This is mentioned in the RS book and recommended by a friend who had been in London recently.
As someone who loves local markets when traveling, (Mercado Central in Valencia, Mercado de Ribera and the Mercado de Campo de Ourique in Lisbon and the Mercado da Vila in Cascais) I look forward to checking this one out when we are in London in December.
Has anyone here been to it?
What should I not miss?
regards,
Dennis
We loved it so much and had a flat just around the corner! We are big fans of markets in general as well.
I remember lots of food stalls and vendors, very crazy even on the fringes of the area with stalls and pop ups. I remember a filled doughnut place outside the central market area in a stand that opens from inside a big building, and some great fish and chips over near the waterfront from a place that has sit down and takeaway. It's a great area to wander and the food choices are nearly infinite. Over on the riverbank is a great series of bars and places to have a pint and watch the boats come and go as well as the people.
There was a place selling breakfast sandwiches out of a little red stall that was amazing but I think most things are closed on Sundays so be aware. My wife ate what she still claims is the best burger ever at a place called Yen burger near the market, but your mileage may vary!! :)
Dennis, you'll find some snarky critics who just love to sneer about how Borough ('burra') market is too touristy. Ignore them.
One can have a great time there. Nonetheless, we made sure to visit another market too during our trip a couple years ago, a market that seemed more local. That was Herne Hill market.
One could read about those two markets and much more in our loooong and photo-dense TR here below.
Good luck!
I am done. The end.
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Hi Dennis, since you like the markets, here’s another one we really enjoyed! (We also went to the Borough Market the previous day.). This is an excerpt from my trip report:
Our last day, we participated in The London East End Food Tour with Eating Europe. We both highly recommend it! It was a feast, beginning in the Spitalfield Market - our new favorite open market! Our guide, David, was very knowledgeable with a dry sense of humor, and he shared so much history & ethnic culture along with sharing six tasty restaurants with us over 3 1/2 hours. My husband & I both felt it went fast, which is always a sign of a great food tour!
