Anytime Snacks

Anytime, anywhere… well not quite. This is a rare shop which stocks authentic sweets and snacks from various parts of the world. It’s not a massive shop, it’s actually quite small but it manages to stock a lot of treats. It’s a haven for those snack and sweet lovers, who cannot resist purchasing products which you can’t get from mainstream supermarkets/​shops.
It’s not cheap either, because of the stores authenticity it’s a little expensive. You’ll have to spend more than £5 if you want a special something. I personally can’t tell you how I’ve had to stop myself from spending lots of money in this store. I’ve seen friends go wild and spend up to £30 for items which they’ll only devour in a few minutes.
With this in mind, it’s still a store to visit because you’ll have probably not come across anything like this type of store but I have warned you that you might end up spending more money than you need to.

This store is irresistible to me, and I find myself drawn in to explore the array of quirky oriental produce every time I walk past. The tiny shop somehow manages to stock masses of unusual food, from Japanese sweets to herbal flavoured jellies to noodles to biscuits. The fridge inside is also packed with healthy cold drinks and ice teas. I mainly go here to purchase herbal teas, particularly goji berry infusion. Although this specific tea is little pricey, the taste alone is well worth the expense.
I’d describe Anytime Snacks as a condensed, cuter version of Sing Fat Ltd. Although saying this, I often find more products here that tempt my taste. Additionally, staff are very friendly and always talk to you and smile when you are inside the store. Whereas at Sing Fat, the staff rarely acknowledge that you are there.
Anytime Snacks is well worth a visit if you like bright colours, little oddities, sweets or want to explore food that you’ve never tried before.

The signage on this store makes it look like something out of a computer game. I love it! It’s a tiny little store but manages to fit quite a lot in.
Intrigued as I am by anything oriental I decided to go in and buy some ‘snacks’. Now if you, like me, have a bit of an obsession with all things Asian then you will have probably tried some pretty weird stuff like Wagashi sweets and bean curd buns. Nothing, however, could have prepared me for the sensation overload that is ‘Homemade Mocha’. Trust me; you want to steer clear of these freaky little snacks. Falling somewhere, aesthetically, between a willy and a dumpling, these dusty, odd little sausages will make you think you are eating something very raw and very wrong. They come in flavours such as ‘Red Bean’ and ‘Green Tea’ and are clearly not worth the £2 you will pay out of curiosity. I ate my whole pack anyway so that I got my money’s worth. I’ll probably be dead by morning or at least have a few tentacles.
Other delights to be found in this store are Hello Panda biscuits (amazing!), noodle snacks, wasabi peas and ‘Ball Cakes’. Hello Kitty fans will be in for a surprise when they chow down on those BBQ flavoured seaweed crisps. YUMZ!