Historical version 5 of Oriental City Supermarket, W2 3RX (view current version)
- 26 Queensway, W2 3RX (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- 10:30am-11pm Mon-Sun
This is the new home of the big supermarket that used to be in Oriental City; it now sits at the bottom end of Queensway in Bayswater, across the road from Queensway Station.
Kake first visited in April 2009. They no longer had the fish counter they used to have in Oriental City, but they did still offer a certain amount of fresh and frozen meat; a sign in the window advertised "halal meat, pork, frozen spare parts, thinly sliced meat for hotpot". They also had a small selection of vegetables, plus fresh and frozen groceries like konnyaku, tofu products, frozen dumplings, frozen parathas, and so on. Other things on offer included a selection of dried noodles, teas, sauces, vinegars, and interesting things in jars and tins.
The management changed some time in mid-2009, and the range of stock decreased further. As of Kake's September 2009 visit, they'd moved towards offering more chilled drinks and (Western) snacks and fewer Asian groceries, though they did still have various noodles, vinegars, vegetables, etc. Sadly, it seems that this place is not only a shadow of its former self, but a shadow of a shadow of its former self. Try Impress Food up the road instead.