Jessica Hopkins 

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best independent retailer: Runners up

Readers' choices from online retailers to gourmet delis around Britain
  
  

The Ginger Pig, Borough Market, London.
The Ginger Pig, Borough Market, London. Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy Photograph: Terry Harris/Alamy

LONDON

The Ginger Pig
Incredibly popular butcher, whose excellence stems from rearing its own rare breeds on the Yorkshire moors.
Branches in Hackney, Borough, Shepherd's Bush, Waterloo and Marylebone; thegingerpig.co.uk

East London Steak Company
Choose your own steaks and know exactly which cow they came from. Delivery within 24 hrs for London.
27-29 Fowler Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3UT; 020 7060 5328, eastlondonsteak.co.uk

SOUTH & WEST

Riverford Online
Their huge range of fruit and veg boxes, as well as organic meat, are the main draw but there's plenty more on offer at the Devon farm.
Wash Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU; 01803 762 059, riverford.co.uk

Papadeli
Everything you want from a well-stocked deli plus cookery classes to make the best of your order.
84 Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2DJ; 0117 973 6569, papadeli.co.uk

MIDLANDS

Westin Gourmet
This extensive online butchers is exceptional value for money, with a huge selection of first-class meat available for delivery. 0115 979 8439, westingourmet.co.uk

Delilah Fine Foods
Award-winning deli – which has just moved to a new home – with incredible choice and tapas-style bar so you can sample the goods.
12 Victoria Street, Nottingham, NG1 2EX; 0115 948 4461, delilahfinefoods.co.uk

EAST

The Wholefood Store
Friendly, family-run shop stocking more than 2,000 products, over half of which are certified organic.
26 High Street, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1AJ; 01206 391 200, the-wholefoodstore.co.uk

Gog Magog Hills
Take your pick from a whole range of fresh foods at this delightful farm shop, deli and butcher.
Heath Farm, Shelford Bottom, Cambridge, CB22 3AD; 01223 248 352, gogmagoghills.com

NORTH

Keelham Farm Shop
A family-run, community-focused farm shop selling and celebrating the best of Yorkshire's local produce.
Brighouse & Denholme Road, Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire, BD13 3SS; 01274 833 472, keelhamfarmshop.co.uk

Fancie Cupcakes
A must-visit for all sweet-tooths; gorgeous cupcakes, traybakes and macaroons made by a small, dedicated team.
Shops in Sheffield at Sharrowvale Road, Meadowhall and Winter Gardens; fancie.co.uk

WALES

Gower Cottage Brownies
Original, dairy-free and gluten-free brownies, all beautifully wrapped by hand.
Gower Cottage, Reynoldston, Swansea, SA3 1AD; 01792 390 011, gowercottagebrownies.com

SCOTLAND

Simon Howie Butchers
Family-run with meat from their own Perthshire farm.
Shops in Auchterarder and Perth; simonhowiefoods.co.uk

NORTHERN IRELAND

Arcadia Deli
The Brown family has kept Belfast's best deli going for nearly 80 years. A must for olive fans.
378 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 6GL, 028 9038 1779, arcadiadeli.co.uk

 

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