C-Mart

C-Mart is an Asian supermarket in Boston’s Chinatown and part of a North American Asian grocery group, 大中華超級市場 (Greater China Supermarket), founded in 2001 with stores in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia. The store aims to give Asian families a comfortable place to buy familiar foods and household goods, while also introducing Asian food culture to shoppers of every background.

Produce buyers visit the wholesale market early each morning for seasonal fruit such as Hawaiian papaya, Thai durian, Philippine mangoes and Chinese lychees, and vegetables arrive directly from farms. The meat counter stocks fresh and marinated cuts and will slice meat to order. Large tanks hold live lobster, crab, geoduck, oysters and clams, and the shelves carry rice, noodles, tofu, sauces, spices, Southeast Asian foods and American staples.

What to Know

• Staff will cut fish and clean seafood on request.
• Ready-to-eat options include sushi platters, roast meats and Asian deli dishes for takeout.
• The group operates two stores in the Boston area.
• Shoppers can sign up by email for weekly specials.