It's home to a cornucopia of delis, gourmet stores, boutiques and cosy little restaurants.
Jars of truffle paste are available in good delis and in selected supermarkets.
Buying fresh bread, hot out of the oven, now appears as a luxurious exercise only possible in expensive delis or 24 hour shops with pretensions above their station.
Now they are devising plans for further investment in the chilled food factory which supplies distributors to bakeries, delis and sandwich shops.
A lot of grocery stores and delis were closed, and therefore, nobody could get anything to eat or drink, for that matter.
Fresh olives are available in delis, supermarkets, farmers markets.
The stores, delis and hairdressing shops underneath the elevated subway tracks were humming with shoppers, a very lively neighbourhood.
You can only buy that in Italian delis and pork stores.
Meanwhile, organic food has gone from farmers' markets to delis in west London, with organic supermarkets in the smartest parts of town.
It turns out that we have much the same food shopping trail, using the same delis, grocers and supermarkets.
Shops, supermarkets and delis could also play a role in supporting farmhouse cheeses by displaying and promoting them better than they do at present.
Quark is a fresh, low-fat, German cream cheese with a tangy flavour, and can be found in continental delis or some supermarkets.
