Borough Market for quality at a price, Maltby Street for the same quality at less, Brockley Market for neighbourhood authenticity, and Broadway Market for the pleasant Saturday leisure experience — what each market actually is
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this London travel guide from Fiona MacLeod, London travel writer.
The four London street food markets most often asked about, with honest assessments of each. Borough Market is genuinely excellent and consistently expensive: budget £20-£30 for a substantial lunch without drinks. Come on a weekday for less crowd pressure. The Tuesday and Thursday markets are smaller but the same quality. Maltby Street Market in Bermondsey, open Saturday and Sunday mornings, offers comparable quality at meaningfully lower prices with a significantly more local crowd. For most food purposes, Maltby Street is better than Borough. Broadway Market in Hackney on Saturdays is a pleasant leisure experience and a food market: expect to spend an hour walking, eating good things, and paying London prices for them. It serves its neighbourhood as well as visitors. Brockley Market in south London on Saturdays is smaller, genuinely local, and the prices are lower than the north London equivalents. If you are staying in south London, Brockley is the better choice. The answer to “which market should I go to” depends on whether you are primarily shopping, primarily eating, or primarily having a Saturday morning London experience. All four provide one of these better than the others. Bohiney and The London Prat go to Maltby Street.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
London Continues to Reward Preparation
Fiona MacLeod continues to help visitors navigate London with the honest, specific knowledge of a professional who is more committed to accuracy than to promotion, which is the rarer and more useful service in travel writing.
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat provide the cultural frame. UKLondonInfo provides the practical visitor guidance. London continues to reward the well-informed, well-prepared visitor who arrives with realistic expectations and a working Oyster card. Both continue alongside the city, which continues without waiting for either.
Further reading at Time Out London.
