Deli Wars

_Bee · March 2017

@Papa L - loving Vittorios! Cheapest coffee on Stroud Green, and such a friendly man!

TheMimsy · April 2017

Went to Vittorio's today for coffee & sandwich and liked it. Reasonably priced, freshly made sandwich to order plus a good range of products.
Will definitely be back!

dharam · May 2017

Hi all, it's the owner of Traiteur responding to some of your kind words. We are indeed open for business again after a well deserved break over the first few months of the year (Mauritius in January is hard to tear away from!). As much as I tried to push forward with the delicatessen model, I have had to admit defeat in that footfall was not high enough to support what was a really cheap and creative way of providing freshly made food for my customers. Instead, you are all welcome to come and experience our new a la carte menu offering food that is unique to our area, drawing on our Michelin experience. We are open Tuesday- Saturday 6-10pm and for lunch on Sunday. Premise licence is currently being processed so it's still byo for now.
For future reference; I would advise ignoring the gossip mongers!

MMF · May 2017

I tried Traiteur one evening last week, the food was superb and the team very welcoming. Highly recommended.

vetski · May 2017

We went to Traiteur last night. OMG, the food is amazing! SG is becoming seriously gastro, which makes me very happy

gaisavoir · August 2017

Traiteur is smashing now. Looking forward to Autumn menu

mattrobinson · August 2017

Can't wait to go! Sounds amazing

NorthNineteen · September 2017

Deli wars is back on, Italian Farmers is open again after months of work to do as far as I can tell pretty much nothing.

Wonder whether any of the new openings on SGR will be deli's too - the former furniture shop (I think) near Yak and Yeti looks like it could be a deli judging from the counter and tiles.

kreuzkav · September 2017

This is a jumper over shirt wet dream.

therattle · September 2017

I wear a jumper over a shirt and am delighted by the profusion of delis, although I think we probably have enough by now. What we really need is a shop specialising in artisanal fermented goods, natural biodynamic wines, sea vegetables, turmeric lattes and fresh micro-herbs.

HolbornFox · September 2017

Crazy to think that maybe 5% of SGR is Italian.

Ali · September 2017

There have always been quite a few Italian s around guess we just seeing more Italian establishments on the street

HolbornFox · September 2017

Lots of French people in N1, never really known why.

miss annie · September 2017

I rember when the only deli was the counter in Woody's.

TheMimsy · September 2017

From memory, La Forchetta in its various incarnations was the first one. I also remember an Italian deli near Mind: I think it was called "Aromi e Gusti".

gardener-joe · September 2017

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Papa · September 2017

There's a lot of Italians in Stroud Green, I remember much celebration up and down it when Italy won the World Cup in 2006 in the infamous Zidane headbutt game.

The sudden proliferation of delis is interesting - a combination of gentrification and the clustering effect I suspect. Nice to keep getting a good choice of independent shops though.

Funnily enough we share an Italian Farmer's shop with the airport in Lamezia in Calabria, where there is also one.

krappyrubsnif · September 2017

The Italian Farmers shop is no longer the genuine article, not franchised by the Coldiretti organic/artisan farmers' cooperative, though I think they may have taken over some of the stock. The actual chain is the leading artisanal retail outlet in Italy. There's one in most airports now probably. Not sure if they're really supposed to be using the name.

krappyrubsnif · September 2017

When I lived off Tollington Park in the 90s on a corner plot, I had seven neighbours across the garden fence. Five of them were Italian. The Christmas gifts were amazing.

Ali · October 2017

The artisaning of SGR has made it to today's Observer
The New Review section page 3 bottom right

vetski · October 2017

What's the title of the piece, Ali, or could you post a photo? I've looked online but can't find it.

Ali · October 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/15/rupert-goold-radar-cultural-highlights-theatre-director?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail. Number 7 on the list

TheMimsy · October 2017

I noticed that the tapas place in Crouch End that used to be called La Bota on Tottenham Lane just before the Picture House, is now called La Fabrica. Wonder if it's the same people as SG.

vetski · October 2017

@TheMimsy yes, it is the same. They took it over last year, I think, and renamed it Sabor for a bit, but have now changed it to La Fabrica. I've eaten there once - good but not as good as ours - but they've just has a menu revamp, and I'm trying that out on Thu. Will report back!

Papa · October 2017

I used to really like La Bota, not been there in a while, They did a fantastic ribs dish.

Ali · March 2019

Only one left standing no Vittorio's is closed for good. Porcheta and the SG Convenience store shut that part of the strip is looking a bit sad I noticed that the Tapas had a black board advertising Tapas for less than a fiver
I guess if you don't use it you loose it

therattle · March 2019

Is Vittorio's permanently closed? Oh no!

miss annie · March 2019

SG looks a bit more like it used to now. I did wonder how many of those delis would last - they were always empty. It's always interesting how many people are sad about a place closing when they never actually shop or eat there.
We do have a whole foods shop with fabulous produce - Stroud Green Fruit& Veg. The one with all the plants outside, beside the craft beer place. It is AMAZING.

Arkady · March 2019

I second SG Fruit & Veg - the stuff is great and lasts ages. They also have an amazing selection of unusual stuff, much of which i wouldn't know what to do with.

tosscat · March 2019

Get more staff on those tills though!
It is very good - I love the muscat grapes.

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