied by chopped, salted, brined, etc. seaweed.   The ready-to-eat section has box after box of different versions of seasoned pickles, squid and anchovies.

KOSHER

Moti’s Mart       4860 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852 301 468 0400Monday - Tuesday 7:30 am - 8 pm; Wednesday-Thursday 7:30 am - 9 pm; Friday 7 am - 3 pm; Saturday closed; Sunday 7:30 am - 9 pm

Large assortment of Kosher foods and Kosher wines, with a good fish counter.

Shalom Kosher Market2307 W University Blvd Wheaton, MD 20902 301 946 6500Sunday 7:30 am - 8 pm; Monday - Wednesday 7:30 am - 9 pm; Thursday 7:30 am - 9:30 pm; Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday closed

Meat department is glut Kosher, parve (non-dairy) bakery, Kosher wines, full line of groceries. Deli. 

LEBANESE

Lebanese Butcher and Restaurant 2922 Annandale Rd Falls Church, VA 22046 703-533-2903Monday - Sunday 10am - 9 pmA halal butcher shop/cafe where most meats come from owner Kheder Rababeh's Warrenton slaughterhouse. Buy your ground kafta beef then pick-up some fresh pita, pickled lemon and veggies for a DIY sandwich at home. There are a variety of Middle Eastern delicacies in the store and all kinds of pastries.

Lebanese Taverna Market 4400 Old Dominion Drive Arlington, VA 22207 703 276 8681Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8:30 pm; Sunday 10:30 am - 6 pm

Delicious freshly prepared mezze daily - hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanouj, stuffed grape leaves. Excellent selection of grains, spices, olive oils, wines and beers from Lebanon and the Middle East. Wonderful deli with prepared meals including lamb kefta and chicken kabobs; Shawarma chicken and beef; lamb Fasolia. Daily specials very reasonably priced. There are eight tables with chairs for a nice lunch spot. They also offer cooking classes.

Al Nakheel Lebanese Grocery 340 Maple Avenue W West Vienna, VA 22180 703 938 4220Sunday - Thursday 10 am - 9 pm; Friday - Saturday 10 am - 10 pm

Middle Eastern market with fresh Halal meats, imported sweets and freshly squeezed juices. Their baklava is made fresh in Lebanon and shipped in by Air France. They carry a wide selection of spices, powders, dried herbs and nuts as well as packaged and frozen products from the Middle East. The cafe has daily specials. They also offer delivery and catering.

Gourmet Basket 6829 Tennyson Drive McLean, VA 22101 703 848 2456Monday - Friday 9am - 7 pm; Saturday 9 am - 6 pm; closed Sundays

Family run Lebanese specialty grocery store - delicious cocktail size meat and cheese pies and vegetable kibbe. Imported food items include pine nuts, rose water, tahina, string cheese.

Beirut Butcher407 Maple Avenue West Vienna, VA 22180Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm; Sunday 9am - 7 pm

Halal meat, some ready made food and is also a small grocery and cater-ers.

MIDDLE EAST AND MEDITERRANEAN

Shemali’s3301 New Mexico Ave, NW Washington, DC 20016 202 686 7070Monday - Friday 10am - 6 pm; Sat 10am - 5:30 pm; closed Sundays

Great hummus, baba ghanouj, taramaslalata, fruit syrups, pita bread, cheese, olives.

Sahara Date Company8456A Tyco Road Vienna VA 22182 703 745 7463Monday- Saturday 11am - 5 pm

A delicious selection of fresh dates directly from the date farms of Saudi Arabia. Currently on offer are eight types of Saudi dates ranging in texture and sweetness: Ajwa, Barni, Mab-room, Roshdal, Mejdool, Safawi, Saggae and Sukkary. Each date is naturally sweet and contains no additives or preservatives.www.saharadate.com to order on line.

The Mediterranean Way 1717 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 202 560-5715Monday - Saturday 10:30 am - 8:30 pm; Sunday 10:30am - 7 pm

Fully stocked Mediterranean market with foods from Greece to Spain, including Lebanon, Croatia, Turkey, France, Egypt, Portugal.  Rice, quinoa,spices, candy, pasta, sauces, Greek yogurt, cheeses, olive bar, teas andcoffees, packaged meats.  Expecting beer and wine license soon. Wholesale offers for special events.

Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe352 S. Pickett Street Alexandria, VA 22304 703 751 0030Monday -Saturday 8 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10am - 6 pm

The grocery store is terrific.   Here you can find several kinds of bulgur wheat and a nice selection of spice blends. This grocery store/deli carries a wide stock of Southeastern European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern goods, ranging from fresh Turkish cheeses and Armenian jams to Greek candies and Italian crackers. They carry a huge selection of olives and vinegars. Excel-lent bakery products and baklava.

Halalco Supermarket 155 Hillwood Avenue Falls Church, VA 22046 703 532 3202Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm; Friday 3 pm - 9 pm; Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 9 pm

Bulgarian feta cheese, made from sheep's milk - crumbly, salty, delicate, delicious, and very tasty in tomato salads, with a sprinkle of salt, ground pepper, lemon juice, olive oil,and sliced vine ripened tomatoes.  Their meats are fresh, staff is very helpful and friendly, and the store offers ac-cessories, snacks, dry goods and bulk items.

Fair Price International Supermarket5703 Edsall Road Alexandria, VA 22304 703 751 0786Monday - Saturday 9:30 am - 9 pm; Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

Fresh Halal meat and chicken. Large variety of rices, Orange Blossom water and spices, breads, snacks mixes, large selection of syrups, picked foods, honey with nuts, tahini pate, labneh pickled, teff flour from Ethiopia, whole wheat flour from India, plantain fufu, Moroccan sardines, lamb tripe, teas, bean, lentils, hair products. Al Fahke tobaccos for hookah’s. Breads, snacks and sweets such as halva.

Hadi International Foods (World Foods Supermarket) 640 South Pickett Street Alexandria, VA 22304 703 888 1470Monday - Sunday 9 am - 10 pm

Many of the same products as at Fair Price, but on a smaller scale. Halal meats.

PAKISTANI

Madina Super Halal Market 18538 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301 977 5700Monday - Saturday 10 am - 9 pm; Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

This place is full of the goods a traditional Pakistani/Arabic marketwould have. They have Halal lamb, beef, goat and chicken in the back. Madina Market376 Elden Street Herndon, VA 20170 703 904 7000Monday - Sunday 10am - 9pm

The fresh bread is amazing. The meat is always fresh. The tea selection is wide and varied. Herbal teas, fruit teas, Turkish, organic, Chinese, Afghan, you name it, they've probably got it.

Indus Market, Inc 900 4th St 15513 New Hampshire Ave Laurel, MD 20707 Silver Spring, MD 20905 240 280 2340 301 989 9448Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm; Sunday 10am - 7pm

Good variety of spices, sweets and they also have halal meat.

PERSIAN/IRANIAN

Yekta Deli Imported Grocery 1488 Rockville Pike Suite A Rockville, MD 20852 301 984 1190Monday - Saturday 10 am - 9pm; Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

Great selection of Persian and Middle Eastern food. Dried and preserved fruit, pickled foods, spices, Kosher foods, Israeli products, ghee, cheeses and yogurts. Herbs and baking products: pomegranate molasses, fenu-greek seeds, angelica powder. Cookies. Fresh produce. Great selection of Iranian and Middle Eastern foods. Large selection of olives, olive oils, cookies, etc.  The store is spacious and spotless. 

Assal Market 112 Glyndon St NE Vienna, VA 22180 703 281 0000Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm; Sunday 10 am - 8pm

Persian and Middle Eastern grocery, bakery and butcher shop. It is family run. They carry fresh fruit and vegetables and a wide selection of pack-aged items from the Middle East. They've got lavaashak (like a fruit roll-up), noon-e-barbari or lavash (breads), noon-e-khaamei (cream puffs), seer torshi (pickled garlic), limoo amani (dried limes), pomagranate paste, rose water, doogh-e-abali (yogurt drink), chai-e-sadaf (sadaf tea), sohan asali (honey based sweets), basmati rice, al-nakhla flavored tobacco for your hookahs. It’s a good place to buy lentils, spices and powders, such as chickpea powder.

Gourmet Bazaar 1321 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 301 838 3031Monday - Saturday 10 am - 9 pm; Sunday 10 am - 7 pm

Fresh herbs, dried spices and top quality produce and dried fruit. There is a wide selection of packaged Mediterranean, European and Eurasian food products. A refrigerated food section and a wonderful deli offering quality block cheeses and meats. Fresh daily produce. Try the saffron, rose, pista-chio ice cream - delicious. Spacious and spotless.

Yas Bakery137 Church Street NW Vienna, VA 22180  703 242 4050Monday - Sunday 9 am - 9 pm

Persian bakery and supermarket that carries baklava and dried lemons, barberries and Greek sour cherry jam. Turkish and Arabic items as well.

POLISH

Kielbasa Factory 1073 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 240 453 9090Monday - Thursday 11 am - 7 pm; Friday 11 am - 8 pm; Saturday 10 am - 6 pm; Sunday 11am - 3:30 pm

Variety of mustards, sliced deli meats, kielbasa, sour deli pickles, potato dumplings, pierogis, Zywiec beer, fresh sauer-kraut. Very helpful staff. Mostly Polish products but some Hungarian and a smattering of German prod-ucts as well.  Great selection of pirogis, sweet as well as salty, such as fresh cabbage or blueberry and cheese.  All kinds of blintzes - recipes for preparation are provided.  Soup mixes such as cabbage and white borscht are available, plus multigrain rye and Pumpernickel breads, as well as some Ruegenfisch goods.  Wonder-ful selection of sausages, kielbasa, as well as lean Danish bacon.

PORTUGUESE

European Foods 2700 N Pershing Drive Arlington, VA 22201 703 524 6800Monday - Saturday 9am - 8pm; Sunday 9am - 1pm

Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish imports, seafood, cheeses, wines and homemade Argentinian and Guatemalan and Brazilian sausages. Olive oil and coffee. Thursday imported fish from Portugal: sardines and bacalhau.

RUSSIAN

Russian Gourmet11431-B Rockville Pike 1396 Chain Bridge Road 907 Slater’s Lane Rockville, MD 20852 McLean, VA 22101 Alexandria, VA 22314 301 816 0550 703 760 0680 703 299 4627 Mon-Fri 10am - 8:30pm; Sat 10am - 7:30 pm; Sunday noon - 6:30pm

Assorted foods and wines from Russia, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, the Ukraine, plus a supply of farmer's cheese which is the equivalent of the European cottage cheese, i.e. Topfen.  Large assortment of sausages. Var-ious kinds of ham, soups, sour cherries preserved mushrooms. Russian Gourmet is a small shop, offering a relatively large variety of products common for most of Central-East European countries. It is the place to buy pickled cabbage leaves (for the delicious cabbage rolls with pork meat and rice -"sarmale"), or salt pickles. They have small shops in Herndon and Fairfax, VA

European Bazaar (Delight) 1488-I Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20850 301 230 9371Monday -Saturday 10am - 9pm; Sunday 11am - 7pm‘Homemade baked goods. Primarily a Russian deli, bakery and grocery store. Borjomi, a sparkling mineral water very popular in Georgia.  They also sell several varieties of tremali, a sour plum sauce, jonjoli, a pickled herb, and varieties of Russian chocolates.

Troika Gastronom 157A Hillwood Avenue Falls Church, VA 22046 703 241 3777Monday -Sunday 9am - 9pm

There are many different products from canned pickles, vegetables, soups, pastas, jellies, jams, etc., from Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Poland, Romania, etc. There is also a little deli section, where they have salami delivered from New York as well as their Moscow ham and gypsy bacon.

Taste of Europe 630 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301 519 9094Monday - Friday 10 am - 8:30 pm; Friday 10am - 8pm; Sunday 11am - 5pm

They have a good selection of hard to find Eastern European and Russian foods (including a lot of sweets) and loose leaf tea

SPANISH

Pesca Deli 4960 Bethesda Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301 841 8151Monday - Friday 10am - 8pm; Saturday 9am - 7pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Fresh deliveries on Thursdays not only of fish from Portugal and Spain, but also Portuguese rolls and breads from New Jersey. Variety of groceries from Spain and Portugal and paella pans of all sizes. Spanish sausages and whole cured hams for a large party plus Serrano and Iberico sliced ham. A large vari-ety of fresh fish from the area and Chile.

European Foods2700 N Pershing Drive Arlington, VA 22201 703 524 6800Monday- Saturday 9am - 8pm; Sunday 9am - 1pm

Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish Foods. Produce, olive oil, coffee, Argentinian, Guatemalan, Brazilian style sausage all homemade. Thurs-days imported fish from Portugal, sardines, bacalhau, cheeses, wine, baby goats and suckling pigs to order in advance.

SWEDISH

IKEA 10100 Baltimore Avenue 2901 Potomac Mills CircleCollege Park, MD 20740 Woodbridge, VA 22192 301 345 6552 703 492 1222Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm; Sunday 10 am - 8pm

Small selection of Swedish groceries - coffee, breads, chocolates, various fruit drinks and jams, frozen foods, herring, ginger cookies.

SWISS

Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop 5224 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 703 321 3670Monday - Friday 7am - 7pm; Saturday 7am - 5pm; Sunday 7am - 3pm

Artisan breads, French pastries, wedding cakes, ice creams and sorbets. Assorted imported Swiss and German gourmet products.

THAI

Dungrat’s 5888 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 703 578 0622Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Fresh lemongrass and Kaffir lime leaves. Frozen galangal root and shrimp paste. These are just a few of the selection of Thai groceries.

Thai Market Carry Out 902 Thayer Avenue Silver Spring, MD 301 495 8936Monday - Sunday 9:30 am - 7:30 pm

They have a great selection of Thai and Southeast Asian specialty foods and spices in the grocery store (including frozen and refrigerated items).

TURKISH

Asadur’s Market Montrose Plaza5536 Randolph Road Rockville, MD 20852 301 770 5558Monday - Saturday 10 am - 7 pm

Large selection of Middle Eastern and Turkish products. Among the offer-ings:  Turkish Delight and Sahlab mix, Teksut, falafel mix and red and white

vinegars along with white Kalamata balsamic vinegar;  Lebanese pickled Labneh and pickled lemons.  They also have sugar-coated fennel and oth-er seeds, as well as toasted and untoasted red lentils.

Amity Halal Meat and Grocery 10372 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 703 591 2900 Monday - Sunday 9:30 am - 8 pm

Here, they have choice cuts of beef, lamb and veal, all natural poultry shipped in daily. They also deliver to the Metropolitan DC area.

Atilla's Market 2705 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204 703 920 6524Sunday - Monday 11am - 7 pm; Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 8 pm

Varieties of cheese: Kars kasseri, Topcugolu feta, Tamek jams and marme-lades, olives, Pastirma, Sucuk, Efes Pilsen beer, Turkish raki. Imported groceries from Turkey.

Cenan Bakery 122 Branch Road SE Vienna, VA 22180 703 242 0070Monday - Thursday 6:30am - 8 pm; Friday - Saturday 6:30am - 9pm;Sunday 8 am - 8 pm

Great breads and many Turkish labels such as Tamek and Caubur tea, Ul-cer feta and chick pea flour. Baked goods are delicious. Mango Mousse cake is a must. Imported Turkish goods - olives, cheeses.

VIETNAMESE

Cho Eden Supermarket 6763 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22044 571 730 4432Monday - Sunday 10am - 8pmIn the Vietnamese strip mall, next to restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops.Wide variety of Vietnamese and general Asian products.

BAKERIES

Effie’s Bakery and Caterer 6441 General Green Way, Suite B Alexandria, VA 22312 703 642 2888Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm

West African bakery and caterer with sweet white bread, tea bread and the buns bread from Ghana.

LeoNora Bakery 1108 N Irving Street Arlington, VA 22201 571 527 0445Monday - Friday 7 am - 7 pm; Saturday 8:30 am - 6 pm; Sunday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Cheery bakery preparing traditional French and American breads, pastries, quiches and cakes.

Maria’s Bakery & Cafe (Asian) 1701 Rockville Pike, Suite B Rockville, MD 20852Monday - Sunday 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Maria's Bakery dishes out great traditional Cantonese dishes. This place doubles as bakery and a café so you can go in, pick up some baked goods and have a nice meal at the same time.

 Stella’s 11510 Rockville Pike, Suite D Rockville, MD 20852 301 231 9026Tuesday - Friday 8 am - 7 pm; Saturday 9 am - 6 pm; Sunday 9 am - 5 pm

Black forest cake, white chocolate mousse cake, fruit custard cakes, baklava, eclairs and crois-sants. Yummy!

Silva’s Patisserie 167 Glyndon Street, SE Vienna, VA 22180 703 255 6880Tuesday - Saturday 7:30 am - 6:30 pm; Sunday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Small shop specializing in European and French baking techniques. Small pastries, creme brûlée, cannoli, French macaroons, breads, marzipan, scones, croissants, cinnamon rolls.

Randolph’s 4500 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 703 243 0070Monday - Friday 7 am - 6 pm; Saturday 8 am - 5 pm; Sunday 8 am - 1 pm

Pastries and cakes to order. They also offer a wide selection of petit fours, individual pastries, chocolate dipped strawberries and small tea cookies, which are perfect for dessert parties, showers, luncheons or rehearsal dinners

Pan American Bakery4113 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204 703 271 1113Monday - Saturday 6 am - 10 pm; Sunday 7 am - 9 pm

650 S Pickett St Alexandria, VA 22304 703 370 2900Monday-Thursday 7am - 9pm; Friday 7am - 10pm; Saturday 8 am - 9 pm

11186 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 703 691 2253Monday-Friday 7am - 9pm; Saturday 7am - 9pm; Sunday 8am - 8pm

Bolivian owners. The salteneas are delicious. Lots of choices from breads to pastries.

BUTCHER’S

The Wine’ing Butcher 20915 Ashburn Road Ashburn, VA 20147 703 858 4400Monday - Wednesday 10 am - 7 pm; Thursday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Meat, seafood, wines and marinated meats.

Stachowski’s Market 1425 28th St NW Washington, DC 20007 202 506 3125Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday 11 am - 8 pm

Butcher shop offering fresh and cured meats and cheeses, plus sandwich-es to go. During the week you can order prepared meals to pick up . Their sandwiches - hot pastrami and four meat grinder leave you wanting to go back for more.

SEAFOOD

Captain White’s Seafood City 1100 Maine Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20024 202 554 5520Monday - Sunday 7 am - 9 pm

Freshly caught seafood as well as cooked fish. Lobsters and crabs. On the DC waterfront and served from permanently moored boats. Good prices.

Blacksalt Fish Market 4883 MacArthur Boulevard, NW Washington, DC 20007 202 342 9101Monday - Thursday 10 am - 8:30 pm; Friday - Saturday 10 am - 9 pm; Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

A variety of really fresh fish. Chef inspired prepared items and hard to find specialty items.

Pesce Deli 4960 Bethesda Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 301 841 8151Monday - Friday 10am - 8pm; Saturday 9am - 7pm; Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Fresh deliveries on Thursdays of fish from Portugal and Spain. Also a large variety of fresh fish from this area and Chile. Portuguese rolls and breads from New Jersey. Variety of groceries from Spain and Portugal and paella pans of all sizes. Spanish sausages and whole cured hams for a large par-ty plus Serrano and Iberico sliced ham.

SPICES

Penzey’s Spices513 West Broad Street 1048 Rockville PikeFalls Church, VA 22046 Rockville, MD 20852 703 534 7770 301 738 8707 Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm; Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Glass containers with removable lids let your nose be the judge if that par-ticular spice is worth trying out. Recipes tell you how these spices can be used. So many spices that it is hard to count. A zillion different kinds of sea salt! Very nice gift boxes.

The Spice and Tea Exchange 1069 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007 202 333 4540Monday - Thursday 11 am - 7 pm; Friday - Saturday 11 am - 8 pm; Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

320 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 571 312 8505Monday - Tuesday 11 am - 9 pm; Wednesday 11 am - 7 pm; Thursday - Saturday 11 am - 9 pm; Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

A large selection of gourmet spices. Before you buy you are invited to smell them.

Old Town Coffee, Tea and Spice 215 S Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 703 683 0856Monday - Friday 9am - 6:30pm; Saturday 9am - 6pm; Sunday 12pm - 5pm

This small store located in Old Town Alexandria is packed with over 125 varieties of teas, 80 varieties of coffee,and everything to go with tea and coffee such as tea cups strainers and teapots, coffee filter tops, mugs and more. Serving dishes, trays, large variety of napkins and tea towels. Sweets and goodies from all over the world, including Dutch specialitiessuch as Stroopwafels, Hagelslag and some Indonesian items like Ketjap (sweet soy). Knowledgeable and helpful staff.

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“Bon appetit”

COOKING IN AMERICA

A Note on Conversions:

Some say cooking is a science and an art. Geography has a hand in it, too. For example, flour milled in Europe and elsewhere will feel and taste different from flour milled in the United States. So, there is no prom-ise that the loaf of bread you bake in England or Cameroon will taste the same as a loaf baked in the States, but we can offer guidelines for con-verting weights and measures. We also recommend that you rely on in-stincts when using American recipes and refer to the visual cues provided. For more information on versions and ingredient equivalents, visit the Cook’s Illustrated Web site at www.cooksillustrated.com, and search for “conversion chart”.

The following charts offer equivalents for U.S. metric, and Imperial (U.K.) mea-sures. All conversions are approximate and have been rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. For example: 1 teaspoon = (about) 5 milliliters

1 ounce = (about) 28 grams

� Conversions for Ingredients Commonly Used in Baking

Baking is an exacting science. Because measuring by weight is far more accurate than measuring by volume, and therefore more likely to achieve reliable results, sometimes ounce measures in addition to cup measures are included for many ingredients. The following chart converts basic American measures into grams.

Ingredient Ounces Grams

1 cup all-purpose flour* 5 1421 cup whole-wheat flour 5 ½ 1561 cup granulated (white) sugar 7 1981 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark) 7 1981 cup confectioners’ sugar 4 1131 cup cocoa powder 3 85

* U.S. all-purpose flour is the most frequently used and does not contain leaveners, as some European flours do. Leavened flours are called self-rising or self-raising. If you do use self-rising flour, take this into consideration before adding leavening to a recipe.

Butter** Ounces Grams

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick or ¼ cup) 2 578 tablespoons (1 stick, or ½ cup) 4 11316 tablespoons (2 sticks, or 1 cup) 8 227

** In the United States, butter is sold both salted and unsalted. Most recipes generally recommend using unsalted butter. If you are using salted butter, take this into consid-eration before adding salt to a recipe.

Converting Temperatures from an Instant-Read Thermometer

Many recipes contain doneness temperatures for poultry, meat, and bread. An instant-read thermometer is a very helpful tool for this job. Re-fer to the table on the next page to convert Fahrenheit degrees to Celsius, or, for temperatures not represented in the chart, use this simple formula:

Subtract 32 degrees from the Fahrenheit reading, and then divide the result by 1.8 to ascertain the Celsius reading.

For example, “Roast until the juices run clear when the chicken is cut with a paring knife or the thickest part of the breast registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.” To convert: 160 degrees F – 32 = 128 degrees 128 degrees divided by 1.8 = about 71 degrees C

Happy Cooking!

Oven Temperatures

Fahrenheit Celsius Gas Mark (Imperial)

225 105 ¼ 250 120 ½ 275 130 1 300 150 2 325 165 3 350 180 4 375 190 5 400 200 6 425 220 7 450 230 8 475 245 9

CUTS OF MEAT

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