charming Japanese bowls for sale at Kamei
Kamei is exactly what the title says: a great place for house wares and restaurant supplies. Located in the Richmond District on Clement Street at 7th Avenue, this shop is a must-see for anyone looking for that inexpensive kitchen tool, beautiful Japanese dishes or hard-to-find items for preparing Asian inspired cuisine.
Kamei house wares & restaurant supply
a wide selection of pots and pans
colorful pictures at Kamei
We don’t venture to the Richmond that often as it’s easier for us to go to the Sunset District to 22 and Irving Market or the Sunset Super. Nevertheless, Kamei is definitely worth the occasional visit. There we’ve purchased lovely Japanese bowls, sake sets to give as gifts, practical kitchen implements and cheap plastic containers for food storage; a set of twenty white dinner plates for serving large parties, cheap flatware for the same and lots of other things.
cute and affordable glasses for after dinner drinks
I love the look of these dishes but what do you use them for?
lucky bamboo
scoops and whisks
Kamei really has a wide range of stuff: from lucky bamboo, Chinese nicknacks, live orchids, plastic models of sushi, chopsticks, rice cookers and steamers, clay pots for Thai style soups and on and on and on. It’s stacked floor to ceiling with exciting and unusual items. The place seems magical in its magnificent variety.
blooming orchids for Chinese New Year
it's fun to shop Kamei
vases, plant stands and nicknacks
Parking is a bother on Clement but Kamei is worth it.
electronic rice cookers
Kamei has an extensive selection of Japanese dishes and iron teapots
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i absolutely love kamei, so much fun each time!
Hey! you guys were in our ‘hood!!! I love this place. My last purchase was a strainer for loose leaf tea. Peet’s charges 12 bucks, Kamei 5.50!!!!
That’s awesome! We got all of our dishes for large parties there and they’re so cheap that we don’t even mind if they get destroyed.
Do you go to Richmond New May Wah, too? We always go as a “double feature” visit to the Richmond. I’ve got a story on that coming soon.
N.M.W. has everything, including cheap veggies, oyster sauce and live frogs! What else do you need?
Are frogs included in a pescetarian (sp?) diet?
We’ve been having a huge debate for some time about whether or not frogs and snails are “land” or “sea” animals. We’ve settled on frogs being land animals, so off the list of foods that we’ll eat. With snails, I take a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach. Hegui wouldn’t eat either.
I must get my hands on some of those Lucky bamboos… They are so cool..
Adrian,
I agree we have some at my office and they are doing great!
H