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Top 7 · updated 2026

Best Supermarkets & Grocery in Jaffna

The top 7 supermarkets & grocery in Jaffna, ranked by real reviewer feedback.

7
Supermarkets & Grocery listed
3.9★
Average rating
61
Reviews aggregated
Tharany Supermarket
Top-rated

Jaffna has 7 listed supermarkets and grocery stores with 61 customer reviews between them and an average rating of 3.9★. Tharany Supermarket on the Jaffna-Kankesanturai Road has the highest rating among them, 4.3★ from 10 reviews, and reviewers say it is open 24 hours and has parking. Cargills Food City on Hospital Road and Annai Nagaa Food City on KKS Road both average 4.2★. Reviewers say Annai Nagaa stocks Jaffna spices and harder-to-find dried fruit and nuts. Keells on Clock Tower Road, Cargills Food City on Kannathiddy Road, Jith Food City on Kandy Road and Mydin Supermarket complete the list. For other shops, see /best/shopping-in-jaffna. The list below ranks Jaffna supermarkets by verified customer reviews.

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  1. 1
    Tharany Supermarket

    Tharany Supermarket

    4.3(10 reviews)Restaurants

     758 Jaffna-Kankesanturai Rd, Jaffna 40000

  2. 2
    Cargills Food City - Jaffna

    Cargills Food City - Jaffna

    4.2(10 reviews)Restaurants

     No 420 Hospital Rd, Jaffna 40000

  3. 3
    Annai Nagaa Food City

    Annai Nagaa Food City

    4.2(10 reviews)Restaurants

     175 KKS Road, AB16, Jaffna

  4. 4
    Mydin Supermarket Jaffna

    Mydin Supermarket Jaffna

    5.0(1 review)Restaurants

     Chundikuli-Columbuthurai Rd, Jaffna 40000

  5. 5
    Cargills Food City - Jaffna

    Cargills Food City - Jaffna

    3.6(10 reviews)Restaurants

     No. 54 Kannathiddy Rd, Jaffna

  6. 6
    Jith Food City

    Jith Food City

    3.5(10 reviews)Restaurants

     Kachcheri, 127 Kandy Rd, Jaffna

  7. 7
    Keells - Jaffna

    Keells - Jaffna

    3.2(10 reviews)Restaurants

     333 Clock Tower Rd, Jaffna 40000

Frequently asked

What's the highest-rated supermarkets in Jaffna?
Tharany Supermarket is currently the highest-rated supermarkets in Jaffna on Review Guru, with an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars from 10 reviews.
Which supermarkets in Jaffna has the most reviews?
Tharany Supermarket is the most-reviewed supermarkets in Jaffna with 10 customer reviews. A higher review count typically means a more reliable signal — a 4.5★ rating from 50 reviewers is stronger than a 5★ rating from 3.
How many supermarkets are listed in Jaffna?
Review Guru has 7 supermarkets listed in Jaffna, aggregating 61 customer reviews across them. We only include a business on a "best of" page once it has at least 3 reviews so the ranking is meaningful.
How are these supermarkets ranked?
We use a Bayesian-weighted average score that combines the business's own star rating with the volume of reviews it has received. This prevents a single 5-star review from outranking 30 consistent 4-star reviews. Read more on our methodology page.
Are the reviews verified?
Reviews on Review Guru come from two sources: native submissions written directly on our platform, and imported reviews from Google Maps that we rewrite for clarity while preserving the original rating, sentiment, and named entities. Source is tagged on each review for transparency.
Should I shop at a chain supermarket or the Jaffna market?
It depends on what you are buying. Reviewers describe the chain supermarkets listed here (Cargills Food City, Keells and the Food City stores) as the place for packaged groceries, dairy, meat and imported goods such as Marmite, porridge oats and soya milk. Annai Nagaa Food City and Jith Food City also stock Indian brands. Keells gets praise for its spacious layout and parking, but also complaints about service. One Cargills Food City reviewer on Hospital Road was disappointed that it sells few Jaffna-origin products. For local produce and spices sold loose, many shoppers go to the town-centre market instead, where you can buy by weight and compare stalls.

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