No activity at the new outpost for Lam’s Seafood Asian Market at MLK and Graham in Seattle, other than the new Lam’s sign. Previous tenants included Viet-Wah, which had the best produce in Seattle. Then came Island Pacific Seafood Market, a Filipino place with a large deli.
Lam’s in the International District resembles a market you’d see in the Global South more than a sterile American place, especially in the Seafood section. Their much larger new space on MLK will probably look more like their store in Tukwila.
Since Viet-Wah closed my go-to neighborhood place for fresh herbs and vegetables has been Mekong Rainier, but they recently stopped selling fresh meat and shrimp. This multi-generational family business is an importer and distributor too so I’m not gonna feel bad when Lam’s becomes my new spot and they lose my business.
—Alex
