Kotobuki Oriental Market

Category: Japanese grocery store

Address: 5537 Sheldon Rd # V, Tampa, FL 33615, USA

Phone: +18138060172

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 10AM–6PM

Tuesday: 10AM–6PM

Wednesday: 10AM–6PM

Thursday: 10AM–6PM

Friday: 10AM–6PM

Saturday: 10AM–5PM

Reviews

JustIn S

May 14, 2022

Small, quaint and full of culture, this little Japanese shop is a hidden gem. The staff are friendly and it's easy to find what you need. Excellent selection of various authentic Asian foods, snacks, condiments and novelty items. Try the homemade Matcha while you're there.

Ami Xion

Apr 16, 2022

Absolutely lovely shop to visit. Today was my first visit there ever and I had so much fun. I adore Japanese culture and this shop is the closest to Japanese goods as I will get for now. The shop owner's daughter and son were very nice. The owner herself was very sweet as well. Reasonably priced goods. I just got a whole bunch of sweets especially those popularized by anime such as melon pan. I bought too many sweets and a ramune, but it was worth it! Who knows when I'll get the chance to visit anytime soon as I don't live close enough to this store. I had a lot of fun and got too caught up to take pictures. I hope to visit again soon!

E L

Apr 7, 2022

Cute, small shop with a nice (and unique) selection of snacks and frozen items, and great prices! The lady working was so sweet and the hand made Matcha Madeline I tried was seriously to die for. Will be coming back again!

Google User

Apr 25, 2021

This is such a cute little Japanese market. I haven't been to one in the Tampa area so it was much needed to check it out. It is definitely smaller than your average oriental market but it definitely is stocked with many goodies. They have Japanese snacks that aren't available at the bigger oriental markets. There are good dinnerware selection as well. Their snacks and drinks are great as well as the staff/owner. She was very sweet and talked to us. I would encourage others to come here if they're looking for unique snacks!

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Questions & Answers

Do they have anything sakura flavored? Or sakura flavoring?

Domenick | Aug 31, 2018
Gina Amaral-Knight | Aug 31, 2018

I haven’t seen anything Sakura flavored there. I’ve been shopping there for the last 3 months, maybe once cherry blossom season rolls around next year she may? I’ll ask her when I go today.

Do they have schezuan peppercorn ?

Rohit Varma | Aug 30, 2020
Forrest Ring | Aug 30, 2021

I got a bag of Sichuan pepper corns from Amazon.

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Do they sell kimchi?

Natalie | Aug 30, 2020
Charlie Gipson | Aug 30, 2020

Yes... Kim actually makes kimchi in house, and it is excellent

Do they carry gyoza skin for dumplings.

Peggy Sandberg | Aug 30, 2020
Charlie Gipson | Aug 30, 2020

They do have a small variety of frozen wonton and dumpling wrappers, yes! Also a nice selection of frozen gyoza (Ajinomoto brand from Japan... delicious!)

Do they sell mochi?

Hannah | Aug 31, 2019
Renee Martin | Aug 31, 2019

Yes. They have several types.

Do they sell Ramune drinks?

Alyssa Brionez | Aug 31, 2019
Tyler Charles | Aug 31, 2019

Oh yes!

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Do they sell Nabe soup stock? Or maybe sauce for hamburg?

Jess O | Aug 31, 2019
Renee Martin | Aug 31, 2019

Yes! I just bought the Nabe soup base during my last visit.

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Do they sell sushi grade salmon or tuna or any sushi grade fish?

Emily Bush | Aug 31, 2019
Tyler Charles | Aug 31, 2019

Yes

Do they carry Japanese Cheesecake?

Cherry Dunbar | Aug 31, 2019
Nanette Field | Aug 31, 2019

Yes they do

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Is there soft clay ??

Alexa Lhc | Aug 31, 2018
Jack Pooley | Aug 31, 2018

Not what I was looking for, but didn't see any.

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I am looking for hana-kohaku plum sake. Do you stock?

Alison Roth | Aug 31, 2018
Ryan Ross | Aug 31, 2018

I've never seen alcohol sold there. Total wine has plum wine though.

Do they have any sashimi grade fish here?

Kyla Hermelyn | Jul 1, 2022
Lauren Banschbach | Jul 1, 2022

Not that I've seen. They carry a variety of frozen seafood, but no sashimi grade fish.

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Do they sell chicken skins here?

Rain Bonjour | Jul 1, 2022
S Walkr | Jul 1, 2022

Afraid not. You can always ask the owner, sometimes they can get items for you.

do you have japanese rice and tonkatsu souce

Nancy Nakatsuka | May 2, 2022
Cecilia D.H | May 2, 2022

Yes, they have sushi rice and others and tonkatsu souce too.

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Do you sell made onigiri?

Vlad Ladchuk | Oct 4, 2021
Tom Waters | Oct 4, 2021

They have some sometimes

Do they sell cookdoo mapo tofu suace mix?

Joseph Hankey | Aug 30, 2021
Dona Cairns | Aug 30, 2021

Unsure

What are the Covid safety practices like here?

Anonymous | Aug 30, 2022
Dona Cairns | Aug 30, 2021

They are covid aware and have a very clean, mask worn environment, with great customer service!!! I enjoy going there

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Do they carry Japanese incense?

Rosario Echeguren | Aug 30, 2021
Terence Siegrist | Aug 30, 2021

Not that I am aware of unless the owner has it somewhere behind the counter.

Do they have Teppanyaki Turner/ Spatulas?

Ken O | Aug 30, 2020
Elizabeth Boothby | Aug 30, 2020

Not sure but you could call and ask.

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Do they sell narutomaki?

Kyler Agosto | Aug 30, 2020
Tony Shibusawa | Aug 30, 2020

no we dont only for me

Do they have amazake made with rice koji?

Janet Doherty | Aug 30, 2020
Kenny Wright | Aug 30, 2020

Even if they don't, you should still stop by and check it out. It's been my favorite local oriental store for the past 10 years

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do you have mangosteen fruit or juicelp

Patricia Bell | Aug 30, 2020
Mr Alligator Renovations | Aug 30, 2020

You have to call the store.

Do they have Shiaqguasa in any form?

Kathryn Treadway | Aug 30, 2020
Leon V | Aug 30, 2020

Why not contact the store?

Are Japanese noodles available

TheLionsPride | Aug 30, 2020
Charlie Gipson | Aug 30, 2020

They have a lege variety of various types of Japanese noodles (both dry and frozen) I love the Udon noodles I get there!

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do you sell japanese sodas? like the ramunes?

Ashley B | Aug 30, 2020
Charlie | Aug 30, 2020

Yes, they do!

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Do they sell boba?

Arieana Fitzpatrick | Aug 31, 2019
Taina J. Rivera | Aug 31, 2019

I have seen packaged boba Pearls sold so that you can make it yourself at home. This place is a cute, small, mom & pop grocery store that specializes in food products from Japan. The owner is Korean but lived in Japan for a while. She's pretty knowledgeable about her products. If you are looking for a cafe that sells boba drinks near this store, try Thinh An Kitchen & Tofu on Waters Ave. It's AMAZING! https://www.thinhankitchentofu.com/

Do they sell shabu shabu?

Deborah P. D. | Aug 31, 2019
Provi Hernandez | Aug 31, 2019

No, they do not.

Hi, does anyone know if they sell Kracie Popin Cookin DIY Candy Kits ?

Loraine Lopez Tirado | Aug 31, 2019
Trixie Winchester | Aug 30, 2020

This is random n late for a reply but forever 21 @ the mall sells the poppin cookin kits for $5 & less if you were still trying to find them somewhere 😺

Do they sell Georgia Coffee?

Anthony Carbo | Aug 31, 2019
Anthony Carbo | Aug 31, 2019

Yeah, but Georgia Coffee is only sold in Japan.

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Do they accept ebt?

diminishing king | Aug 31, 2019
Jeanne Ferguson | Aug 31, 2019

Unknown. Sorry.

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Anonymous | Aug 30, 2022
Anonymous | Aug 30, 2022

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Do they make natto uou can pickup

Walter Chang | Aug 31, 2018
David Hanson | Aug 31, 2019

They don't make natto but they do sell frozen 5 or 6 kinds natto imported from Japan.

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