Old World Market

Chicago, United States

3.8

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 773-989-4440
Address:
5129 N Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60640
b/t Winona St & Carmen Ave
Uptown
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
850 ftArgyle
900 ftBerwyn
0.5 miClark & Winnemac NB
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Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes

Today

Today 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Chicago) 5:59 PM Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Business hours

Monday 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 6:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 6:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 6:00 am – 8:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Great Selection of Fruits and Vegetables with unique spices from around the world. With fresh meats delivered daily to ensure the best local experience.

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20 reviews of Old World Market

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Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
My experience at Old World Market has always been great. The customer services is outstanding both on the phone and in the store. Many talk about the smell, this is a meat and seafood market that sells fresh meat and seafood. It is only to be expected that the store will have a slight scent to it. It’s natural. The person (a man can’t remember his name) that helps with your seafood/​meat selection is very helpful and nice.
Place rating: 5
Santa Clara, CA
I’ll be direct.
Customer service from the young Mexican dude behind the meat counter was superb. We chopped it up, he recommended a good Mexican restaurant (Lindo Michoacan) after I told him how much I miss Mexican food since I left my home in San Jose, CA. Other guy behind the meat counter was helpful, but not overly friendly. Girl at check-​out was good enough, but nothing special.
Meat prices are ridiculous. I got 8 lbs of chicken leg quarters (leg and thigh) for $ 2.15. Not per pound — I paid a total of two dollars and fifteen cents for 8 lbs of meat. (It was 4lbs for $ 1). I got a whole catfish for 6 bucks, and two whole mackerel for 6 bucks. Produce was good — bought a number of items for excellent prices. I was also impressed by how they display their produce — very clean and very professional.
I have never been here before, but I will most definitely be back. The prices are great and the selection excellent. They have some unique fish you won’t find at the Asian markets.
Place rating: 5
Waukegan, IL
This is my new go to place for Goat, beef, fish and shrimp. I love cooking but getting a food meat selection is always a challenge. A friend told me about this store and I was impressed with the price range you can get meet for. Besides the meat good selection of seasoning and authentic African a and Caribbean food stuff. You can get your fish cut as you like and the goat is really really good.
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
I was pointed to this store for authentic African items; however this place is poorly kept and I left as soon as I noticed. I would be very cautious purchasing any meat or open products from this store.
Also, as other reviewers have noted the customer service is horrible — rude from the moment you walk in the door.
Place rating: 5
Ann Arbor, MI
Authentic African products. I am half Nigerian, and grew up with certain spices and products to cook traditional Nigerian food. Moving to Michigan has taken away this market, so every time I come back to Chicago I make sure I visit Old World Market, for yams, crayfish, stock fish and spices. They also have great meat pies. My mother in law lives in Miami and has me send her spices when I go to visit Chicago.
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
Management had my car towed from the parking lot stating that I left the property which was incorrect. Tried speaking with management to justify this and he told me all I needed to do was go to Lincoln Towing and show them the reciept from where I was. This was a lie as Lincoln Towing wouldnt release my car. Tried to speak with OWM management again and I was threatened by them saying «we know all the police in the community». Worst part was I had $ 500 cash taken from my counsel. I scringe everytime I drive past. How can people think it’s ok to do this? I wish management would have been understanding that they made a mistake. Wish I could get my money and time back in small claims courts but unfortunately its not worth it and I’m out $ 700 because some a-​hole didn’t see me walk in another store.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Great prices on chicken parts and vegetables. When busy, the lines in the meat department are long and kinda slow, but it’s worth it not to pay Jewel-​Osco prices. It’s also convenient to be able to grab some ripe bananas. It’s weirdly hard to find them in stores.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Big fan of this place. It’s the go-​to for an incredible array of authentic Jerk seasoning. Also Caribbean and African products, there’s always something interesting and new to discover. Great selection of meat and produce too, and the price is CHEAP!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Love this place for their selection and prices of meat. Produce is fresh and they have some harder to find items. Staff is very friendly too!
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
This place is very cool, I can find most of my Jamaican products there and it’s not too for from other shopping areas next to my home.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Love this place — can’t beat it for cheap produce. Full disclosure: sometimes it smells a little funky… this would be a detractor if it weren’t for the fact that I blame the smell on the meat/​seafood, and being a vegetarian, never buy the meat/​seafood. Beyond that, this is a great little grocery store. Closer to my apartment than Jewel, and notably cheaper in almost every way. There are inevitably things I need that I can’t find here, but for produce staples it’s unbeatable. It’s a small, somewhat cramped place, but it’s always well-​stocked, the employees are friendly, and they have an assortment of Mexican/​Caribbean/​African products as well.
Place rating: 4
Redwood City, CA
Best place to find cheap and tasty bacon and big freaking jumbo wings. When I can’t get to the meat market on Lake St. I head over to Old World since it’s literally down the street. The butchers are always helpful. The store has good selection of herbs. I never had an issue with parking. I hope that they will expand their steak selection… but there’s bacon so all is well. Bacon!
Place rating: 2
Chicago, IL
This place is okay. Their meats aren’t the best neither is seafood or produce in general… The only reason I like this place is because they carry so many exotic food. Next time you’re their, make sure to try one of their products called chin-​chin. It’s like a sweet little bite-​size pastry almost… except a lot harder. REALLY good!!! Also, their plantain chips are to die for.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Great selection of spices and produce. I came here for curry powder and found a bunch. Lots of Jamaican and Mexican selections. Will be coming back here.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
One of the best produce selection around in Uptown. Prices are very moderate and food quality is generally high. I never bough meat, so can’t tell you about the meat section.
But their vejjo/​fruit shelves are always full of fresh stuff and they also have a shelf of reduced fare items: usually day or two old apples, oranges, bananas…
Really polite cashiers. Especially this hot Mexican girl who is at the right counter (if you are facing the exit door) :)
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Great place! Great products you can’t find anywhere else! I love their newly acquired green uniforms. They’re spiffy.
Place rating: 1
San Diego, CA
Man forget this place… the store itself is fine, but the customers are the most absolute rudest, ignorant bunch of people that have fell off the friggen boat. My heart goes out to the folks who work there, they are great but the people who shop there suck, really really suck. The prices arent anything to write home to mom about either.
Place rating: 3
Denver, CO
My boyfriend and I love making authentic Jamaican food. We stumbled across this joint one day while we were out searching the city for scotch bonnet peppers to use in our jerk chicken. They have a nice selection of reasonably priced produce, including scotch bonnet peppers! Furthermore, they carry a lot of Jamaican brand products that we love! We haven’t tried their meats or anything else, so can’t really review that. I am just happy to finally find scotch bonnet peppers in the city.
If you love cooking Jamaican food, this is the place to stock up on your ingredients.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
What I love about the city is the fact that I don’t have to drive everywhere to do everything. I only needed one tomato and one lime… it would be pretty ridiculous to drive just for those 2 items! Anyways, no worries! I just have to walk down the corner to this wonderful African/​Mexican market that carries fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, seafood, as well as your bread, milk, cheese, and eggs. Oh yeah, and prices are cheap!
I love the convenience, I love the prices, and I love that they have unique items that you cannot get from your regular Jewel’s! I’ll have to take Shelden’s E. advice and try the soda from Ghana!
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Cheap, Fresh produce heaven! I’ve been trying to eat healthy lately and this place has been saving my life! In addition to having the staples (peppers, lettuce, carrots, eggplant, mushrooms, etc), they frequently have cheap, ripe, sweet, MANGOS and AVOCADOS.. .. even in January! I could live off those two things alone, so this place is like my Mecca. And all the exotic items Aaron S. describes makes shopping there educational too. :o)
Inevitably, there may be a few things I still HAVE to run to Jewel for, but Que sera sera. Old World Market’s produce is so much cheaper than Jewel and often of BETTER quality, so I don’t mind going both places.