Located on South Richmond street near Portobello bridge in Dublin 2, Shabnam Foods is a small but amply packed Indian store offering a wide and inexpensive range of foods and spices.  It’s a one-stop shop for anyone wanting to build up a decent Indian larder, and it’s great for fruit and vegetables. Meat and frozen [...]

Much as I hate to heap more misery upon the beleagured Superquinn group, I did promise I’d compare their Chinese New Year offers with those of the Asian Markets. These are from the Oriental Emporium on Middle Abbey St in Dublin, and should form the basis of a Chinese/ Thai storecupboard. I think most ethnic [...]

The Spice of Life is a small halal shop on Moore St, but like most halal shops they’ve managed to squeeze it chock full of food and it has a huge selection of ethnic ingredients. There’s a great choice of spices in bags, sauces, condiments and canned goods such as pulses; all at very low [...]