Zimbabwean Grocery Shops, Butchers and African Food Stores Across the UK

For Zimbabweans in the UK, finding the taste of home — whether that's Mazoe Orange, Royco Usavi Mix, sadza, maputi, or fresh boerewors — has become significantly easier over the past decade. A growing network of specialist shops, online retailers, and butcheries now serves the community across London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Leicester, and beyond, many offering nationwide delivery. ## Online Retailers Serving the Whole UK **Hungwe Tuckshop** (hungwetuckshop.co.uk) is a London-based operation specialising in Zimbabwean and Southern African snacks, drinks, and fabrics. Orders can be collected from Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London, or delivered nationwide. They also run periodic city-to-city tours — contact them on 07472350503 to find out when they may be visiting your area. Products include freezits, fresh nzungu (groundnuts/peanuts) at around £7.25 per kilogram, and a range of Southern African groceries. **Zimfoods** (zimfoods.co.uk) is a Birmingham-based online shop stocking a wide selection of Zimbabwean and South African favourites. Their range includes Colcom French Polony, Royco Usavi Mix (beef and chicken), Rajah Curry Powder, Knorrox Stock Cubes, Black Cat Peanut Butter, Family Peanut Butter (dovi), Joko Tea, Nola Mayonnaise, All Gold Tomato Sauce, and seasonal items like fresh mauyu (baobab fruit). Delivery is tracked and customers have reported fast turnaround — sometimes within a week of ordering. They ship internationally as well as throughout the UK. **Zimtuckshop** (zimtuckshop.co.uk) positions itself as a comprehensive one-stop shop for Zimbabwean and Southern African products. Their catalogue spans groceries, snacks (including Willards Korn-Kurls and Dairiboard Pfuko Maheu), beverages, traditional foods, traditional herbs, African print fabrics, household utensils, and books. They also stock gift cards in denominations from £10 to £100, making them useful for gifting to family members in the UK. **Kalahari Moon** (kalaharimoon.co.uk, telephone: +44 117 929 9879) carries a dedicated Zimbabwean products section alongside their broader Southern African range. Stock includes Schweppes Mazoe in orange, raspberry, cream soda, and peach flavours (2L bottles at around £8.50), Dairiboard Udiwo Maheu, Yugo Nyimo Beans, Monati Super Mabela Porridge (5kg), Royco Usavi Mix, Charhons Quality Biscuits, Willards Chicken Flings, and Cheeky Chilli Peri Peri Sauce. **The Savanna** (thesavanna.co.uk) is primarily a South African food retailer but stocks several Zimbabwean products including Honde Valley Sugar Beans and maputi. It serves as a useful complement to dedicated Zimbabwean shops for Southern African staples such as biltong, boerewors, and pantry essentials. ## London and Surrounding Areas **Mwanaka Fresh Farm Foods and Butchery** (mwanakafarmshop.com) is based in Enfield, north London, at 744 Hertford Road, EN3 6PR (telephone: 01992 765 668). This is one of the most established Zimbabwean-run butcheries in the country. Their meat range includes beef chuck and blade, rib eye steak, ox/beef intestines (matumbu), pork trotters, mixed cuts, and several varieties of boerewors — original, garlic, and chakalaka flavours. They also mill their own maize meal and sorghum products under the Mwanaka brand, including refined maize meal, roller maize meal, pearl millet (mhunga), organic sorghum, and finger millet (zviyo), all available in 5kg bags. Orders placed by 12pm receive next-day delivery. Fresh produce, fruit, and vegetables are also available. Shopping is possible in-store or online with nationwide delivery. ## Leicester **City Butcheries** (citybutcheries.shop) serves Leicester's Zimbabwean and Southern African community with fresh meats and a grocery range. Their product list includes Abbey Foods Black Eye Beans, ACE Super Maize Meal, All Gold Tomato Sauce, and Indomie Instant Noodles. All orders placed after 3pm are delivered the next day. They describe themselves as Leicester's local destination for authentic Southern African flavours. ## Manchester **Just James MCR** (contact: 07468623034, info@justjamesmcr.com) offers Zimbabwean food catering and cooking in Manchester, with a focus on traditional dishes including ox tripe, sadza, and greens. They have offered pre-order pick-up and delivery services for special occasions including Christmas Day. Primarily a catering operation rather than a retail shop, they are worth contacting for events, private catering, and community gatherings in the north-west. ## What to Expect Stock-Wise Across these retailers, the following Zimbabwean staples are most commonly available in the UK: - **Drinks**: Mazoe Orange, Raspberry, Cream Soda, and Peach; Maheu (Dairiboard brands) - **Snacks**: Maputi, Willards Korn-Kurls, Chicken Flings, Charhons Biscuits, freezits - **Pantry**: Royco Usavi Mix, Knorrox Stock Cubes, maize meal (roller and refined), nyimo beans, sugar beans, groundnuts - **Meat**: Boerewors, matumbu (ox intestines), pork trotters, various beef cuts - **Grains and traditional foods**: Mabela porridge, sorghum, mhunga (pearl millet), zviyo (finger millet) - **Condiments and sauces**: All Gold Tomato Sauce, Nola Mayonnaise, peri peri sauces - **Other**: African print fabrics, traditional herbs, skincare products, books ## Practical Tips - Most of these shops operate online-first, so check their websites before making a journey in person. - For meat orders, pay attention to cut-off times for next-day delivery — Mwanaka's is 12pm. - Zimfoods and Kalahari Moon regularly run sales, so check their sale sections before buying at full price. - If you're based in a city without a dedicated Zimbabwean shop, nationwide delivery from online retailers such as Mwanaka, Zimfoods, Zimtuckshop, or Kalahari Moon is a practical alternative. - For community events and catering needs in Manchester, Just James MCR handles private bookings.