10496 Calabria Arrives in the Midlands?

Sometimes it's amazing what you find by idly googling words such as Italian Deli.
I've just found:

[url=http://www.angelinasdeli.co.uk/]Angelina's Italian Delicatessen[/url]

It would indeed appear that "Italy is On your Doorstep"... well if you are in the West Midlands.

Whilst Italian food is available (of some sort) in most of the major supermarkets, i have never come across an Italian Specific Deli before in my neck of the woods?
I intend to pop over this weekend to inspect this "hidden find".

Does anyone else know of any other Italian Deli's in the UK?

Regards,

Mickey "O"

Category
Eat & Drink

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 14:24

There are quite a few in London Mokey "O" One in Portland Road, W11, almost at the junction with Holland Park Avenue.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 19:22

There are loads of Italian Delis in the UK. I know of, and have frequented, one in Woking, two in Peterborough, one in Cambridge and there are a few in Bedford too.

There must be hundreds inLondon.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 02:16

[quote=2nd Generation Calabrian;97778]
Does anyone else know of any other Italian Deli's in the UK?

Regards,

Mickey "O"[/quote]

As others have said there are many dotted around, often tucked away in out of the way streets but they do exist! There is the very well known Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh, a couple of amazing ones in Belfast (not sure I ever knew the names) and one somwhere near Wokingham that friends rave about. Many have been around for years and are family run, initially opened by Italian immigrants to the UK to provide familiar foodstuffs to other Italian immigrants so they do tend to be in areas which were popular with the immigrants back in the early 1900s.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 02:22

Valvona & Crolla also have an online shop.
[url=http://www.valvonacrolla.co.uk/]Valvona & Crolla - Welcome[/url]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 07:01

Should be interesting to see how it does in Sedgley. I thought they were more into Faggots'n'Peas there.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 09:59

Try looking at:

[url=http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=italian+delicatessen&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK|countryGB]italian delicatessen - Google Search[/url]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 15:20

Yes and there's one in St Albans too just out of the centre and also a very fancy shop selling expensive bread, olive oil and lots of things in jars, in St Albans pedestrianised centre but if you have lived in Italy for a while a great many of them may disappoint.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 17:41

May I suggest MarkCarter that you reread your post and then apologise to people of the West Midlands!

:nah:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 03:04

There are 2 in Worthing Sussex, run by Italians, there is a large Italian community there, so do very well, the best one which we used is just North of the Central train station, lovely family, we may visit on our flying visit next week, just so we dont get homesick!.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 04:32

I forgot to mention the chain Carluccio's in London which is also a cafe and restaurant. They hold events too like Mercato D'Autunno. Here's the link to their website. [url=http://www.carluccios.com/]Italian Food, Italian Recipes, Authentic Italian Food, Carluccios[/url]