TESO Mini

Afraid you’ll spend half an afternoon hunting for that jar of gochujang. TESO Mini sits two blocks south of 110th, where Broadway widens and the bodegas give way to a neighborhood mini mart with Asian groceries. The address—2764 Broadway New York, NY 10025—anchors them on the same strip as the late-night coffee shops and prep-school crossings.

Smaller aisles still stock the everyday essentials: rice, noodles, and canned teas in the cooler when muggy weather lingers. They keep the sampler packs of mochi tucked between soy-sauce bottles, and if you need a single stalk of lemongrass right now, they’ll have it. A quick call ahead can save you a trip—(646) 429-8394—then use the map to cut through the late-morning foot traffic.