The Turkish Food Centre is a large supermarket where you can find cheap imports form turkey, and…read moreother Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. It is a joy to live near by, open 365 days of the year, 8am to 10pm without fail. Organic vegetables, tomatoes bursting with colour and flavour. They have a large delicatessen where they have a large selection of olives, Halal meats and cheeses , and make their own Turkish bread on site too. It all has a lovely smell of when you walk in. They have absolutely everything that a Turksih Chef would need. My family shop here virtually everyday to get bread and other certain thing they might need for whatever is being cooked. For quantity, it is by no means competition for any large supermarket chains, but as for quality, it definitely is. It is a regular for me.

Owner is a very very rude man, avoid this shop…read more He will tell you he has the item and you waste your time going there and he doesn't have AND doesn't care. I called to ask a question and he was rude and then hung up the phone. Appalling service. Don't give this man any money - he doesn't deserve customers! Will write bad reviews everywhere. I will add pictures next time I am nearby this shop

This Polski Sklep (Polish Shop) is my to-go place for all things considered pork. Having grown up…read morein Germany, I need my pork sausages and my cold cuts made from pork. Alas, most British butchers or supermarkets only offer the usual watered-down hams, which have lost all of the interesting flavours. Here at Poziomka you can find literally dozens of different kinds of hams, sausages and other meaty treats. But not only that, this is a clean and well-sorted paradise for all things considered Eastern European: buttermilk, pickles, cabbage rolls and various kinds of sweets that you wouldn't find at your typical Tesco. I love coming here and just browsing through the shelves and finding things that I had grown up with, but had somehow forgotten about. (Polish and German share quite a bit of food heritage.)

It was great! I stopped by to pick up some ingredients because I was cooking for a dinner party at…read moremy friend's place. I'm Singaporean living in the US, I was visiting London and wanted to make some signature Singaporean dishes. I even picked up a pandan cake that was very much like how it's made back home! They had pretty much all the ingredients I needed and I was very happy while walking around there looking at everything they had to offer. Also the roasted duck and BBQ pork in the restaurant section looked very good but I haven't tried it. Very clean supermarket with a vast selection of Asian ingredients. Enjoyed the experience. I will be back!

Wing Yip is the extensive Chinese supermarket. Stock up on everything from froZen dimsum to fresh…read morefish and meat. As it caters to all the restaurants in the area goods also come in wholesale quantities. Plenty of parking. If you want to eat there's a main restaurant. Go in by the exterior entrance and tell the staff how many you are - turnaround is swift as it's something like a 200 cover place. Menu is extensive, food is great. There's also a cafe between this and the supermarket, more limited menu but just as good.

Greedy owners collaborated with private parking company UKPS to make sure you are fined for parking…read moreover 2 hours. Was visiting family and decided to be a dear to rent a vehicle and bring the family to Wing Yip to stock up on chinese grocery and have a meal there within the premises. There were no notices observed regarding the parking duration limits and boom! GBP 100 fine on top of the GBP 50 administrative charge to the car rental company. Wing Yip - please wake up your fucking idea! you want consumers to spend there at the supermarket and patronize the restaurant to ensure that they keep alive to bring you rental, do you expect consumers to finish a meal, finish shopping at your supermarket and get the fuck out of there within 2 hours? Absolutely absurd! Shame on you!

Bought seaweed which is a dry food, bought three packs, they were mouldy. Went back didn't have a…read morereceipt, got told no refund no receipt. Cashier lady did try to look for my receipt on their system but couldn't find it. They say it doesn't affect your statutory rights but reality tells you otherwise. Wing yip didn't exchange nor refund the goods. Make sure you keep your receipts people. I left the three packs there. I wonder if they will end up back on the shelf? Won't be buying seaweed there then....

Once in a while I have a craving for Greek Salad...and then I always come here, as they have all…read morethe ingredients right here and there: tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, red onions, fresh olives, feta cheese, lemons, etc. Furthermore, you can get all kind of "Mediterranean" products here, as well as different cured meats.

Nice local store with a great range of vegetables in good price. Recommended for every N19 :)read more

prices sky high and staff service is very rude at the tills- they launch the items of food and…read moreactively do not help- even when requested. they have a monopoly and thus act as if they do not need to care about service or goods once paid for.

A well-stocked and reasonably priced local Indian market. They are excellent for seasonings, fresh…read morecurry leaves, produce, dry legumes/beans, and various specialty flours. They do not carry whole millet (sadly!) though they do carry millet flour, and I thought their rice selection was unusually small for a store of this size. They have a fresh Indian pickle self-service bar that looked and smelled delicious, and they also have a wide selection of fireworks (maybe an unusually large selection this time of year for Diwali?). Heartily recommended!

Wow, I am definitely impressed by the variety of Chinese (and a bit of Korean and Japanese too)…read morefood available at this little store. I always go in to the city to buy my Asian groceries in Chinatown, but now that I've discovered this place, I can do a lot of my shopping here. Plus, it's aimed at a Chinese clientele (all the labelling is in Chinese although there are English translations) so the prices are very reasonable. This place is great for all kinds of Chinese noodles, tofu, produce, dried and canned goods, snacks and drinks. Only thing you need to be aware of is it's cash only, but there's a cashpoint outside the Tesco just a half-minute walk east on Seven Sisters.

Great selection of Asian (mostly Chinese, but I saw Korean, Japanese and Thai) sauces, preserved…read moreitems, candies, canned goods, a small section of fresh veg and freezer coolers of seafood, meats and ready to eats. They have even a selection of fresh seafood on offer at cheaper prices than the Holloway Nags Head fishery a few storefronts down - eel, fish, live lobster, clams, and mussels. This is my new go-to place for korean basics (kimchi, gochujang, ddok, etc), hot pot/shabu shabu needs, and tastes of my childhood. Too bad it's cash only - but just be prepared for that.

Just the most creative and ridiculously addictive idea…read more Brazilian cheeseballs are light, fluffly dough rolls which are around the size of a donut hole. Rather than being sweet, they are traditionally cheesy with the chedder permeating the dough rather than simply being a filling. The result is an airy treat of great proportions. These poppables are gluten free and have no added sugar. The perfect healthy snack (or so I tell myself every day). They are around £2 for a bag of 6 or so and you pay a little extra if you want the guacamole dip or the salsa. They used to be only £1.50 and I would, without fail, get a bag on the way home from lecture as they are just on the edge of the covered market. They are slightly less heavy and have better texture than the ones I had in London, so I am understandably impressed. Apparently they have come out with a sweet variety. I haven't tried it yet, but if it's half as good, we are in luck!

I gave up on a vegan day to try these fun little balls of cheesy dough. I had to work really hard…read morenot to go back for more! Kudos on trying something so quirkily foreign and making it work in a town like Oxford. Power to you peeps! Mmmm. Bolitas!

It was about seven years ago that I was fully introduced to the wonders and flavours of a truly…read moreauthentic Thai meal. I had gone over to my friends house, and she had brought a load of ingredients from Paya Thai Market to make a Thai green curry - my first ever one. I watched as she laid out herbs that I had never seen - kaffir lime leaves, sweet basil. The vegetables too - I had never eaten baby aubergines, or seen them in supermarkets. The meal was so good that I can still remember the taste of the flavours in my mouth as I sit here. Since then, whenever I have wanted to make a Thai curry, I have come here. My favourite discovery at Paya Thai is the red paste, sold in containers. There are no artificial ingredients in it whatsoever, just chilli's and herbs. I still get the baby aubergines here, as well as big bunches of herbs that are always cheaper then in other supermarkets. It is a well stocked market, and does ingredients from all different regions of Asia, so this place can be visited for plenty of culinary reasons. The food is always reassuringly inexpensive, and on my way out, I always make sure I pick up their jumbo sized bags of Thai crackers!

Anytime I need ingredients for a delicious home-cooked Thai dish, I head to Paya Thai Market…read more I really like the layout of the market. Ingredients common to several Asian cuisines are grouped together (fish sauce, for example). All other ingredients are generally grouped together by cuisine. So for example, coconut milk and Thai curry pastes are in the Thai area, while rice vinegar and panko bread crumbs are together in the Japanese section. The selection of ingredient is impressive. The rice section carries a few different varieties of Thai rice including Jasmine and glutenous rice, and Thai curry pastes, including my personal favorite, panang. Also, you can get a pretty good selection of spices for usually no more than 80p per packet. It's an especially good deal considering Tesco will charge about three times the price for a third of an amount of ingredient. The only downside is that Paya does not accept cards for purchases under £10. So if you're not certain how much you are looking to buy exactly, make sure you have some cash on with you.

As a hungarian I am a regular customer here. Helpful, kind and good humoured staff. Quality…read moreproducts although expensive. Go and try "Turo Rudi" (chocolate) and "somloi galuska" (dessert)

The bread, cakes and pastries of Hungary don't get enough press. The French have rather cornered…read morethe market, and we all tend to forget about the equally established coffee and cake culture of Austria and Hungary. However, after you've had a strudel slice of poppy-seed and morello cherry Meggyes-Mákos Rétes, or a slice of seven-layered, hard caramel-topped Dobos Torta, you'll probably start remembering it. Danube, Harringay's Hungarian bakery opened a few years ago now. A brave move, given the number of Greek and Turkish bakeries already on that stretch of Grand Parade, including a formidable rival in the form of Yasar Halim's excellent Turkish bakery. However, it looks like Danube has carved out a niche for itself supplying local shops with bread, so I hope that it survives. There always seem to be Hungarians popping in for bread when I go, so fingers crossed. In the actual shopfront, they sell a wide selection of Hungarian breads made from various mixes of grains, potato bread (burgonyás kenyér), rolls and baguettes. They also have a good selection of Hungarian cakes and pastries, and sweetened and enriched breads, including chocolate/vanilla plaits. Fellow Hungarophiles will be delighted that the labels are bilingual, so if you want to try out ordering egy szelet Esterházy tortát, legyen szíves!, you can get the staff to laugh at your awful accent with ease. At least, that's what always happens to me. Oh, they also sell pretty decent coffee.