Supermercado Chen — Supermarket in Mouraria, Lisbon
Supermercado Chen on Rua da Palma in Mouraria is the Asian supermarket to walk to for a basket of ingredients and a new rice cooker.
What Supermercado Chen is
Supermercado Chen on Rua da Palma in Mouraria is a supermarket known for an extensive variety of Asian ingredients, with good prices for what it stocks. Reviewers repeatedly point to the crockery and kitchenware, including large pots and rice cookers. A typical basket runs €10–30, and it opens at 9 am every day except Sunday.
Verified October 2026 · 2 independent sources
The Asian supermarket on Rua da Palma
Supermercado Chen is an independent supermarket on Rua da Palma in Mouraria, a short walk from Martim Moniz station. It is a large store with distinct sections, and the shelves lean heavily toward Asian ingredients.
Reviewers describe an extensive variety of Asian ingredients, and prices for those products come up as good. That combination is what pulls people in from across the city rather than from the immediate block.
The pick reviewers keep returning to is crockery and kitchenware. The store carries table settings and cooking tools, including large pots and rice cookers, so a visit can cover both the pantry and the equipment.
The layout is large enough to have clearly separate sections, which makes it easier to work through a list than in a smaller shop. Cleanliness is the recurring complaint in reviews, so set expectations accordingly.
Payment is straightforward: cards, cash and contactless are all accepted, which suits both a quick top-up and a fuller basket.
What to look for
Crockery and kitchenware
Reviewers recommend the table settings and cooking tools, including large pots and rice cookers.
Asian ingredients
An extensive variety of Asian ingredients is the main draw, with good prices for what is stocked.
Large store, distinct sections
The shop is big enough to have clearly separate sections, which helps when working through a longer list.
The pick list
What to bring home
Crockery and kitchenware
The store offers a range of table settings and cooking tools, including large pots and rice cookers.
Who is this for
This suits curious browsers who want to spend time among Asian ingredients they may not see elsewhere, and who might leave with a rice cooker as well as groceries. It also works for souvenir hunters after practical kitchenware, since the crockery and cooking tools are what reviewers single out. Budget stretchers will find the €10–30 basket range reasonable for the volume of Asian products on offer.
If you want organic and natural goods instead of Asian ingredients, Bomercado - Mercearia biológica on Rua dos Cavaleiros stays open until 8 pm and covers that need.
The verdict
Cleanliness is the recurring complaint reviewers raise, so this is not the polished shop some might expect, but it still suits anyone who wants a wide range of Asian ingredients and kitchenware at good prices in one stop.
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