Adrianna Tan<p>Did you know that the towns next to Monterey, Seaside and Marina, have a surprisingly large no of small Korean grocers?</p><p>There are so many! They all sell Korean foods, fresh and shelf stable. Each one has a Korean grandma or two or three making banchan and kimchi at the back of the shop. </p><p>I frequently go to get freshly made kimchi and gimbaps. And of course, Shin Black noodles too. </p><p>- First Oriental Market, Seaside <br>- Hong’s Market, Marina<br>- Chon’s Market, Marina <br>- Asian Market, Marina</p><p>For location reasons, I usually end up going to the Seaside one but when I can, all of the Marina ones are amazing too. </p><p>And if I’m in Marina I pair it with a trip to Lee’s Chinese. I skip the standard Chinese fare and get their Korean Chinese homemade jjampong seafood noodles. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Seaside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seaside</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Marina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marina</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AsianGrocery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianGrocery</span></a></p>