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Polpo’s Russell Norman, Viajante’s chef patron Nuno Mendes and Time Out Food & Drink editor Guy Dimond’s favourite delis and shops.
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Guy is Time Out’s formidable Food & Drink editor, anonymously reviewing the capital's eateries.
'Good range of artisanal produce, and street food. Lovely vibe, it sure beats the local supermarkets!'
Read more about Venn Street Market
'Fantastic selection of top-quality fruit and veg at low prices.'
Read more about TFC Supermarket
'For its massive range of every type of Asian ingredient. If this store doesn’t have it, you don’t need it.'
Read more about Deepak Food and Wine
'For its impressive range of the world’s best bike builders – frames and kit.'
Read more about Mosquito Bikes
'The place to go when you want a dashboard-mounted LED light-up Krishna, and many other hard-to-source Indian artefacts.'
London’s most handsome chef, Nuno is chef patron of Viajante at Bethnal Green’s Town Hall hotel.
'This is a really nice boutique on Redchurch Street – which has changed a lot over the past few years. Hostem is a great menswear store with a good selection of clothing.' Read more about Hostem
'Also on Redchurch Street is this fantastic homeware shop, which kind of has a vintage feel.' Read more about Labour and Wait
'There’s a stall in Broadway market called Yum Bun, which does these incredible pork buns: they’re rice buns which have been steamed, cut open, then filled with pork belly, which has been slow-cooked and then gently fried and topped off with fresh cucumber, chilli sauce, hoi sin sauce and scallions. I probably shouldn’t eat them as much as I do, but they’re show-stoppers.' Read more about Broadway Market
'Another favourite of mine on Broadway Market, this coffee emporium is so passionate about what it does and, of course, that is reflected in the final product. I always pick up a jar to take home.' Read more about Climpson & Sons
'A new clothing boutique on Kingsland Road, this has some great in-store gigs and events for us locals.' Read more about Storm in a Teacup
'Lina Stores is actually better since the refurb (so often the opposite happens) and I have only recently discovered it makes the best coffee in Soho.' Read more about Lina Stores
'This Italian deli is so uncompromisingly old school that it still puts sawdust on the floor. Respect.' Read more about I Camisa & Son
'I’m such a sucker that I find is impossible to spend anything less than a small fortune here. They had me at, "Hello".' Read more about Neal's Yard Dairy
'This is a ship’s chandler in the middle of the West End. I will sometimes pop in and buy a cleat or a turnbuckle just for the hell of it.' Read more about Arthur Beale
'The impressive selection of ironmongery appeals to my inner-nerd.' Read more about Romany's Hardware
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