Deepak Food and Wine is a store I wish I'd discovered before spending hundreds of Pounds at the big…read morename grocery stores. Deepak specialises in Middle Eastern, Indian and Mediterranean foods. And is it cheap! You'll find lots of interesting foodstuffs for around half the price you'll find them at the nearest high street grocery store. Deepak is also a spice haven: their spice section extends along two lengthy aisles. They're also really good for cheap fresh fruit and vegetables, though if there is one thing they fall a little short on it's their selection of fresh meat. Deepak is a must do if you're looking to fill your cupboards with food!

Brilliant selection of spices, herbs and lesser spotted food stuffs from around the globe…read more Something different every time too. This is where local restaurant owners shop and their fare is anything to go by you wont go wrong here. Avocados are the best here, forget your big name superstores, shop deepak

Sometimes supermarket shopping is just utterly depressing. The Sainsbury's Local at the end of my…read moreroad is a complete joke. Every time I stroll in there to pick up an onion they're out of stock. It's uncanny. That's one reason why I choose to go to other local grocery shops like Paamir Super Market. They never run out of food and all of their stuff is quality. I don't know whether it's organic or not, but you can tell that the fruits and vegetables you pick up from here are way better quality than Sainsbury's; they're brighter and they simply look more edible. The prices are generally cheaper than at huge grocery chains as well. You can get four avocadoes for a pound here and a three tonne bag of rice for a fiver. I'll trade Sainsbury's shopping for this any day.

Attached to an Esso petrol station, this is a very useful 24 hour branch of Tesco Express between…read moreBalham and Tooting Bec underground stations. I use it regularly on my way to visit friends nearby. It stocks the usual range of basic groceries, ready meals, confectionery, newspapers, tobacco and a decent range of wines and spirits. There can be long queues at peak times (ie when people are on their way home from work) although in my experience they move along quite quickly. The choice is a bit limited for a major shop, though, and they don't provide trolleys, just baskets. Usefully, there are two 24 hour free cash-points outside.

A handy little shop that is open 24/7. They pretty much have all the basics covered including a…read morewide range of toiletries, fresh fruit & veg as well as newspapers & magazines. The also sell wine, tobacco, ready meals. I notice that their newspapers aren't put out until 9:00am on a Saturday/Sundaya little late for the early risers! One negative thing is that the staff are often a little sullen & miserable.

Tooting Market is possibly the poorest, most underwelming market I've been to. The market is pretty…read moresmall but there's nothing in the market that's really worth buying. With Spitalfields and Borough Market you can get a variety of food form fresh bread to on the spot sandwiches but this market is more like a fruit and veg / cheap little market selling cheapy food and goods, not really up-market and fancy. Very no frills. Even if you can't be bothered going all the way East or to the Southbank, Northcote Road Market (a very continental market) is close by. I'm not really sure what this really has to offer and I wouldn't trust the fruit and veg from here either, I'd give it a miss.

This is one of the most authentic and down to earth markets I have ever been to in London! If you…read morewant a slice of South London, look no further, it's all here in Tooting market. I wandered through the plastic flowers, reggie music shops, sari fabric stalls, toys that don't meet EU standards, dodgy bags, henna hair dye and weave in a selection of fabulous colours. It's great to mooch around, buy household essentials, cheap summer clothes or even have your nails done! Its for locals, so don't expect glamour, expect friendliness. I bought some lovely plastic flowers and the lovely gent said I smiled so much he gave me another bunch for free! You can't beat that for customer service! It's one to go with a friend to have a mooch and browse away. Don't judge a book by its cover. this really is a fabulous gem of a market.

I like this Marks and Spencer location, located on King's Road in London, although it isn't the…read morelargest of Marks and Spencer locations, it is fairly modern, the store has a good feel to it. The Food Hall has a good selection of groceries, I like the overall modern and cool set-up which makes it easy to find whatever you need. Being a smaller store, sadly there is no Cafe or toilets inside. The staff seemed friendly enough, there could have been more of them around the shop floor, but I understand the difficulty right now in the current situation. 4* - A nice Marks and Spencer store in Chelsea.

The staff here are so friendly, it's lovely to have this as my local shop. It has everything you…read morewould expect from a local sainsburys and is always well stocked. The croissants are really fresh and delicious on a morning. It has a costa coffee machine too although if you're getting a coffee before 5pm go to the Italian deli just over the road - their coffee is 10x better!

This is an excellent off license and post office exactly 30 seconds from the entrance to Collier's…read moreWood Station. They offer all the usual stuff in the off license side, including booze, lotto tickets and various groceries, even a few random toys and gifts. The service is fast and usually friendly, but beware: this off license gets very busy at peak times and sometimes there are queues. At the back of the store you'll find a full-on post office with four booths, though only two are ever really manned. On the post office side they offer lots of stationary like envelopes, pens, pencils and post-it notes, amongst other things. The service at the post office is impeccable, though it gets very busy at peak times.

Cashier overlooked the first person in the queue in favour of the second one who joined the queue…read morelater. The first person was black and the second was white - draw your own conclusions.