Johnny Air Mart

Asian grocery store · East Village

Johnny Air Mart

Asian grocery store · East Village

214 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009

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Unassuming grocery store specializing in Filipino dry goods, precooked snacks, noodles & meals.

214 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 Get directions

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"Filipino food is still a rarity in Manhattan, but this no-frills Filipino grocer in the East Village stocks a wide array of dry snacks and goods needed for home cooking, along with ready-to-eat dishes. An affiliate of Johnny Air, a company that ships between NYC and the Philippines, the market offers the likes of traditional pan de sal (salt bread), corned beef, and frozen longanisa sausage. For a beginner’s taste of Filipino snacks, there are Skyflakes crackers, a pantry essential in Filipino households, and chicharrones, or pork rinds." - Dan Q. Dao

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Sofia Poinelli

SerpAPI

I usually don't leave reviews but I wasted so much money here for rotten food. The sago pearls I bought were moldy after soaking in water for 3 hours (I've never seen moldy sago!), the ube pan de sal had moldy cheese inside, the sapin sapin cake was full of green fungus after being in the fridge for one day after purchase! This place is not only expensive but a scam. I'd rather go all the way to Woodside to get decent (and non rotten) Filipino groceries. AVOID THIS STORE AT ALL COSTS!

Carolyn

SerpAPI

They have some difficult to find items like fermented anchovy sauce and pandan extract. I haven’t tried the freshly prepared food items yet but the conditions aren’t super appealing.

Dennis Mejia (Chaell)

SerpAPI

They were very accommodating. 😊 Probably the best place to buy your Pinoy grocery needs.

Nathalie Abejero

SerpAPI

Great find but it seems like the fresh items can be hit or miss. Big assortment of freshly made Filipino foods. 4star because some staples were off - the siopao is dry and bready and the pandesal was old - you have to run it under running water before popping into the toaster oven to make it soft and palatable. But other items were amazing: kutsinta, hopia (vacuum packed from the fridge), the salted eggs, the balut (which you cook at home). Also got ube powder to make ube ice cream, and frozen grated ube to make ube halaya.

Rafi Mercie Feliciano

SerpAPI

I didn't realize that this was a couple blocks away from me and suddenly I feel so blessed! I don't have to worry about buying ingredients, and when I'm lazy to cook I know where to buy ulam 😂 I think they're open until 7pm now, which is great for me bc sometimes I get home from work late.

Kristen Gayagoy

SerpAPI

Love going here to get groceries/snacks just like from home. Definitely expensive, but a good place to find things you would otherwise have to commute to Queens for.

Tere GB

SerpAPI

Small Filipino convenience store with lots of goodies. They have the staples from Filipino snacks to condiments. I was really happy to see suman, puto, kutsinta, and atsara here! The people who work here are really nice and helpful, don’t be afraid to ask them questions, they’re more than glad to help. So glad to that I don’t have to trek outside the city to get some authentic Filipino food.

J German

SerpAPI

There is a lady who hangs around the establishment with the most miserable communication skills — likes to pretend she doesn’t speak nor understand her native language, yet cannot express herself in English. Placing this woman in a position where she interacts with customers reflects bad business management. The food items are not nearly good enough to make the trip here. I do not recommend.

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Sofia Poinelli

SerpAPI

Carolyn

SerpAPI

They have some difficult to find items like fermented anchovy sauce and pandan extract. I haven’t tried the freshly prepared food items yet but the conditions aren’t super appealing.

Dennis Mejia (Chaell)

SerpAPI

They were very accommodating. 😊 Probably the best place to buy your Pinoy grocery needs.

Nathalie Abejero

SerpAPI

Rafi Mercie Feliciano

SerpAPI

Kristen Gayagoy

SerpAPI

Love going here to get groceries/snacks just like from home. Definitely expensive, but a good place to find things you would otherwise have to commute to Queens for.

Tere GB

SerpAPI

J German

SerpAPI

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