T&T Supermarket Opens First San Francisco Store
The 50,000-square-foot store in Anza Vista's City Center marks the chain's first location in the city.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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T&T Supermarket opened its first San Francisco location Wednesday in the Anza Vista's City Center shopping complex. The 50,000-square-foot space most recently housed a Best Buy until it closed nearly a decade ago.
Why it matters
The opening extends the Vancouver-founded chain's footprint, which has grown to nearly 40 locations mostly in Canada and Washington state, into the San Francisco market. It also marks the company's continued expansion in California following its first state store in San Jose in June.
The store occupies 50,000 square feet, while the chain now operates nearly 40 locations, with the first California store opening in San Jose in June. Financial results for the new San Francisco location have not been disclosed.
The players
T&T Supermarket
T&T Supermarket is an Asian grocery chain founded in Vancouver in 1993 by Cindy and Jack Lee that has grown to nearly 40 locations.
Daniel Lurie
Daniel Lurie is the mayor of San Francisco who assured Cindy Lee the permit process for the space would be swift.
Tina Lee
Tina Lee is the chief executive officer of T&T Supermarket.
The details
The San Francisco store includes a T&T Cafe, the chain's first in the U.S., and stocks items such as baby bear bao and tree-ripened mangos sourced from Peru that the San Jose store does not carry. Cindy Lee, who founded the chain in 1993 with Jack Lee, cold-called Mayor Daniel Lurie about taking over the space and was assured the permit would not take three and a half years.
Timeline
Nearly a decade ago: Best Buy closed at the space.
June: T&T opened its first California store in San Jose.
Wednesday, November 5, 2026: San Francisco store opened.
Summer 2027: A Millbrae location on South El Camino Real is slated to open.
Shortly after Millbrae: A fourth Bay Area store is set to debut in Newark's NewPark Mall.
Market Landscape
T&T's San Francisco store continues its push into California after the San Jose opening in June, reflecting an expansion beyond its original base in Canada and Washington state. The move places the chain among Asian grocers competing for shoppers in the Bay Area's dense urban markets.
San Francisco shoppers now have a local T&T Supermarket stocking Asian grocery staples and tree-ripened Peruvian mangos, plus an in-store cafe. The store offers a closer alternative to driving to the San Jose location for residents on the city's side of the Bay.
The takeaway
Shoppers in San Francisco gain a nearby option for Asian grocery items unavailable at the San Jose store. Those planning trips across the Peninsula can track the Millbrae opening slated for summer 2027.
What happens next
A Millbrae location on South El Camino Real is slated to open by summer 2027, followed shortly after by a store at Newark's NewPark Mall.
Further reading
For more store launches across the region, browse Openings & Closings in San Francisco.
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