Whole Foods meets Mitsuwa marketplace. Urban Market is a grocery store with a heavy Asian focus but still manages to carry a decent amount of western food, most of which are modern and trendy brands- the kinds of things that you'd find at Whole Foods or foxtrot. There is a decent Mexican section and plenty of cheese by the deli which shows how this store is aimed at the modern, multicultural city goer. The food court is excellent and includes an Asian bakery which has all the staples you know and love from places like tous les hours such as red bean buns and fresh baked bread. The neon signs make the atmosphere a really fun place to visit, even if you don't have any grocery shopping to do!

*This review is for Gangnam Market (find this review on their Yelp page as well), which seems to be getting a lot of unwarranted hate from embittered Urban Market fans which is pretty messed up.* Wow, I'm pretty envious of the people that live close to this market. The market itself is immaculate and beautifully designed with that fun downtown Seoul neon vibe. The items are really well curated. The snack section alone is worth a 30 min drive but if I lived closer I would also come here strictly for the produce. The veggies looked great and were comparably price to my local Mariano's (except that my Mariano's has s%#t produce). Prepared foods also looked very enticing and I would grab a tray of sashimi for lunch without hesitation. The hotpot meat section is AMAZING and had a very wide selection (see photo). The cashier was friendly and pleasant, and I witnessed a staff member guiding an elderly woman (practically arm in arm) to help her find the right type of salt, a very sweet moment :) To the owners my only suggestion is putting up better signage guiding people to the free parking garage all around the block at the intersections.

Cool new store with lots of Asian + non-asian options. Friend and I said it's very similar to a mix of maggianos and hmart prices and selection also match that expectation You can get hotpot ingredients i.e shaved/thin sliced beef, good selection of noodles (one shelf/row), and nice snacks like pocky, KitKat, chips Will be back

Over the last few months Urban Market has been gradually transforming into Gangnam Market, an upscale Korean-themed grocery store. There are tons of really cool products here- brown sugar Boba ice cream bars are a particular favorite. But they have all the staples that our household wants too. MAJOR UPGRADE!

I stopped into Urban Market since it had been quite a while. The first time I visited it was a new market, reminiscent of small Whole Foods. On this visit, it felt more like an upscale Asian market with limited grocery choices. The store is very clean, organized and tidy. The produce department had a ton of choices and looked great. The meat and seafood area was well stocked too. The deli section seemed clean but limited and some shelves were not as well stocked. I did find the beverage selection to be huge. There were so many choices of coffee, water and other drinks I had not seen before. I saw so many interesting items that were fun to look at. I don't cook so there were many sauces and spices that I had no idea what they were for. It was great to look around as I picked up fruit, veggies and water. I ended up having to make a second stop at another store to get the rest of my groceries. The parking situation is not ideal. It had snowed a couple of days before and all of the cars were covered in old snow and had not been moved in days. With all of the street parking being used by the residential building, customers are forced to park in the store's parking garage around the corner. While I appreciate that they have a garage, it is not convenient to use. Overall, I think Urban Market is a nice spot to pick up a few things but it is definitely not a mainstream market for full grocery shopping.

Had a taste for coffee today and thought I'd try it here instead of walking to Starbucks. I normally drink cafe mocha or Frappuccino but decided to try the mocha latte. It was good. Starbucks doesn't offer this. Found a good place for coffee. Next time I'll try it iced once the weather is nice. Wonder if they would discount if I bring my own cup since I may become a regular.