T&T opens 52,000-square-foot San Francisco supermarket

T&T Supermarket opened a 52,000-square-foot store at City Center, 2675 Geary Blvd., on Nov. 5, according to The Shelby Report. Customers began lining up at 4 a.m. By the 9 a.m. opening, the queue had wrapped around the parking lot.

The Shelby Report identified the store as T&T’s second Bay Area location after its California debut in San Jose in June. It is the Canadian chain’s fourth U.S. store. The report described T&T as Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain.

The opening also introduced the first T&T Café in the United States. Its made-to-order drinks draw on Asian flavors, including an ube latte, black sesame latte and Arctic Dragonfruit Lemonade.

What does the store carry?

The Shelby Report said the store carries approximately 200 vegetable varieties and 17 mushroom varieties. Seasonal matsutake and chanterelles sit alongside locally sourced Asian greens. The in-house T&T Kitchen serves more than 20 dishes at a self-serve hot food bar.

Prepared foods include the chain’s Papa Chicken, made-to-order Taiwanese sticky rice rolls and a Baby Bear Bao launching exclusively at the San Francisco store. Other departments span a premium Japanese matcha collection from brands including Ippodo Tea, more than 300 T&T private-label products, hot pot ingredients and Korean and Japanese beauty brands.

The bakery features San Francisco-inspired items, including a City Hall Mousse Cake and the Bolo Butter Bun, in its U.S. debut, according to The Shelby Report.

How are the opening offers structured?

For Thanksgiving, T&T is introducing a Chinese-style stuffed turkey priced at $99. It is filled with savory sticky rice and served with gravy and cranberry sauce. According to The Shelby Report, preorders begin Nov. 10.

The store’s online shopping service launches Dec. 4 with free express delivery and in-store pickup, The Shelby Report said. The first 300 customers each day through Nov. 8 receive grand-opening gifts.

What does the California expansion include?

Local reporting cited by The Shelby Report says T&T plans a 72,600-square-foot store in a former Macy’s space at NewPark Mall in Newark. It would be T&T’s largest California location, exceeding the 52,000-square-foot San Francisco store. The Newark store is expected to open in winter 2027 and create about 400 jobs.

Additional Bay Area stores are planned for Millbrae, The Shelby Report said. Southern California expansion is also underway in Chino Hills and Irvine.

Founded in Vancouver in 1993, T&T is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, according to The Shelby Report. The chain operates more than 40 stores in Canada and the United States, including locations in Bellevue and Lynnwood, Washington. Second-generation CEO Tina Lee leads the company.

T&T’s next scheduled operating milestone is the Dec. 4 shopping-service launch. Winter 2027 brings the larger Newark project, with about 400 jobs, into T&T’s California pipeline.