'Irish' food London

Nika Bolokov

Hi All,

Age old question Im sure. Would anyone know the best spot to get Barry's tea and Tayto etc in London ?

FTA69

Budgens or Morrison's. Also a few Irish shops scattered around north and west London.

Fysh

You can get Barrys in the Foyles cafe on Charing Cross Road amongst other places. There are several other places that have other Irish mainstays - my local is the In & Out newsagents on Kilburn High Road (opposite the State, an old cinema building). They have Club Orange, Tayto, Clonakilty pudding and a few other bits & pieces you might be after. Mandy's in Willesden is also supposed to be very good, though I've not been there in years.

spacelucy

A lot of the bigger Tescos have an Irish section in their "World Foods" - the ones in Harrow and Wembley do Barry's Tea, Club Orange, red lemonade, Tayto, Ballymaloe Relish, Chef sauces etc.

Fysh

Mod note: I've deleted a couple of off-topic posts which had nothing useful to say in the context of the OP's question. If you don't have a useful or helpful answer, please refrain from posting.

Nika Bolokov

Thanks so much everyone. I never thought I'd ask such a question but you just get a craving now and again !

Fysh

Nika Bolokov wrote: »

Thanks so much everyone. I never thought I'd ask such a question but you just get a craving now and again !

It can be really useful if you're having a pang of homesickness too; it's not quite as good as getting home to see family & friends, but it helps more than you might think

ballsymchugh

Fysh wrote: »

Mod note: I've deleted a couple of off-topic posts which had nothing useful to say in the context of the OP's question. If you don't have a useful or helpful answer, please refrain from posting.

i had started a reply to the post you deleted yesterday but chose to bite my tongue and hold off. especially since the tea suggested is like sawdust.
cheers for deleting it!

Jamey

There's a Mandy's (Siopa Na nGael) in Tooting also. Stocking all things Irish! I haven't been in there yet myself but my great-aunt swears by it for getting proper Irish black & white pudding.

Also have all the Irish papers, and even the smaller ones (that cover a specific county or city) as far as I know.

S.M.B.

Jamey wrote: »

There's a Mandy's (Siopa Na nGael) in Tooting also. Stocking all things Irish! I haven't been in there yet myself but my great-aunt swears by it for getting proper Irish black & white pudding.

Also have all the Irish papers, and even the smaller ones (that cover a specific county or city) as far as I know.

Now this I miss. Will have to stick my head in there at some stage.

ClashCityRocker

There are a few Londis stores around the place that sell a lot of that stuff.

old hippy

Jamey wrote: »

There's a Mandy's (Siopa Na nGael) in Tooting also. Stocking all things Irish! I haven't been in there yet myself but my great-aunt swears by it for getting proper Irish black & white pudding.

Also have all the Irish papers, and even the smaller ones (that cover a specific county or city) as far as I know.

A great little shop; they occasionally used to have Smithwicks in there, if you were lucky.

griffdaddy

If I was particularly hungover when I lived in Amsterdam I used to cycle about 3 miles to get a bottle of Lucozade Original from an Irish / English shop. It was probably the most refreshing drink I've ever had. I can fully empathise with the op.

FTA69

old hippy wrote: »

A great little shop; they occasionally used to have Smithwicks in there, if you were lucky.

Awful sh*te to be drinking when there's delicious ale flowing from every pub!

duffarama

The Irish shop on Lordship Lane in East Dulwich is where I go for Barry's and Tayto.

They also have a grand range of meats, soups, porridge, all the regional papers and sweets from your childhood!

I'm contrary at the best of times, so does anyone know where to find some King crisps?