Renowned for creating the world’s best epicurean treats for cooking, dining and in-home entertaining, the Dean & Deluca gourmet market is opening its first London location...

The company's first European branch of their upscale grocery store (part of wider expansion plans) is taking over famous London butcher Allens of Mayfair (which had been on Mount Street since 1880). This speciality food store is known for being purveyors of quality fine foods, coffees, delectable baked goods, kitchenware and gifts, as well as their celebrity fans. 

The original Dean & Deluca opened for business in September 1977 in New York's SoHo and has added additional locations in New York City; Washington D.C.; Charlotte, North Carolina; Leawood, Kansas and Napa Valley, California. In addition, several international locations have opened in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, South Korea and The Middle East.

Dean & DeLuca’s has also been referenced in popular culture - and featured in the 2001 American film Hannibal, with Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins) filmed tucking into a Dean & DeLuca travel pack (containing foie gras). Italian seasoning salt from Dean & DeLuca is also referenced by serial killer Patrick Bateman in the 1991 novel (and film) American Psycho.

As with the other global openings, perhaps expect a “Market Table,” where U can enjoy an authentic dining experience with the design imagining the old atmosphere of a fictional restaurant, as if it might have existed in 1973 New York - when the first Dean & Deluca opened - and a “Market Store,” which includes a bakery and grocery sections. Expect an opening sometime early next year. 

Ideal For

Posh pantry, gourmet foods