OUR STORE
Welcome to Miles Market. You are joining five generations of commitment to providing the world's finest foods. Our traditions started in 1862 and have evolved into our new state of the art food facilities on The Waterfront at Pitts Bay.
ABOUT US
Together, our family and team members travel the corners of the world to deliver the finest products to you, our patrons. We are proud that you are here and believe that each experience that you have at Miles is a small part of our quality commitment to you. Miles Market is not our job it is our passion! Fine product is one part of who we are. Miles' main belief is one in people. Each of our team members is hand-selected to deliver the quality that you expect. This combined with a belief in leading the way and constantly challenging what we do is how we deliver the best to you.
As Yogi Berra once said... You can be on the right track, but you will get run over if you are standing still! When you enter our site and store you will find tantalizing epicurean discoveries - come with us and discover the world of fine foods. Again welcome to a store that makes us very proud and one that strives to deliver exciting and unusual products to you.
Learn more about the History of Miles Market or read The Pipe and Pen journal articles by Harry Cox himself.
DEPARTMENTS
BUTCHERS
Miles Market has always been known for the best beef on the island. Since 1862 in the Miles Building on Front Street (now Calypso), our Butchers have hand-selected, aged (wet-aged or dry-aged) to suit your discerning pallet, and cut to your specifications. Our superior consistency & quality is what sets Miles apart. For the best Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry or Seafood in Bermuda.
MILES MEATS - Miles Butchers are City & Guilds certified and uphold the quality standards Miles has been known for since 1862. Our Butchers hand-select all our beef, age it to perfection and cut it to your specifications. They search for the best quality poultry, lamb, ham and other speciality meat products. Our fish is the freshest, whether fresh off the boats or imported.
MILES AGED BEEF - Specialising in Miles Aged Beef (M.A.B.), the best beef on the island, Miles hand-selects, ages (wet-aged or dry-aged) to suit your discerning pallet, and cuts to your specifications. Our superior consistency & quality is what sets Miles apart. When you taste it you will understand!
WINE
At Miles Market we seek out the finest wines from the world's finest vineyards and bring them back to Bermuda for you and your guests to enjoy. We also stock a full range of Champagnes, Ports, Liqueurs, Beer and Spirits for all of your entertaining needs.
Because of the depth and variety of our wine list, our prices and availability are subject to change without notice. But we do recommend you try out our Wine Club!
CHEESE
At Miles Market we follow the philosophy: "We shop the world for you". Miles has the largest selection of cheeses in Bermuda from around the World. We pride ourselves in bringing in quality and variety, pasteurized and non-pasteurized. If you have a question about a specific cheese or would like to bring one in, Patrick is the expert!
CHEESE PRODUCTION - Cheese production has been in existence for many thousands of years, starting from the time man discovered that his domesticated cows could be milked. It is likely that the first cheeses were sour milk cheeses. Milk left alone naturally sours and then curdles. As it curdles it separates, producing thicker curds and milkier whey. By pouring off the thickened curds, a type of fresh acid curd type cheese materialised, spawning a whole new dairy product. Cheese production has become varied throughout the world, depending on climate, soil, altitude, vegetation and also the development of the region and it’s economic status.
PRODUCE
Miles and Harrys are proud to provide the best quality, best in season and best organic Bermuda produce all year round - grown by our own farmers.
MILES FARMS - We have strict quality standards and only the freshest products are chosen when they are in season and at their best. The fields have been organically tended by using manure and green fertilisers. Miles Farms pick daily to make sure that you have the freshest and tastiest produce. We also have a selection of cooking and medicinal herbs. Each package displays the Miles Farms Logo so that you know exactly where the product was grown. Where we can, we bunch products to reduce the need for packaging; however, when packaging is required we carefully consider sustainability and recycling ability.
Nature’s Bounty: Did you know? - Bermuda used to have a vibrant Farming Industry and actually regularly exported fruits, vegetables and flowers to North America. But now the famous Bermuda Onion can only be found here at home. The North American "Bermuda Onion" actually comes from Bermuda, Texas!
HISTORY
In a great many ways a human lifetime is a very perceptive measure of the quality and the meaning of history. The founder of the business was born eight years before the Battle of Waterloo was fought. It was this great victory that was celebrated when the house was built and named Waterloo. So in the first generation the “Waterloo” property began to be bought by investment in shares, and that was back in 1842 when William John Cox established himself in a general provisions business in Hamilton.
William J. Cox entered into one of the most lucrative businesses of the day – contracting the meat supply for the British Army and the Royal Navy in Bermuda. Mr. Somers Tucker, a competitor in the business operating his share of the meat business at “Waterloo”, eventually partnered. William J. Cox became the active partner and “Waterloo” property became the site of the cattle pen and abattoir. The Queen Street site was used to market the products…. read more here
THE PIPE + PEN
Much of what Miles is today is the legacy of Harry Cox - "The man at the helm" for many years who truly exemplified all that is good about Bermuda. Harry was always vigorous in the pursuit of his many passions, some of which included history, politics, diving, photography, writing, archeology and of course... excellent food and drink shared among friends and family.
Over a period of several years, Harry wrote a series of articles called The Pipe and Pen for publication in the Miles' newsletter. Collectively these writings provide a fascinating insight into life in Bermuda and Harry’s single minded focus on making Miles the foremost purveyor of gourmet food and drink from all over the world. These articles are reproduced here to be enjoyed by everyone however we ask that copyright be respected.
