Gold for Britishness

Spitalfields is abundant with trendy eateries, coffee shops and exciting foodie new comers. All catering to the bankers and city slickers in Liverpool St, as well as the cool hipsters of Shoreditch and Brick lane. However this small little deli seems a little lost in the hubbub. A. Gold takes you back to a simpler time when a local shop sold more than fags, crisps and soggy sarnies.

A. Gold does it all properly, selling Monmouth filter coffee and moffat toffee two of my personal favourite brands. As well as Patum Peperium's gentleman's relish, Campbells tea, Romney's kendal mint cake, London borough of jam, Patchett's marshmallow and much, much more. A. Gold have certainly scoured the best of British produce for this classically British store. One end of the store is devoted to nostalgic penny sweets sold by weight, bring on the rhubarb and custard!

However A. Gold pride themselves upon their home made scotch eggs and sausage rolls, which are phenomenally good I have to say. Made to order sandwiches and their hot meals of the day are where they capture most of their trade. Again all the ingredients are high quality and the salt beef sandwiches (served on Mondays) are superb. A. Gold tweet their hot food dishes daily so you can keep up to date.

The shop was named after a previous inhabitant Amelia Gold, a Jewish milliner, who's sign is still above the door today. The Shop itself is not as old as the building which goes back to the 1780s. With the Thomas family taking charge in 2000. Thirteen years on they are serving and selling good old British wares slap bang in the middle of the city, and long may they continue to do so.