Japanese Ingredient Finder
A simple place to look for Japanese pantry items in Melbourne, from Japanese grocery stores and Asian grocers to supermarkets, local grocery shops and fruit and vegetable shops.
This page focuses on Melbourne for now.
15 results
Store details and product ranges can change. This page is a helpful starting point, so it is worth checking the store website or Google Maps before visiting.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - South Yarra / Prahran
34A Elizabeth Street, South Yarra VIC 3141A Japanese grocery store with a strong range of pantry staples, frozen items and more Japanese-specific ingredients.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - Camberwell
1025 Burke Road, Camberwell VIC 3124A long-running Japanese grocery store with pantry items, snacks, prepared foods and ingredients that feel closer to what you would find in Japan.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - Fitzroy
279 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065A smaller Japanese pantry-style shop with carefully chosen ingredients, snacks and smaller pantry items.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - Camberwell
1159 Toorak Road, Camberwell VIC 3124A Japanese grocery and konbini-style store in Camberwell with pantry staples, snacks, drinks, matcha, gifts and takeaway items.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - Collingwood
33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood VIC 3066A Japanese-inspired cafe, grocer and design store with curated pantry goods, tea, matcha, kitchen tools and homewares.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - CBD
1/440 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000A city supermarket with Japanese and Korean groceries, cooking ingredients and snacks, useful when you want Japanese groceries without travelling to the suburbs.
Japanese grocery
Melbourne - Online delivery / Balwyn pickup
435 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn VIC 3103An online Japanese grocery with delivery and a Balwyn pickup option for Japanese pantry staples, chilled and frozen items.
Online delivery can be helpful for heavier or harder-to-find items.
Asian grocery
Melbourne - Clayton
359-365 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168A large Asian supermarket in Clayton with pantry essentials, fresh produce, freezer items, snacks and cooking ingredients from across Asia, and a useful place to check for Japanese basics too.
Asian grocery
Melbourne - CBD
185 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000A large Asian grocery store in the CBD with pantry items, snacks, drinks, noodles, sauces and freezer items.
Asian grocery
Melbourne - CBD
Shop 9, Level 1, 370 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000An Asian supermarket in the CBD with a wide grocery range from across Asia, including Japanese pantry items, snacks, noodles, sauces and freezer items.
Asian grocery
Melbourne - Carlton
168 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053An Asian supermarket in Carlton with groceries from across Asia, including Japanese basics, snacks, noodles, sauces and freezer items.
Asian grocery
Melbourne - Caulfield North
Caulfield Village, 7/9 Normanby Road, Caulfield North VIC 3161An Asian grocery store in Caulfield Village with a broad pantry, snack, freezer and everyday grocery range.
Local grocery
Melbourne - Richmond
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, Richmond VIC 3121A local grocery store where I have found a nice small selection of Japanese pantry items.
The range may change, but it can be worth checking if you are nearby.
Supermarket
Some IGA stores have a surprisingly useful Japanese ingredient range.
The range changes by store, so it is worth checking your local one.
Local grocery
Some local grocery stores and fruit shops carry everyday Japanese pantry basics.
Good for picking up one or two basics without making a special trip. The range changes by store, but some shops carry brands like Spiral or Carwari too.
