Battambang Market in Revere, Massachusetts

Battambang Market is a small family owned and operated asian grocery store in Revere Ma on shirley ave. Growing up in Revere this was one of the last asian grocery stores I "met" before moving away, but it quickly became my favorite. My best memory was running here before school to grab hot cambodian eggrolls that someones mom or aunt made fresh for a quarter a piece. I think today they may be 50 cents each. These eggrolls and the banh bao (steamed buns filled with pork with a little bit of egg and a little piece of chinese sausage), will always hold a special place in my heart. As I got older I started loving this store for much more than the eggrolls and banh bao. They sell many other prepared things like delicious shrimp vermicelli bun, banh mi sandwiches, homemade beef jerky and more. They usually have live crab when in season, blue (my favorite) and rock crabs. You can find fresh periwinkles, fish, clams and more. There is usually 1 to 2 women behind the fish station who will cut and clean something for you or weigh out your crabs, periwinkles etc. They have lots of fresh meats, frozen food, yummy snacks like prepared squid and fruit jerky, tons of delicious and fresh produce and a ton of grocery items. I have seen a few reviews where people complain about how tight some of the aisles are here and I can understand how it would be uncomfortable and unpleasant for a bigger person trying to make their way through the store, but with that being said, I really feel like it adds character and culture to the market. If you have ever been to cambodia or places in asia you will notice the chaotic but lovely trend of super crowded marketplaces. As westerners we tend to judge something like this too quickly instead of realizing and understanding the beauty of it. Aside from food items you can also find some cook ware, rice steaming hats (I dont know the actual name of them), scratch tickets, knives and a variety of other products which are both asian culture based as well as american. Lastly one of the best things you will find here, for free, are a welcoming and helpful family of employees. Whether they are blood family or not, I have always been greeted by smiles and friendly faces. I have never felt in the least bit uncomfortable asking about something I hadn't seen before or even questioning how to prepare something. Occasionally one of the cashiers has even given me advice on things like how asians eat something like their crab dipped in lemon and pepper instead of butter for a healthier version. I had never tried this before or even thought to try it but wow, who would have thought it could be so good? Now I no longer reach for the butter everytime I tear into my shellfish. I wish nothing but long term success for Battambang Market and hope for as long as it is around my children continue to take the ride there as they get older, and their children as well and so on. The one and only request I have for battambang, is to bring back the vacuum sealed packs of pork jerky that has two thin strips and in hot and regular flavors. I think the brand was "so: or "oh so" or "so so", now I cannot remember but it is my all time FAVORITE snack that most of the asian stores on shirley ave used to carry when I was a child but now the only place I can ever find it is at a small store in china town in Boston. Whenever I go to china town I stock up on about 50 of them. It would be so much easier if I could just find these in Revere. I LOVE them, my kids love em and everyone I have ever had try them, quickly becomes obsessed! Other than that, thanks Battambang for providing us with awesome food, other products and amazing customer service.

Good Asian Market I can found in Revere, That place make you feel like you shopping in original Asian market !!! And you can get almost everything from Asian including special Vegetables like Basil etc.