To say that Abu Bakar is well-stocked is a gross understatement! The shelves are absolutley…read morechoc-a-block with row upon row upon row of immaculately presented groceries of endless variety and flavour! Wow! If, like me, you ever struggle to choose between about three sandwhich options then you may be liable to be frozen in cant-decide panic at the endless choices presented to you by Abu Bakar! Even the halva section appears to be never ending! They sell a wide selection of vegetables, a broad variety of juices, endless rows of pulses, spices, herbs, cakes, bread, jars of pickled items, huge sacks of rice and flour - possibly aimed at businesses but may be handy if you live in a big house, loads of condiments (including some very mysterious and tantalising items such as a pot of chololate and cherry something...spread?...whose ingredients list was in Polish only). Homeware-wise they have pots, pans, crockery and kitchen utensils. There is also a halal meat counter. As Susan mentions, Abu Bakar is aimed at the Aisian community, but for anyone like me with boringly British culinary habits it is a fascinating and exciting place of endless possibilities and obscure and intriguing ingredients.

Sitting somewhere between supermarket and corner shop, Abubakar is aimed mostly at the Asian…read morecommunity, with a large selection of Halal meats and more exotic fruits and spices, but it's also a popular spot with local residents and students looking to stock up. They often have good deals on fresh fruit like mangoes, and you can pick up all the ingredients you could possibly need to cook a decent curry from scratch. The staff are really helpful, and the nearby parking means it's ideal if you need to do a large shop but don't want to do the supermarket run. Worth stopping by to check out the huge range of exotic fruit juices - hangover heaven.

More commonly known as 'Big ASDA' (just by me, like), this place is like the Daddy of supermarkets…read more I love it. I still get excited when I roll my trolley onto the travelator-escalator to go and hunt for clothes and electricals and toiletries and glasses and home stuff downstairs. Easy to while away a couple of hours here - especially cos there's a McDonalds at the entrance - so make sure you're not in a rush. Open 24 hours, but the staff tend to be less friendly at 1.30 in the morning, I've discovered. Was it because I was skipping down the aisles or something? Cheer up, you work at BIG ASDA!

This huge Asda store under went a big refubishment recenty. Sadly I don't think it improved the…read morestore in any way. Firstly they discounted lines of Halal sweets and I can no longer get them anyway. They also moved the baby section to the furthest corner of the store on the bottom floor which means its a right trail plus you have to go through the toy section and my older son now bugs me every shopping trip for a new. But my biggest problem is that they now employ staff to carry around signs in front of the tills which say space here which I feel is plain stupid. Clearly I can see for myself how many people are in a queue. Totally pointless. Dispite these problem the staff in this store are usually very friendly and helpful and the prices are great so it is a good place to shop.

This shop is a must for people trying to save some cash. They have various offers in store…read more I use Farmfoods more than other freezer shops as I know I can get a lot for my money. The shop is clean and quite tidy although it is small and hard to get around. The staff seem quite helpfull although you can be waiting a while for service. They sell a variety of frozen and non frozen food.

A great place to buy branded frozen food. It also sells other groceries too. Sometimes money off…read morevouchers come through the post. Great shop that doesnt get too busy either

If you are going to do a visit to Pudsey town it would be foolish of you not to stop by Something…read moreFruity for, well, something fruity. Sorry, that was awful, I know. But I couldn't resist! In all seriousness though, this little fruit and veg shop is one of the nicest in Leeds. (Possibly excepting the one's in Hyde Park and Headingley!) Even so, it's silly to compare independent grocers as you go to them because they are local and better than a supermarket - I can't really imagine anyone travelling half an hour to buy their weekly veg! Something Fruity has loads in the way of choice, with their fruit always looking cared for and nicely picked, as opposed to the dumped produce often proffered by my local supermarket. Everything here seems to be plus 20% in size and value compared to the supermarket options too, which is really why one might purchase their pink lady apple here rather than at Sainsburys. They mightn't be as cheap as some of the smaller indie veg places I've perchanced, but again, we're not going to travel to those for our weekly shop so it's a bit of a moot point! At any rate, this delightfully fresh, vitamin filled shop of goodness is a winner - which makes you a winner for shopping there. You know it makes sense.

Vague opening hours which indicate a truly independent shop. Open roughly between 730/8ish until…read moreabout 530 the lady in this shop was very, very nice. I like the way it smelt in here, very fresh and fruity. There was also a nice selection of groceries, tinned bits and chilled produced (milk and such like) but above the name, what really stuck out (something Fruity is really a good name don't you think) was the strange little flower-pot men made from logs who sit in a row at the windows edge. You can get a massive array of fruit and vegetables at a pretty good price and high quality.

Great place always good prices.read more

From the owner: Herbs & Spices Fruit & Vegetables…read moreChilled Foods Frozen Foods Halal Meat Instore Takeaway Instore Post Office (Open Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm Sat 9am -1pm)

If you're looking for your average supermarket then look no further but this one has the advantage…read morethat the staff smile and of course they have the lovely Co-op meal deal as well as the feel good factor of slightly more ethical standards than most other supermarkets and a bit of dividend in my pocket ;)

This tesco store is quite deceptive from the outside it only looks small I often saw it and assumed…read moreit was a tesco extra or metro but it is not it is a full size tesco selling a huge selection of goods over two floors. I use Tesco more and more mow they are offering double tesco points and often nip into this store if I know they have a offer on. They have a fresh bakery section as well as selling cook chicken and of course you would expect in any major supermarket. They always seem to have plently of staff on the tills. I tend to head here on a sunday as the local bus service is greatly reduced it is a lot quiter.