WHAT WE LOVE

It's impossible to miss The Spice Shop in Notting Hill with its bright yellow shopfront and graphic red logo. Inside the tiny shop there are hundreds of spices in yellow tins and plastic packages. The store opened in 1995 by German-native Birgit Erath who started the business with a stall on neighboring Portobello Road.

Popular with both home cooks and professional chefs, The Spice Shop carries an inventory of more than 2,500 products including the herbs and spices Birgit blends herself.

The Spice Shop carries an inventory of more than 2,500 products including the herbs and spices that owner and spice trader Birgit Erath blends herself.