Shopping and retail

Supermarkets and food store chains

The UK is served by four main supermarket chains:

• Tesco
• Asda
• Morrisons
• Sainsbury's

In addition to the above there are two smaller food chains which market themselves as discount stores:

• Aldi
• Lidl

International and Speciality Foods

As a popular City for people from all over the world to come to work, study and live, Edinburgh has over many years attracted a wide selection of international food stores and suppliers.

The following is a selection of some of the local businesses that specialise in selling traditional ingredients and produce which has been sourced from outside the UK.

European food

• The Polski Smak, 112a Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2NR
• Deli Polonia, 237 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8NY
• Made in France, 5 Lochrin Place, Edinburgh EH3 9QX
• Le Marché Français, 9 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh EH12 5DS
  
• Falko: Konditormeister, 7 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4HN
• Valvona and Crolla, 19 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AA

African food

• De Africa, 163 Dalry Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2EB
• Ndebele, 57 Home Street, Edinburgh EH3 9JP
• Shumba Meat, , 264 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2PP

Asia/Middle East food

• Bismillah Food Store, 3 Nicholson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BH
• Red Sea Food Store, 35 Marshall Street, Edinburgh EH8 9BJ
• Najaf Halal Meats, 58 Elm Row, Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH7 4AH
• Super Asian Foods, 37 Jocks Lodge, London Road, Edinburgh EH8 7AA
• Pat's Chung Ying Chinese Supermarket, 199-201 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8NX
• Hing Sing Chinese Supermarket, 310 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5BU
• Aihua Chinese Supermarket, 36 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9JP
• Hua Sing Chinese Supermarket, 48-50 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1ST
• Orient Thai Market, 162-164 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4ER
• Foods of the Philippines, 184 Easter Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QQ
• Rajah's Supermarket, 33 Albert Street, Edinburgh EH7 5LH

The highest concentration of international food retailers in Edinburgh are based in the districts Leith, Newington, Gorgie, Tollcross and Dalry.

Farmers' markets

In addition to shops, Edinburgh has a regular Farmers' Market which is held at Castle Terrace car park every Saturday from 9.00am - 2.00pm. As well as meats and foodstuffs reared and produced in Scotland, a selection of international and speciality foods can also be purchased.

In the West of Edinburgh (Main Street), Balerno Community Council organises a local produce Farmers' Market on the second Saturday of the month.

Outdoor Clothing

The following retailers specialise in outdoor clothing: Millets, Blacks and Graham Tiso. Graham Tiso also have a section in their stores dedicated to winter sports clothing and equipment.

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