Do you love cheese? Heading to London? You’re in luck, London is one of the world’s great cheese emporiums. Here’s a guided to the top locations in London where you can enjoy and learn about cheese.
An array of British made cheese on display at Borough Market in London, UK.
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Do you love cheese? Heading to London for a few days? You’re in luck because London is one of the great cheese emporiums in the world. Here’s a detailed description of the top locations in London where you can enjoy and learn about cheese.
Cheese Shops
Paxton & Whitfield Ltd, 93 Jermyn St, London SW1Y 6JE
A London institution, Paxton & Whitfield specializes in artisanal and raw milk cheeses and offers a selection of over 200 varieties, including Brie de Meaux and Stilton. It also hosts regular cheese and wine-tasting events. In partnership with the Academy of Cheese, it offers courses, including its Level 1 Cheese Training Program, which covers cheese tasting, production methods, and quality assessment.
The second shop is at The Street, Westfield Stratford City, London E20 1EJ.
Neal’s Yard Dairy 17 Short’s Gardens (Covent Garden Shop), London WC2H 9AW
Another notable London institution, often cited as a “temple to British dairy culture,” Neal’s Yard specializes in British and Irish artisanal cheeses and offers a selection of several hundred cheeses, including Montgomery Cheddar and Cornish Blue. It focuses particularly on farmhouse varieties. They have multiple locations across London, including Covent Garden, Borough Market, Bermondsey, and Islington.
London Cheesemongers, 251 Pavilion Rd, London SW1X 0BP
London Cheesemongers offers a wide selection of several hundred British and international cheeses with an extensive selection of wine pairings.
Buchanans Cheesemonger 5A, 7 Porchester Pl, St George’s Fields, London W2 2BS
Buchanans is a cheese shop with an extensive collection of artisanal British cheeses. It also offers cheese-centered meals and wine pairings to accompany its cheeses.
Mons Cheesemongers, Three Crown Square Section, Borough Market, London SE1 1TL
Mons specializes in French cheeses like Comté and Roquefort and offers several hundred, the broadest of any London retailer. They also feature a selection of French wines ideal for cheese pairing.
London, England – August 20, 2015: People at the entrance to Neal’s Yard Dairy in Borough Market, London. The company started in 1979 and supplies cheeses made by farms across Britain and Ireland
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Cheeses of Muswell Hill, 13 Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, London N10 3HP
Muswell Hill features over 200 artisan and farmhouse cheeses from around the globe.
Hamish Johnston, 48 Northcote Road, London SW11 1PA
Hamish Johnston is another London cheese icon. It offers a selection of several hundred quality cheese including blue cheese and goat’s milk varieties and fine deli products.
The Cheeseboard, 26 Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8RT
Cheeseboard features over 100 different, small-batch cheeses.
Pistachio & Pickle Dairy, 6 Camden Passage, London N1 8ED
Pistachio features an extensive collection of artisan British cheese, chutneys, and biscuits.
Funk, 118 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG
Funk features an extensive collection of small-batch British cheeses like Tunworth and Baron Bigod, and natural wines.
London, UK – March, 2018. Street food stall selling cheese in Broadway Market in Hackney.
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Public Markets Featuring Cheese
Borough Market, 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
The market hosts multiple cheese vendors, including Neal’s Yard Dairy and Mons Cheesemongers, which, collectively, offer hundreds of cheeses.
Maltby Street Market, Ropewalk, London SE1 3PA
An artisanal food market featuring numerous cheese vendors.
Broadway Market, Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ
A Saturday market featuring many local and international cheeses.
Cheese Focused Restaurants and Cafes
La Fromagerie Café, 2-6 Moxon St, London W1U 4EW
La Fromagerie is an artisan cheese monger and café. It offers an extensive selection of European artisan cheeses focusing on different maturation techniques. The café serves cheese plates from their shop’s extensive selection and modern European cuisine. It also offers an extensive selection of cheeses paired with organic and biodynamic wines from small producers.
Champagne + Fromage, 22 Wellington St, London WC2E 7DD
This bistro specializes in pairing French cheeses with grower Champagnes. It offers tastings, masterclasses, and a menu featuring various cheese dishes from its selection of over 50 French farmhouse cheeses.
Stilton is Great Britain’s best known cheese.
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The Cheese Bar, Unit 93, 94 Camden Stables, Camden Market, London NW1 8AH
A restaurant dedicated to British cheese featuring a rotating selection.
Vivat Bacchus, 47 Farringdon St, London EC4A 4LL
A restaurant with a walk-in cheese room featuring over 40 cheeses.
Bedales of Borough, 5 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL
A wine bar offering a rotating selection of cheese plates sourced from Borough Market.
Cheezelo, 46 Chalton St, London NW1 1JB
Cheezelo is a cozy spot offering a thoughtful selection of artisan cheeses paired with wines and charcuterie. It also features a lunch menu that complements its cheese offerings.
Cheese Specialty Shops
Brindisa Spanish Foods, Borough Market, 6 Southwark St, London SE1 1TQ
Brindisa offers an extensive collection of Spanish cheeses, including Manchego and Majorero, and other Spanish specialties.
The Fine Cheese Co., 41 Jermyn St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6DN
Over 100 artisan British cheeses and accompaniments.
Jumi Cheese, Borough Market, 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
Jumi offers an extensive selection of Swiss cheeses.
Une Normande a Londres, Borough Market, 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
Normande is a French cheese specialist featuring a wide selection of French cheeses, especially from Normandy.
The Drunk Cheese, Borough Market, 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
A unique selection of alcohol-infused or finished cheeses.
A selection of cheeses and red wine
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Cheesemaking Classes
Wildes Cheese, The Micro Dairy, Units 9 and 10 Frontier Works, 33 Queen Street, Tottenham, N17 8JA
Wildes Cheese offers one-day and evening courses where participants can learn to make various cheeses directly from professionals. The full-day course includes making three types of cheese and taking home cheese-making ingredients.
Cutting The Curd
Louise Talbot runs four-hour classes in various London venues that combine demonstration and hands-on experience. Participants learn to make halloumi, mozzarella, mascarpone, and butter using raw milk and vegetarian rennet.
These locations offer diverse cheese experiences in London, from the opportunity to taste traditional British farmhouse varieties to international selections and innovative wine pairings, along with cheese-based menus and cheese-making classes. A cheese lover’s perfect weekend
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