Amaya Oriental Market

Our first time here, the lady was very pleasant and greeted us as we walked in and asking if she can help us find anything. I thought there was a great selection of items. We will definitely make the trek back up to the Heights from the West End to shop here again.

Own by a nice Filipino lady. She is kind and very helpfuKeeps it so clean. She always has a beautiful smile for every body. Unfortunately, the store doesn't have Japanese food items. I purchased a broom that I have been looking for a few years.

Although it is quite small, Amaya definitely is jam packed with goodies! From any spices or sauces you can think of for your favorite Asian dish, to frozen exotic sea foods, to delicious frozen goodies like Pork Buns and Dumplings! All the items here are "curated", kind of like Costco. There's not enough room to offer many selection on a specific item so they just offer the best/most popular brands of that item. I've never bought anything here that wasn't good. The prices are reasonable, its no 99 Ranch or H-Mart from the Coast but for one the only Asian stores in the entire state of Montana they could have prices everything up a lot worse. They are closed Monday and Tuesday which brings a little inconvenience, but its also understandable to keep costs down. There's another Asian market on the West End next to Samurai, however this place is a little more Filipino oriented and the one over there is more Chinese/Vietnamese. You'll be able to find almost everything you need at either one though, just maybe from different brands. Tips: Check out the fridges with the drinks, they got some gems in there. My favorite is the Coconut Milk in black cans.

We come up to Billings once a year and last time we came to the market it was closed during hours of operations however she did have a sign on the door that she would be back and a phone number. This time we’ve waited for 40 mins and store is still not open while the hours of operations clearly states 11-4 on Sunday. Loved the shopping experience and the items last time that we over looked the wait. This time however is really upsetting.

Nice little shop but lacking in some of the basics I was looking for. They did not have a selection of spices for pho making and no dried mushrooms. No fresh vegetables. No kimchi. Very friendly unfortunate they lack what I need.

Amazing selection of proteins and ingredients, the owner is excellent, and I only wish I could rate it higher. Hands down the best place to buy in Montana, and will be making trips from Helena to shop here!

I like to cook and these folks have a lot of spices, teas and ingredients that I need for oriental cooking. Yes it's a great shop. Plus it's in my heights not over on the west end. Which I'm giving 5stars just for that!!!