Vietnamese markets are leaving downtown San Jose

Vietnamese supermarkets are moving from downtown San Jose to other neighborhoods, raising questions about access to authentic grocers as the city’s core struggles to retain its retailers.

Đại-Thành Supermarket, a family-owned Vietnamese market on South Second Street that opened in 1985, closed its downtown location last December, and reopened in January at a new location in Berryessa. While Thien Thanh Supermarket is one of the last Vietnamese markets in downtown San Jose, it’s working to stay afloat amid rising inflation and labor costs.