Yan's Supermarket is a neighbourhood supermarket on Level 2 at 28 Hopper Street in Te Aro, central Wellington, holding a 4.4 Google rating from shoppers. A supermarket within walking distance changes how people shop: quick top-up visits between work and home rather than one big weekly run, with no car or parking needed. The trade rewards freshness, as produce that turns over fast is the produce worth buying, and morning restocks usually offer the best pick of fruit and vegetables. Regulars learn to check the specials and to glance at dates on reduced items, where the genuine bargains hide. Independent local stores often surprise, too, stocking imported or specialist lines the big chains no longer carry, so it pays to browse beyond the usual aisles. For Te Aro's apartment dwellers and city workers, an upstairs supermarket on Hopper Street is a handy thing to have on the doorstep.