Seventeen London food markets and food halls, sorted by when they open: the weekend markets you have to time a trip around, and the covered food halls that open every day. Each card has the days and hours, two or three things to eat, whether to bring cash, what cover there is, when it gets busy and the nearest Tube.
If you only do one food market in London, make it Borough Market by London Bridge: over 100 stalls, shops and restaurants under the railway arches, open Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays. Go on a weekday morning; the market itself says Saturday afternoons are the crush. If you're here on a weekend and want something smaller, Maltby Street Market in Bermondsey is a 15-minute walk east. If your day doesn't line up, the covered food halls, Mercato Metropolitano, Seven Dials Market, Old Spitalfields and Arcade, open every day and stay open into the evening. Every one of them is free to walk into.
The catch with London's food markets is the calendar. A lot of the best ones run only at weekends: Broadway Market on Saturday and Sunday, Victoria Park and Marylebone on Sunday, Brockley on Saturday morning, the Southbank Centre market Friday to Sunday. So the markets below are sorted by when they open, weekend markets first, then the every-day halls. Every card gives the days and hours (as of 28 September 2026), what to eat, whether to bring cash, what cover there is and the nearest station on the Tube (the subway) or the Overground (London's suburban rail).
This is about markets where you eat, not antiques or flowers. If you're planning the rest of the day, start with the best things to do in London, which also covers Camden Market and its food stalls. For a sit-down meal after, see the best restaurants in London, and for a morning pastry run, the best bakeries in London. Christmas markets have their own guide.
Weekend and part-week markets. Borough Market is London's big food market, and the one I'd put first on any list of things to eat your way through. It's a charitable trust running over 100 stalls, shops and restaurants between London Bridge station and Southwark Cathedral, and it's split into three parts: Three Crown Square and the Green Market for produce, cheese and bread, and Borough Market Kitchen for hot food. In the Kitchen, Applebee's does fish over fire (monkfish and prawn flatbreads, hand-dived scallops in garlic butter), and Arabica To Go slices halal chicken shawarma to order, though only Thursday to Saturday. BAO has a restaurant on Stoney Street if you want to sit down.
When: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm, closed Monday except in December. Busiest: Saturday afternoon, by the market's own account. Cover: partly covered. Getting there: London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern lines), two minutes. The honest drawback is the crowd: on a weekend it's a queue with food at the end. A weekday at 10am is a different, better market.
Saturday afternoon is the busiest time of the week. Come on a Tuesday to Friday morning, and head to Borough Market Kitchen for hot food.
Maltby Street Market is the smaller, easier-going cousin of Borough: a narrow alley called Ropewalk, running beside the railway arches in Bermondsey, with stalls in the lane and bars and shops in the arches. The traders change, but the current line-up includes Duck Frites, Mr Dumpling, Banh Mi Nen, La Criolla empanadas and Mooncheese toasties, with Amen Ethiopian for something less obvious.
When: Friday 5.30pm to 9pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 4pm. Cover: the alley is open to the sky, so this is a dry-day plan. Getting there: about 12 minutes on foot from Bermondsey (Jubilee line) or London Bridge. The alley is narrow, so Saturday lunchtime gets tight. I'd come for the Friday evening session or on Sunday.
It's a narrow alley, so it fills fast at Saturday lunchtime. Come for the Friday evening session or on Sunday.
Broadway Market in Hackney is a Victorian market street between the Regent's Canal and London Fields park. The stalls run every Saturday (9am to 5pm) and every Sunday (10am to 4pm), 52 weeks a year, and the street's 70-plus shops, cafés and pubs open all week. Saturday is the full market: fruit and veg, flowers and hot food from all over the world.
Cover: none; it's an open street. Getting there: London Fields (Overground) is about five minutes away; the nearest Tube is Bethnal Green (Central line), 15 minutes on foot. The move is to buy lunch from the stalls and eat it on the grass in London Fields, then walk back along the canal. Netil Market is two minutes away if you want a second round.
Saturday is the full market. Buy lunch and eat it on the grass in London Fields at the north end of the street.
There are so many colorful stalls and a huge selection of food from all over the world. from a visitor review
Netil Market is a small market of food kiosks and studios on Westgate Street, just off Broadway Market. It's run by the arts group Eat Work Art and has its own radio station playing on site. Jupiter Burger, Sen Noods, World Famous Gordos and Paulie's Bagels are the food traders, with Wingnut Wines for a glass.
When: Monday, Tuesday and Sunday 9am to 6pm, Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 10pm, though individual traders keep their own hours. Getting there: London Fields (Overground), five minutes. It's smaller than you'd expect, and one reviewer said as much. Treat it as a Hackney add-on to Broadway Market, or as the weekday option when Broadway's stalls aren't out.
It's two minutes from Broadway Market, and it's open all week, so it's the Hackney fallback when the Saturday stalls aren't there.
Some good food options, but I was expecting it was bigger. from a visitor review
Victoria Park Market sets up on Sundays on the Nightwalk, the path inside Victoria Park between Bonner Gate and Gore Gate. It's a proper food market rather than a craft fair: seasonal fruit and veg, an organic farm butcher, fresh fish, bread, cheese, farm-made pies, kimchi and bone broth, plus street food, coffee, natural wine and craft beer. There's even a doggy deli. The market also runs a Saturday street-food market with about 20 traders and seating for over 100. Check its Instagram for Saturday times.
When: Sundays from 10am. Aim to be there before 3pm. Cover: none; it's in the park. Getting there: Cambridge Heath (Overground) is about ten minutes' walk, Bethnal Green (Central line) about 15. It's the east London Sunday I'd pick in good weather, with the lakes and the rest of the park right there.
It's in the park itself, with no cover, so it's a fine-weather plan. Pair it with a walk along the lakes.
Great selection of produce and great hot food with my favourite being chubby dumplings. from a visitor review
Marylebone Farmers' Market is a genuine producers' market in the middle of the West End: every Sunday from 10am to 2pm, on St Vincent Street and Aybrook Street behind Marylebone High Street, run by London Farmers' Markets since 2003. Farms like Chegworth Valley, Brambletye Fruit Farms and Perry Court sell their own produce. For eating on the spot, look for Jones' Crumpets, Scallops Scallops Scallops and bread from The Dusty Knuckle.
Payment: only some stallholders take cards, so bring cash; there are machines on Marylebone High Street. Cover: none. Getting there: Baker Street or Bond Street, about seven minutes on foot. It's a shopping market more than a lunch market. Buy a coffee and a pastry and take them to Paddington Street Gardens round the corner.
Only some stallholders take cards; there are cash machines on Marylebone High Street. Well-behaved dogs are welcome.
A lovely market is held only on Sundays. You can find fruits and vegetables, breads and delicious cakes. from a visitor review
Brockley Market is a south-east London neighbourhood market that's only on for four hours: Saturdays 10am to 2pm, in the Lewisham College car park on Lewisham Way. Google reviewers single out the fishmonger, the butcher, the bread and the food trucks.
Cover: none. Getting there: St Johns station is three minutes away, with Southeastern trains from London Bridge. It's a trip out of central London for a car-park market, so I'd only make it if you're staying south-east or you like a proper neighbourhood market. If you do go, get there by 11am.
It's four hours on a Saturday morning in a college car park, so don't turn up at 2pm.
Worth the trip, amazing produce, meat, bread, and food trucks. from a visitor review
The Southbank Centre Food Market fills Southbank Centre Square, behind the Royal Festival Hall, from Friday to Sunday. It's the handiest food market for a sightseeing day: the London Eye is five minutes upriver. The traders lean to street food: dosas from Horn OK Please, smash burgers from Hey Joe Burger Club, pad thai from PAD + SEN and Korean barbecue burritos from Nobiani, with cocktails from Honestfolk and beer at The Hop Locker.
When: Friday noon to 9pm, Saturday 11am to 9pm, Sunday noon to 6pm. Payment: many traders no longer take cash, so bring a card. Getting there: Waterloo or Embankment. It's outdoors, so on a sunny day take your food to the riverside benches. With this many traders, pick the one with the queue.
Many traders no longer take cash, so bring a card. It's outdoors behind the Royal Festival Hall, a two-minute walk from the river.
We ate at the Levant Kitchen and it was big portion of salad box and chicken shawarna box. from a visitor review
Canopy Market runs under the West Handyside Canopy at King's Cross, a Victorian steel-and-glass roof from 1888 just off Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard. That roof makes it the weekend market I'd choose when rain is forecast. Rocks Oysters, Pasta Lab, PAD + SEN and Churros Garcia are among the traders, and Bread Ahead has a stall. There's craft beer and natural wine too.
When: the full market runs Friday noon to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm. Wednesday (noon to 7pm) and Thursday (noon to 8pm) are street-food-only sessions. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Getting there: five minutes from King's Cross St Pancras. It's handy if you're arriving on the Eurostar.
It's under a Victorian steel-and-glass roof, so it's the weekend market to pick when rain is forecast.
The smells were amazing and there is plenty of seating, very easy to navigate. from a visitor review
The food halls: open every day. Mercato Metropolitano at Elephant & Castle is the one I'd pick if you want a market feel on any day of the week. It covers 17,000 square feet with more than 40 independent traders across indoor warehouses, outdoor piazzas and a garden, and it stays open late. OshPaz does Uzbek plov and pastries, Mazavaroo cooks Mauritian bol renversé, and Karapincha is Sri Lankan. On Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm, the Italian Corner runs bottomless pizza and gelato with a glass of prosecco for £16.50 plus a booking fee.
When: Monday to Wednesday noon to 11pm, Thursday noon to midnight, Friday noon to 1am, Saturday 11am to 1am, Sunday 11am to 10pm. Cover: indoor warehouses plus outdoor piazzas and a garden. Booking: walk in, or book a table online. Getting there: Elephant & Castle (Northern, Bakerloo lines), four minutes. The trade-off with any food hall is price: a plate here costs more than at a street stall, and the drinks add up.
Walk-ins are always welcome, and you can book a table online for a group. Dogs on a lead are allowed.
Great fun, genuinely outstanding food options, live music at the weekends. from a visitor review
Mercato Mayfair is the same company's West End hall, inside St Mark's Church on North Audley Street, a Grade I-listed church, since 2019. There's food on the main floor, more food and bars in the crypt, and a rooftop terrace. Downstairs, La Rosetta Roma makes Roman panini with Ariccia porchetta and mortadella. In the main hall, Steamy & Co does bao, dumplings and ramen, and Vnilla does banana pudding.
When: Monday to Thursday 9am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to midnight, Sunday 9am to 10.30pm. Booking: tables for six or more only; everyone else walks in, and it gets very busy. Getting there: Bond Street (Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth lines), five minutes, which makes it an easy break from Oxford Street shopping. Come for the building. The food is good food-hall food, but you won't eat anywhere else like this.
It gets very busy, and it only takes table bookings for six or more, so smaller groups should come outside the lunch and dinner rush.
Beautiful because it's set in a unique setting! Recommended for an out-of-the-ordinary experience. from a visitor review
Old Spitalfields Market is a covered market hall by Liverpool Street, with shops and stalls around the edge and a street-food area in the middle called The Kitchens. Two Twins Tacos does California street tacos and Melt does grilled cheese, and Holy Carrot, a vegetable-led restaurant, is in the market for a sit-down meal. It opens every day, Monday included.
When: The Kitchens 11am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm Sunday; the stalls open from 10am (8am on Thursday, for the antiques market). Cover: fully covered. Getting there: Liverpool Street, five minutes; Shoreditch High Street and Aldgate East are close too. The stalls sell more clothes and gifts than food, so treat it as lunch plus a browse, and walk five minutes to Brick Lane afterwards.
Come on a Thursday if you like old things: the antiques market starts at 8am, and you can eat once the Kitchens open at 11.
Went on a Sunday and it was not overly crowded. from a visitor review
Seven Dials Market is a food hall off Earlham Street in Covent Garden, split between two spaces, Banana Warehouse and Cucumber Alley, and run by KERB, the street-food organisation. It has 21 traders and two bars. The famous one is Pick & Cheese, a 40-metre conveyor belt of cheese plates; on Wednesdays it runs bottomless cheese for £29.50. Bleecker does smash burgers and Kolkati does kati rolls, paratha wrapped round masala chicken or paneer.
When: open daily until 10pm on Monday and Tuesday, 11pm Wednesday to Saturday and 9pm on Sunday; street food starts at midday on weekdays. Payment: cash-free. Booking: tables for four or more. Access: step-free, with a lift. Getting there: Covent Garden (Piccadilly line), three minutes. It's the easiest food hall to fit around a West End show. The downside is noise and crowds at peak times; come at 5pm, not 7.
It's cash-free. Tables for four or more can be booked; everyone else walks in. Step-free throughout, with a lift.
Good food but very very busy from a visitor review
Brixton Village is two covered arcades off Coldharbour Lane, Granville Arcade and Market Row, with more than 100 independent traders. It's where Franco Manca and Honest Burgers started, and it's the most lived-in market in this guide, with everyday shops next to restaurants with queues. Fish, Wings & Tings has been cooking Trinidadian food here since 2012, Okan does Osaka-style okonomiyaki and yakisoba, and Kao Sarn cooks Thai curries.
When: Monday 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Sunday 8am to midnight, though each restaurant sets its own hours. Cover: covered arcades, with some outdoor tables in the courtyard. Getting there: Brixton (Victoria line), one minute via Electric Avenue. These are small restaurants more than stalls, so it's a dinner plan. I'd come on a Friday or Saturday evening.
It's covered Victorian arcades, so the weather doesn't matter. Evenings are the best time; Monday it shuts at 6pm.
Cultural! Great deals on a wide variety of products. Good local and Jamaican food options close by. from a visitor review
Arcade is the chef-led food hall at the bottom of Centre Point, by Tottenham Court Road station, and it has the most serious cooking of the West End halls. The reason to go is Plaza Khao Gaeng, Luke Farrell's southern Thai kitchen, which only trades here: order the massaman beef or the dry-fried pork khua kling. Gracey's does New Haven-style pizza, Solis does spatchcock chicken and flat-iron steak, and Shatta & Toum makes charcoal shawarma wraps.
When: Monday to Saturday 11:30am to 11pm, Sunday 11:30am to 9pm. Booking: walk in, or book online for up to 15. Getting there: Tottenham Court Road (Central, Northern, Elizabeth lines), one minute. Arcade also has halls inside Battersea Power Station (Northern line) and in Covent Garden, each with its own line-up.
You can walk in or book a table online (up to 15 people). Plaza Khao Gaeng is only here, so order from it.
Burgers, so delicious! from a visitor review
Market Halls Victoria fills a three-floor Edwardian building across from Victoria station, with nine kitchens, three bars and a roof terrace. It opens at 8am, so it works for breakfast before a train. Gopal's Corner does Malaysian street food, Eggslut does egg sandwiches, and Breddos Tacos does tacos.
When: Monday and Tuesday 8am to 10pm, Wednesday to Saturday 8am to 11pm, Sunday 8am to 9pm; kitchen hours vary. You order at each kitchen and get a buzzer. Booking: groups of eight or more. Access: step-free to the roof. Getting there: Victoria (Victoria, District, Circle lines), two minutes. It's a food court with good traders rather than a market, and it's loud after 6pm. The sister hall off Oxford Street, on Holles Street, opens at 11am.
It opens at 8am, which makes it a breakfast option by the station. It's busiest and loudest after 6pm. Groups of eight or more can book.
It's basically a food court with a couple of bars, but the food options are decent and I've never had anything bad here. from a visitor review
Tooting Market has been trading since 1930, and it still works as a real neighbourhood market: butchers, fishmongers and grocers by day, then food stalls and communal tables in the evening. Green Choy does Korean fried chicken, Boom Bap Burger does a pulled-pork-topped burger called The Notorious P.I.G, and Mange Des Iles cooks Mauritian dhal puri wraps, with rum punch at two for £12.
When: 8am to 11pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, 8am to midnight Friday and Saturday. Several traders close on Mondays. Cover: fully indoors. Getting there: Tooting Broadway (Northern line), two minutes. It's about 25 minutes from central London on the Tube, so it's the one to add if you're staying south or want to see a London market that isn't built for visitors.
Shop the butchers and fishmongers in the morning; the food stalls and communal tables take over in the evening. Avoid Monday.
Shop in the morning and in the evening the music and atmosphere are unique. from a visitor review
Monday. Borough, Maltby, Broadway and Canopy are all shut. Go to Old Spitalfields, Seven Dials Market, Mercato Metropolitano, Mercato Mayfair, Arcade or Market Halls Victoria, or Netil Market in Hackney. Brixton Village shuts at 6pm on Mondays, and several Tooting traders take the day off.
Tuesday to Thursday. Borough Market is at its best on a weekday morning. Canopy Market runs a street-food session on Wednesday and Thursday.
Friday. Maltby Street's evening session (5.30pm to 9pm), the Southbank Centre market from noon and Canopy's full market all start. Saturday is the big day: Borough, Maltby, Broadway, Brockley (10am to 2pm), the Southbank and Canopy all run. Sunday: Borough (until 4pm), Maltby, Broadway, Victoria Park, Marylebone Farmers' Market (10am to 2pm), the Southbank Centre market and Canopy.
Money. Every market here is free to enter; you pay per stall. Bring a contactless card or phone: Seven Dials is cash-free and many Southbank traders no longer take cash. The exception is Marylebone Farmers' Market, where some stalls are cash-only.
Timing. The weekend markets are busiest from noon to 2pm, and Borough says Saturday afternoon is its peak. The Marylebone and Brockley markets close at 2pm, so go in the morning. Food halls get loud and full after 6pm.
Weather. Broadway, Victoria Park, Marylebone, Brockley, Maltby and the Southbank market are outdoors. When it's raining, go to Canopy Market (under a roof), Old Spitalfields, Brixton Village, Tooting or any of the food halls.
Closed markets. Some older lists still send people to markets that have gone. Druid Street Market in Bermondsey and Model Market in Lewisham have closed, and Market Halls Fulham and Market Halls West End are no longer trading.
A base near London Bridge puts Borough and Maltby Street within a 15-minute walk, and Mercato Metropolitano is two stops away on the Northern line. If you haven't picked a base, where to stay in London compares the areas. London has no tourist tax yet.
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