OS food shopping in London SE5/SE15

liz545

Hi Bargain Rzl, I'm not too far away either, now living in Walworth. I lived in Peckham for quite a while, and the market at Rye Lane is pretty good for fruit and veg. There's a farmers market on sundays at the square in front of the library http://www.lfm.org.uk/peckham.asp which is a good place for meat etc. Kennedy's sausages (Camberwell Green) are great for sausages and bacon, the kind that doesn't shrink or ooze foamy water. I think they're opening a branch of Moxon's fishmongers on Lordship Lane, Dulwich, and they're really good. Have you been to the Oriental Supermarket at Camberwell Green, opposite McDonalds? They might be cheaper than the one in Peckham near Morrisons, as they're cheaper. Hope this helps!

bobbadog

The organic farmers market down in Clapham Park is worth a trip on the 45, on a Sunday. Cheap, healthy and they cook up wild boar sausages Yum!

Goldilocks_2

I'm surprised by the number of us living in the area!!

liz545

Are any of the south-eastern people coming along to the informal OS meet in feb? Although from the sounds of it there are enough of us to have a mini-meet anyway!

Katgoddess

Just want to 2nd Lewisham market. My mum occasionally travels up there by train with her shopping trolley from Dartford to get fruit and veg.

Badgergal

bobbadog wrote:

The organic farmers market down in Clapham Park is worth a trip on the 45, on a Sunday. Cheap, healthy and they cook up wild boar sausages Yum!

Really, I thought it might be really expensive being Clapham? Which is why I never tried it yet.

I am in Stockwell so kind of on the border of SE London although my postcode is SW (a five minute drive from Camberwell).

There is a really good and friendly fish monger on the Wandsworth road (the stockwell end).

There are quite a few Sarf Londoners here aren't there!

dronid

There are a few Saaf Londoners here! It's very reassuring. I'm up at the Elephant & Castle and find Borough Market a bit expensive so these reccomendations are gold dust. Please keep them coming (and if anyone knows where to get Stardrops nearby please let me know!) please!:D

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davsidipp wrote:

hi bargain east lane is an old saying as i grew up in camberwell 30 years ago i lived in warner road where the bus garage is, east st has wet fish stall as well some days . sundays a nd saturdays they sell a variety of goods plants clothes and if anyone is my age will remember sarsparilla soft drink stall i dont know if its still there but give east st a go.

Ah East Lane:D I haven't been there for over forty years. I used to live in Nutbrook Street Goose Green, which is at the top of Rye Lane when I first got married in 1963
I bet Jones & Higgins is long gone ,it was terrific for curtain material.
Deptford High Street market was good on a Saturday morning.But the real treat was to go to Petticoat Lane on a Sunday morning .Just to watch the traders there was an experience in excellent selling techniques:rotfl: I miss the London Street markets living out in the wilds of North Kent .I am lucky enough to live where there is still a wet-fish shop and a proper greengrocers though, and a bakers that bake on the premises. Tesco's have the monoploy in my village for supermarkets though.

davsidipp

jackieo do you remember fantos in deptford high street a bit more lower class than jones and higgens oh the good old days when their was lots of big department stores. as for markets their are not many as i live in new eltham now so miss them a lot.

LilacLillie

Don't forget ................. if you go to Lewisham, to go into Boots!
Very good for 'Bootsing' and the staff are really helpful and nice (except on the photo counter, they will never do the offers/blags).
I love the fruit and veg in the market there, the 99p store and Primark.
The butchers that has all the cheap nasty looking meat outside (near Boots), has very nice fresh meat inside. They are helpful as well, if you want them to roll, bone or a special cut they will do it for you while you are shopping, then just call back in on the way home for it.
LL