This is the best local shop I have ever lived near.I love it. It has saved my life on numerous…read moreoccasions as not only does it stock a wide range of medicines, it also has an atm machine and is open 24 hours. And it really is open 24 hours, not just till midnight like some 24 hour shops. It almost doesn't bother me that the groceries are more expensive than some others shops in the area, because I still haven't got over the fact that I can buy mangoes, aspirin AND fish fingers at 3am in the morning. Also, the staff are very friendly and do not judge my midnight food selections. I can recommend this shop to anyone with a dairy allergy. Whilst I would not call their selection extensive, unlike most local grocery shops there is a good range of soya/lactose free products. I was really surprised to find dairy-free custards, milkshakes and cream in a store of this size. They also have a good selection of goat and sheep products for anyone like me, who can't have cow's milk.

I wanted to take a moment to commend my local grocery store. I am slightly biased because its at…read morethe top of my road and would probably go there if they only sold one type of bread, but they don't! They sell hundreds, well that's a slight exaggeration, but they do have a lot of variety and not just in bread. Church Street Supermarket stocks luxury items not usually provided by smaller, local vendors such as Green and Blacks chocolate spread, Dorset Cereals and RJ's of New Zealand natural liquorice. They cater fantastically to the Stoke Newington mentality of organic, free range and recyclable, with a great selection of dairy and dairy replacements, vegetables and fruit. Not everything here is in the tree huggers category but they do try and even ask before shoving everything into a plastic bag because they know we all have canvas ones tucked under our hairy hippie armpits. The staff here are perpetually cheerful, even though the shop is open twenty four hours. The newspaper stand is well stocked, although they always run out of The Guardian because people that live on Church Street all seem to read the same paper.

I'm not sure when the guys at the superstores ever sleep, or go home, because they are always here…read more Everyone knows everyone at the Superstores, and everyone knows the friendly team who work here. Whenever I am queuing with my pint of milk, one of the staff will ask the following - how is the family/how is business/how is the love life? (answer; great/ok/not so great). Because my name is Cari, one of the guys would give me DVDs of Carry on films when I came in. Cari -Carry -geddit? So, apart from the great owners, for a convenience store, it is pretty comprehensive. If you want fancy veg or a cheese with a French name, I would get thee to Tescos', but this is great for booze, sweets and snacks,and all those non fancy essentials. There is also a coffee and sandwich corner in part of the shop. The food is done by the next door cafe, 5 At The Bridge, so its good.

This place in handy and worth noting in the area specifically because it's open 24 hours. Only a…read morehop, skip and jump from tube station and right beside the number 8 bus-stop. They stock basic grocer supplies - you can get most things here; milk, bread, breakfast cereal, sauces. There's a good batch of fruit and veg outside. Wide range of beers and wines and most importantly - all the different varieties of Haribo mixes (which earns extra respect in my book!) It's a nice local and staff are friendly and actually abit madbut in a good way. They have most phone top-ups, but don't do any travelcards,Oysters, etc Only stock one local newspaper.

What I love about City View Food and Wine in Bethnal Green is the…read more fact that it has a 24 hour alcohol licence so they can sell alcoholic beverages (beers, wines, spirits.) right through the night, 7 days a week, thanks to the 24 hour drinking laws. If you are looking for a 24 hour off licence, this is the place to go. Apart from that, it's just a normal small supermarket / corner shop. You can find more 24 hour off licences on the 24 Hour Alcohol website: 24 Hour Off Licences & Booze Delivery (http://www.24houralcohol.co.uk/) .

This place is not perfect and its selection can be vert random, but it has all rhe spices and a…read morereally solid veg offering outside. The tomatoes are particularly good most of the time, though can't say the same for the bananas. But when i need something random that the local groceries don't have, this place often comes through. And its pretty much always open so far as I can tell.

Nisa Local West Hampstead is a great little convenience store located on the corner of West End…read moreLane and Broadhurst Gardens (a few shops along from West Hampstead Underground Station). Nisa Local West Hampstead is only a small shop but you will find pretty much everything you would expect from an independent convenience store. They often have good promotions running on a selection of products that are real bargains much better than theTesco Express down the road which doesn't seem to have many special offers (unlike their large supermarkets). Since Sainsbury's Local replaced Best One, this is West Hampstead's only supermarket that's open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which means it's a brilliant corner shop when you want to grab some food and drink late at night. Unfortunately they can't sell alcohol late at night as Camden Council won't give them a 24 hour alcohol licence, but the Nisa Local Kilburn branch next to Kilburn petrol station does sell alcohol 24/7 (as it's in Brent). So next time you need a shop in West Hampstead that's open at night, head down to Nisa Local West Hampstead.

A nice place, clean and with nice food…read more It caters to local arabic tastes but still has things for the western tastes as well. It is not overpriced which is good considering I do not think it is part of a large chain. I would think that the new Waitrose around the corner will be quite hard for them, but I hope they will be okay. The service is not the amazing smiley service that some places give, but it also is not bad either. Overall a nice clean place to shop with nice food.

I have learned to love this store. Much as the name may imply, prices in there are not particularly…read morelower than any other supermarket, but they do good deals on various products AND they are right next to my house so therefore are very convinient at times when only ice cream will do. Also, for hangover sundays, they are open till 8 p.m!! Amazing. They also cause hangover Sundays as they are sometimes the cause- expecially when they have 3 for £10 deals on wine. Jeepers. The staff in there are friendly, they know me well I think, yet they still insist on I.Ding me. They also have the only cash machine in Brockley in there, and charge 40p on your card when you spend less than £7. But at times of need you just don't care Costcutter will always be good for emergency food needs, stocking up on chocolate when you just need some and also for the fact that they sell German rye bread! Yum.

This Costcutter has always got everything you need! Great selection of foods from all over the…read moreworld are available (great Polish shelf) and cheaper Costcutter alternatives for branded goods are available throughout the store. Plenty of fruits and vegetables available daily too!

Good sweets a lovely little shop but a bit expensive. The service was decent normally what I would…read moreexpect but the sweets are nice sweets I think you can spend money for a pick n mix. The ambience was a good atmosphere in a chill little village near all the shops .The inside of it is clean and very cosy