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For those who can’t get a supermarket delivery slot, there’s new a solution.
Wholesalers that supply London’s restaurants are now delivering fresh produce to consumers’ doors.
“So many people need food now and we need to keep our business,” Mauro Cappellazzi, owner of New Covent Garden’s Cafe Deli Wholesale, told the BBC last week.
“It’s our responsibility to do what we can to help people, especially those who can’t leave their homes.”
These are the wholesale heroes feeding the capital — tell all your neighbours.
Natoora
The Bermondsey supplier is renowned for sourcing some of the best blood oranges and winter tomatoes in the capital and it has now opened its chef-only ordering app to the public for the first time. Anyone in London can download the platform to get seasonal fruit and vegetables, sustainably produced dairy and charcuterie, and store-cupboard essentials (flour, rice, tinned tomatoes) delivered straight to their door. There’s no minimum spend.
Where: Zones 1-4, Teddington, Twickenham, and Kingston-upon-Thames.
When: Delivers daily, check the app for the next available slot
Delivery charge: £6 per order
USP: No waste. The wholesale giant works with London charity The Felix Project to ensure hungry and vulnerable people have access to good and nutritious food that would otherwise be left for surplus.
Nature’s Choice
The greengrocer’s new home delivery service is booming amid the lockdown. Consumer orders have rocketed from 16 to more than 1,000 a day in less than two weeks, according to the company’s commercial director, Vernon Mascarenhas. Facebook and Google are just two of the companies that have recommended the home delivery service to their employees.
What: Fruit and veg boxes and £15 essentials boxes (eggs, milk, bread)
Where: Across London. Check website for postcode radius area
When: Delivery within 2-3 working days, Monday to Saturday
Delivery charge: Free
USP: Easy pickings. Nature’s Choice has just four options for home delivery: a small, medium or large fruit and veg box, or an essentials box.
HG Walter
Family-run HG Walter in Barons Court supplies many of the capital’s Michelin-starred restaurants, and is now offering a six-day-a-week home delivery operation amid the lockdown. Phone or email if you’re in self-isolation and they’ll leave your order on the doorstep.
What: Meat, fruit and vegetables
Where: Within the M25
When: Six days a week
Delivery charge: Free for orders over £50
USP: Quality meats. River Cafe, Harrods and The Savoy are among regular clients.
The best London restaurants newly offering delivery
1/22 Wild by Tart
Chefs Jemima Jones and Lucy Carr-Ellison’s deli-style food, 3-4 Eccleston Yards, SW1W 9AZ, tart-london.com (Available via Deliveroo)
2/22 Yauatcha Soho
Dumpling sensation to deliver from West End location, 15-17 Broadwick Street, W1 0DL, yauatcha.com, (Available via Supper)
3/22 Cora Pearl
Sister restaurants team up to deliver a set menu of highlight dishes, W1, WC2, kittyfishers.com, corapearl.co.uk
4/22 Snackbar
Cafe from pickle genius Freddie Janssen, 20 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ, snackbarlondon.com, (Available via Slerp)
5/22 Hakkasan Mayfair
Michelin-starred dim sum, 17 Bruton Street, W1J 6QB, hakkasan.com, (Available via Supper)
6/22 Townsend
British plates at Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX, whitechapelgallery.org
Adrian Lourie
7/22 Hide
Ollie Dabbous’s Michelin-starred hit, 85 Piccadilly, W1J 7NB, hide.co.uk
Adrian Lourie
8/22 Lucky & Joy
Chinese small plates from ex-Moro foodies, 95 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NP, luckyandjoy.co.uk
9/22 Kitty Fisher’s
Sister restaurants team up to deliver a set menu of highlight dishes, W1, WC2, kittyfishers.com, corapearl.co.uk
10/22 Dominique Ansel Treehouse
New bistro from the famed pastry chef, 24 Floral Street, WC2E 9DP, dominiqueanseltreehouse.com
11/22 Folie
Swanky Soho spot offers full “Folie At Home” experience with personal chef, 37 Golden Square, W1F 9LB, folie.london
Daniel Hambury/@stellapicsltd
12/22 Palm Greens
Salad bowls and healthy snacks, Netil House, 1 Westgate Street, E8 3RL, palmgreens.co.uk (Available via Slerp)
13/22 Pophams
Pophams Fresh pasta (Hackney only) and Instagrammable croissants, (E8, N1), pophamsbakery.com
14/22 Oren
Fresh Israeli small plates, 89 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB, orenlondon.com (Available via Slerp)
15/22 12:51
James Cochran’s modern British, 107 Upper Street, N1 1QN, 1251.co.uk, (Available via Slerp or Deliveroo)
16/22 Four Legs
Pub residency with a banging burger, 4 Compton Avenue, N1 2XD, comptonarms.co.uk
Vicki Couchman
17/22 The Farmer’s Mistress
Pub sending Sunday roasts to your door, 300 Battersea Park Road, SW11 3BU, thefarmersmistress.co.uk
18/22 Bala Baya
Tel Aviv-style small plates, Arch 25, Old Union Yard Arches, 229 Union Street, SE1 0LR, balabaya.co.uk
19/22 The Cheese Truck
The Cheese Bar’s toastie truck goes on the road, revealing its locations on its social media, thecheesebar.com
20/22 Black Axe Mangal – Collection/Takeaway only
Heavy metal-themed favourite, 156 Canonbury Road, N1 2UP, blackaxemangal.com
Adrian Lourie
21/22 Hacha
Agaveria bar delivering tequila, mezcal and bottled margaritas, 378 Kingsland Road, E8 4AA, hachabar.com
22/22 The Laughing Heart
Wine bar and restaurant offering cellar deliveries, 277 Hackney Road, E2 8NA, thelaughingheartlondon.com (Available via Slerp)
1/22 Wild by Tart
Chefs Jemima Jones and Lucy Carr-Ellison’s deli-style food, 3-4 Eccleston Yards, SW1W 9AZ, tart-london.com (Available via Deliveroo)
2/22 Yauatcha Soho
Dumpling sensation to deliver from West End location, 15-17 Broadwick Street, W1 0DL, yauatcha.com, (Available via Supper)
3/22 Cora Pearl
Sister restaurants team up to deliver a set menu of highlight dishes, W1, WC2, kittyfishers.com, corapearl.co.uk
4/22 Snackbar
Cafe from pickle genius Freddie Janssen, 20 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ, snackbarlondon.com, (Available via Slerp)
5/22 Hakkasan Mayfair
Michelin-starred dim sum, 17 Bruton Street, W1J 6QB, hakkasan.com, (Available via Supper)
6/22 Townsend
British plates at Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX, whitechapelgallery.org
Adrian Lourie
7/22 Hide
Ollie Dabbous’s Michelin-starred hit, 85 Piccadilly, W1J 7NB, hide.co.uk
Adrian Lourie
8/22 Lucky & Joy
Chinese small plates from ex-Moro foodies, 95 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NP, luckyandjoy.co.uk
9/22 Kitty Fisher’s
Sister restaurants team up to deliver a set menu of highlight dishes, W1, WC2, kittyfishers.com, corapearl.co.uk
10/22 Dominique Ansel Treehouse
New bistro from the famed pastry chef, 24 Floral Street, WC2E 9DP, dominiqueanseltreehouse.com
11/22 Folie
Swanky Soho spot offers full “Folie At Home” experience with personal chef, 37 Golden Square, W1F 9LB, folie.london
Daniel Hambury/@stellapicsltd
12/22 Palm Greens
Salad bowls and healthy snacks, Netil House, 1 Westgate Street, E8 3RL, palmgreens.co.uk (Available via Slerp)
13/22 Pophams
Pophams Fresh pasta (Hackney only) and Instagrammable croissants, (E8, N1), pophamsbakery.com
14/22 Oren
Fresh Israeli small plates, 89 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB, orenlondon.com (Available via Slerp)
15/22 12:51
James Cochran’s modern British, 107 Upper Street, N1 1QN, 1251.co.uk, (Available via Slerp or Deliveroo)
16/22 Four Legs
Pub residency with a banging burger, 4 Compton Avenue, N1 2XD, comptonarms.co.uk
Vicki Couchman
17/22 The Farmer’s Mistress
Pub sending Sunday roasts to your door, 300 Battersea Park Road, SW11 3BU, thefarmersmistress.co.uk
18/22 Bala Baya
Tel Aviv-style small plates, Arch 25, Old Union Yard Arches, 229 Union Street, SE1 0LR, balabaya.co.uk
19/22 The Cheese Truck
The Cheese Bar’s toastie truck goes on the road, revealing its locations on its social media, thecheesebar.com
20/22 Black Axe Mangal – Collection/Takeaway only
Heavy metal-themed favourite, 156 Canonbury Road, N1 2UP, blackaxemangal.com
Adrian Lourie
21/22 Hacha
Agaveria bar delivering tequila, mezcal and bottled margaritas, 378 Kingsland Road, E8 4AA, hachabar.com
22/22 The Laughing Heart
Wine bar and restaurant offering cellar deliveries, 277 Hackney Road, E2 8NA, thelaughingheartlondon.com (Available via Slerp)
London Dairies
London Dairies’s £30 home-delivered fruit and veg box includes milk, bread, eggs and cheese. The New Covent Garden supplier says it’s open to order suggestions so let them know any new products you’d like to try.
What: Dairy, cheese, fruit, veg, bread, tins, UHT juices, water and soft drinks
Where: All London postcodes, plus Barnet and St Albans
When: Six days a week
Delivery charge: £15 minimum order for free delivery
USP: Speciality cheeses. London Dairies’ extensive cheese range includes Somerset Camembert, Isle of Wight Blue and Applewood smoked cheddar.
I.A. Harris
The New Covent Garden wholesaler’s fleet of 17 vans and 40 staff is now delivering to homes across London and the Home Counties. Email [email protected] with ORDER and your postcode in the subject line. All stock is delivered in recyclable cardboard boxes.
What: Fruit, vegetables, bread, milk, eggs, pasta, frozen foods, oat milk, soya milk, almond milk and tofu
Where: Across London
When: Six days a week
Delivery charge: Minimum order £20
USP: I.A. Harris is working with other suppliers to donate fresh produce to St George’s Hospital ICU in Tooting.
Boxfood
A new meat, fruit and veg box delivery service from Camden butchers Henson. Essential boxes start at just £12.70.
What: Meat, fish, veg and fruit boxes
Where: London postcodes within the M25, Essex and Hertfordshire
When: Delivery within two working days for all orders placed before 5pm. Weekdays only
Delivery charge: Free
USP: For every box purchased, Boxfood donates produce to City Harvest, a London organisation providing food to the vulnerable and hungry.
Regency Foods
The Brent Cross wholesaler is now offering next-day home delivery six days a week. Chopped tomatoes, whole milk and coconut cream are among this week’s most popular products.
What: Household items and foods from dairy to confectionery
Where: Across London
When: Next-day delivery Monday to Saturday on orders over £80 in central London before 2pm
Delivery charge: Free delivery on all orders above £80
USP: Cleaning essentials. Supplies include gloves and antibacterial cloths.
The drinks delivery services bringing the bar to your doorstep
1/5
The Wine List
2/5
Primo Aperitivo
3/5
Diogenes the Dog
4/5
Signature Brew
5/5
Scout
1/5
The Wine List
2/5
Primo Aperitivo
3/5
Diogenes the Dog
4/5
Signature Brew
5/5
Scout
Plaquemine Lock
The canal-side Islington pub is not a wholesaler but staff are maintaining orders with suppliers and acting as a delivery hub for neighbours. Anyone living within a mile’s walk can order and pay over the phone and pub staff will deliver the food themselves in a contactless drop. They’re also offering toilet roll and (free) hand sanitiser.
What: Full greengrocery selection, dairy, dry goods, British meat and fish, Monmouth coffee
Where: Homes within a one-mile radius of the pub (Graham Street, N1 8LB)
When: Order by midday for next day delivery
Delivery charge: None
USP: The pub is offering free boxes of basics to anyone near the pub living in food poverty — email [email protected] if you know someone in need.
Knock Knock by Smith & Brock
Camberwell family wholesaler Smith and Brock launched its new home delivery service Knock Knock last week, offering seasonal fruit, veg and dairy boxes to doors across south and west London. It has already amassed more than 2,000 followers on Instagram and customers have been commenting on their friendly drivers and fresh produce.
What: Fruit, vegetables and dairy
Where: South and west London
When: Lead time is currently 5-7 days
Delivery charge: £5 or free on orders above £35
USP: All Knock Knock’s orders come in cardboard boxes and staff will offer to take your box back to the warehouse after delivery to ensure it’s recycled.
Cafe Deli Wholesale
The Croydon wholesaler’s fleet of refrigerated vehicles is delivering across the city. Stock includes milk alternatives like Oatly, a vegan blackcurrant crumble slice, and smoked Scottish salmon.
What: Dairy, grains, rice, pasta, milk alternatives and salad cream
Where: All London postcodes
When: Contact company for details
Delivery charge: Contact company for details
USP: Hero helpers. Cafe Deli is offering priority discounts and access for NHS workers — you just need a valid NHS card or email for verification.
