Borough Market

Borough Market is vibrant & quirky - it’s a great place to walk around and find some unique food items from all over the world. It also has a few nice restaurants and bars nearby if you fancy stopping for a drink or a bite to eat.

In the summer you can buy street food from the market & sit along the river bank of the Thames with views of the city it’s beautiful.

When we visited it wasn’t overly busy, but was quite expensive and some of the things were not worth the money.

Overall it’s a great place to visit if you’re looking to explore for an hour or so.

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We were eagerly looking forward to grabbing some lunch I'm Borough Market with our three children and it didn't disappoint. The bustle was great and there were lots of 'covid wardens' around ensuring good queuing etc. We wished we'd gone s little earlier as our children were hungry when we got there so we mainly got to look round the street food/hot food area. They had pasta which was a bit of a disappointment. We had Mexican which was delicious. My partner wanted an alcoholic drink and on a quick sweep round one of the only ones I could find was a coder place and opted for medium dry New Forest cider. It unfortunately tasted like homebrew and my husband thought it was pretty unpleasant (as did I) - definitely an acquired taste and we've sampled quite a lot of cider over the years! The seating was fab and the sun was shining. Overall we had a great experience.

You can buy food originating virtually from any european country there but it is over priced, exposed to the elements, bugs and flies. Today Saturday at 12.00 PM was overcrowded on the verge of heaving and really unpleasant if you hate crowds. Yes, it is very trendy and atmospheric but once is enough.

Despite it being my second time visiting Borough Market, the experience was equally splendid as my initial attendance. My father and I went on a Monday afternoon and although it was less busy than our first Friday encounter; the atmosphere still buzzed with the hustle and bustle of those around us. From hot dishes like paella and curries, to a plethora of freshly baked cakes to satisfy any sweet tooth; there were plenty of opportunities to try something unfamiliar to our routine meal deals.
After queuing for around twenty minutes for a lovely little stall selling bagels, we both tucked into a rather generous salt beef bagel, complete with mustard and gherkins. However, it is worthy to note that the prices are higher than those from your typical supermarket, yet perfectly justifiable; I must admit it was both refreshing and pleasing to have the opportunity to support small businesses during these difficult times.
The local businessmen were all polite and friendly; keen to engage in trivial small talk despite the stress of sometimes single-handedly operating their stalls. I revisited a stall selling fresh olives and the lady was more than willing to permit me to try a mouth-watering chilli and garlic olive before making my selection. She was even accommodating to my father who struggled with the flavour of the heavily laden chilli olive and gave him some humus to soothe the burn.
I will definitely be returning to this delightful market and should I ever find myself working in the local area in the years to come, I would not be surprised if I became a regular customer to these stalls!
Highly and happily recommended.

Travelling with my nephew from Australia, he was a huge seafood fan and wanted to experience anything and everything in the food range. Borough Market was right up his alley!
I have to say it was pretty impressive - I am not a seafood fan, but I loved watching him taste and enjoy. The fresh fruit and vegetables were displayed beautifully and there was pretty much anything and everything that you could ever want to eat.
What I struggled with is that you eat on your feet or on the run in a bustling market 0 they make the most of their space for retail stalls, but not much for the comfort of customers!

The bustling market is lined with restaurants around the edges and has a lot of food and produce stalls all around. I did notice most of the stalls were food orientated so it is a great place to come by if you're peckish or hungry and looking for something to eat. There is so much variety available and plenty of food trucks and permanent stalls that sell a lot of different things.
I managed to find a traditional pork pie place, Mrs King's. It was cold and I really wasn't sure if I'd enjoy it but it was delicious. The crumbly, crispy crust covers the pork and jelly laden filling. I think it is something to try once. Also had the scotch eggs and doughnuts which were all quite tasty. The only problem is the lack of seating but you can normally find a quiet corner somewhere to enjoy your finds.

Visited Borough Market with a group of us. FANTASTIC food options from literally so so so many different cuisines. Catering to vegan, vegetarian as well. We had the most delicious toastie we have ever had, also an amazing sausage roll from The Ginger Pig. The juices in the middle of the market were also awesome, and yep had the blood orange lemonade as well as the mint lemonade and they were so incredibly refreshing. The fruit markets had cheap and great quality fresh strawberries and raspberries as well as other great quality produce. Would definitely recommend visiting this market and make sure you share food with someone and try a number of different things. The only negative was the minimal seating and long toilet line, but I guess that just shows how popular and amazing the Market is!

I came here with my boyfriend in search of a Scotch egg. Unfortunately, we couldn't find said Scotch egg but we were still satisfied with our visit to this wonderful market. It was particularly magical at Christmas time. We spent most of the time wandering around, browsing, soaking up the atmosphere. We bought a fruity drink from somewhere, coffee from a Colombian coffee stand, a pain au chocolat and breakfast from Maria's Market Cafe. There is something for everyone, with fish, wine, cheese, cocktails, fruit, sweet treats and plantsall a bit pricey but you can find the odd bargain if you look hard enough.

Something for everyone here, whatever their taste. Good place to spend an hour or two and leave feeling stuffed having tried a range of world cuisines. Can't remember the name but I recommend visiting the stall selling seafood wraps in the outside area near the terraced seating. Some prices are a bit silly (sorry but I can't bring myself to pay £4.50 for one doughnut) but generally it's not ridiculously over the top by London standards.

Unfortunately because of the ongoing situation Borough Market is slowly starting to lose its charm. There are some hidden gems such as great coffee stalls, empanadas, wraps, doughnuts and fresh produce. However, the prices have unsurprisingly gone up, portions have gone down and the guards are seriously unpleasant. I know its their job to ensure everyone is protected but they really do behave on a high power trip. I do really feel for the vendors and hope in the future when things improve Borough Market will one day revive its beautiful charm again.