Oriental Shop

You can find the hard-to-find Japanese import items that no one else carries! Sushi grade (deep frozen) tuna, salmon, squid, octopus, and more. Fresh deli items like dango made in house daily. I was able to find different natto, inari, hijiki seaweed, lotus root, konjac, burdock root, daikon radish, adzuki red beans, tamago egg pan, calpico concentrate, quality rice, every flavor furikake, okashi of all the favorites and candy and chocolates. Tons of Japanese imports that will satisfy people missing Japanese food and snacks, both native Japanese love to shop here and all the goodies that travelers will enjoy to remember Japan as well. Everything is priced very competitively and much lower than the price I pay to order online, and so I'd rather travel here and stock up on groceries. Please note that no cards for payment can be taken, they don't have a card reader on site. You must pay using a check or cash only. I will return soon to stock up! I love this place. I ate the mackerel and inari pockets right away. Best Japanese import store around.

Great Asian grocery specializing in Japanese food and ingredients. It's small but we found everything we needed there. We'll be back!

Madison is loaded with Asian markets, but Oriental Shop caters to the Japanese market. The couple there are quite kind, and they are honest and truly care about you and making sure their goods are top quality. I trust them so much I only buy my seafood for sushi and sashimi from them. Here I made a chirashi bowl with just some of the seafood they had to offer. I even bought a ramen style bowl from them. She buys fish larger, to cut down on costs. She then cuts them in smaller sections and those savings are in sure given to you. If you want something special, you can ask her to order it for you sometimes. Every time I go I am surprised by something new they will have, and know she will know about the products they sell. This is really my most favorite shop in Madison. I would give it 10 stars if I could.

Very friendly and knowledgeable owner wife & husband. She's full of recipes and ideas. I now use her in pan from scratch teriyaki sauce almost exclusively for salmon. Note: this is a Japanese grocery store. Her non Japanese selection is limited, but if it's Japanese she's got it in her store somewhere, including dishes and rice coolers. Just ask!

Trying to make homemade nigiri for the first time, and they were so helpful in making sure I had everything I needed. They also have a great selection of fish! Very excited to go back and try more options.

Very nice place for Japanese foods and sashimi. People are kind. Due to the pandemic, opening hours have been shortened.

Great shop and definitely worth a visit whether you're experienced with or even just vaguely interested in Japanese food. It's really cute inside, and has a surprisingly large selection for such a small store. Really friendly owners too. They don't accept card though, so don't forget to bring enough cash!