Best Food Markets in London

Best Food Markets in London

Guide: Markets, Counters, and Grazing Streets

Best food markets and grazing routes in London, from Borough and Camden to Spitalfields, Portobello, Bankside, and Brick Lane.

• Borough MarketBorough Market has traded near London Bridge for around 1,000 years and is still London's defining food market. Go for Kappacasein toasties, Bread Ahead doughnuts, Brindisa, produce stalls, seafood, and grazing under the railway arches.
• Camden MarketCamden Market is a canal-side market for street food, vintage fashion, alternative retail, and more than 1,000 stalls, shops, and vendors around Camden Lock and Hawley Wharf.
• Old Spitalfields MarketOld Spitalfields Market mixes a Victorian market hall with independent designers, artisan makers, vintage and antique dealers, restaurants, and street-food kitchens, making it a useful bridge between Liverpool Street and Shoreditch.
• Portobello Road MarketPortobello Road Market is Notting Hill's main act: a mile-plus run of antiques, vintage, food, fashion, fruit and veg, and more than 1,000 vendors, with Friday and Saturday bringing the biggest antiques-and-crowd energy.
• Flat Iron SquareFlat Iron Square is a Bankside courtyard and taproom setup for groups: rotating street-food vendors, beer, cocktails, screenings, DJs, and flexible seating near London Bridge without committing to one restaurant.
• Brick LaneBrick Lane is the East End corridor where migration, food, street art, vintage retail, markets, curry houses, and bagel counters all overlap. Go to walk it slowly, then choose a specific food stop rather than treating the street as one venue.
• Padella BoroughPadella Borough opened at the edge of the market in 2016 and helped reset London's fresh-pasta expectations: hand-rolled pasta in the window, affordable plates, wine, and a queue that is part of the ritual.
• Wright Brothers BoroughWright Brothers Borough is the seafood counter to use when Borough Market needs to become a seated meal: oysters, shellfish, fish plates, cold white wine, and a briny pause from street-food grazing.
• Farm GirlFarm Girl is a Portobello daytime cafe serving Australian-style brunch, coffee, and smoothies in a bright room made for morning fuel and people-watching rather than dinner ambition.
• Falafel KingFalafel King is the Portobello counter for a low-cost reset: falafel, wraps, salads, and quick Middle Eastern food that makes sense between antiques, vintage shops, and a more expensive west London dinner.

Reviewed by RGuide Editorial · Venue details checked August 2026