For more than three decades, Shuang Hur Supermarket has served as a grocery destination for the Twin Cities’ Asian communities — and increasingly, for anyone in Minneapolis and St. Paul looking for fresher produce, live seafood, and specialty ingredients they can’t find elsewhere.
How It Started
Shuang Hur began as a single store built around a straightforward idea: the Twin Cities’ growing Southeast and East Asian communities deserved a grocery store that carried the ingredients of home, prepared and sourced the way those communities expected. Over time, that focus on authenticity and quality built the kind of loyal customer base that allowed the business to grow.
Growing to Two Locations
As demand grew across both Minneapolis and St. Paul, Shuang Hur expanded to a second location, allowing the store to serve both cities directly rather than asking customers to cross the river for their weekly shopping. Each location has developed its own regular customer base while carrying the same core commitment to fresh, authentic ingredients.
A Selection That Has Grown With the Community
What started as a focused grocery offering has expanded significantly over the years to serve the full range of communities that call the Twin Cities home — Hmong, Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, and Korean customers among them. Today’s inventory reflects three decades of listening to what customers ask for and building relationships with suppliers who can provide it reliably.
More Than a Grocery Store
For many longtime customers, Shuang Hur has become more than a place to buy groceries — it’s a touchpoint for community, culture, and continuity, especially around holidays and celebrations when the store becomes a gathering point as much as a shopping destination. That role in the community is something the store continues to take seriously as it looks ahead to the next thirty years.
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