🍛 Food & Grocery in the UK

1️⃣ South Asian & Southeast Asian Restaurants (Popular Chains & Local Favorites)

Indian & Pakistani
• Dishoom – Irani café-style chain with outlets in London, Edinburgh, Manchester
• Karahi Express – Budget-friendly Pakistani chain (London, Birmingham)
• Chaiiwala – Indian street food & tea (over 80 locations across the UK)
• Tayyabs (London) – Iconic Punjabi restaurant in Whitechapel
• Lahore Kebab House (London) – Famous for grills and curries
• Indigo Restaurant (Leicester) – South Indian + North Indian menu

Bangladeshi & Nepali
• Kolapata (London) – Authentic Bangladeshi cuisine in East London
• Royal Bengal (Manchester) – Halal Bangladeshi dining
• Gurkha Kitchen (Surrey) – Homestyle Nepali food

Sri Lankan & South Indian
• Jaffna House (Tooting, London) – Tamil cuisine
• Apollo Banana Leaf – South Indian & Sri Lankan dishes
• Sankalp Restaurant – South Indian vegetarian chain

Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai
• Romulo Café (London) – Authentic Filipino fine dining
• Pho – Vietnamese street food chain with nationwide presence
• Rasa Sayang (Chinatown, London) – Singaporean/Malay/Indonesian
• Rosa’s Thai Café – Thai chain with halal options in most locations

African
• 805 Restaurants (London, Reading, Manchester) – Nigerian cuisine
• Enish Restaurant – Nigerian fine dining (London)
• Mosob – Eritrean family-run restaurant (London)
• Zeret Kitchen – Popular Ethiopian restaurant in Camberwell

2️⃣ South Asian, Southeast Asian & African Grocery Stores (Online & Local)

Online Grocery Stores
• DesiGrocer – Indian & Pakistani groceries, UK-wide delivery
• Spices of India – Huge selection of Indian groceries
• Wing Yip – Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai groceries
• Sri Lankan Supermarket – Sinhala and Tamil groceries
• African Sun Foods – Nigerian and Ghanaian food products
• Tropical Sun – Caribbean & African grocery staples

Large Local Ethnic Supermarkets
• Southall Broadway (London) – Indian/Pakistani/Nepali shops and fresh produce
• Tooting Market (London) – Indian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi ingredients
• Green Street (London) – Pakistani and Bangladeshi shops
• Hyson Green (Nottingham) – African, Indian, and Caribbean food markets
• Manchester Rusholme (Curry Mile) – Arabic, South Asian, and African groceries

3️⃣ UK Food Ordering Websites with South Asian & African Options

• Just Eat – Filter by Indian, Bangladeshi, African, Caribbean, Thai
• Deliveroo – Fast delivery from chain and local restaurants
• Uber Eats – Includes high-street and ethnic restaurants
• Foodhub – Often lower fees than competitors
• All Eat – Smaller platform focused on independent local restaurants

4️⃣ UK Food Delivery Services for Groceries (Ethnic & Mainstream)

• Tesco – Mainstream groceries, some international items
• Asda – Budget items with decent South Asian range
• Morrisons – Good halal meat and spices
• Ocado – Premium online grocery with world food range
• Amazon Fresh – Includes lentils, rice, oils, spices, and snacks
• Wing Yip – Specialist for Southeast Asian groceries
• Istanbul Supermarket – African and Middle Eastern grocery items

5️⃣ Cooking Support for Students (South Asian / African / Asian)

• Tarladalal.com – Vegetarian Indian cooking
• Hebbars Kitchen – Quick Indian meals for students
• Yummly – Custom recipe feed based on ingredients
• AfroVitalityEats – West African meal plans
• BudgetBytes – Low-cost recipes using UK-available ingredients