WINNER
Fodder, Harrogate
Located on the show ground of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Fodder answers those who think farmers markets are too much form and not enough content. Everything is sourced from the best producers within Yorkshire and Humberside, but sold at a price which challenges the supermarkets.
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ, 01423 546111 fodderweb.co.uk
RUNNERS UP
LONDON
The Ginger Pig
A perennial favourite with OFM readers, this butcher first opened in the late 1990s and now runs butchery classes, while remaining committed to high standards of animal husbandry.
Borough Market, SE1 1TL, 020 7403 4721; 8-10 Moxon Street, W1U 4EW, 020 7935 7788; 99 Lauriston Road, E9 7HJ, 020 8986 6911; 27 Lower Marsh, SE1 7RG, 020 7921 2975, thegingerpig.co.uk
SOUTH
The Fine Cheese Co Bath
Brilliant cheese shop (and mail order online) with an equally good coffee shop serving cheesy delicacies.
29 & 31 Walcot St, BA1 5BN, 01225 448 748, finecheese.co.uk
NORTH
Fancie Cupcakes Sheffield
Pretty gourmet cupcakes, available online and in their cafe – try one with their delicious milkshakes and waddle home.
388 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZP, 0114 266 7238, fancie.co.uk
Beanies Wholefoods Sheffield
Bustling and friendly vegetarian and vegan grocery shop, which also delivers great veg boxes.
205-207 Crookes Valley Road, S10 1BA, 0114 268 1662
MIDLANDS
Delilah Fine Foods Nottingham
A traditional delicatessen with a nice sideline in excellent wines. Make time to taste the samples they leave around the shop.
15 Middle Pavement, NG1 7DX, 0115 948 4461, delilahfinefoods.co.uk
Croots Farm Shop Duffield
Fabulous meat and vegetables, much of which is grown or reared by the owners. Also lovely local stilton and pates.
Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road, DE56 4AQ, 01332 843 032, croots.co.uk
WALES
Ultracomida Narberth
Specialists in Welsh, French and Spanish produce, mainly cheese, but with a good selection of meats, oils and preserves thrown in. They have a small restaurant behind the shop doing a good range of primarily Spanish dishes – you can take wine from the shop in to drink. (There is also a branch in Aberystwyth).
7 High Street, SA67 7AR, 01834 861 491, ultracomida.co.uk
SCOTLAND
Peckham's Glasgow
Peckham's is a small chain of licensed delicatessens with branches across Scotland, but the Glassford Street branch is one of the grandest, roaming over four floors.
61-65 Glassford Street, G1 1UB, 0141 553 0666, peckhams.co.uk
N. IRELAND
Co Couture Belfast
Gourmet chocolates made in small batches to ensure consistent quality. Try the award-winning Irish whiskey truffle – deliciously dangerous.
7 Chichester Street, BT1 4JA, 028 9077 7695, cocouture.co.uk
ONLINE
JING Tea Purveyors of a quite extraordinary number of luxurious teas.
The Fish Society
One of the best sources of fish by mail order. Everything is frozen, but don't let that put you off – it's to ensure freshness.
Victoria's Cake Boutique
Bespoke cakes and cupcakes for very special occasions. Think towering confections decorated with real flowers, or themed cupcakes.
Gower Cottage Brownies
What could beat receiving a parcel full of brownies in the post? Delicious treats – including gluten-free – available from deep in the Welsh countryside.
The Cheese Shed
Emporium of cheeses from the West Country, included ewe's milk, buffalo and blue cheeses.