{"id":347413,"date":"2026-07-21T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347413\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:06:47","slug":"after-nearly-40-years-tampas-kim-bros-korean-market-closes-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347413\/","title":{"rendered":"After nearly 40 years, Tampa\u2019s Kim Bros. Korean market closes this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnCredit: Annalise Mabe \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

After 35 years, Tampa Korean market Kim Bros.<\/a> will close its doors after this weekend\u2014but it\u2019s not the end of its story.<\/p>\n

Jin Cha, one of the owners, and the woman responsible for making the killer kimchi so many have come to love, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that while the lease is up here, Kim Bros. beloved foods that have grown a cult following can still be found in Temple Terrace at Soul of Korea<\/a> (7612 N 56th St.), and soon inside the H Mart food court.<\/p>\n

While H Mart is moving quickly during construction across the street, Kim Bros., located at 4021 W Hillsborough Ave., is discounting everything before it ends a historic run after Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you, everyone. Thank you for loving my food. Thank you for all of the love,\u201d Cha, who\u2019s worked at the location for the last five years, added. \u201cI have been happy here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AJin Cha at Kim Bros. in Tampa, Florida on July 20, 2026. Credit: Annalise Mabe \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

Last spring, H Mart, which is easily America\u2019s favorite Korean grocery chain, filed work permits<\/a> to build out a store at 3908 W Hillsborough Ave.\u2014just a mile north of Raymond James Stadium and half-a-mile from Kim Bros.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s still no equipment inside of Tampa\u2019s H Mart<\/a> as of this week, the outside facade is looking a lot like many of the more than 100 locations the chain operates across the U.S.<\/p>\n

When it opens, Tampa\u2019s H Mart will be one of two Florida locations after Orlando\u2019s opened after many construction delays.<\/a> (FYI, The \u201cH\u201d in H Mart stands for \u201cHan Ah Reum (\ud55c\uc544\ub984)\u201d; in Korean, the phrase loosely translates to \u201cone arm full of groceries\u201d.)<\/p>\n

\"AnH Mart in Tampa, Florida on July 20, 2026. Credit: Danielle Malkin \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

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This article appears in July 16 \u2013 22, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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