One of my favourite places to procure fresh fruits and veggies. Not only do they have a…read moremarvelously varied selection - everything from your most exotic veg to your more mundane staples - it is also *cheap.* I dare you to find a chain grocery store that comes close to underselling these folks. Yet, unlike some inexpensive fruit and veg stands.. where you feel like you'd have to scrub the skin off your produce before you'd be convinced it was sanitary enough to eat... Ali's, wonderfully, doesn't feel cheap... there's nothing dingy or unclean about the place... everything is kept tidy and orgnanised and beautifully stacked. The other thing that keeps me coming back here is the shop's proprietor. He is always smiling and courteous - and well, one of those kindly sort of people that you just *want* to buy from... again, try finding someone like that at Tesco's HQ!

Housed in the former CoOp building at the west end of the High Street the International Supermarket…read moreis a one-stop shop for those looking for the ingredients to a healthy Mediterranean diet. A very wide range of fresh fruit and vegetables. The fresh herbs and leaves are especially good value compared to the main British supermarkets. Personally I have a short list of regular items I buy from the International Supermarkets, items that are not usually available in Sainsbury's for example. - Tim's Cypriot Style Yogurt (British made) - Halloumi cheese - Goat's & sheep's cheese - Interesting range of sweet and hot peppers - Huge bunches of fresh flat-leafed parsley - Olives from the deli counter - Fresh Turkish style bread (before I got the breadmaker) - Cold-Extracted Olive Oil They also have impressive sections for dried pulses and grains including Bulgar, cous-cous, fragrant rice and all the colours of lentils under the sun. The pasta section is interesting too, from the minute up to pre-formed cannelloni tubes.

Since moving to Walthamstow this store has become my favourite place to shop for food…read more They stock a fabulous range of fruit and vegetables at a great price, and nice, big bunches of herbs for much less than Sainsburys up the road. Olives are sold at much less than you'd find them at fancy food markets, and while you are there don't forget to check out the spices to the left of the olive counter. Beans and pulses of all kinds are on offer, also a huge variety of nuts and dried fruits. Well worth a visit even if it's just to look around. The manager may ask you to leave big bags at the front of the store, due to the ongoing problem they have with shop lifting!

Such a superior corner food shop. Thanks to Rob H & Katie B for reporting the findings...from the…read moreoutside, this appears just to be a regular, run of the mill market...but once inside you'll be treated to a pleasant surprise. A huge organic selection. A whole shelf of tea. Racks of dried fruits (I am not addicted to dried figs), nuts (cashews!) and I even found jars of sunflower butter here...which is surprisingly good and a good alternative to peanut butter (which they also have). Fantastic ethnic cooking section chock full of sauces, ingredients, grains, rices, beans and any element you probably need, spices, decent bakery with breads, rolls, pitas, etc. Eggs and dairy, beer, wine, a lot of coconut water, and a fresh produce section (outside) which is standard, but nice to have. Things you won't find: fresh meats or fish. Par for the course! The family that runs it is very friendly as well (always so polite!) and I always leave feeling quite good about supporting a local food shop that is not only convenient, but tucked away from the madness of the Old Street roundabout. Yours Food Centre = My Food Centre = LOVE. *they do not accept AMEX.

This place just looks like a normal, random off licence but when you step inside, you'll be…read moresurprised by the variety and diversity of products they have! You can find almost everything in there, from bubble gum to grains, dried fruits, fresh fruits (very good selection), alcohol... Almost everything except fresh fish and meat. It is not the cheapest place to do your shopping, but for the quality they offer, it is quite fair. And the people that works there is always helpful and polite.

Fantastic butchers. Extremely friendly. Great prices. I have bought all sorts from this butchers…read moreincluding rabbit, beef cheeks, T-Bone Steak, chicken, sausages, lamb, Pork Belly.. all great quality . Huge range of produce and they are always happy to help trim/joint/butterfly/debone pieces of meat. Highly recommend

Great and friendly butcher. The chicken thighs were perfect and very reasonably priced,read more

This place simply deserves my five stars...just because I am always looking forward to shopping…read morehere! (Yeah, I'm kind of weird that way - looking forward to be shopping at a greengrocer.) But seriously, I always find their fruit and vegetable selection to be impeccable - fresh, beautiful and bountiful! On top of that, they have a huge variety of resasonably priced organic products, such as all kinds of dried beans, pasta, cheeses, müslis, spreads, dried fruits etc etc etc. I mean, this store is jam-packed with healthy goodies and you cannot be leaving this store not feeling good about yourself! On top of that, and this is really where they've won me over, the folks working here are always super-friendly. Not the in-your-face, let me chat-you-up-kind-of-friendly, but a friendliness that is subtle, but extremely agreeable to me. In other words: need your five-a-day and wanna support the local business scene at the same time? Broadway Fuiterers are your mates!

The best fruit and veg shop in Crouch End. The staff is always helpful and smiley. The oranges and…read moretomatoes are real! Yay! They taste like fruit! I forgot what it is like after years buying fruit and vegs in Tescos or Lidl. They have always seasonal stuff and it is worth a visit: you will love their vegs. Also they have variety of olives, something I really miss from home! You can pay by card with a minimum of 10 pounds. I love this shop!

I don't know what they do with their flowers, but whenever I buy a bouquet from here it seems to…read morelast for 14 days minimum. They usually have a nice selection of plants/flowers, although I am ashamed to admit I haven't bought fruit and veg from there yet! This place is also great for an impulse purchase when you're popping out for a weekend stroll - my boyfriend picked up a bonsai tree from there for just £20!

The best grocer in the area, we go here for all our fruit and veg. Really friendly, if you have any…read morespecific requests they get it in for you (we wanted Kale once, and a few days later it was there for sale). My top tip is the huge bunches of fresh parsley for sale. Perfect for making a big parsley salad.

This is a fantastic greengrocer with a huge selection of fresh produce at absolutely unbeatable…read moreprices. I shop here regularly in order to top up my weekly organic fruit and a veg box (although the produce here is not organic). Don't ask me how they do it, but somehow they manage to offer fruit and veggies that are not only of much better quality that anything you could get at a supermarket, but that are also much more affordable. Plus, the opening times are very convenient and the place is run by extremely friendly people (who will recognise and chat with you when you come in more than once) - so what more could you want? Local businesses like this beat chain stores by a million at any time. Note: they only accept cash.

I love this place!! A more diverse selection of fruit and veg will not be found for miles around!…read more This business is owned by a lovely Turkish family that is friendly and helpful. The quality of the produce is top notch. I have come here so many times and have NEVER been disappointed in the freshness of the produce. I don't know how they do it. Lucky Chatsworth Road residents. England would be a far healthier place if we all had regular access to a place like MFR Fruit and Veg! Wish they would take debit cards though...

It's busy! You'd think it was Christmas. The staff could be…read morefriendlier especially on the check outs!

Out of the major supermarkets ASDA is far and away my favourite. Their superstores are packed full…read moreof goodies. They have the clothing label George, toys, CD's and loads of household goods. The range of food is excellent and the least costly of all the major stores. On site they have a pharmacy, optician, photo centre and a petrol station. They are also open 24hrs on a Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri which means avoiding busy shopping hours. This is a great superstore and the only one I will do a big food shop at.