Fruit, ripe for the day you serve it
Spitalfields Fruit & Veg supplies berries, apples, pears, grapes, melons and stone fruit to restaurants, hotels, cafés and caterers across London and the M25. Fruit is bought on the market floor at New Spitalfields in Leyton, E10, with ripeness matched to the day you plan to serve it.
What's usually on the market
A guide, not a fixed list: the market changes every day. Press Add to put a line on your order list, or ask Ben for anything you don't see.
Berries
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Redcurrants
- Gooseberries
Orchard and stone fruit
- Eating apples
- Bramley apples
- Pears
- Cherries
- Peaches and nectarines
- Plums
- Apricots
- Rhubarb
- Quince
Everyday fruit
- Bananas
- Red and green grapes
- Melons
- Watermelon
- Kiwi fruit
How Ben buys it
Ripe for your day
Tell Ben when the fruit goes on the plate. Berries for tonight and pears for Friday are bought at different stages.
British when it's at its best
British strawberries, raspberries and cherries in summer, apples and pears from the autumn. The seasonal calendar shows the months.
Breakfast and pastry
Hotels and cafés can keep breakfast fruit on a standing order and change it with the season.
Questions
Can I order fruit ripe for a specific day?
Yes. Tell Ben the day you will serve it, for example melons for Saturday's brunch, and the fruit is chosen at the right stage for that day.
Do you supply British berries?
In season, yes. Outside the British season berries are imported, and Ben will tell you where a line has come from if you ask.
Talk to Ben
Tell us what you use, how often and where you are. You will hear back from Ben himself.