Small shops - Quiet London: Food and Drink - page 114

The People's Supermarket

The People's Supermarket
72-78 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1N 3LP 020 7430 1827

www.thepeoplessupermarket.org
Open Monday-Friday 8am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-9pm
Tube Russell Square Bus 17, 25, 46, 242, 341
The shop is wheelchair accessible

This is a exciting concept - a well-stocked, central London supermarket run and
supported by local people. Loyal members work here a few hours a week and the
People's Supermarket has the feel of a corner shop but with the range and variety of
a medium-sized supermarket. Their range of fruit and vegetables is excellent - with
two sorts of peach in summer, and cucumbers that taste better than those in con-
ventional supermarkets. Look out for giant garlic bulb stems and boxes of delicious
English apples in autumn. Using seasonal produce throughout the year, a local chef
produces scrumptious hot lunches to take away at the back of the shop. This is not