Local Greengrocers are hard to find these days, fortunately I have been lucky enough to live beside…read moreone for years. Just situated off the Prince Charles way, Helens has a great selection of fruit and vegetables that are local and fresh. They also have a great selection of flowers that are a lot more preferential than the ones you would otherwise get it a big supermarket or a garage. If I am ever looking quality ingredients when I am planning to cook a meal from scratch, which I will admit is rare, I would always look here first. Everything you need for good honest cooking can be found here, as well as a good selection of the more exotic ingredients that may be required.

Nice wee corner market, the man in Xthe shop is very sweet an friendly. They have sweets,…read morecrips/snacks, drinks and some flowers and vegetables.

Walking in to Fortwilliam Greengrocers is like being Marty McFly and going back in time, for a…read morestart, how often do you see greengrocers these days? Not very often for me. Everything about this store is authentic and old school in the best possible way. Even the sign is something you'd expect to see in black and white photographs. The shop is on a corner plot which means they have loads of items outside, yard brushes, flowers and fresh fruit and veg. You can have a good nosey at their produce without actually going in doors. They have loads of organic, looking fruit, as well as some 21st century items like sweets and snacks. When I went in yesterday it was being run by a single lady but she had everything under control, a proper shopkeeper for a proper shop. This wee part of The Antrim Road is like a throwback to a bygone era. Next to the greengrocers there's a butchers and a baker. All we are missing is a candle stick maker - but who knows that could be next.

From previous experance of shopping in this local fruit and veg shop i have found that the people…read moreare very friendly and always there to lend a helping hand. the fruit and veg are quality food and always fresh. flowers are beautiful and last for long. i believe this is a very good store and there should be more like this.

What more can you say about a fruit and veg shop other than it sells fruit and veg? And attracts a…read morefew wasps? (Darn creatures). Well, this particular greengrocers certainly sold a huge number of fruit, including the most ginormous watermelons I have ever seen, and a few strange looking characters that can be most likened to a cross between an apple and a plum. They also had a vast range of veg, as well as salads (my sister got rather excited at the prospect of shredded beetroot), coleslaw, a few health food snacks (sesame bars...mmm. Or not) and other typical purchases in a fruit 'n' veg shop. I picked up a few kiwi fruit at 29p each (pretty cheap I reckon, and they were really quite delicious to boot), as well as a couple of nectarines for 45p each. And this is where things changed. Up until this point I thought the smooth-skinned, hard-hearted fruit I had been eating for weeks was a plum. Apparently not. It was actually a nectarine, and if it hadn't have been for Ian Wilson (cheers sir), I never would've known the difference. Now, I know this epiphany could have happened in any fruit and veg shop, or even Tesco, but that is not the point. It happened in Ian Wilson's in Saintfield, and I am a better, more knowledgeable person for it. Plums / nectarines...I will forever be able to tell you apart now. Ha. And that's why this little place gets an impressive four stars.

This place is as basic as they come. It is the only fruit and veg shop in Saintfield and it has…read morebeen owned by the same people for years and years, but it has never treated itself to a fully functional sign of its own! Hopefully one day it will to give itself a more established and professional feel. The store used to be very shoddy and old on the inside but got renovated recently and the place is all the better for it. The place itself sells everything you would expect from a store like this, with a wide range of all fruits and vegetables, which are always good quality and are relatively cheap too. The store also sells a few other tinned items and milk so you can get a bit more shopping done here than you would have thought. The place is hardly special but I like to support my small local firms so it gets the thumbs up from me!

Family run fruit and veg shop with very friendly and knowledgable staff, they sell the most common…read morefruit and veg but if you require something a little more exotic than a carrot then you will have to go to one of the supermarkets in Antrim. Prices are good and the goods are always fresh and in season

This is a fantastic local fruit and vegetable shop located just by the river Lagan. All the produce…read moreis delivered fresh each day from local, organic farmers which appeals to residents around the prestigious locality. This was a little bit of a bargain for a thrifty student version of myself who wanted to spend as little money as possible on food and keep as much as possible for the bar! All the local produce is relatively cheap because its delivered straight to the shop, cutting any middle man in the form of whole sellers. The quality of the vegetables is second to none. All grown organically and only in season, which also meant I could vary my stir frys without much effort! The lady owner is a unique character who is always willing to let a hand, is as enthusiastic about the quality of her stores products as are local chefs including celebrity Paul Rankin, who can often be see buying his dailies.

What is it with these shop names in Donaghadee? I nearly didn't add the category choices for this…read moreplace as I didn't want to insult your intelligence, but yes, just to verify...it is a deli / greengrocers. Most of the fruit and veg sits outside, which on this particularly wet and miserable day meant that my nectarines were ever so slightly wet (mmm, rain water) and miserable looking. Plus, the plastic bags, which already take an absolute age to open, took even longer due to their sogginess. Nice. The inside of The Deli and Greengrocer was much more sunshiny, least of all because the shop dude was super smiley and cheery. "Horrible say out there, isn't it?", says he, grinning like a Cheshire cat that quite possibly also just got that delicious bowlful of cream. "Awful, I replied", smiling purely because his geniality was *that* contagious. He didn't even mind when I handed him what seemed like an absolute ton of change. Lovely man. The layout of the shop meant that I wasn't fully able to explore the rest of it. The deli section is situated just in from the door, then there's a little slope to your right with a till, and the fruit and veg beyond that. Due to there being quite a long queue (ie. three people in front of me), I couldn't edge round them, so I just made do with my watery nectarines (don't worry, once cleaned up they tasted pretty good actually). Cheers to Mr Cheery greengrocer for making my afternoon much more exuberant.

I have recently had to do more local shopping which has opened my eyes to just what is on our own…read moredoorstep. I have walked passed this Deli and Greengrocer so many times without giving it a second glance , but as they say every cloud has a silver lining and due to being out of action for a while the local stores have come into their own. This is exactly what it's name implies - a deli and a greengrocer. The Deli counter has all kinds of cooked meat and delicious types of coleslaw and the greengrocer has all fruit and vegetables which where possible is locally sourced . Their prices are very competitive and home delivery is available. I certainly will be visiting this shop on a more regular basis as I was delighted with the cost and freshness of the initial delivery.

Everyone loves a greengrocer - I mean what's not to like? Fresh fruit and veg and an extra special…read morefriendly service. This wee shop on Castle Street would fit right in at a farmers Market but here it is plonked right in the City Centre. The variety of fruit and veg in this wee shop is incredible - if you're a City office worker and you're looking to nip out at lunch and get some ingredients for dinner then come here. The spuds still have soil on them and the carrots have their roots firmly attached. Forget organic this is just fresh produce transported from farm to stall in the blink of an eye. Not only is it fresh but it's cheap too. It's not often in this day and age that you can get anything for under a £1 but here you could pick up 3lb's of carbalicious potatoes for that price. I urge you to forget the supermarket giants and give Fruiterama a go!

best wee fruit shop in Belfast. Sells a wide variety of fresh fruit and veg. Staff friendly and…read moreprices good. This is the fruit shop i use to get some snacks for work. They also have a some grocery items to and sell bread, milk, egg, butter, biscuits, tins, cereals etc

Wittens is a good old local green grocers. These are a complete dying breed which is a terrible…read morething because Its always good to have local produce. This place is filled to the prim with everything you could ever want. Everything is in season and picked on the only a day or two ago. I get my eggs here, mainly due to the fact that they are local free range eggs and eggs is where my ethics when it comes to food comes to an end! The till is at a really awkward position and you have to kinda loiter around in the hope of being served at it, but that just adds a little something more to its local charm I think.

What a pleasant little shop to have in such close proximity of huge chain stores and takeaways…read more Situated on the Lisburn Road, Whitten's looks and smells like an old fashioned green-grocers and is a favourite among the locals. With its well-stocked shelves, cheap milk and traditional feel, this particular green-grocers is certainly my favourite in Belfast. It does not have the 'market stall' impact when you walk in, as if they are waiting for you to buy your food and leave. Instead you can roam around the shop as long as you like and pick the freshest ingredients to cook for that someone special. They have great offers on all products, especially their potatoes which for a huge bag comes in for a £1. Their fruit is top drawer, with a huge selection of everything, whilst their mixed salad bags may not be as cheap as a supermarket, but taste much nicer. For fresh fruit and vegetables with a real homely feel, I suggest you come to this pleasant little place and you never know, they might even give you some discount.