Hmongtown Marketplace
Market and cultural hub in St. Paul, Minnesota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hmongtown Marketplace is an indoor-outdoor marketplace focused on Hmong American products and culture in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Hmongtown was the first Hmong-owned and operated market in the United States and is today noted for its cuisine and produce, with the Star Tribune calling the food court "one of the state's top culinary gems."[8]
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Location | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
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Coordinates | 44°57′41″N 93°06′34″W |
Address | 217 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103 |
Opening date | 2004[1] |
Previous names | International Marketplace |
Management | Jameson Liu[2] |
Owner | |
No. of stores and services | 200–300[4][1] |
Total retail floor area | 6 acres[5] |
No. of floors | 1 |
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Website | hmongtownmarketplace |
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Locally it is variously referred to as the Hmong Farmers Market or Hmong Flea Market, or simply "Hmongtown" to emphasize its role as a cultural hub like a Chinatown, not just a retail location.[4][9]