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The best deli in London has been crowned for 2025

Get to south London for your posh olives and high-end hummus – Lewisham’s The Larder has been named the city’s top deli by Muddy Stilettos

Leonie Cooper
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Leonie Cooper
Food & Drink Editor, London
The Larder, Lewisham
Photograph: The Larder
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London is a town stacked with very decent delis. You’re never more than a few steps away from a neatly curated shop in which to buy your Torres crisps and Perello olives. Ever wondered which is the best, though?

Well, lifestyle site Muddy Stilettos thinks it knows, and has crowned London’s greatest deli in the Muddy Stilettos Awards 2025. The awards are based on reader votes, and they’re now in their 12th year.

And the winner is… The Larder Deli in Lewisham, south London. Friends Katherine & Cynthia opened the shop in 2014, which can be found at 71 Ladywell Road. They stock your classic deli shop fare; cheese, charcuterie, craft beers, jam and chutney, as well as lots of booze. All your picnic needs, catered for. 

The finalists in the deli category were Giacobazzi's Delicatessen in Hampstead, Oren Delicatessen in London Fields, Stokey's Delicatessen in Stoke Newington and Valentina Delicatessen in East Sheen.

The Larder, Lewisham
Photograph: The Larder

About the win, The Larder’s Cynthia Lamptey said: ‘We’re delighted to have won the Muddy Stilettos Best Farm Shop/Deli in London category and proud to have stood alongside an amazing group of finalists. Thank you to everyone who supported us and voted for us. We are truly grateful.’

Other winners in the London segment of the national awards were Brixton’s Maremma, which won ‘best restaurant’, while Mayfair’s Punch Bowl was named ‘best destination pub’ and ‘best café’ went to Swiss Bread Bakery & Café in Richmond

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