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Deserted Cactus is a vegan homestyle café in the heart of Peckham, founded by influencer and YouTuber Esme of London Afro Vegan. Esme’s recipes are inspired by Asian, Mexican, and Caribbean food, using plant-based ingredients to create hearty, filling portions. Though the cafe is currently closed due to the lockdown, under normal circumstances it’s full […]

Dark Sugars founder Nyanga Mendy began the company’s journey on a stall at Borough Market, before traveling around South America and West Africa to research cocoa on her family’s farm. Now the Brick Lane shop works Ghanaian cocoa beans into a variety of products, from ice cream and chocolate-covered nuts to luxurious hot chocolate. Many

This Essex-based, African-inspired sauce range only has three products, but they’re so popular that their Etsy page has a flag noting that “multiple buyers came back to this shop for additional purchases in the past six months.” They offer a stir-in jollof sauce as well as three-chile sauce and a sweet and spicy chutney —

Ethical fashion activist Kalkidan Legesse founded Sancho’s in 2014, with an aim to provide sustainable alternatives to the fast-fashion industry. There are currently two Sancho’s stores in Exeter, selling ethically sourced, often fair-trade clothing, accessories, homeware, and bath and body products such as vegan soap. You can also buy many of the products they sell

Prick is the first boutique plant shop in London dedicated to solely selling cacti and succulents. Based on Dalston’s Kingsland Road, the shop was opened by Gynelle Leon, an award-winning Black photographer and trained florist, in 2016. Orders can be made through the online shop, and with the Dalston store currently closed, an online order