New shops open inside K Market

Yes! Buckwheat is the newest vendor at the food court in the K Market grocery store on John Marr Drive in Annandale. The small shop offers noodle and dumpling dishes all made in-house from buckwheat.

Buckwheat has a chewy texture, says Sungjin Cho, whose parents and aunts opened a restaurant in Korea in 1993 and launched Yes! Buckwheat in July.

Only three vendors – Sunni Sushi, K Street, and You Like Skewers – that were in the food court when it opened in 2021 are still there.

The mochi donut shop has been replaced by China House, which serves sweet and sour pork, deep-fried meat dumplings, black bean noodles, spicy noodle soup with seafood or brisket, and more. SB Han’s Catering offers a full menu of Korean specialties.

There are several other retailers inside the K Market.

K-Pop Nation is back for a limited time. The pop-up store has a big selection of music, photo cards, and other items featuring K-pop stars. Check it out before it closes on Aug. 12.

A shop specializing in Korean cosmetics, called Arte K-Beauty World, opened two weeks ago.  Yoon Lee, who owns the Thauma boutique at 7224 Columbia Pike, opened K Fashion at the K Market in July.

Karen Park opened two adjacent shops at K-Market in April – CareSys, which specializes in air purifiers and water filters, and Happy Living, which sells massage chairs and mattresses. The mattresses can radiate heat on one or both sides.

Annandale Florist, which had been located at 7025 Columbia Pike before its building was destroyed in a fire, relocated to the K Market. The old building will house a Dunkin’ donut/coffee shop once renovations are complete.