10,000 people lined up for opening of highly anticipated Bay Area H Mart
On Thursday morning, the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States opened its first East Bay store with much fanfare. New H March inside Dublin An H Mart spokesperson told SFGATE that an estimated 10,000 people showed up throughout the day, creating lines so long that it took an hour to even get into the store in the morning.
Dublin H Mart sells produce, meat, seafood, banchan, snacks, pantry items and health and beauty products. There is also a food court with six different vendors: Oh K-Dog & Egg Toast (Korean corn dogs and toast), Kyodong Noodles (Korean Chinese cuisine), Chodang (soft tofu soup), BBQ Chicken (Korean fried chicken), Daeho (galbijjim), and Tous Les Jours (French Asian bakery).
The new H Mart at 7884 Dublin Blvd., Dublin, California, opened March 26, 2026. (H March)
The popular Korean grocer’s arrival in the East Bay has been four years in the making. San Francisco Business Times We first reported on the New Jersey-based chain’s plans to convert a former Orchard Supply Hardware store into an H Mart in 2022. 7884 Dublin Blvd. The new store at. It marks the chain’s fourth location in the Bay Area, with other stores in San Francisco and San Jose. H Mart also plans to open its own store Largest location in the entire country in FremontConstruction is expected to begin later this year, according to SFGATE’s January report. H Mart’s first store opened in New York in 1982, and the chain has since grown to more than 100 locations in 18 states.
Mega MartAnother Korean supermarket chain is scheduled to open in Dublin at 2480 Dublin Blvd., less than 5 miles from the new H Mart. The Bay Area has recently witnessed a wave of supermarket openings in Asia. Tokyo Center in Emeryville January to Osaka Marketplace in Foster City in December (the Japanese grocery chain is also planning a location in Pleasant Hill). Asian grocery chain also based in Canada T&T Supermarket It plans to open three stores in the Bay Area this year, in San Francisco, San Jose and Millbrae.
The new H Mart at 7884 Dublin Blvd., Dublin, California, opened March 26, 2026. (H March)
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