



Battambang Oriental Market
Alum Rock
This cramped little market hides a treasure trove of Southeast Asian ingredients you won't find at the big chains: fresh kaffir lime leaves, Thai coffee, salted black crab, and rare herbs. The real draw is the papaya salad they pound to order, Cambodian-style with just the right funk of fish sauce and heat you can customize.
Southeast Asian grocery
Fresh kaffir lime leaves
Made-to-order papaya salad
Hard-to-find Thai ingredients
Tips
🥗"Popular Spicy Papaya Salad here, which have been one of the Local favorite for along time"
🍃"The only local place where I've found kaffir lime leaves. No, not the dried leaves you can buy online, but the real deal"
🌶️order mild if you're spice-sensitive, medium has real kick
Battambang Oriental Market
Alum RockOpens Friday at 9:00 AM




This cramped little market hides a treasure trove of Southeast Asian ingredients you won't find at the big chains: fresh kaffir lime leaves, Thai coffee, salted black crab, and rare herbs. The real draw is the papaya salad they pound to order, Cambodian-style with just the right funk of fish sauce and heat you can customize.
Southeast Asian grocery
Fresh kaffir lime leaves
Made-to-order papaya salad
Hard-to-find Thai ingredients
Tips
🥗"Popular Spicy Papaya Salad here, which have been one of the Local favorite for along time"
🍃"The only local place where I've found kaffir lime leaves. No, not the dried leaves you can buy online, but the real deal"
🌶️order mild if you're spice-sensitive, medium has real kick