Lam's Seafood Market

Asian grocery store · International District

Lam's Seafood Market

Asian grocery store · International District

1221 S King St, Seattle, WA 98144

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Spacious Asian fish market with fresh seafood, produce, groceries & prepared foods.

1221 S King St, Seattle, WA 98144 Get directions

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"This International District market specializes in seafood from the Washington coast as well as Alaska. It’s also a fully-stocked grocery store, so you can do all of your shopping here if you’d like. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation

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"Lam's started out as a small shop on Main Street in 1991, and has been at its current King Street location for over a decade. In May, the International District grocer expanded to Tukwila with a wide selection of seafood, including sea urchin and geoduck, as well as other Asian snacks and produce." - Megan Hill

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Carl Spillers

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Sort of crowded. But it made no difference. I got through the check out fast! I live two blocks from the other Lams on King Street. It's not as big as this Lams for sure! But it's still very nice!

Anshuman Goel

Google

I like the market. It is cheap with good quality. I just don't like the neighborhood. It got even worse after the opening of a druggies park in front of it. It needs a permanent police presence to ensure entry to the business and road traffic is not blocked by intoxicated people.

Steven

Google

Lam Seafood was one of my stops every time I went to Chinatown in Seattle for breakfast. I love the fresh vegetables it has over there. Besides vegetables, you can pick up fresh delis. I got Vietnamese sandwiches, cakes, and the beef jerky are good. The store has a good selection of meat and seafood. However, I have to warn you the seafood department is wet, a bit slippery and it stinks. I picked up some clams and crabs. Then head home. When I got home, I opened the bag the crabs were partially dead. I washed the clams and crabs thoroughly before cooking. Once cooked, the clams tasted like they were sitting in sewage water. The crab meat falls apart from the shell. It's edible, but it smells. I asked a young man to give me two giant crabs. He gave me two small ones. Glad he did the opposite.

Kateryna Tonyuk

Google

Best prices for Asian groceries in the area. However, the homeless situation right outside, such as drug use and public defecation are out of control. Not Lam's fault obviously, but it's very unfortunate that Lam's has to deal with them.

Danny Tram

Google

The first Lam market is in Chinatown, and the second one is in Tukwila. There are some cons I want to point out in this location. It is so SMALL market, dirty, and unorganized. I understand it is hard to find an excellent and adjacent spot in Chinatown. There is a variety of Asian food, and the quality is between average and good. I have heard someone complain about the rotten fruit. Also, there is plenty of parking, so you don't need to worry about this. The staff is quite friendly. I hope the Lam management can consider redesigning the market to serve their customers better

Jedidiah Esther

Google

This is a great place to get your various seafood especially. It was so crowded and the store has this smell I find repulsive (I expected it though) I think they need some more space as the store has so much to be in just One place. They’ve also got limited parking space in their parking lot so you may have to wait to have another move before settling in. Overall I love the place for price, variety and freshness .

Aika Kolya

Google

Mostly I come here for veggies. They are always fresh and there is a lot of variety. There are fruits too but I would not say they are cheap while veggies are compared to other markets. There is almost always a line at the cashier so expect to spend about 5-10 min waiting. They also have some milk, butter, egg choices, and even a Swiss roll.

Jean Lee

Google

This place is a mess, stock is hit/miss and parking is difficult. But it is the place to get Asian goods and fresh seafood in the ID if you don’t want to pay Uwajimaya prices.

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Carl Spillers

Google

Sort of crowded. But it made no difference. I got through the check out fast! I live two blocks from the other Lams on King Street. It's not as big as this Lams for sure! But it's still very nice!

Anshuman Goel

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Steven

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Kateryna Tonyuk

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Danny Tram

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Jedidiah Esther

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Aika Kolya

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Jean Lee

Google

This place is a mess, stock is hit/miss and parking is difficult. But it is the place to get Asian goods and fresh seafood in the ID if you don’t want to pay Uwajimaya prices.

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