I was recently told about a small Russian shop close to Waterloo train station on South Bank in London. Just before Christmas, when I was in the area, I spotted a sign to the small shop, so thought I’d finally investigate. The Russian Shop is quite hidden so you will have to look out for it. Walk through the door and down a dark, narrow staircase and the shop is located on the right. Granted this place is small, the smallest of small, but it is crammed with lots of my favourite Russian products including cheeses, meats, sweets, beer, vodka, and even delicious honey cake.
If you’re in the area and want a taste of Russian, pop in! But be warned, as expected, Russian is the only tongue spoken here! If you are feeling particularly adventurous there is also a Russian hair salon nextdoor!
Russian Shop, Cornwall Road, London SE1
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Hi! I discovered this Russian shop a couple of months ago while walking to Waterloo after my gym class. They sell a small but decent range of Russian food & some Baltic (mainly Lithuanian) food as well! Being originally from Latvia, it’s so nice to be able to buy some Latvian snacks. Definitely worth a visit!
PS the sales person (owner) does speak English, if you struggle with Russian! Also, at times the assistant is a Latvian lady and she speaks both English, Russian & Latvian :)
Hi Maya, I’m so glad you found the little treasure trove! It’s not an easy one to spot is it! There were only men there when I visited, friendly enough but they seemed quite bewildered as to why an English girl attempting to speak Russian would be there, let alone taking photographs!
Ladies, could you please tell me where exactly this shop is? I didn’t find it :( Thank you very much!
Hi, here’s a map http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Bsb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=126b+cornwall+road+se1&gs_upl=5175l7569l0l7741l22l6l0l14l14l0l280l1106l1.3.2l15l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=590&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487604ba450f1201:0xc0e8540ceaea7e74,126B+Cornwall+Rd,+London+SE1+8TQ&gl=uk&ei=dibNTv32IY348QONpeTNDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA