Where to buy cheaper yet fresh vegetables & raw meat in London?

BentoBox_2

So here is the thing.
I've been recently traveling various European countries and the prices of vegetables and meat are way lower than in the Great Britain.
For example 1kg of potatoes cost in some EU countries around 10p. Now the price of 1kg of basic potatoes in Tesco and other chain food supermarkets in London are INSANE.
The basic baking potatoes pack 2,5 kg is in Tesco for £2,48 !!!
The super stores went crazy on the prices of basic food products that everyone needs. Sure there are some nice prices on electronic stuff, even luxury food products but the basic things are way too much expensive.Where I can buy it in London/UK for a decent price?

Coopdivi

Get an allotment and grow your own

duchy

Plenty of markets in London

William_Thomas

it all depends how far you're looking to travel but if you're close by broadway market i'd take a look there some really good offers

sophlowe45

It depends on where you live in London.

On Brick Lane for example on Sunday afternoons the fruit and veg is reduced, I got 7 avocados for £1 last time I was there but I didn't want to buy more stuff and have to carry it around for the rest of the evening. 5 avocados for £1 full price and my local shops are the same.

So I shop online with Ocado. 7.5kg washed potatoes for £7, is that too expensive?

I have many local shops near me where I can buy vegetables that taste much nicer than the stuff from Tesco but it depends on where you live.

Many shops including the supermarkets regularly have cans of chickpeas etc at 3 for £1 and sometimes 4 for £1.

Do you have similar shops where you live?

Tiglath

Walthamstow market is fantastic for the £1 bowls.

Smokey_Joe

Albert Square maybe...;)

midnight_express

Markets including Shepherds Bush, Portobello Rd, Hackney and Walthamstow.

HPoirot

Where do you live in London? There is always a market nearby where fresh food is cheaper than in the supermarkets.

BentoBox_2

Coopdivi wrote: »

Get an allotment and grow your own

Good idea, but I have no time for this right now and no place to storage them vegatables.

William_Thomas wrote: »

it all depends how far you're looking to travel but if you're close by broadway market i'd take a look there some really good offers

As far as it takes. XD

sophlowe45 wrote: »

It depends on where you live in London.

On Brick Lane for example on Sunday afternoons the fruit and veg is reduced, I got 7 avocados for L1 last time I was there but I didn't want to buy more stuff and have to carry it around for the rest of the evening. 5 avocados for L1 full price and my local shops are the same.

So I shop online with Ocado. 7.5kg washed potatoes for L7, is that too expensive?

I have many local shops near me where I can buy vegetables that taste much nicer than the stuff from Tesco but it depends on where you live.

Many shops including the supermarkets regularly have cans of chickpeas etc at 3 for L1 and sometimes 4 for L1.

Do you have similar shops where you live?

Wow, 7 avocados for only L1 Holy Guacamole! That's nice price. Tesco usually charge L1 per 1 medium avocado. In bulk sometimes they are cheaper but nothing like your price.
I will visit Brick Lane for sure.

Yes, I got 1-2 grocery shops nearby but the prices are similar to Tesco ones or even higher.

Tallu wrote: »

When I lived in london I used those corner shops which do bowls of fruit and veg for L1 - lots of them near tube stations in outskirts of zone one / inner zone 2?

Think Kentish Town / Bow / Whitechapel etc

Tiglath wrote: »

Walthamstow market is fantastic for the L1 bowls.

Smokey_Joe wrote: »

Albert Square maybe...

midnight_express wrote: »

Markets including Shepherds Bush, Portobello Rd, Hackney and Walthamstow.

Thanks! I will try these places. :beer:

Gigervamp

Also, check out the ethnic shops. They're usually cheaper than supermarkets too.

If you tell us the rough area (SE, SW, NE, NW) we might be able to give you some other places to try. There's not much point travelling half way across London to try and save a few pence.

Oh, and Albert Square was a joke, it's a fictional place.