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    The Grocery

    3.7 (52 reviews)
    PriceyGrocery, Organic Stores
    Closed 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Anna A.

    My housemate being a wheat intolerant vegetarian finds this place perfect for her! Having a huge selection of wheat free products - cereals, breads, pastas, crackers and a great selection of tofu, quorn sausages, and healthy looking vegetables. You never feel rushed to shop quickly and the staff are very relaxed. The thing I especially love is the selection of liquorice and other sweets! Also within this fantastic store is a delicious Cafe with yummy homemade biscuits and cakes and real coffee. You can sit at big farm kitchen tables, read the papers, have breakfast relax and chill out any day of the week - a real treat!

    Mouldy produce, 2nd carton
    Jack Z.

    I bought two cartons of strawberries that were completely mouldy upon inspection the next morning, but I had already discarded the receipt, so I called and spoke to someone about going back to get a refund or replacement product. When I went in, the person I'd spoken to wasn't there, so I spoke to the manager, who I had to convince to give me a refund (approximately 4-5GBP, but he made it seem like I was asking him to give up his first-born child) despite my reference to the person I'd spoke with and my showing him time-stamped photographs of the strawberries covered with a thick layer of green and white fuzz. Because I couldn't remember exactly how much I'd paid for them, and they had since changed their vendor, he agreed to refund me 2.50 GBP based on the then-price of ONE box of strawberries. He then, instead of refunding me 2.50 GBP, just gave me one free grocery item (a carton of milk which was, coincidentally, LESS than 2.50 GBP). He did all of this while moaning about the inconvenience of having to resolve the issue and shaking his head at me as if it were my fault that the store had sold me rotten produce. I've shopped here more than once and on a separate occasion, I had to ask the cashier to void a transaction and the same manager ended up having to help. He took his time getting to the till, griped about having to void a my purchase for a solid 10 minutes, and proceeded to blame everything he could possibly think of, on me-- including his own mistakes while punching things into the register, the fact that he had to open the cash drawer, the fact that he had to explain why he was voiding the transaction to his employees ("How am I going to explain this to people?"), the fact that other customers started to arrive ("Look, other customers are coming and now I can't close because I'm doing this for you"), the fact that it was late in the evening and he needed to get home, the fact that the store was closing in "15 minutes," (the store was closing in 45 minutes) and the fact that he couldn't deal with the 'complicated' request of voiding a transaction, etc. I stood there in silence until his 5th or 6th passive aggressive comment, when I said, "sir, if it's this complicated, you could have just refused to void it," at which point he scowled and barked, "No, I had to do it, because you are the customer!" Childish, much? Frankly, there are plenty of other, better grocery options in the neighborhood, so take your business to another organic store: As Nature Intended, the Raw Store just around the corner, or Longdan Oriental Grocery on Kingsland Road. The manager here (I believe his name is JC) is rude and insufferable and should look for a new line of work if he can't resist penny-pinching over two cartons of strawberries, and is incapable of administering a minmimal level of customer service.

    Tasty frittata! Salmon, broccoli, tomatoes, & feta. Only £2
    Mary Tish P.

    Nice little grocery store in Shoreditch! Good selection of high-quality products & fresh produce (similar to whole foods in that way). Aside from the grocery store section, there is a cafe. I arrived at lunch time to find a nice assortment of ready-to-eat salads, sandwiches, and protein dishes. I got a frittata with salmon & broccoli. It was very tasty. In addition, it was high-quality and cheap; which are two things that typically do not go together.

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    Great selection of products but big minus for the heavy plastic bags!! Go green = go paper!

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    Nice little grocery with great selection. Like a mini version of Whole Foods. Nice, helpful staff.

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    Yours Food Centre - Amazing fruit and veg

    Yours Food Centre

    5.0(7 reviews)
    0.3 miHoxton
    £

    Such a superior corner food shop. Thanks to Rob H & Katie B for reporting the findings...from the…read moreoutside, this appears just to be a regular, run of the mill market...but once inside you'll be treated to a pleasant surprise. A huge organic selection. A whole shelf of tea. Racks of dried fruits (I am not addicted to dried figs), nuts (cashews!) and I even found jars of sunflower butter here...which is surprisingly good and a good alternative to peanut butter (which they also have). Fantastic ethnic cooking section chock full of sauces, ingredients, grains, rices, beans and any element you probably need, spices, decent bakery with breads, rolls, pitas, etc. Eggs and dairy, beer, wine, a lot of coconut water, and a fresh produce section (outside) which is standard, but nice to have. Things you won't find: fresh meats or fish. Par for the course! The family that runs it is very friendly as well (always so polite!) and I always leave feeling quite good about supporting a local food shop that is not only convenient, but tucked away from the madness of the Old Street roundabout. Yours Food Centre = My Food Centre = LOVE. *they do not accept AMEX.

    This place just looks like a normal, random off licence but when you step inside, you'll be…read moresurprised by the variety and diversity of products they have! You can find almost everything in there, from bubble gum to grains, dried fruits, fresh fruits (very good selection), alcohol... Almost everything except fresh fish and meat. It is not the cheapest place to do your shopping, but for the quality they offer, it is quite fair. And the people that works there is always helpful and polite.

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    Sainsbury's

    Sainsbury's

    2.3(3 reviews)
    0.3 miHoxton
    ££

    Probably the worst Sainsbury's in the UK. It's always an absolute mess with trolleys of products…read morelaying around the store and blocking the aisles and no-one around to put the stock away. Half the stock on the shelves has usually run out. Amazingly, they sell a pizza 'meal deal' but only have the sides available and don't even order the pizzas that complete the deal! It's super expensive as they barely stock any 'own brand' stuff in there, so you always pay a premium. There are never enough staff. They have one person on the till selling cigarettes, but also doing Argos collections etc so they're never available and often out the back. They then force everyone to use self check out, so if anything goes wrong you have to go hunting around the shop for someone while the security guard looks on refusing to help. Annoyingly most of the self check out machines are tiny too, so if you want to buy more than 2 items you have to balance everything carefully and hope it doesn't fall on the floor. To top it off there's always a massive puddle out the front as the pavement hasn't been levelled right.

    Sainsbury's appears to be a London chain of convenience store, akin to a gas station convenience…read morestore or a dated CVS/Walgreens. I ventured here because they make their own brand of candies and my sister loves their sour strawberry straws (go figure). This Sainsbury is tiny and kind of ghetto compared to some of the rest. It has all the basics though, and even serves fresh, hot bread!

    Lidl - Spacious wide aisles

    Lidl

    3.5(4 reviews)
    1.3 miHackney Central
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    I love shopping for Continental grocery and Lidl is the place to go for it. Also does good value…read morefresh fruit and vegetables and where else can you get 2 pints of milk for 75p or 4 pints for 95p! What I like best is a box of half a dozen medium free range eggs that looks no different to the large size, for 79p and 100% pure squeezed orange juice with juicy bits NOT from concentrate for 95p. Lovely and spacious and much more choices available than other branches I have been too (Camden Town, Old Kent Road), and lots more items on offer and available. I was able to find items that are not stocked in their other branches, i.e. dessicated coconut, sweet and crunchy red peppers, chorizo, Italian pastries, almond biscuits etc. Every week they have special household items on offer, like rugs, shoes, lighting, shelves, garden tools, kitchenware, camping products, vacuum cleaners, and only available that week while stocks last and only available in the larger branches. If you are not into branded goods, you can halve the price of your weekly shop.

    After my first week relocated in London for Erasmus exchange, a slight feeling of nostalgia started…read moresettling, mostly for standard Euro prices. Here comes Lidl! No matter which location you go to, you'll always find the same low price international food and OK-looking fresh groceries in its characteristic apocalyptic setting. Oh, and those eternal till queues. This location is medium-to-big-sized, well connected with buses and parking, and I reckon they had most of the items from their weekly promos. Perfect for satisfying Euro expats & anyone who'd rather spend their pennies at the pub instead of "fancier" food from Sainsbury's/Tesco. Do your big shopping here instead!

    Longdan

    Longdan

    4.1(21 reviews)
    0.1 miShoreditch
    ££

    Oriental supermarket. About:'We supply over 4,000 authentic Vietnamese products of high quality at…read morethe best prices. Our products are hand selected by our food specialists to meet customer's needs. We source products directly from North, Central and South of Vietnam, as well as other Far East countries, including China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines.' In case you feel like cooking, eating, supplying on anything remotely asian come here! My favourite place to stock up on frozen fish and sea food, odd sauce of some kind and candies with (warning, haha) signs I cannot read. Have some fun experimenting with unknown food (you can't go that wrong really.) However if you think that is not so much fun, ask the knowledgeable staff, they are happy to help you as a translator and a recipe book in one. For those who play it supersafe you can find your delicious sushi, dumplings, mochi desserts (flushing them down with Hite optional, but highly recommended) or tea, all ready to takeaway. ps_1kg of frozen broad squid=£5=bargain!

    Asian supermarket with a 'bubble tea and bahn mi' bar!? SIGN ME UP. For everything…read more I've walked past Logndan Express (why is it express? I do not know...maybe there is a bigger slower sister market somewhere) many times on my pilgrimage to the Columbia Road Flower Market. I always vow to pop in for a bubble tea (one of my vices) and finally, finally -- I made it. With a boba virgin, no less! So my pal and I sidle up and make some decisions. They have a pretty good setup, not super super extensive, but surely cover the basics. I go for a red bean milk tea with boba, she goes for a passionfruit juice tea (clear) with boba. Both are hits! Both with actually honest to god ICE. So they are cold and boba-y and perfect. They use powders (not real fruit) but so it goes. The guys were friendly and there is a whole market of oddities (to me) that I'll be back to explore. I'll also be hitting up the fresh made bahn mi bar, where you can customise the toppings and get it rarin' to go. The stuff looked pretty fresh, we'll see. They also let me know they are opening a new bubble tea shop on Kingsland road with a more extensive line of bubble teas, so I'll 1. locate it and 2. review it ASAP. Because I love all of you. And bubble tea.

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    As Nature Intended

    As Nature Intended

    3.9(7 reviews)
    0.5 miSpitalfields
    ££

    It's like Whole Foods! With the price tag to match!…read more You know how they refer to Whole Foods affectionately as 'Whole Paycheck?' Well, similarly -- As Nature Intended (me to be broke). I suppose. This mini-chain is very similar to my favored "The Grocery" up on Kingsland Road but I just so happen to be down by Spitalfields often enough that I've popped in to this market a few times for the (not-so) essentials. Let's face it, it's a bleak state of affairs down Commercial Street at Tesco Local. I can't even bring myself to go in there. The amount of plastic wrapping and pre-packaged foods just makes me want to barf, no joke. I just can't most of the time, I'd rather go anywhere else. So yes, while As Nature Intended is a bit pricier -- it's also a LOT nicer, has WAY better food things in it and if I want to pay 100 quid for a bag of (basically) snacks, so it shall be done. Sometimes one just wants to feel wholesome, right? Yes. Of particular interest here is their health and beauty section -- well stocked and comprehensive. They carry REN, which I adore and also full range of Wedela which I buy often for the little person in our house. The soups are great, and they have CO-YO (coconut milk yogurt) which is my favorite thing of 2015 thus far. Staff is friendly. You'll be broke but you'll be happy. Good organic food stuffs up in here.

    I LOVE this shop it is probably my favourite on earth and as they say outside their shop "Wealth is…read morewell and truly health". It is fully stocked with healthy foods and goodies to help you get through the week and help you to feel like an amazing human being. To add the staff are super friendly and delightful whenever I visit, always displaying a smile on their face and asking if any help is required (it is always the small gestures that count). I can literally spend near to an hour browsing the nut butters, chocolate aisle and fruit pantry, and last but not least - they even provide a sink for you to wash your fruit and veg if you wish to consume it straight away. Also, if you are lucky you may be greeted with a sample of peanut butter or other tasty snack to help you through your shop. If you're a true foodie and health and fitness fiend like me, you'll fall in love with this place!

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    The Grocery - grocery - Updated June 2026

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