Largest H Mart in the US Will Open in Fremont, California

Posted on January 23, 2026 by John
Largest H Mart in the US to open in Fremont H Mart, the biggest Asian grocery chain in the United States, announced recently that they are opening the largest H Mart store yet. It will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Fremont, California:
“A 100,000-square-foot, two-story H Mart is headed to Pacific Commons Shopping Center in Fremont, according to a press release. It will be the first, flagship location of H Mart’s new “multi-level prototype,” with a food hall, restaurants and a bar, in addition to the grocery store. “This project represents the largest investment in the company’s history,” the release states.

Construction on the new H Mart, which will be located in a former Kohl’s store at 43782 Christy St. on the west side of the Fremont shopping center, is expected to start later this year. The company did not provide an opening date. The sprawling Pacific Commons Shopping Center is full of large retail and restaurant chains, including In-N-Out Burger, plus some local restaurants such as Pho Ha Noi.”

Unfortunately, no expected opening date has been announced. I first heard of H Mart from the book, Crying in H Mart. That was before I actually ever visited an actual H Mart (in San Jose, California)! It took a while for H Mart to make it to the Bay Area, as the chain started on the East Coast. H Mart competes with many Asian Grocery stores in California, especially from the long established Ranch 99 (I don’t ever call the chain 99 Ranch!).

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I'm a Taiwanese-American and was born & raised in Western Massachusetts, went to college in upstate New York, worked in Connecticut, went to grad school in North Carolina and then moved out to the Bay Area in 1999 and have been living here ever since - love the weather and almost everything about the area (except the high cost of housing...)
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