Long Branch residents are welcoming a new store catering to the local and Caribbean communities.

The Lakeshore Grocery and Convenience store, at 3391 Lake Shore Blvd. W., at Twenty Eight Street, has been open for about a month.

The owner stocks a large selection of local and Caribbean grocery items from Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica.

A former butcher, he plans to carry a selections of meats.

The store carries most items a convenience store should including fresh and frozen meats and seafood, coconuts, deli sandwiches and Jamaican patties made fresh daily.

“I’m so excited about this new business!,” one woman said on social media. “Spices and cooking ingredients from Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica.“

The store is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and can be reached at 647-859-9120.