EAST
Macarons & More, Norwich
The macarons are made with natural colourings and flavourings (like marigold and grape skins), and the “more” includes a range of speciality cakes to order (gateaux, “naked” sponges, layer cakes, croquembouche).
11 Royal Arcade, NR2 1NQ; 01603 419506; macaronsandmore.com
The Wholefood Store, Manningtree
Whether you’re looking for hunza apricots, Fairtrade quinoa from Ecuador, or for a refill of Ecover, you’re sure to find it among the impressive array of local and internationally sourced food and household goods here.
26 High St, Manningtree CO11 1AJ; 01206 391200; thewholefoodstore.co.uk
Gog Magog, Cambridge
Farm shop, deli and butcher selling Neal’s Yard cheese, Monmouth coffee, Pump Street Bakery chocolate, and homemade ready meals.
Heath Farm, Shelford Bottom, CB22 3AD; 01223 248352; gogmagoghills.com
Two Magpies Bakery, Southwold
A wide range of bread – some from a sourdough starter more than 200 years old – in addition to cakes and pastries.
88 High St, IP18 6DP; 01502 726120 ; twomagpiesbakery.co.uk
Pump Street Bakery, Orford
Real bread, made by hand, and award-winning small-batch chocolate made from beans from five carefully selected sources.
1 Pump St, IP12 2LZ; 01394 459829; pumpstreetbakery.com
LONDON
Sous Chef, online
Chefs and home cooks turn to this site stocking hard to find ingredients (tamarind, tinned tomatillos, togarashi), plus a small selection of kitchenware and cookbooks, all ready for next day dispatch at the click of a finger.
020 7998 5066; souschef.co.uk
Prohibition Wines, Muswell Hill
Independent north London wine shop offering delivery across the UK.
34 Fortis Green Rd, N10 3HN; 020 8444 4804; prohibitionwines.com
Turner & George, Clerkenwell
Rare breed British meat, handmade sausage, burgers and more. A second outpost is now open in Selfridges.
399 St John St, EC1V 4LD; 020 7837 1781; turnerandgeorge.co.uk
De Beauvoir Deli, Hackney
Neighbourhood deli selling homemade cakes, locally produced jam and chutneys, organic fruit and veg (and meat and dairy) and luxe speciality hampers (try the Hackney).
98 Southgate Rd, N1 3JD; 020 7249 4321; thedebeauvoirdeli.co.uk
Cocoa Runners, online
Artisan chocolate sourced from all over the world. Sign up to a “letterbox friendly” subscription and get four different bars – along with tasting notes – in the post.
0844 692 1234; cocoarunners.com
MIDLANDS
Village Greens, Charlesworth
Inviting local shop: pop in for the best of new-season veg and local artisan bread (Fridays and Saturdays only). Make sure to reserve your almond croissant.
2 Marple Rd, Charlesworth, Glossop, SK13 5EY; 01457 852456; @VillageGreens2
Harp Lane Deli, Ludlow
In their own words, “properly good coffee, messy hot deli sandwiches, and a wall of cheese”. What more could you want from a local deli?
4 Church St, SY8 1AP; 01584 877353; harplane.com
Welbeck Farm Shop, Worksop
Products sourced from the Welbeck Estate (home to Stichelton cheese) and the surrounding counties.
Welbeck, Worksop, S80 3LW; 01909 478725; ; welbeck.co.uk
Delilah Fine Foods, Nottingham
Now in its 10th year, this deli-cafe specialises in deluxe hampers: choose between tapas-style snacks, an all-day grazing cricket picnic and ploughman’s spread – or design your own.
12 Victoria St, NG1 2EX; 0115 948 4461; delilahfinefoods.co.uk
The Cheese Shop, Nottingham
More than 200 British cheeses, including the locally produced stilton and Lincolnshire Poacher.
Flying Horse Walk Shopping Centre, 6 Flying Horse Walk, St Peters Gate, NG1 2HN; 0115 941 9114; cheeseshop-nottingham.co.uk
NORTH
Farmison & Co, online
“Eat better meat” is what this online butcher wants to help its customers do.
01765 601226; farmison.com
Love Brownies, online
A range of brownies – including Great Taste award-winning gluten-free options – handmade to order then delivered within 48 hours.
07810 201386; lovebrownies.co.uk
The Courtyard Dairy, Settle
Specialist Yorkshire-based cheesemonger; order online or visit the beautiful stone barn to taste favourites including Dorstone, Tunworth and Kirkham’s Lancashire.
The Courtyard, A65, near Settle, BD24 9JY; 01729 892 902; thecourtyarddairy.co.uk
Unicorn Grocery, Chorlton
Our 2008 winner, this workers’ co-operative offers a huge range of organic fruit and veg – and much more – at competitive prices.
89 Albany Rd, Manchester, M21 0BN; 0161 861 0010; unicorn-grocery.coop
Keelham Farm Shop, Thornton
Shop on a working sheep farm that’s been run by the same family for three generations. A second branch, in Skipton, opened in June this year.
Brighouse & Denholme Rd, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3SS; 01274 833472; keelhamfarmshop.co.uk
NORTHERN IRELAND
Arcadia Delicatessen, Belfast
An impressive array of cheese and olives makes this deli a perennial favourite. Hampers are also a speciality.
378 Lisburn Rd, BT9 6JL; 028 9038 1779; arcadiadeli.co.uk
Greenman, Derry
Artisanal Irish products – Scarpello & Co sourdough, raw Donegal heather honey, say – and more from further afield.
The Craft Village, Shipquay St, Derry, BT48 6DW; 07899 331470
Sawers, Belfast
Own-label range of artisan products, including Belfast Preserve and their bestselling chilli jam.
Fountain Centre, College St, BT1 6ES; 028 9032 2021; sawersbelfast.com
Avoca, Belfast
Pick up a herringbone Irish wool throw in this eclectic store before heading to the food hall for soda bread, Walter Ewing’s smoked salmon or Abernethy butter.
41 Arthur St, BT1 4GB; 028 9027 9950; avoca.ie
French Village Bakery, Belfast
Family-run bakery supplying hotels, cafes and restaurants across the city, and offering a dazzling variety of celebration cakes to collect, and a next-day “buns on the run” bread delivery service.
32 Montgomery Rd, BT6 9HL; 028 9029 7999; frenchvillagebakery.co.uk
SCOTLAND
Clementine of Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Local greengrocer famous for genius soups and meals in a bag – everything you need to make a weekly changing seasonal soup or meal (in a bag).
103 Gray St, DD5 2DN; 01382 738939; clementineofbroughty ferry. tumblr.com
Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh
This independent family business is Scotland’s oldest deli, specialising in Italian produce and wine.
19 Elm Row, EH7 4AA; 0131 556 6066; valvonacrolla.co.uk
David Stein Butchers, Bathgate
You may be distracted on entering this butcher’s shop when you see the selection of malt whiskys (not to mention a range of gin, vodka and wine).
37-43 North Bridge St, EH48 4PL; 01506 652696; facebook.com/davidsteinbutcher
Earthy, Edinburgh
Edinburgh mini chain with three branches that all celebrate seasonal organic food from over 100 local producers (as well as non-local Fairtrade suppliers and co-ops).
33-41 Ratcliffe Tce, EH9 1SX; 0131 667 2967; earthy.uk.com
Real Foods, Edinburgh
Largest Scottish retailer of organic, Fairtrade and special diet foods stocks more than 12,000 products. And anything they don’t have, they’ll source for you.
37 Broughton St, EH1 3JU; 0131 557 1911; realfoods.co.uk
SOUTH
Infinity Foods, Brighton
Co-operative with huge range of organic, vegetarian and vegan foods and on-site bakery.
25 North Rd, BN1 1YA; 01273 603563; infinityfoodsretail.co.uk
Hungry Guest, Petworth
Artisan bakery and food shop complete with a butchery and walk-in cheese room.
Middle St, GU28 0BE; 01798 342803; thehungryguest.com
Hisbe, Brighton
Independent supermarket that puts customers, suppliers and employees first and whose name fittingly stands for “how it should be”.
20 York Pl, BN1 4GU; 01273 608028; hisbe.co.uk
Bucksum Farm Shop, Aylesbury
Seasonal, freshly picked veg and other carefully selected items, such as eggs from their neighbour George, and local Waterperry honey.
Shabbington Rd, HP18 9EU; 07784 333977; bucksum.co.uk
Veasey & Sons Fishmongers, Forest Row
The freshest seafood – from sea bass to whelks – caught by an Eastbourne crew and boat accredited by the Responsible Fishing Scheme.
17 Hartfield Rd, RH18 5DN; 01342 822906; veaseyandsons.co.uk
WALES
Penylan Pantry, Cardiff
Get an organic veg box delivered to your home by bicycle, if you can’t drop in to the little shop.
72 Kimberley Rd, CF23 5DN; @PenylanPantry
The One Mile Bakery, Cardiff
If you’re lucky enough to live within one mile of this bakery then you can sign up (for either one, or three months) to get their original or sourdough loaves delivered.
07939 211809; onemilebakery.com
Blasus Delicatessen, Carmarthen
Deli specialising in Welsh food and Italian wine.
58 King St, SA31 1BD; 01267 233811; blasusdeli.co.uk
Wally’s Deli, Cardiff
An amazing array of European ham, salami, sausages and pickles on offer in this characterful deli, with a nod to Wally’s Polish heritage.
38-46 Royal Arcade, CF10 1AE; 029 2022 9265; wallysdeli.co.uk
Ultracomida, Aberystwyth
All you could want for a Spanish feast, from paella pans to boquerones and Iberian pâté.
31 Pier St, SY23 2LN; 01970 630686; ultracomida.co.uk
WEST
Field and Flower, online
Can’t make it to the butcher? Get a box of grass fed, free-range meat delivered to your door.
0845 689 9007; fieldandflower.co.uk
Papadeli, Bristol
Well-stocked deli that does catering and cookery classes, too.
84 Alma Rd, CliftonBS8 2DJ; 0117 973 6569; papadeli.co.uk
Riverford Farm Shop, Yealmpton
Of course, the veg-box empire has amazing organic fresh fruit and vegetables, but there’s also award-winning pies, pasties and tarts, and homemade slow-cooked pasta sauces in this (and the Totnes and Staverton) shops.
Fore Street, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 2LT; 01752 880925; riverfordfarmshop.co.uk
Spicery, online
Trying to track down some Australian wattleseed, or Brazilian tonka beans? Look no further. Or, if what you’re after is inspiration for what to make with your spices (beyond the same old chilli con carne), sign up for a spicebox subscription or recipe kit.
0117 971 1908; thespicery.com
Better Food Company, Bristol
The majority of the organic veg and herbs come from the Community Farm in nearby Chew Magna.
The Proving House, Sevier St, BS2 9LB; 0117 935 1725; betterfood.co.uk
