Goodies Snack Shop
Convenience store · Chinatown ·
International snacks, gifts, Asian goodies, Korean beauty, plants
International snacks, gifts, Asian goodies, Korean beauty, plants
"This cute, curated snack bar and market is, in many ways, a return to the building’s origins: Goodies Snack Shop sits in the space once home to Teikoku Co., a market in the heart of Portland’s Nihonmachi (Japantown). These days, it’s a fun spot to stock up on snacks, candies, and noodles ahead of a riverside picnic. In keeping with the site’s heritage, there’s a strong focus on snacks from Asian-owned companies and beloved brands and flavors from Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and beyond. Goodies also continues to serve as a community hub, drawing crowds with events and pop-ups from kimchi-making classes to Lunar New Year festivities." - Zoe Baillargeon
"Next door I popped into Goodies Snack Shop, which stocks Tochi snacks and Ice Queen paletas along with Korean cosmetics, Vietnamese phins from Nguyen Coffee Supply, and goods to take home like the locally made Sao Noi chili oil." - Janey Wong
"I recorded Goodies Snack Shop as open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"On any given sunny afternoon I might see a couple of young professionals enjoying a cup of noodles at a tidy sidewalk table outside this 9-month-old concept store founded by Joyce Chung and Terence Brasch. Goodies combines grab-and-go snacks and beverages, Asian pantry staples, ample seating for people to spend time in the neighborhood, and flexible space for artists and entrepreneurs to host events. After learning the history of the 139-year-old building it occupies, the owners set out to revive the corner market legacy and to help shift perceptions of Old Town–Chinatown by hosting community plant swaps, kimchi-making workshops, block parties, street food pop-ups, and collaborations with nearby businesses. Chung and Brasch emphasize everyday neighborliness — greeting people by name, sitting outside, and partnering with their next-door neighbor to make the intersection feel safer and more welcoming — and say they are already seeing the positive impacts on foot traffic and neighborhood energy." - Eater
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