With over 600 delis, London remains bound to Old Europe through caviar & kielbasa, pastrami & peljmeni.
"It's an acquired taste. Acquired tastes are always more pleasant - and hard to get rid of.” (Patricia Highsmith)
The logistical supply chains that feed London's delis are a distinctly European story. Those over-night trucks that run from Kiev to Kensington, Porto to Pimlico, Warsaw to Walthamstow? They're sustaining a cultural exchange that has evolved over hundreds of years, albeit their destinations may have shifted over time (from the Jewish East End of 1920 to the "Little Poland" of post-Brexit London that is nestled in the West London borough of Ealing).
You can use the map above to examine the geographical distribution of London's delis. Use the filter to choose a borough and the map will automatically zoom into that part of town. Then, hover your cursor over any of the dots and a lightbox will appear, displaying the name of the deli, its street location and its postcode.