Tag: Grocery Stores

  • Bloomington’s International Markets, on the 3D Map

    Bloomington’s International Markets, on the 3D Map

    Bloomington has a longer list of international groceries and specialty food shops than most towns its size. We put eleven of them on a guided tour of the 3D map, so you can fly from one to the next and see how they sit around town.

    Take the International markets tour on the 3D map →
    Latin, Asian, Indian, Afghan, Mediterranean and Italian food shops: from North College Avenue through downtown, south on Walnut, then out the east side.

    The stops run from north to south and then out the east side. Each links to its directory listing, and its card on the map has the details we could confirm from the shop itself or from the City of Bloomington’s list of local grocers.

    1. La Bonita Restaurant & Market: North College Avenue. A Mexican restaurant with a Latin market: tacos and birria on one side, groceries and baked goods on the other.
    2. World Foods Market: Downtown at 2nd and Walnut. Foods from Europe, Asia and Latin America, with Nazareth Sweets pastries, olives, flatbreads, wine and sake.
    3. Kabul Corner: An Afghan teahouse on East Third Street, open since December 2025: milk tea and pink tea, paratha naan, cardamom cookies and handwoven rugs.
    4. 4th Street International Market: A deli and grocery with gyros, spanakopita, hummus, spices and halal meats, in the same building as Dats Cajun Creole Cafe and Btown Gyros.
    5. Little Italy Market: An Italian market and deli: pasta, olive oils, cheeses, salamis, sandwiches and cannoli.
    6. Btown Bodega: A small market in Suite 6B of the same East Third Street building as Little Italy Market.
    7. La Bodega Latin Market: South Walnut. A Latin grocery with a restaurant counter: breakfast, tacos, burritos and dessert ingredients such as dulce de leche.
    8. The Olive Leaf: A tasting shop with more than 40 olive oils and vinegars on tap, plus pastas, Indiana foods and handmade chocolates.
    9. Apna Bazaar International Market: Eastland Plaza. Indian and Pakistani groceries, hot samosas and jalebi.
    10. Rong Cheng Supermarket: An Asian grocery on East 10th Street with fresh vegetables, frozen dumplings, ramen, sauces and snacks.
    11. B-Town International Market: Covenanter Drive. Kimchi, tteokbokki, ramen, seaweed, candy and snacks.

    The list starts from the Indiana Daily Student’s 2026 international student guide to the city’s international groceries and markets, with Kabul Corner and the shops on the City’s list added. Hours change, so call before you go. If a shop is missing or something is out of date, use “Suggest a correction” on its listing.

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