Borough Market is London’s oldest fruit and vegetable market. But it is so much more. It houses approximately 100 food and produce vendors in an open air covered arcade environment. We were surrounded by a plethora of vendors—fruit and vegetable stalls, artisan bakers selling tasty breads and cakes, exotic tea sellers with a variety of teas from Sri Lanka, and lots more. Just across the street, we found the most exquisite coffee, made in small batches and brewed through hand-poured drip filters. Then there are the food vendors cooking up tasty treats from every imaginable local and ethnic cuisine you could dream of.
Clever travelers that we are, we planned our visit to coincide with lunchtime. We chose typically British fare that day. Bill got a steak and mushroom pie and I picked sausage rolls—lovely plump British sausages wrapped in flaky pastry. While we ate our lunch, we experienced sunshine, rain, and hail within the span of about an hour. That old saying that goes “if you don’t like the weather, wait a bit and it will change,” must have been coined in London.
Borough Market is most definitely a must see when in London, especially if you are feeling just a bit peckish. And even if you’re not, you soon will be as you wander past all the tempting treats that await you. For more information including opening times, events taking place at the market, and maps/lists of all the vendors, be sure to check out their website: http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
