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Plymouth - The Market Plaice

Posted by Unknown Saturday, March 3, 2012 0 comments

The Market Plaice was a great name for a fish shop! I first heard about The Market Plaice when I was at Flavour Fest, and as markets are often good places to buy fish I thought I'd pay them a visit.

As soon as I was in the shop I was impressed with the quality of the fish and the displays.

The fish were in groups on ice and clearly labelled. There were plenty of staff to help, but sometimes it's nice to browse without having to guess what you're looking at abd the price.

Naturally they had plaice:

they also sold wild sea bass, red mullet, bream and John Dory:

Apparently the eye like spot on the side of a John Dory's body scares predators and confuses prey, which then get eaten!

There's mackerel, lobster, turbot, salmon and tuna:

and, if you're on a budget, homemade fishcakes:

and, for the brave, octopus and squid:

Most of the fish sold was very local, and they also had shellfish and local crabs.

The Market Plaice
The Fish Market - 9-14
Plymouth City Market
Cornwall Street
Plymouth
PL1 1PS

Tel: 01752 673200 / 228612

Web: www.plymouthcitymarket.co.uk/Traders/The-Market-Plaice.aspx

Exeter - Bon Goût Deli

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, October 26, 2011 0 comments

Bon Goût Deli is a fantastic deli on Magdalen Road.

There's an interesting selection in the fridges, with items like char-grilled aubergines and cured salmon in a honey mustard dill sauce:

There's a good choice of cheeses, for instance they sell French unpasteurised Brie de Pays and Brie de Meaux, Sharpham Brie (from near Totnes), vegetarian Somerset brie and St Endellion brie (from Cornwall):

I arrived late in the day midweek, but they still had an interesting selection of pastries:

and cakes (including some gluten free).

Bon Goût Deli
45 Magdalen Road
Exeter
EX2 4TA

Tel: 01392 435521

Web: www.bongoutdeli.co.uk

Exeter - Gibson's Plaice

Posted by Unknown Sunday, October 23, 2011 0 comments

Gibson's Plaice is an award winning fishmonger, almost opposite Pipers Farm (see last post).

There's a wide range of locally caught fish (sourced from Brixham), they aim to buy line-caught and sustainable fish from the smaller day boats where possible.

There's also smoked fish and shell fish. A nice touch is they offer Exeter's large student population a discount.

Gibson's Plaice
38 Magdalen Road
Exeter
EX2 4TD

Tel: 01392 495344

Web: www.gibsonsplaice.com

Exeter - Pipers Farm

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, October 19, 2011 0 comments

This blog always approves of shops which let you try before you buy!

Earlier in this blog I said that I'd struggled to find good food shops in Exeter. Well that was before I'd discovered Magdalen Road! There's a great deli, fishmonger, greengrocer, wine shop and Pipers Farm all in close proximity:

Pipers Farm is listed in the Telegraph's Britain's best delis, markets and farm shops, the Independent's 50 best farm shops, it's won a BBC Best Food Producer award and customers include Michael Caines!