Le Garde Manger was launched during the first Covid wave in 2020. The company behind it, Classic Fine Foods (owned by Metro), is the largest supplier of hotels in China. When hotels had to close, they needed a way of selling their stock, so Le Garde Manger was born. Their selection isn’t huge and many items you have to buy in wholesale portion size but they stock lots of interesting things you wouldn’t find elsewhere at often very interesting prices. They operate their own cold-chain delivery fleet — the same that deliver to hotels — so their standards of freshness and hygiene are great, which means it’s a very safe option for dairy and seafood. As the name suggests, there is a heavy focus on French products. Subscribe to their WeChat account to get recipes and cooking inspirations using the ingredients they sell. Next day delivery. Ordering interface is in English and Chinese.