Parade Delicatessen

This is a surprisingly interesting place to visit. In particular the desserts and sweet offerings are well worth trying (the apple cakes are my personal favourite but there’s plenty to choose from).
I normally come here to pick up the odd Polish delicacy for my sister’s husband and he says that not only is everything authentic but that it is also very good.
If this type of food is your sort of thing then the Parade Delicatessen is definitely worth popping into!

Polski Sklep — serves all manor of Polish speciality foods. Kielbasa (Polish sausage) and other meats, Polish bakery bread, pierogi, jars of ready-​made bigos, Kubus drinks, szarlotka (apple slice), makowiec (poppy seed cake).
I’m a big sweet-​tooth so a fan of their apple cakes and vanilla slice. My Polish girlfriend will go in there now and then for a Kubus carrot and orange juice.
There is also a notice board outside covered in loads of Polish notices — rooms for rent, jobs, etc.

Polish food has been eaten in England since the days of King Canute and Polish delis are the places to get the raw materials.
Polish delis in Ealing wax and wane. I remember 4 being open at one time but the ‘Parada’ seems to go on for ever. Delicious fresh Polish doughnuts (packi), thin dried garlic sausage (kabanos) and cooked bacon (boczek) are my personal favourites here.
Don’t make the mistake of coming here if you are in a rush. The lady ahead of you in the queue hasn’t finished recounting her family history. This is the place to visit on your way home after work. Relax, take in the ambiance, enjoy the wonderful aromas.
Then when our turn comes to be served buy a bag of delicious dumplings filled with mushrooms and cabbage (pierogi z grzybami i kapusta) and some Polish doughnuts to take home, and a kabanos or two to nibble on your way to the ‘Red Lion’ or ‘The Haven’.