This fruit stall is the best thing about Kingsway. The fruit is good quality and so much cheaper…read morethan the not-as-fresh produce at the nearby Sainsburys. An amazing stall to have on my way home from work!

Natures Choice is a great wholesale fruit and veg service that is heavily relied on by the catering…read moreindustry for the delivery of fresh produce daily. NC has a fantastic selection of home grown fruit and vegetables. You can even purchase Boiron, Funkin purees and tropical fruits such as passionfruit and mango. The system is simple. Once you've set up your account, as long as you call them before midnight your order will arrive in the morning. Their prices are reasonable and I've only seen better if you are prepared to go to a market or lower end supermarkets.

This is a cute little fruit stand just outside Holborn Station. They sell a wide variety of decent…read morestuff. Maybe not the cheapest price but its a good convenient snack or to grab on the way home.

A reasonably priced greengrocer with loads of variety- if you're looking for unusual fruit & veg…read moreyou'll love it. Last time I went I got 3 figs, a pomegranate and a bag of damsons for £2.80- bargain. Well located for dropping in on your lunch break!

A truly great traditional greengrocers shop! Fresh fruit and veg straight from the wholesale…read moremarkets every morning, fresher than any supermarket veg and whichever fruits are in season. Open very early, when the fruit and veg are at their freshest, but closes at 2.45pm Just a few minutes walk from Barbican Station, it was great fun escorting the Christmas tree home last December. Well worth it for a freshly cut tree which lasted into the New Year.

One of my favourite places to procure fresh fruits and veggies. Not only do they have a…read moremarvelously varied selection - everything from your most exotic veg to your more mundane staples - it is also *cheap.* I dare you to find a chain grocery store that comes close to underselling these folks. Yet, unlike some inexpensive fruit and veg stands.. where you feel like you'd have to scrub the skin off your produce before you'd be convinced it was sanitary enough to eat... Ali's, wonderfully, doesn't feel cheap... there's nothing dingy or unclean about the place... everything is kept tidy and orgnanised and beautifully stacked. The other thing that keeps me coming back here is the shop's proprietor. He is always smiling and courteous - and well, one of those kindly sort of people that you just *want* to buy from... again, try finding someone like that at Tesco's HQ!

Just a grocers, not big, not the best grocers ever but does exactly what you want from a grocers -…read moresupplies you with fruit and veg (and some dairy). The advantages of a local grocers are that you can select as much or as little as you wish and it'll cost a little less than the local Budgens, Tesco Metro or any other local vendor. As I say, it's not massive but has everything and a little more than you'd need and the staff are pleasant. Support your local fruiterer! Ian

I recently 'found' Freshers Village Fruiterers, which is a bit silly as I live by there and pass it…read morealmost daily. But I went in recently and was amazed by what I saw. They have a wonderful selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, some of my favourites include watermelon (a slice for 75p), huge ripe avocados, sprouts, melon grapes. This is the first place where I found salad sprouts - a common staple in the States - and they have a selection including broccoli, lentils and chickpea sprouts. They also have cool things like a selection of freshly squeezed apple juice, and quail eggs. Everything I have bought there has been in perfect condition, with a sell-by date well in advance of anything I find in the supermarkets. Everything is also hugely cheaper than at Sainsburys or Tescos, even half price in many cases. In this day and age, its also refreshing to have the opportunity to pick and choose, and only buy what you need - hard to find as everything is prepackaged now. I don't have a single bad thing to say about the place and I encourage everyone who lives in the area to check it out.

Dear Visitor, We have been living in Camden for years. We…read morecan give you a range of reasons why to shop at 'Dean's Fruits'. Maybe not as varied as Dean's range of fruits but... I. Social Responsibility The imminent power of retail chains and supermarkets is becoming quite apparent. Therefore, we should support small retailers as much as possible. II. Parenthood My 3year old daughter Thalia loves choosing fruits from the stall. She loves the real shopping experience and the earlier on she learns about the origin of food the better. III. Freshness We like to start eating fruits soon after we got them. At the stall we can pick the ripeness of fruits and don't have to wait days until they 'ripen'. IV. Friendliness Dean is a 'real' experience; welcoming and always down to earth. In January, you stick around for a couple of hours and you will experience how hard the job actually is. At that point you will appreciate Dean's warmth even more. He represents a trade that we should cherish and support. V. Cost Effectiveness You can choose the quantities you really need. Also, we eat quite a lot fruits and it makes a real difference in price. I assume that the fruits are about half the price of where we shop normally: M&S. So, go to Inverness Street, experience yourself and take your pick! Thanks Dean. See you tomorrow :) Rhys

Totally agree- why buy fruit at the supermarket when at the market…read more 1) it is better quality (eg ripe) 2) it is cheaper 3) has practically no packaging I have been shopping in Inverness street market and buying my fruit from Dean for the last 10 years. He is reliable - will advise you on the choice every week. If we do not support our local small shops, we will lose them and all we will have left is more T-shirt stalls and supermarkets! Lucia

Chinatown seems to be expanding northwards with quite a few new oriental restaurants and grocery…read moreshops spilling onto Shaftesbury Avenue and into Soho. Some of the restaurants look to be trying to draw in the tourists but Golden Gate is authentically for the local population. Not as big as Gerrard street stalwarts like Loong Fung or Loon Moon, nevertheless, there is a nice selection of goods over 3 floors. I bought some of my favourite Prima Taste curry pastes. There is a unique feature in this Chinese supermarket - a Chinese sweet pick and mix! These include mainly sweets like White Rabbit brand sweets but also dried mango slices. It's located on the basement level. Good way to try a variety of different sweets before committing to buying a big packet. The shop acually extends out of the back into the alleyway where you'll find their selection of fresh vegetables and shellfish in aerated tanks.

I am still thinking about this sandwich a week later!…read more This place was tucked away down a back street. I ordered a sandwich for takeaway, and it took less than 10 minutes to toast to perfection. I checked out the upstairs seating while I waited. It was cozy and there was ample seating (see picture). My sweet onion and melted cheese toastie was so good!! I ate it hot, while walking around town. It was a bit of a mess but totally worth it.

From the owner: Pistachio & Pickle Dairy is a independent Artisan Cheese shop in Islington. We specialise in…read moreBritish cheese, celebration cheese wedding cake, cheese platters & fine wines. Our Parlour is open at weekends where you can sit with a cheeseboard and glass of wine.