London’s Borough Market in the Southwark neighborhood is packed with fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, breads, honeys, food stalls, and customers who appreciate them. Roughly 130 traders do an admirable job of catering to the hungers of locals and visitors. Unlike markets in Paris where people are doing their basic food shopping, the emphasis at Borough Market is more on ready-to-eat foods and gourmet delicacies. The rumble of trains is nearly drowned out by the enthusiastic chatter of shoppers discussing which foods to try next.
Saltmarsh Grazed Meats
Details:
Full Market hours: Wednesday & Thursday 10 am-5 pm; Friday 10 am-6 pm; Saturday 8 am-5 pm.
Located at 8 Southwark Street in London (closest Tube stop is London Bridge)
Website: www.boroughmarket.org.uk
flower stand at Borough Market
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To me Borough Market is really good at covering many customer segments: meat lovers, vegans, gourmet people, eco/regional fetishists, snobs, tourists etc. This is due in my opinion to the very mix of the products, the setting and of course the vendors. My eyes were wide open the whole time.
And here is my post on this great market: http://askan.biz/2014/04/21/borough-market-london-uk/
And by the way: Thanks for all the posts on markets!
Hi! I really appreciate your comments about Borough Market and also your sharing the link to your post. Good pix too–always a challenge to capture scenes at a crowded market. Well done! Again, thanks for your kind comments & for making contact. ~Marjorie
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