16 food delivery services to try in London

London feels very different from the city it was a few weeks ago. Restaurants are closed, the tubes are empty save for key workers, and Soho is a ghost town. We can’t eat out, or go to bars or pubs; many are struggling to get hold of even basic supplies, like eggs and flour. But a number of food businesses have shown extraordinary tenacity, ingenuity and spirit in the way they have dealt with the daily changes to our lockdown situation, manipulating their business models, and pivoting to delivery services. We’ve collated a list of independent food stores or producers who are delivering in London at the moment. Please visit individual suppliers for delivery time estimates, as most are slightly longer than normal due to the current Covid-19 situation.

Meat

Meat box from HG Walter

Turner and George

Turner and George pride themselves on offering rare, native breeds, meat cut to order, and in-house aging. As well as individual items, they’ve put together a ‘T&G Staples box’ which includes a whole chicken, pork chops, lamb T-bones, sausages, bacon, and ground beef, and are also offering a 20 per cent discount for key workers and those over the age of 70.

H G Walter

H G Walter supplies pretty much everything meaty you could imagine or want, from your standard bangers to Iberico pork and veal sweetbreads. They’re also offering veg boxes, ‘meat survival packs’, and have collaborated with burger restaurant Patty & Bun to create a ‘Lockdown DIY Patty Kit.

Cabrito

Try something different and order some goat meat: Cabrito, run by James Beard award-winning James Whetlor, have been selling ‘kid’ goat meat sourced from British dairy farms since 2012. Prior to the crisis, restaurants were their main trade, but now a whole new audience are trying their hand at cooking goat. As well as goat burgers, sausages, and whole kid legs, you can get your hands on a BBQ box which will equip you with everything you could possibly want for low ‘n’ slow, as well as standard, barbecue.