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AlhayatLupus Street · Pimlico
The full run of the Alhayat shopfront along the pavement, produce crates set out beneath three green awnings
حلال

Halal

Fresh from the Mediterranean, cut at our counter.

A Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food store on Lupus Street. Produce out on the pavement, a working butchery at the back, and shelves that run from sesame oil and tahini to pickled turnips, baklava and rice by the sack.

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The Alhayat shopfront on Lupus Street, blue ALHAYAT lettering in English and Arabic above the green Groceries Halal Meat awning, with produce set out beneath it

Who we are

From our counter to your table

Alhayat is a neighbourhood food shop, not a chain branch. The produce goes out on the pavement first thing, the butchery at the back cuts to order through the day, and the aisles in between carry the Lebanese, Syrian and Turkish groceries that the supermarkets on this stretch don't bother with.

If you can't find something, ask at the counter. That is usually faster than walking the aisles.

Alhayat stocks and welcomes South American, African, Balkan, Arab, Asian, Middle Eastern products alongside Greek, Syrian, Lebanese, Turkish, Egyptian, Kosovan, Iranian, Italian, Afghan, Indian, Pakistani lines — so every community on this stretch of Pimlico can find a taste of home.

  • Greek
  • Syrian
  • Lebanese
  • Turkish
  • Egyptian
  • Kosovan
  • Iranian
  • Italian
  • Afghan
  • Indian
  • Pakistani
on Lupus Street
25years
on Lupus Street
stocked in store
3,000lines
stocked in store

What's on the shelves

Shop by aisle

Tap an aisle to see more of what's on that shelf.

At the back of the shop

A butchery counter, not a chilled cabinet

Lamb, beef, chicken and offal are broken down on site and cut to order — shoulder, leg, chops, mince, however you cook it. Prices are chalked up on the board behind the glass and change with the market, so the board is always right and this page never will be.

حلال

Halal
Certified

Ordering something particular for the weekend? Ring the counter on 020 7630 9548.

See it for yourself

Alhayat POV

A walk along the pavement display and up the aisles, filmed on a normal afternoon in the shop.

From Google reviews

What people say about the shop

Left by customers on the shop's Google listing. Quotes are lightly trimmed for length, never for meaning.

“Excellent quality halal meat and a great supply of Arabic spices, fresh bread, frozen items like molokhia and bamia. Plus a very good supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.”
SarahGoogle review
“Literally a Middle Eastern treasure trove. Packed to the rafters — Lebanese sweets, labneh, fresh veg, bakery, cheeses, and a deli and meat counter. The pickles, herbs, spices and nuts will blow your mind.”
JoanneGoogle review
“An Aladdin's cave of spices, herbs, fresh grocery and Middle Eastern bakery, including naan, pitta and baklava.”
CharlotteGoogle review
“Excellent quality halal meat and a great supply of Arabic spices, fresh bread, frozen items like molokhia and bamia. Plus a very good supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.”
SarahGoogle review
“Literally a Middle Eastern treasure trove. Packed to the rafters — Lebanese sweets, labneh, fresh veg, bakery, cheeses, and a deli and meat counter. The pickles, herbs, spices and nuts will blow your mind.”
JoanneGoogle review
“An Aladdin's cave of spices, herbs, fresh grocery and Middle Eastern bakery, including naan, pitta and baklava.”
CharlotteGoogle review

Why shop at Alhayat

  • Finest Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    The highest quality extra virgin olive oil, stocked by the bottle and by the tin.

  • Fresh Bread, Baked Daily

    French, Mediterranean, Turkish and rye bread, delivered fresh every day.

  • The Whole Mediterranean

    Lebanese, Syrian and Turkish shelves running from tahini to pickled turnips.

  • A Pimlico Fixture

    A neighbourhood shop on Lupus Street where the staff learn your order.