Super Mira

Cute little Japanese grocer in Japan Town! Has a small bakery! Lots of prepared food and fresh produce! Sushi grade fresh tuna and salmon!

Great little market in Japan town. Had great and fresh homemade snacks/dishes. I bought the curry croquettes and it was delicious! Plus go inside and try their delicious cakes!

I'm a fan of the prepared deli items, which include a surprisingly solid selection of vegetarian options. I bought sushi, mustard greens, and an onigiri for $10. And of course it's hard to not stop by Yasukochi's.

Food: Chicken cutlet with egg 8/10: still warm, cutlet was kind of soggy but tbh still good!! Lots of ready to eat food options like sashimi, onigiri, and bento boxes. By 1pm a lot of the ready made food was gone! So make sure to get there kinda early Service: workers are very sweet! One of them recommended to get the cutlet over the curry. You can get utensils at the front if you ask the cashier. :) Nice for a quick but filling bite!

Nice friendly little shop run by local merchant. California roll made with real crab meat. All sashimi are fresh. Good prepared cooked food too.

Although they don't have the vast selection as Nijiya their prices are definitely more competitive. They also have more limited hours as well. Their produce and grocerirs are just as fresh and there's some items you can't get at Nijiya. I always come here first before visiting Nijiya since it's much less crowded and less expensive. The shopkeepers are extremely friendly and helpful as well. During the weekends they also have hot food at the deli.

This store made freshly Japanese bento boxes everyday. Reasonable price and yummy. It also locates a great bakery that sells fluffy cake rolls.

My favorite Japanese grocer. Prepared food is way better than Nijiya.

Small Japanese market with a really great selection of ready made foods. The grocery selection is pretty good but I really come here for their take out foods. Their California roll is made with real snow crab (most supermarket takeout uses imitation crab) for $10. On Tuesdays, it's Tempura Day. Which means that they are making a lot of tempura. When I came in at lunch, there was a chef who was making tempura (both vegetables and shrimps) in the kitchen, on the left hand side of the store. An assistant was coming by with fresh supplies for the chef. She was also packaging the tempura as it was being made. If you see the table in front of the kitchen empty, just wait for her to come by and you may be able order your tempura fresh. She is very friendly. I got the large mixed tempura for $10, which also came with 2 shrimps. It was a lot of veggies and more than enough for 1 person. Both the California roll and tempura were restaurant quality. No seating, so everything is to go. Bonus: Yasukochi's Sweet Shop is in the same store (on the right as you come in). They are separate from the store and cash only. And they do sell out early.

Super Mira Market is a beloved neighborhood spot in Japantown and a true staple of the community. Despite its small size, this market is packed with all the essentials you need to prepare an authentic Japanese meal or satisfy your craving for snacks. From specialty ingredients to everyday items, they cover all the bases. But what really makes Super Mira stand out is its incredible selection of prepared foods, which are the real stars of the show. Every time I visit, I'm impressed by how well-maintained and fresh everything is with the staff are clearly attentive to keeping the shelves well-stocked. One thing to note is that the prepared foods tend to sell out quickly, so if you're looking to grab something specific, it's best to come early. My personal favorites are their delicious spam egg musubis and futomaki rolls. They also offer a wide variety of fresh sashimi, bentos, and fried items, all of which are consistently excellent. Whether you're in the mood for a quick bite or something more substantial, you'll always find something delicious here. Another reason I keep coming back is for their snack selection. There's always something new to try, from Japanese chips and sweets to unique drinks. And let's not forget the legendary Yasukochi's Sweet Stop, located inside the market, which makes the best Coffee Crunch Cakes around. These cakes are in high demand, so getting there early is key if you want to snag one before they sell out for the day! The market itself is always spotless, and the staff are friendly and helpful, creating a welcoming atmosphere each time I stop by. Overall, Super Mira is an essential destination for anyone who loves Japanese cuisine, whether you're preparing a meal at home or just looking for something tasty on the go. It's more than just a market, it's a cherished part of the Japantown experience.

This market has a great selection of prepared donburis, rolls, and onigiri. Food is quite good, and great value. While you look for a quick lunch you can also pick up Japanese grocery items and snacks.

Very tasty Japanese dishes that are hard to find. Pickled, marinated, seasoned vegetables and sushi. Premade bento meals and unique groceries and snacks. Small place - super neighborhood-y. Fun to explore (other than the big store).

I was really impressed with this little supermarket. We usually go to Nijiya Market but it's always so busy there that I really appreciate this laid back store. They have all your Japanese staples. They are very popular for their fresh made bentos by the Japanese couple who own the place. I bought a variety of Onigiri, Croquette, fried oysters, sushi, and some more sashimi to take home for my kids. They are also home to The SweetShop, who's very popular for the crunch cake, which I will get next time! This is one of the few Japanese owned businesses and I hope they continue for years to come!

Super nice small store with lots of cooked deli foods! And a plethora of Onigiri flavors and croquets. Also have sushi . Bring some cash for the Yasaguchi sweet stop that is in the lobby of this supermarket!

Good, fresh Deli Sushi, tempura, chicken, salads, etc. Tasty food. Tried some interesting and delicious items I hadn't seen at the supermarket down the street

I have always passed by this market on the bus but never went in...always want to support the local "mom & pop" family businesses. Shame on me for waiting so long...they have a great selection of lunch items made fresh every day. All delicious so many snacks too. I just have to get there when the sweet shop is open too very nice staff too

My go to japanese market in San Francisco. They have what I need. I can never resist picking up their to go bento boxes, and their variety of japanese okazu. Everyone there is always very warm, inviting, courteous, and knowledgeable.

My favorite initiation in Japan town (not cold, and not heavy because of rice, has better rice to filling ratio than kassaka tea that people line up for) I'm dying to try their black sesame cheesecake and black sesame mochi ice cream ball next time

Favorite Japanese market in SF. Great Quality and super clean. Same prices as Nijiya for similar products. Much smaller shop with less variety. Also less crowded environment. Staff is warm and helpful. Small market with a little bit of everything.

I don't do a lot of Japanese cooking as I enjoy going to Japanese restaurants and I'd rather let the pros prepare the meals. However, if you do cook and need Japanese ingredients, this place seems like a mighty capable store to meet your needs. This review however, is for the convenient take out boxes they sell. Recently, I stopped by to pick one up, a sashimi boat shaped take out container and it was loaded with fresh seafood. It was a feast and thought a bit pricey, I do feel it was worth it. I had it for lunch and later that night, decided I just needed a snack to close my day. For those on the go, or looking for something to pick up quickly, I highly recommend this place. The food I got was fresh and delicious. Hard to go wrong with these guys.

Very friendly and helpful staff. All the Japanese snacks and ingredients you need! Prepared food made on spot and very tasty! Ambiance is relaxed.

Cyndy's Bottom Line: It's all about the Coffee Crunch Cake ....at the Yasukochi Sweet Shop located inside the market to the right as you enter. *Divine!

I came here for the Sweet Shop, but the Super Mira Market is also known for their prepared items. The market had a nice selection of ready to eat items, but I opted for their Unagi Nigiri that was as good as anything I have had anywhere else. Quality here is top notch, and the pricing very fair, and If you need chop sticks and such they are at the register. Also they will validate $2 on parking if spending $40+. overall a good experience.

Arrived to J town just before 1pm .. Son wanted to treat me to some snacks.. and I think I went a little overboard.. Love going to small Japanese grocery stores and finding sushi and bento boxes.. The pork tonkatsu with curry bento was still hot! Got the pork tonkatsu with curry. Japanese macaroni and potato salad, three or more unagi and inari sushi's.. Found a nice bench outside and soaked up the gorgeous weather and delish food! Couldn't ask for a better day!

I'm all about living a life of 'AND's' instead of 'OR's. So when I found myself ordering a sandwich down the block, I felt like I needed more food, possibly some appetizers, which led me back to Super Mira Market! A sandwich AND sushi was what I was focused on coming off a 16-hour fast. I love these smaller mom n pop style markets because i've been able to find some delicious grab and go style foods. From bento boxes and sushi, to pickled veggies and mac salad, the grab and go food are affordable and tasty. On my latest visit, I went with the unagi nigiri which came with 5 big pieces of unagi for only $6.95, to me that's a steal considering the amount you get. You know it was fresh because the rice was still soft, and made for the perfect appetizer. The good amount of mac salad for $2.44, again, a steal. Japanese mac salad has a certain flavor that I absolutely love and made for a perfect side with my sandwich. I think it could use a lil bit more salt, but that's an easy fix at home. Other times I've been here I've tried their bento boxes, musubis and onigiris. The musubis I got weren't fresh, but it's spam, I still loved it. The bento selection can be hit/miss depending on the time and day. I guess that could go for all their grab and go foods, so best to get there before the lunch or dinner rush. Overall, if you are in the area, and looking for quality grab and go food, in need of quick and tasty bite, highly suggest giving Super Mira a try. It's rare that I'll walk out empty handed because there's always room in the fridge for grab and go snacks!

My wife and I shop at Super Mira. I am writing simply to commend their prepared foods. We've bought take out there several dozen times. We've also eaten in a couple of times. They have excellent chicken, but only on specific days. They have sushi, simple assortments. They also have spam musubi and potato salad and items such as gobo. It's all home cooking. The prices are excellent. What we do is if we have business downtown and are passing by around lunchtime, we stop in, grab a few items, do a little bit of grocery shopping, and the take out is our meal. I usually get a beer or sake. They are friendly and easygoing. Prices seem competitive. I hope they stay around with bigger chains coming into the Bay Area. They live up to their name of "super."

Shrimp tempura gave my girlfriend food poisoning 30 minutes after eating it. It was the only thing she ate that day. It tasted good though.

Great little Japanese market. This family-owned store makes delicious prepared foods on site. They have bento boxes, donburi bowls, sushi, fixings for a meal such as cooked chicken karage. I discovered their onigiri today. Most are $3.25 with flavors that are vegetarian or seafood. A senior staff member told me the scallops in the scallop onijiri are from Japan! This is a one stop shop for veggies, cuts of fish, condiments and snacks; everything that you want from a grocery store. They also house Yasukochi's Bakery with the fabulous coffee crunch cake (open only a few days each week). I'm happy to find my unagi donburi here. It was freshly prepared and made for a delicious lunch. I'll be swinging by to pick more Japanese food next week. Maybe you should stop by too?

Can't believe this is my first time visiting this market! I thought Niiya was the only market in Japantown, but this Saturday, the line outside the store had about 30 people! While waiting in line at Benkyodo, I noticed this obscure market across the street. On top of the store said "Japanese food, hot deli, organic" but I was still weary to go inside because all of the windows are block off so there was no way to see what was inside unless you go right up to the door and peek in. A small line had formed outside of the store, but apparently the line is only if you plan to get something from the bakery section of the store. If you want to just go and buy groceries and other food, you can go right on in. Right as my sister and I entered, the staff was so welcoming and complimented my sister on her outfit. Now although this market is smaller than Niiya, it had everything I wanted and more! I started grabbing any prepackaged item that looked appealing and some desserts! There is a $5 purchase minimum if you pay with debit or credit card. While the cashier was checking my items out, I was having nice conversation with the other employee. I originally went in wanting an onigiri, but didn't notice they carried it until after I left the store. We purchased a mackerel sushi (came with big pieces of radish), a bowl with tempura, rice and, veggie pancake; vegetarian sushi (filled with mushrooms and egg), clam chowder croquette, and Sakura mochi. Even though this is prepackaged and the food temperature is cold/lukewarm, I loved it so much! The stars were definitely the tempura, Sakura mochi and clam chowder croquette. It was my first time trying Sakura mochi and I fell in love. I knew I should have purchased more, but I guess I will just have to go back next time. Btw I spend a total of $31 here today.

Food: Chicken cutlet with egg 8/10: still warm, cutlet was kind of soggy but tbh still good!! Lots of ready to eat food options like sashimi, onigiri, and bento boxes. By 1pm a lot of the ready made food was gone! So make sure to get there kinda early Service: workers are very sweet! One of them recommended to get the cutlet over the curry. You can get utensils at the front if you ask the cashier. :) Nice for a quick but filling bite!

I love stopping by this market for lunch or a quick snack. They always have different ready-to-eat meals and specials that they lay out. They also have a good variety of Japanese snacks and drinks. I really like the portions of their meals because it doesn't leave me overstuffed or sluggish by the time I return back to my office. It's a small local market but I love how convenient they are and the staff are super friendly.

Super Mira is my favorite little Japanese grocery store for hamachi kama, salmon kama & sashimi. Their fish very fresh & hamachi is sold out early so I usually visit on Sunday mornings (free street parking too). They have a small selection of Japanese vegetables (I usually make nasu dengaku using Japanese eggplants from this store). They have a small but nice selection of frozen items (Unagi, edamame, gyoza), dry goods including snacks, cookies & breads, sauces (shoyu, moron, etc.) & a good selection of sake. They had some croquettes this morning that were being displayed while I was talking to the "uncle" who worked there. I bought 3 (cream clam, shrimp & veggie) which reheated to perfection in my toaster oven.

"The perfect cherry blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your entire life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."'- Katsumoto Very "things, Japanese" market in Japantown, San Francisco. I recall coming here in a past life, but it was probably only for higher grade rice, or perhaps just me flaunting my inner Tom Cruise of the Last Samurai. Yes, a million grades exist in the culinary world of Japanese rice. Look no further.. you'll find the very best at Super Mira Market! Come inside... Located on busy Sutter street, as you enter it's surprisingly calm. The large bags of rice to your left and the famous Yasukochi's Sweet Stop to your right. It's not a large market, maybe five aisles, so you won't find that Kyoto kimono, or rare Hiroshige, but everything needed for your Japanese meals. On my latest visit I finally got to try the "hot foods" they serve. I ordered a bowl of Udon and marinated Sesame Fried Chicken. I sat in the corner near the bags of rice. Asahi my choice of beverage. Tbh nothing special about the Udon, but the marinated Sesame Fried Chicken was so delectable - plump and moist and had me drooling for much more. In the end, I recommend Super Mira Market to anyone into "things, Japanese", those wanting to be Samurai Tom, or anyone in for a cultural foodie adventure. Maybe it's not quite 1877 Meiji era, but it still resonates backstreets Tokyo, in a good way!

What a great little market! It had everything I needed to stock my Japanese pantry plus some great fresh ingredients. The uni which was imported from Japan was some of the very best I've had in the US.

As much as I love Trader Joe's which is where I get most of my groceries (on my walk home from the gym or the office), I've begun also going to Super Mira in Japantown more. They have dishes you can takeout like sushi, sashimi, curry, and katsu, as well as lots of Asian grocery items. There's a large variety of tea, frozen foods, rice, baking goods, instant and not-so-instant noodles, fruits and vegetables, desserts and candies, sauces for cooking, and so much more. Whenever I walk in, I feel like I'm transported back to when my parents lived in SF or even my grandmother! A simpler, nice time. I love exploring the aisles and seeing what items they have that I haven't seen anywhere else. The owner is amazing and he's always so helpful and friendly, knowing how to answer my questions or find something I'm looking for.

We needed sushi for a memorial. So we ordered sushi from 4 different places and taste tested. The winner was Eji in the Castro, and Mira Market was a very close second. Eji was pricey and couldn't make a special order. Enter Mira Market- excellent sushi at fair prices (you can get the homestyle stuff here.) The owner is really nice and worked with us for something specific, and even let us pick it up before they were open! Go early for the best selection. They make what they make and when it's gone that's it. Sushi is in the back in the refrigerator case.

Wide selection of cheap Asian pre-made foods and groceries! This review is primarily for their pre-made foods selection. The pre-made rolls here are cheap (around $6) and filling. While not the freshest, they are a quick and easy grab for lunch. They have a lot of rice and less veggie or meats/fish inside. The bowls range from $10-16 and include shrimp tempura or gyudon with rice. Again, while not the freshest, they do the job. Overall, as a local, I would return, mainly for the convenience and price point.

Terrible customer service and the lady at cashier counter is not patient and nice. We will definitely not come back again.

I love their bento! I can see that they want to make it right. Highly recommend getting the Katsu curry!

Shopping for groceries for Oshogatsu can be daunting unless you live in Gardena or San Gabriel. There are many dishes for a traditional style Japanese NY that require many unique ingredients only found in Japan town in SF. I have seen places like Yamada Seika, the best Japanese confectionary in SF close. You could get fresh Mochi for traditional Ozoni soup served on NY's day. They also had manju and other delicacies (some flown in from Japan). There is Benkyodo, which is good, but lacks the variety. I believe they do sell some of their fresh Mochi here, but it is limited. This is only one ingredient! Luckily, you can get Inari & Maki rolls already made! You can also find most of the ingredients to make them. The best thing about this store is 'Yasukochi's Sweet Stop' bakery located here! Coffee Crunch Cake.

been going here for longer than I can remember. yes, it has lots of stuff imported from Japan. yes, it has authenticity. but the tempura is hit-or-miss. Tuesday is Tempura Tuesday and some of them are great, sometimes. Yesterday was not. The batter had exactly ZERO flavor at all, in fact, it tasted like dough. All the other things, especially anything unagi, are great. Musubi, good. Hijiki salad, yum!

We used to buy coffee crunchy cake and it tasted good. We would like to buy sashimi here too. However, the service is not getting any better . We don't feel like they want to help us finding the food we want.

Shhhh, don't tell ANYONE! This place is the real deal! Seriously haven't seen a spot anyway close to this since I left japan. Head to the back for all the prepared goods. Salads, ongily, sushi, rice bowls, fish l and so much more. And it's all really tasty. We went in for the Bakery but having never been in there before and knowing just what I wanted I filled my hands up rapidly and made a b-line to the register. I got 4 or 5 sushi rolls. Some salads, some ongily and a rice bowl. Lunch for the whole family ina matter of seconds. They also have everything you need to make your own. The selection of sushi grade fish was decent. There were I few things missing, I asked and since we were there at an off time it just wasn't available. I'll be going here on a regular basis from now on. So happy to have found this place.

Love that they offer ALOT of options! Gotta get there early because bento boxes sell fast.

Best little Japanese grocery store in Japantown. I love the premade rice balls and other premade food. The people there are so cute and friendly too. I love how down to earth this spot is.

I was feeling snacky so I wandered into Super Mira Market. I sought out a pastry, but ended up getting Bento Lunch. Not a bad outcome at all! Super Mira Market is a great, family-owned Japanese market in Japantown. There were so many great options for lunch -- rice balls, various donburis, sushi rolls, and other tapas dishes...I really wanted to try everything! Here's what I ordered: Unagi Donburi - I went for Unagi Donburi because I haven't had it in a while and it looked juicy. I thought this was a well-balanced meal, no bites left behind! Boss Coffee Rainbow Mountain Blend - I chose the coffee drink mostly because I needed the caffeine and the can was just too eye-catching. Nothing particularly special about it, but I enjoyed it. This was a simple, delicious meal. I loved sitting out by the art structures in the plaza, soaking up the sun and the peaceful street views. I'd love to enjoy another meal!

Shopped here for some quick snacks for the drive back to the Eastbay. No lines and quick check out. They were redoing the mural on the outside storefront the day that we went. Picked up some Inari for the ride - hit the spot for the hour drive. Traffic is picking back up....

I feel like this little market is very underrated and not as known amongst people who visit the city. Although grocery/pantry options may be limited compared to Nijiya, this spot has some great bento options for lunch! A fresh selection of musbis, rice bowls, and not to mention Yasukochi's Sweet Stop is shared here!

Decent little grocery with prepared foods that sell fast at lunch though so go early if u are hungry tuesday is tempura day

This is your typical Japanese small market. The usual assortment of items, sushi, sashimi, iced drinks. I didn't see anything special here but I did find ice cream cones from Japan! They were way overpriced but seeing how small this store is and it looks independently owned, I bought it anyway. Very convenient location just outside the main Japan town square. Take a look if you are there.

I love this homey Japanese grocery store. They sell amazing pre-made sushi, tempura, and rolls. I am obsessed with their ramen options. I have heard that the bakery sells the best cakes, I love to support this mom and pop shop!

this place is a japantown staple and is a must-visit if you want a the true authentic experience! i love their mochi and their service is super welcoming. they have traditional Japanese ingredients and treats that are hard to find at traditional grocery stores. I love to go to support local businesses!

This is a really nice gem tucked away on the corner of Sutter and Buchanan. They often have specials on 'meals to go' - and they are delicious. This place is a small Mom & Pop type of place with an old and famous bakery inside. Must try the specialty cake. MUST. The photos I leave you with are of the sesame chicken. I'll leave that here for you to salivate over.

I have been going here for nearly the entire 4 years we have lived in SF, and I can't believe I never thought to write a review! Love, love love this place. Tbh, I prefer it to Nijiya. It's more of a mom-and-pop enterprise, family-run vibes (owner/staff will often chat about what we bought and introduce us to new things), higher-quality ingredients in all the cooked foods, wider variety of cooked foods (like you can get goma ae green beans, goma ae broccoli, roasted eggplant, all kinds of sushi and sashimi, fresh fish to cook at home, organic bentos, thinly sliced grilled pork and mushrooms you can just put in dishes to make at home like somen noodles etc, looooooooong list of cooked foods aside from the usual suspects). Plus the usual suspects, everything from honey butter chips to frozen soft serve. So grateful to have easy access (we're walkable) to this little corner of San Francisco.

The coffee crunch cake and nothing else. It was perfect to say the least and to say the most it was just creamy cool layers between toffee and soft cake and what tasted like vanilla goodness

Great small Japanese grocery with delicious spam musubi, sushi, ect. The line can get long because of COVID and they have to regulate the amount of people inside. I love supporting small businesses and everyone that works there is so nice and hard working. I can't wait to come here again and indulge in all the yumminess.

This tiny Japanese grocery store is in Japantown, about a block away from another grocery store, Nijiya Market. I have known this place for a while, but I hadn't frequented the place until I started living in SF last year. One day, I was trekking over to Nijiya Market and passed right on by this place. I stopped here on a whim and found that it sells various flavors of onigiris (rice balls), made on site. It also has other "homemade" lunch boxes and sides in the back of the store. Some of them are also good (e.g., potato salad - using Japanese kewpie mayonnaise!), but mostly, they seem overpriced. I have also tried to buy regular packaged Japanese food (ranging from snacks to ramen noodles) when Nijiya was too crowded, but mostly, I couldn't bring myself to buy them here because everything was at least $0.25 more expensive (some things almost $1 more) than at Nijiya. OK, so I understand that perhaps being a small grocery store, it may have to pay more to stock the food, but who is actually willing to buy the same exact items available cheaper at a nearby place, where the extra $ would add up as you buy more? Not me. So over time, I've learned to only buy items that I could buy here. So on Friday (1/29/21), I came here looking for tasty onigiris, since it was early enough in the day. I have come here in early afternoons many times in the past, only to find nothing or only a couple of them left with not my favorite flavors. Apparently, the store makes the onigiris in the morning and do not replenish. When I got there around 10:45 am, there were still plenty left. :) After a brief deliberation, I chose Beef Miso and Spicy Clam - happy because I was getting to try Spicy Clam, a flavor I have not seen/had here before. However, I found after the visit that I did not get the Spicy Clam after all - how tragic!! I pieced together what happened from the photo I have taken of the onigiri tray. Someone at the store apparently placed extra Tuna Mayo onigiris, which were in the next row to the Spicy Clam, onto the Spicy Clam section. Because I didn't think I had to check the individual label on the onigiri, I ended up taking the wrong item!! Although I like Tuna Mayo onigiri fine, it was such a disappointment. I wished the servers actually took care to keep the onigiris in their designated flavored locations... OK, so now I will explain why Super Mira's onigiris are so appealing, even though they are again more expensive than at other stores (at $3.25, while other grocery stores charge $2.30-2.95). Mira has traditional flavors like Plum or Kombu, but also relatively creative flavors like Hotate (Marinated Scallops) and Spicy Clams. And it does not skimp on the filling. For example, Tuna Mayo had a huge scoop of tuna included in the onigiri. And the fillings are usually quite tasty - even Kombu, which is usually not my favorite. My only complaint in terms of onigiris themselves is that it doesn't have enough rice! A regular Japanese person living in Japan should have an experience of purchasing at least a few onigiris, typically at convenience stores. And I am sure that he/she would not have experienced witnessing extra folds of seaweed at the corners of onigiri, suggesting that the rice "ball" itself is too small for the seaweed (for those of you who are really curious should check out my review of the Clovery Bakery, where you can see the photo of its onigiris). Compared to the filling, I presume rice is cheap. So I am really curious - why skimp on rice, while being generous on the filling...? As someone who places importance on the proper ratio, I really want to know the logic behind it. :P Not getting on the item I looking forward to trying made this visit not a pleasant experience.