Southall Market began in the 1600s as a cattle market and over time, has evolved into a place to…read morebuy cheap bananas and cheap-ass clothes and materials. Since this is now one of London's most Indian/SE Asian nabes, I thought it might be a bit more funky in content and possibly have some nice grub as well. Unfortunately, it's pretty much run-of-the mill discount veggies, low end clothes, assorted sundries and a caravan selling tean and cakes. I wouldn't bother traveling there and likely wouldn't visit if I lived next door... not a single this was unique. But if you want 5lbs of carrots for a quid, I guess it would work.

if you want to flavour of a bazaar in india without going there then southall is the place to go…read morethe historical market offers a place for all the real southallians to visit as a part that has not changed over the years .It has somehow managed to stay in business with all the competition from the supermarkets and a looked a meeting place for the locals while they picked up their weekly shopping from small bags to whole boxes of fruit to jewellery and saris. second-hand bicycles and furniture thanks singh

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Just a grocers, not big, not the best grocers ever but does exactly what you want from a grocers -…read moresupplies you with fruit and veg (and some dairy). The advantages of a local grocers are that you can select as much or as little as you wish and it'll cost a little less than the local Budgens, Tesco Metro or any other local vendor. As I say, it's not massive but has everything and a little more than you'd need and the staff are pleasant. Support your local fruiterer! Ian

I recently 'found' Freshers Village Fruiterers, which is a bit silly as I live by there and pass it…read morealmost daily. But I went in recently and was amazed by what I saw. They have a wonderful selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, some of my favourites include watermelon (a slice for 75p), huge ripe avocados, sprouts, melon grapes. This is the first place where I found salad sprouts - a common staple in the States - and they have a selection including broccoli, lentils and chickpea sprouts. They also have cool things like a selection of freshly squeezed apple juice, and quail eggs. Everything I have bought there has been in perfect condition, with a sell-by date well in advance of anything I find in the supermarkets. Everything is also hugely cheaper than at Sainsburys or Tescos, even half price in many cases. In this day and age, its also refreshing to have the opportunity to pick and choose, and only buy what you need - hard to find as everything is prepackaged now. I don't have a single bad thing to say about the place and I encourage everyone who lives in the area to check it out.

I love this place! It is huge, has an amazing variety, is very affordable (some things are really…read morecheap). It's got everything you can possibly think you might need when preparing anything Indian/Asian. I love the spices and the spicemixes but also the fruits (I spotted fresh Jackfruit) and vegetables (of course very fresh, good and dirt cheap chillies), the Himalaya herbal toothpaste :-) , the weird drinks, the ghee, the huge bags of rice and the enormous collection of incense (again really cheap). The food and even non-food will easily make you spend an hour(s) walking around looking at all the different things they sell and make you remember the great food of India/Asia.

The infrastructure is there as it's large and has a lot of products, unfortunately it's the…read moremanagement ethos that filters down to the staff that lets it down. So if you are shopping staff are under such pressure to stack shelves quickly that they will continue pushing their cages with fresh stock into customers rather than wait a few seconds to let someone pass. Also on several occasions I have found out of date products, if you alert staff to it you always get the same response, leave it there we'll deal with it later. I don't know how many claims they've had to deal with for customer injuries or illness. Have observed that when customers raise issues with staff about products not up to quality staff look scared rather than empowered to do the right thing. Timidly they call management over who never seem to deal with the issue, it's always the customers fault somehow, do visit the store and you will see for yourself.

a great and cean shop which i but my meat from. the staff are great and prices are goodread more

nice service, good meat, affordable prices & helpfull staff, but still can improve a lot as it does…read morenot provide a wide variety of products such as moroccan & arabic products . All in all i recomend this shop to everybody.

The Ancient Market of Kingston upon Thames has been in action for over 800 years and in my youth…read morewas massively tarted up to involve water features and a very shiny gold statue of Queen Victoria. On a weekday you have plenty of your classic cockney fruit & veg sellers but also increasingly stalls selling things like ostrich burgers and last time I was in town on a Saturday there was enough street food to rival some of the great central London markets. There's also way more space to sit than any of those markets, and even if you can't find a spot in the market place you are seconds away from the riverfront which is also all re-done and fancy. Also remember you are close by the Coronation Stone, upon which 7 kings were crowned in the 900s! Yeah...I love Kingston. And I know a disturbing amount of obscure historical facts about it.

Call me prejudice but I am a great fan of Kingston market. Having spent many years of my working…read morelife walking by the ancient market that's been there since people rode on horseback and not in 7 cylinder motor cars, I'd always loved the river the nearby snooker hall, and the old buildings, some still therein my old work place a listed building , now a pizza place, that was an engineering workshop, assembling plastic extrude rs. Oh those were the days no computers, bad train services, ferret on the line to Norbiton delays, and of course the old style small shops like stationers selling singular items, a pencil, a pen, no not quill, I am that ancient! Always worth going down memory lane....

Andreas il est top! Pationate about food, fresh, organic and artisan products ... He makes the best…read morefresh, organic fruit and veggies selection! He also carries a nice selection from Spain (ham, chorizo), Italian Charcuterie, French cheeses, greek product (Mezze, Olive Oil from My Olive Branch).

The local community in this neck of town are high net worth individuals. The prices are…read moreaccordingly, but so is the quality of the produce. I have never been disappointed, and it is great fun to shop at a traditional greengrocer's who know their fruit and veg. They accept cash payments only.

These guys are awesome. Skip the Tesco and go here when you want fruit and veg. Full service, they…read moreselect and bag what you need, and they take cards. Very friendly and fun atmosphere, one of the best neighborhood social spots honestly. They have a bit of everything as well. A bit scruffy, but it is what it is. Very inexpensive!