BOROUGH MARKET

Fruit, eggs, cider, bread, honey, vegetables, fish, meat, sweets, diary, tea, coffee, flowers, cheese, wine.....

Borough Market is London's oldest food market, established on the south of the Thames, when the Romans built the first London Bridge - indeed the bridge is believed to have been a home to food and produce traders earlier than 1014. At the time, London Bridge was the only link London had with the South of England, and hence, the rest of Europe, up until the 18th century. Borough Market has occupied its present site, a stone's throw from Blackfriars' Bridge, in the borough of Southwark, for 250 years.

Despite almost falling into extinction more than a decade ago, Borough Market is now a popular place for locals and foreigners alike, with crowds perusing the huge pavilion and its endless stalls, all offering a variety of fresh produce, both from the UK, and its neighbors, particularly France, Spain and Italy.

It is a fabulous site to behold, for food lovers, the hungry, or the ravenous, though it may seem to lack the rustic charm of similar markets in Europe. Spain comes to mind - La Boqueria, off Barcelona's  La Rambla, and Mercado Central in Valencia. 

Still, it is a feast for the eyes... and the stomach!