Tienda Rocoto — Supermarket in Vasastan, Stockholm
Aji amarillo paste is the reason to find Tienda Rocoto on Frejgatan in Vasastan, a Peruvian supermarket where the jarred chilli paste and Inca Kola go home together.
What Tienda Rocoto is
Tienda Rocoto is a small, family-run Peruvian supermarket on Frejgatan in Vasastan. Head for the aji amarillo paste, a jarred chilli paste that gives a dish its colour and heat, with Inca Kola beside it. Expect a warm welcome at the counter and prices that run high for the size of the shop.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A Peruvian pantry on Frejgatan
Tienda Rocoto is an independent Peruvian supermarket in Vasastan, and the first thing you notice inside is how tightly the shelves are packed with the things a Peruvian kitchen runs on. It is a small shop, not a hall, and the stock is chosen rather than broad.
The buy is aji amarillo paste, a jarred chilli paste that carries the fruitiness and heat behind a lot of Peruvian cooking, and it is worth picking up even if you have no plan for it yet. Inca Kola is on the shelf beside it, the bright yellow soft drink that goes with the same food.
The shop is family-run, and that shows at the counter: service is warm and personal, the kind of place where you get helped rather than pointed at. It is a supermarket in format, so you shop the shelves yourself, but there is a person behind the till who knows the stock.
Prices read as high for what the shop is. You are paying for Peruvian staples that are not easy to find elsewhere in Stockholm, and the aji amarillo paste and the Inca Kola are the two things that make the trip worth it.
Come for the pantry rather than the weekly shop. It suits anyone cooking Peruvian food at home and anyone curious about what a Peruvian shelf looks like, and it is a short stop rather than a full basket.
What to look for
Aji amarillo paste
A jarred Peruvian chilli paste, the thing to buy here first, and the reason to come back for more.
Inca Kola
The Peruvian soft drink is on the shelf and goes home alongside the chilli paste.
Family-run counter
Service is warm and personal, with the family behind the till.
The pick list
What to bring home
Aji amarillo paste
A jarred Peruvian chilli paste, and the one to get first if you are stocking up on the shop's Peruvian staples.
Inca Kola
The Peruvian soft drink sits on the shelves and was picked up alongside the chilli paste.
Who is this for
Anyone cooking Peruvian food at home will find the aji amarillo paste and Inca Kola that make the trip worthwhile. Curious browsers who want to see what a Peruvian pantry looks like on a Stockholm shelf will get more out of a short stop here than a long one. It also suits a solo explorer who prefers a small family-run shop to a big hall.
For a full weekly shop with a fish and seafood counter and long hours every day including Sunday, ICA on Dalagatan in Vasastan covers what a small Peruvian pantry cannot.
The verdict
A small Peruvian pantry with a warm family counter rather than a full supermarket, and prices that run high for the size of the shop, so it suits a targeted stop for aji amarillo paste and Inca Kola rather than a weekly shop.
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