Cheese shops · London
Best Cheese Shops in London
For British farmhouse cheese, go to Neal's Yard Dairy in Covent Garden or Borough Market. Paxton & Whitfield on Jermyn Street has been selling cheese since 1797, and La Fromagerie in Marylebone has a walk-in cheese room with more than 200 cheeses.
- British farmhouse
- Neal's Yard Dairy
- Oldest
- Paxton & Whitfield, 1797
- Walk-in cheese room
- La Fromagerie
Neal's Yard Dairy
British and Irish farmhouse cheese, matured by the shop itself.
- Covent Garden, 17 Short's Gardens: Monday to Wednesday 11 to 6, Thursday to Saturday 10:30 to 6:30, Sunday 11 to 5.
- Borough Market, 8 Park Street: Monday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 8 to 5, Sunday 10 to 5.
- Islington, 107 Essex Road: Wednesday to Friday 10 to 6, Saturday 9 to 6, Sunday 10 to 5.
- Barons Court, 55 Palliser Road: Tuesday to Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday.
- Bermondsey arches: Saturday 8:30 to 2:30 only.
Paxton & Whitfield
The Jermyn Street shop first opened in 1797. 93 Jermyn Street, open Monday to Saturday from 10 (to 6pm on Wednesdays, 6:30pm other days) and Sunday 11 to 5. There is a second shop at 22 Cale Street in Chelsea, Tuesday to Saturday 9 to 5.
La Fromagerie
More than 200 cheeses, a walk-in cheese room, a café and events, at 2 to 6 Moxon Street in Marylebone, open daily. There are also shops in Highbury and Bloomsbury, where it doubles as a restaurant.
Hamish Johnston
48 Northcote Road, Battersea. Monday to Saturday 9 to 6, Sunday 11 to 5.
Buchanans Cheesemonger
About 70 cheeses from its own maturing rooms, at 5a Porchester Place in Connaught Village near Marble Arch. Tuesday to Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday.
Mons Cheesemongers
French and British cheese aged in its own cellars, at 153 Lordship Lane in East Dulwich, in Borough Market, and at its Bermondsey arch on Saturday mornings.
Rippon Cheese
Up to 500 European cheeses at 26 Upper Tachbrook Street in Pimlico. Monday to Friday 8 to 5:30, Saturday 8:30 to 5.
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Questions People Ask
What is the oldest cheese shop in London?
Paxton & Whitfield on Jermyn Street, which first opened in 1797.
Official site: nealsyarddairy.co.uk/pages/store-locator. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel.