Deli 1901 - 11 Skirving Street

Skirving Street, as we've mentioned before, is one of our favourite streets in the Southside. Its got all the right shops for having a bit of a wander and a nose. Everything is there, including clothes, gifts, kilts, wine and coffee shops. One of the best places to visit, and one which I always love to browse around is Deli 1901.

This is where I come to buy tasty ingredients whenever we are having friends round for dinner. Like fancy stripey lasange sheets or the little bits and bobs that the local supermarket's don't stock like seaweed sheets etc. They also do lots of great home baked things like the above and posh packs of food in trendy packaging for all the people who want their kitchen cupboards to be mini works of art. (Yes our new pantry does fall into that category, though we try to resist it.)

I was in the store the other day and got talking with the owner, its funny but I hadn't realised they'd been around for as long as they have, its coming up for their fifth birthday already. I also forget that they sell so many different things, from freshly baked mince pies and rather excellant lasange to jars of jam, bottles of nice wine and lots of fair trade chocolate.

They also now sell Ian Mellis award winning Cheeses. Ian Mellis is the small but amazingly well stocked cheese shop on Great Western Road and its brill not having to make the trek to the wild west when your recipe requests stinky cheese.

One thing that I think Shawlands lacks and which I think 1901 might be able to help with, is somewhere to buy really nice kitchen stuff, the kind of thing you can buy as a gift for someone. They do have a few items which fit the bill, and they do have lots of nice oils and chocolate sets which would make good Christmas presents but I'd really like a southside shop which sold good pots, bowls, salt grinders etc. Any suggestions? We need a shop like the amazing Hob (RIP) from Queens Street.

The food made on the premises by award winning Chef owner Colin is great. The ready meals to take home and reheat are delicious, especially the lasange. Its always extremly difficult to go in, buy a packet of something and not be tempted by the smells from the fresh cabinet on the way out. Good luck to those that manage it.

For more info about the shop visit their website - Deli 1901
Or better yet pay them a visit

Deli 1901
11 Skirving Street, Shawlands, Glasgow.
0141 632 1630