New Fuxing Market

Sunset Park’s 8th Avenue corridor has seen more than a few specialty grocers come and go, but the ones that stick usually have one thing in common: produce that actually looks like it was picked yesterday. New Fuxing Market fits that bill without fuss. The store sits at 4322 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220, wedged between the bakeries and bubble-tea spots that give the strip its rhythm. It’s strictly an Asian grocery, though calling it that undersells the way the shelves feel like a direct line to a dozen different provinces—whatever you’re hunting for, from lychee to lotus root, they seem to have the version that tastes like home. Questions about what’s in stock or when the next shipment arrives? A call to (646) 886-8984 will get you an answer faster than you can scan the overhead signs. The place keeps the focus tight: great produce, dry goods that don’t gather dust, and the kind of frozen dumplings that hold their shape in the pot. For directions, pull up the map at this link and plot your route before the afternoon rush turns the sidewalk into a moving obstacle course.