Large and well-stocked natural foods supermarket chain, acquired by Amazon.com in 2018. Offers selections in natural groceries and specialty foods, nutritional supplements and vitamins, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well home cleaning and natural body care products. Find vegan foods like tofu and soy products, plant milks, vegan ice cream, vegan cheese, frozen meals, vegan burger patties, cereals, nuts, and much more. Has deli and prepared foods department. Open Mon-Sat 08:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-18:00. Monday 30th August Bank Holiday: 11am-7pm.
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20 Glasshouse St (at Piccadilly Circus), London, England, W1B 5AR
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43 Reviews
First Review by Jemima
veronikapaz
Points +228
Good for quick lunch - Edit
personally didn't buy anything from the actual market, but I hopped in for a quick lunch and enjoyed it a lot. The amount and price of food you get is up to you as you just take a plate and grab anything you want. Many healthy choices suitable for vegetarians and vegans. It's not really on the cheap side, but it's nothing terrible for central London.
Read morePros: huge selection, good comfort food
Cons: very crowded, quite expensive
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craigmc
Points +35454
overcrowded - Edit
You just can't move inside. Way too many products making finding anything quite hard.
Read moreLook for better option
Pros: lots of vegan
Cons: busy
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Noe
Points +849
absolutely amazing! - Edit
Luckily I leave miles away from this place or I would over eat every day. They have a great selection of the best brands, a nice assorted bakery and food ready to eat in place or take away. Everything was delicious and the stuff very nice and helpful
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martint
Points +8548
Whole Foods in Europe! - Edit
At first I was skeptical about the assortment in this market, as it is one of few Whole Foods in Europe. I thought I would find the same produces as in US, but no! It is (almost) the same! London people, you are so lucky of having WFM.
Read moreComparing to others, this WFM is pretty small, but it is worth of visiting as it sell many of things unavailable at other places.
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LeonieNora
Points +127
Great range of vegan products - Edit
So many vegan choices here! Cupcakes, coconut yoghurt, cheese, sushi, marshmallows, wine... They also have a big warm buffet with a lot of vegan food for take away.
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kaivalagiclare
Points +126
Lots of vegan bits and pieces - Edit
This place is very big and has a great range of supplies. Of course they are much more expensive than you would get elsewhere but they do stock a lot of harder to find items. They have Miss Cupcake cakes available which are lovely! Also sell the tofurkey range and vegan cheeses which are not available in a high street H&B.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2016-09-22
Pros: Good range
Cons: Expensive
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Veegang101
Points +28
All your vegan essentials - Edit
I have looked all over for marigolds engevita and found it here along wth all the other dry stock I needed for my kitchen they also have all my Green tablets needs upstairs this place is so convienant!!
Read morePros: everything here
Cons: hot food doesn't seem to have a vegan or true vegg
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GaryCottrill
Points +40
Great vegan options - Edit
They stock a variety of vegan supplements, nutritional yeast, Tofurky roast and slices, vegan cheeses, etc. I've picked up some good bargains on nut butters and chia seeds in the discount displays. Always pays to compare the cost to other stores like Planet Organic or Holland & Barrett though.
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corinal
Points +1698
Not worth it - Edit
A few years ago, when local shops didn’t carry many vegan items, Whole Foods was amazing because they had the products one couldn’t normally get in the UK. However, in the past couple of years, local health food stores started carrying many of these items and now it seems like Whole Foods is carrying less of them. This store didn’t have many vegan ready made options or frozen foods (the Camden store has more) so it is also difficult to predict how useful each branch will be for a vegan diet. Last night we were excited to go shopping here for the first time before heading back home, but were so disappointed that we didn’t find anything we couldn’t get in our hometown.
Read moreCons: Less selection than regular natural stor, Not many interesting vegan items
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sglcklch
Points +3055
All about the location - Edit
This Whole Foods is right behind the hotel I stayed at, so it was really convenient. Selection did seem limited compared to a regular Whole Foods in the US, but I do think this store is geared more towards tourists and people that work in the area. That wouldn't be a fair comparison. I came here just to pick up some soy yogurt and chocolate and was perfectly happy with what I got. It's definitely not the right place for grocery shopping... or the salad bar for that matter. Nothing for vegans that looked remotely appetizing. Plus, who comes to London to eat Whole Foods??
Read morePros: central location
Cons: selection
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annaegel
Points +110
not the Whole Foods I know in the USA - Edit
We actually went to the Whole Foods on Kingsington Rd. We bought food from the salad bar. The vegan options were limited. They don't carry the same items in England than what we get in the USA. We bought the worst vegan yogurt we have ever tasted. Ended up throughing it away, it was that gross. We bought instant oat meal or porridge. That too was not that good either.
Read moreWe went upstairs to eat our food, only to discover we could have bought vegan food, like a veggie burger.
I did not see an elevator to go upstairs. I don't know how people with disabilities would be able to get up there.
Cons: limited vegan options, some prepared foods were gross, no lift/elevators to eat upstairs.
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bencamps
Points +581
McDonalds of the Healthfood Shop World - Edit
Don't support this American chain. Support your local health food shop before 'Wholefoods' puts it out of business.
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xdanix
Points +63
Expensive - Edit
Very expensive, although it's a good place to go if you need to buy some specific brands and frozen vegan goods (the only place in London where you can buy Tofurky, even if it costs £30).
Read moreThey have a good selection of milk alternatives, but coffee is not good, and more than once they prepared the wrong drink, or delivered it almost cold.
It would be better if they had vegan pastries.
Pros: Variety, Milk alternatives for coffee
Cons: Expensive, Coffee not so good
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Nikki1801
Points +963
It's got the basics - Edit
This is the smallest wholefoods I've been to (alongside Camden's store) If you're looking for their main selection, make the effort to go to the HUGE one in Kensington instead. But this one covers the basics, I thought they had a nice selection of vegan cheese and tofu/tempeh. Certainly good enough to do your weekly shop in! =)
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Serval
Points +89
A beautiful, lascivious tofu cheese cake - Edit
A great place for vegan people in the heart of Soho, very near to Piccadilly Circus. actually the store is not totally vegetarian ( and neither completely organic), but it's possible to find a large variety of vegan options ( salads, tofu salads, calzone, rice salads, fresh cakes) to eat at the tables outsid or inside, or to take away in recycled plastic boxes; of course a very good choice of vegan food to cook too. Good choice of vegan, cruelty free and high quality cosmetics ( Faith in Nature, Jason...); there are also some vegan vitamins ( especially from Solgar).
Read moreMaybe the best food here: a lasciv tofu cheesecake made by Laura's idea, which should make people understand how useful tofu can be and how, actually, heavy and perverse cow milk is.
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Jemima
Points +484
Super grocery store with cafe - Edit
Located on a busy street in Soho.
Read moreGrocery store with a salad counter, self service salad bar and a cafe on the ground floor. There are a few small tables inside and on the pavement outside. A security guard stands at the door.
Super versions of food and cleaning products from your regular suburban supermarket available. There are some great finds such as wasabi peanuts and flourless absinthe chocolate cake. There is also meat there. Upstairs also has vitamins, homeopathy products, sports medicine products, quite a wide range of skincare and a small book/ DVD section.
I thought it was very reasonably priced so got a shock when the salad I packed came to nine pounds 48 pence. Salad item prices are labelled so you can do the maths.
Pros: Decent range of groceries, Lots of ready meals for one inc sld bar, poss chill here for a bit
Cons: Salad bar a little expensive
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