Eating In - making good food at home

The Isle of Wight if full of good places to help you treat friends and family with your cooking.

Cooking when on holiday is often a chance to sample the best of what is on offer so here is where to find it. A showcase the best of Isle of Wight food shops and specialist food outlets to help you make mouthwatering meals.

Chale Green Stores - Chale

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Maybe the best local shop on the Isle of Wight

Chale Green This shop is a paradise of locally obtainable food and supplies at good prices. The unassuming frontage hides a large shop complete with deli counter, ailes of fresh and packaged foods, a cafe and a well stocked off licence.

One has little or no need to travel all the way up to the supermarkets if you are staying around Chale as this shop competes on choice and runs rings around them when it comes to an enjoyable shopping experience. You can drive through Chale on your way to the beaches on the South East of the Isle of Wight if you want to pick up a picnic.

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Angela's Delicatessen - Yarmouth

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Traditional style deli in the centre of Yarmouth

Angela's offers a range of fresh food including good range of cheeses and meats. This little shop makes the ideal place to prepare for a picnic or buy some delicious treat. Thanks to its location in by the Yarmouth ferry some visitors pop in on the way to their cottage to buy some provisions.

The back of the shop now has a choice of wines and biscuites to accompany the cold meats and cheeses. Angelas is a one stop wine and nibbles shop but so much more.

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Chocolate Island - Godshill

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Attractive Chocolate Shop and Cafe in Godshill

chocolate_island1 This new chocolate shop offers a treat for the senses with a large range of chocolate products beautifully arranged within a traditional thatched cottage. The chocolates are hand made and each one represents the enthusiasm of these local Isle of Wight chocolatiers.

The shop is an attraction in itself and is an enjoyable browse. High quality chocolate bars and boxes make excellent gifts and the coffee shop is a welcome break from the bustle of Godshill village.

A range of 'nobbly' chocolate bars bursting with whole nuts or chunks of fruit are visually stunning and very popular.

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The Bembridge Deli

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Exciting little deli with fantastic foods

This bright and welcoming little shop offers a fantastic range of meats and cheeses as well as an excellent selection of jams, olives, home made quiches and everything one needs to make a Mediterranean meal at home.

Bembridge deli also opperates a cafe with seating at the front and in the garden at the rear. They offer very satisfying light lunches which are made up from the fresh ingredients in the shop and is always served with a smile.

Baguettes and sandwiches are available and they will prepare and picnic of your choice so you can enjoy your meal on the beach or along the many walks in the area.

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Godshill Organics

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Organic supermarket selling fruit and veg, food, wine, home made cakes and much more

Godshill Organics is the Isle of Wight's organic supermarket and supplies a good range of organic products with both essential everyday items as well as exotic ingredients and special treats.

The shop is located within it's own organic farm and a large preportion of the stock comes from the fields behind the shop. Locally sourced fresh products such as meats and cheeses also often come from nearby.

godshill organics Located on the main Newport to Godshill road it is ideally suited for picking up ingredients for a picnic on the way to the beach or to make a packed lunch when walking the downs.