The Kam Man Market on Quincy Ave, which caters to Asian tastes, features a very large food court with freshly cooked Asian dishes and a bakery with fresh deserts. Greg Derr photo/The Patriot Ledger

Kam Man Marketplace, Quincy

Got time to fly to China during your lunch hour? Probably not, but you almost certainly have enough time for a quick escape to the Kam Man Marketplace.

Cost: $4.73 for lunch, $3.94 for bubble tea

Time: 60 minutes

Take in the sights, sounds and smells of this Asian marketplace.

Rows of exotic produce – fresh lychees, Korean melons and Chinese okra are only a few examples – greet you when you walk in the supermarket. Immerse yourself as you wander the aisles – you’ll see everything from rice to sauces to candy to beverages.

Outside Kam Man is a mall with small shops selling gifts, clothing and videos, among other things.

Fresh BBQ duck, whole or half. Greg Derr photo/The Patriot Ledger

QUICK BITES

You could spend your whole lunch hour just deciding what to eat.

In the supermarket, a deli-type area with seating offers platters of hot and cold Chinese food – chicken feet, beef with bitter melon and “Buddhist Delight,” a vegetarian tofu dish. Nearby are rows of barbecued meats, including whole chicken, duck and pig. Diners can order one, two or three different dishes with rice.

A bakery offers Hong Kong-style pastries, including moon cakes for the upcoming August Moon festival, and Western-style desserts.

Two Vietnamese restaurants, Pho Yuen Dong Restaurant and Ba Le Vietnamese Sandwich, are among the restaurants that call the mall home. Kam Man also includes Lollicup Coffee & Tea, a café that sells a wide variety of beverages, including bubble tea.

RELAX

Wander around and bask in the feeling of being away from your desk.

And if being at the Kam Man Marketplace only stirs your sense of adventure instead of quieting it, fear not: you can spend the rest of your lunch hour at the travel agency inside, planning a longer getaway.