This place is cool. In fact, you could say I'm keen on it. Maaaaawwwh. Puns…read more Anyway, kidding aside, Keen is a brand new hipster coffee/lunch place that just opened in the soulless wasteland that is Victoria. In fact that and a Pret opened on the same corner, yet my co-workers come back every day with white Keen lunchbags. Suck it, Pret. Keen is a start-up by two cute English and French guys, they cook everything on the premises so it's fresh and made with great ingredients! They serve sandwiches on proper good artisan sourdough and brioche, fresh salads and hot pots of soup and chicken dishes. They also make fancy hipster coffee. Obviously. Mostly I love that they have little pots of chocolate mousse, fruit and posh yoghurts, for only £1.50, already making it better value than Pret. They are super friendly and obviously excited to be part of the community around here. My office love it for a reason and if you work around here, you should definitely support this little guy.

Premade sandwiches and soups. Prices are a bit higher then others that are similar…read more Had some butternut squash soup and a shepherd's pie. Also got a few sandwiches. They taste a lot better than other take away places but does cost about 1 euro more.

There's something down to earth about Covent Garden that attracts a variety of healthy organic food…read morechains. Included in this trend is Holland and Barrett, a natural foods store that has everything from vitamins to trail mix. Acting almost as a hippy chic corner grocery store, Holland and Barrett is a go to place for those in the health foods know. They sell a variety of nutritional supplements that can be coupled with diet and exercise. The staff is very helpful and have a great knowledge of of the way the body is meant to function.

I like H&B because here you can find affordable prices for the same stuff that you get in Whole…read moreFoods (still, I love you Whole Foods) Nice nuts, dried fruits, vitamins, body oils and that clearspring miso soup that I cant live without.... Many 3x2 and BOGOF, check out for the offers!

I've been shopping here for a little over ten years. They are well-stocked and in my view the best…read morehealth food store in London. Holland & Barrett is a pale imitation. Revital is the real deal. Do give them a try.

My office had food catered from pure and I was really impressed in the quality and variety. I had…read morehalf a chicken fajitas wrap and half a chicken bacon Caesar. Both were delicious. I also had a cup of carrots with hummus which was a good healthy alternative to crisps.

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5…read moreCleanliness: 4/5 Decor & Style: 4/5 The thai chicken curry was unique and tasty! The breakfast foods (forgot what I ordered) are not bad as well however I think it's overpriced. I love this neighborhood area.

This place is great. Whatever you may need, be it protein bars, herbal teas, raw nuts, or…read moresupplements, they have it. Occasionally they'll roll out an amazing sale like 2 for 1 or 50% off, so you can really get a stellar deal now and again. But truth be told, at full price it's still pretty fair.

I love this health shop! I came in here looking for conditioner and ended up chatting to the owner…read morefor ages about various things which he was very knowledgeable about. Such as the book eat right for your type and recommended I use linseed. I love it when someone who has obviously have spent the day talking to people and must be tired take the time to come over and see if you are OK, grant it sometimes it can be annoying when sales assistant ask you if you are OK but when you have a meaningful conversation with them it really makes you want to go back.

I have been going to Chelsea Health store for many years as they know their products very well. The…read moreowner is very inspiring, in fact he's brilliant, and a good man for a happy chat.. I popped in with a cold yesterday, so he recommended an amazing product - I had a blocked nose, sore throat, and it was really stealing my energy away (I have a very busy lifestyle so it would not be good to fall down with man flu, booh!) - so... literally within a few hours it vanished away which is unheard of :)) !! I am really happy! They get my big thumbs up! :) - they're good guys!!

Ah an Organic Haven!! It makes my mouth water. Fresh, locally-baked bread, organic lemon curd…read moremade only with easily understood ingredients, a dozen different kinds of honey. Deliciousness at its best. Seaweed rice cakes, muesli like woah, and so much other good stuff. Walking into this place made me weak in the knees. I want it all! All! On my dinner plate. And in my lunch box. And in my bowl with milk in the morning. Too bad I can't afford it all. Although the store doesn't have astronomical prices and I do think it's cheaper than Holland and Barrett, it is more expensive than your chains like Iceland or Tesco Metro. Sad but true. The prices were NOT terrible, but more than I felt like spending. On a day I feel like treating myself, however, I will definitely go back. Also, as a note, I heard one member of the staff advising a customer on nutrition, and I think he gave some good suggestions. Basic, at least in my mind which tends to have a nutrition fix, but not something all people think about - whole grain instead of white bread and potatoes, honey instead of sugar, etc. Sum it up in one word? Knowledgeable. In two? Knowledgeable and helpful. I'm going to have to go back. The only reason I knocked it down a star I price is because it's more expensive than general grocery stores, but that's always the case in this sad sad world. Woe is us poor organic food lovers.

When it comes to health food stores I'm very picky. That's because I've been studying herbal…read moreformulas, complementary medicine etc for years, I have an obsession with health food stores and have visited them in dozens of countries and cities, from Los Angeles to Spain to South London. Baldwins is absolutelyTHE best health food store in the UK in my experience. Amazing choice of herbs, tinctures, supplements and other health care products including an extremely reliable, high-quality and reasonably-priced range of raw Chinese and Indian herbs/barks. Utterly fantastic. http://www.facebook.com/preciouswilliamswriter

Tachbrook Street Market is a neat and small food and grocery market along a pedestrian-only street…read morein Pimlico. I came on a Saturday at lunchtime and there were two stalls offering lunch takeaway (I tried the Thai stall, which was good) and a couple of grocers with fresh meat and produce. Compared to other street markets, Tachbrook is quite small and doesn't have much to offer. But it was fun to stumble across, and hopefully it grows!

I love buying fresh fruit and veg at the market, and this one is easy walking distance for me, and…read moreclose enough to other shops (Tesco, Sainsbury's market, Rippon Cheese and a fab Italian grocery shop) to pick up anything else my cooking session requires. There's a great fruit and veg stall selling a huge variety of in season fruit and veg. And not just your bog standard stuff like iceberg lettuce. He's got lambs lettuce, rocket and spinach too! He'll tell you if the fruit is ready to eat or needs ripening so you don't waste your money. I managed to get a huuuuuge mango and i haven't seen any in my local supermarket. I did quite a geeky thing the other day and compared his prices to Tesco's and he came up slightly cheaper on all products! But there's not just fruit and veg at this market, oh no! There's not one but 2 fresh seafood stalls! And permanent businesses on the street include a butchers and bakers. There's also a few stalls doing takeaway food, including curry. Mmmm... an all round winner.