London Food & Flea Markets

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London has a great offer of food and flea markets selling both food and goods, from small to larger and well known institutions such as Borough. Alfies, Camden Market and many more. Here you will find a comprehensive list of our preferred ones.

Flat Iron Flea Market

Flea at Flat Iron Square is a vintage and makers market full of curated treasures from around the globe. It is located just 5 minutes away from Borough Market at London Bridge. Nestled amongst the railway arches, you’ll find a well curated, eclectic array of approx 30 stalls selling antiques and retro, vintage fashion, handmade products and clothing, homeware, books, magazines, vinyl, retro furniture, lighting and new designs.
A little retail followed by a few drinks, brunch, lunch, dinner at the delicious restaurants and pop-ups at Flat Iron Square whilst listening to vintage vinyls from the resident ‘Fleajays’.
Every Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 10am–5pm – 53 Southwark Street

Bermondsey Antique Market at Bermondsey Square

Bermondsey is one of the oldest parts of Southwark with evidence of Roman occupation. Bermondsey’s Thameside location made it an important transport hub for the trade of all manner of goods.
Bermondsey Square in South East London is a community of shops, offices and apartments. It’s a venue for a world-famous Friday antique market, lunchtime street food traders and a Saturday farmers’ market. There’s an independent cinema and a boutique hotel. But most of all, it’s a lively community working together to create a great place to be.

Bermondsey Antiques Market has a wide range of antiques. Traders sell everything from cutlery to furniture and china to jewellery. A treat to explore, the antiques market is popular with antique traders, tourists and bargain hunters alike. You will find great expertise amongst the antiques traders, many of whom have been coming to Bermondsey Square for years.
A ten minute walk from Borough Underground Station. Bermondsey Antiques Market
Bermondsey Square, SE1 3UN Opening Times Every Friday 6am to 2pm

Broadway Market

Broadway Market is a shopping street nestled between the Regent’s Canal and London Fields, in the heart of Hackney, East London . Broadway Market has been home to market traders since the 1890s, and provides a unique kaleidoscope of tastes and cultures. You will find independent shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes and of course stalls offering amazing fresh produce, authentic street food, the most original clothing, arts and crafts in London. All crammed into a little East End street between the Regent’s Canal and London Fields.
The market is open 9am – 5pm every Saturday, with shops, bars and restaurants open throughout the week.

Brick Lane Market

The Old Truman Brewery at 91 Brick Lane houses a vibrant market where up-and-coming designers set up shop every Sunday. Brick Lane Market is a chaotic, bustling artistic hub which attracts a lot of young Londoners in search of second-hand furniture, unusual clothes and bric-a-brac. They’ll finish with an inexpensive Sunday lunch in one of the many ethnic restaurants and cafes lining the street, which include authentic Jewish bagel shops and Bangladeshi curry houses. The joy of this market is that you never know what you’ll find; anything from handbags, cheap leather clothes, old magazines and kitsch collectibles to stunning silks and Art Deco furniture.
Brick Lane is a street from the Truman Brewery stretching around to Shoreditch High Street. The best day to visit Brick Lane market is on Sundays 10am-5pm, though the shops and restaurants are open every day. On Sundays the streets are lined with people hawking their second-hand wares, with some good bargains to be had if you look hard enough! There are also street performers to enhance the vibrant, lively atmosphere.
Brick Lane is world famous for its street art, which features artists such as Banksy, D*Face and Ben Eine. Brick Lane has been used in many music videos such as “Glory Days” by Just Jack and “All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers.
Before your East London experience is complete, be sure to head to the Vibe Bars beer garden or 93 Feet East (150 Brick Lane) which has become an East End institution well known for its eclectic mix of live music and intimate atmosphere.

Street Art in Shoreditch (Brick Lane)

Leather Lane Market

You’ll find a bit of everything at Leather Lane Market, a weekday market in the Farringdon/Clerkenwell area. Office workers head there at lunchtime for the numerous food stalls. You’ll also find cheap clothes, DVDs, mobile phone accessories and other bric-a-brac. Located between Clerkenwell and The City, this is a buzzing market app10 minute walk from St. Paul’s. and open Open: Mon-Fri 10am-3pm.

Borough Market

Borough Market is rich with history, but it remains as relevant now as it has ever been. As London’s oldest food market, it has been serving the people of Southwark for 1,000 years, and that extraordinary heritage is an important part of its appeal.

Today—it is a dynamic, ever-changing institution; a participant in the wider debates around what we eat and where it comes from; a place where food is talked about almost as enthusiastically as it is consumed.
First and foremost, though, it is a source of genuinely exceptional produce. Many of the Market’s stallholders are themselves producers: the farmer who reared the animal, the fisherman who caught the fish, the baker who baked the bread. Other traders have built their reputations on seeking out small-scale artisan producers and bringing their wares to Borough. Together, the Market’s stalls, shops and restaurants reflect London’s status as a truly global city, with traditional British produce sitting alongside regional specialities from around the world.
That’s why today, not only is it UK’s best-known — it’s one of the most famous food markets in the world. Open: Mon-Thur 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm.
For more info Borough Market

Portobello Road Market

Portobello Road, the world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. Visitors flock from all over the world to discover one of London’s best loved landmarks which contains the most extensive selection of antiques in Britain.

Portobello is really several markets in one, Saturday being the day when all are in full swing. Then you can experience a mile of hustle, haggle, colour and energy. The feature of Saturdays is the opening of hundreds of antique and specialist shops and stalls. There are some talented and bizarre street performers to be spotted too. Open everyday except Sunday. Mon-Wed 9-6pm, Thurs 9-3pm, Fri- Sat 9-7pm. Shops and cafes are open 7 days a week.

For more info Portobello Road Market

Alfies Antique Market

For 40 years, Alfies Antique Market has attracted serious collectors, interior designers and celebrities to its varied collection of antiques and collectables. To this day people from all over the world come to Alfies to take in its bohemian chic atmosphere and to find something genuine and unique.
Now, Alfies, a rooftop café and around 100 antique dealers on 4 floors trading here and the largest antique market. And the adjacent part of Church Street has some 20 shops selling twentieth century antiques. Many of these shops started life in Alfies, which is the largest antique arcade in the country.
The Market is a treasure trove where you can buy a huge range of antique as well as vintage / retro goods from the 20th century including vintage fashion and accessories, modernist furniture, costume jewellery and 20th century decorative arts.
It is on Church Street in Marylebone. Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am-6pm
For more info Alfies Antiques Market

Chapel Market

Chapel Market Islington is a traditional a street market set in the heart of Angel, N1. A daily street market, that you can find little bit of something for everyone. Islington farmers’ market brings this place alive at the weekend. Visitors will find an honest mix of food, fresh fruit and veg, clothing, flowers, home essentials and more so now, hot food stalls. It’s the type of everyday market that locals should cherish, offering an affordable alternative to supermarkets as well as the high street. Open: Tues-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Berwick Street Market

No tourist leaves London without visiting Soho. Berwick Street Market is one of London’s oldest markets dating back to 1778. It’s now a bustling foodie destination in Soho with full of concept traders include Savage Salads, Freebird Burritos and Jerusalem Falafel, all sitting alongside traditional fruit and vegetable and florist stalls. Do not miss out this market when you are visiting Soho. Find the market open Monday to Saturday from 8am until 6pm.
For more info Berwick Street Market

Brixton Market

Brixton Station Road Market is a community market run by local traders. It’s on a wide pedestrianised road near the tube, a street with bars and cafes, the Recreation Centre and Pop Brixton. It’s also the way into the back entrance of Brixton Village via Popes Road. And it’s got street food stalls, with traders offering fare from around the world. Fridays features the famed Bokit’La.
On Fridays you’ll find a range of street food traders including Ethiopian and Caribbean stalls. The chicken wings at Mama Lan’s, brunch at Salon, curry plates at Elephant are also strongly recommended.
On the first Saturday of the month, bread and fleas get together. But not those type of fleas. Rummage through and pick up second-hand stuff on all the flea market stalls. You’ll find antiques, furniture, art, jewellery, books, ceramics, collectables… the list goes on.
And to feed your tummy, munch on freshly baked cakes and breads from local bakers who know cake mix and dough like the back of their hand.
Open: Mon 9am-6pm, Tues-Sun 9am-11.30pm.

Greenwich Market

Discover London’s only historic market set within a World Heritage site. Regarded also as one of London’s best-covered markets with up to 120 stalls showing antiques and collectibles on Thursdays and Fridays; and craft and design on Wednesday, Fridays, Saturday and Sundays and Bank Holidays.Surrounded by independent and boutique shops and a well established designer-maker trend means you are sure to find something different. Enjoy a relaxing day out with a great choice of take away food from the market and a range of gastro pubs, restaurants, cafes and wine bars within an easy stroll. Open: Mon-Sun 10am-5.30pm.
For more info Greenwich Market

Lower Marsh Market

One of London’s oldest and best-loved market streets, Lower Marsh also features some of the capital’s most fascinating independent shops.
Weekday Street Food
Enjoy a diverse range of street food to suit all tastes, from Italian classics to Hawaiian Poke there is something for everyone! A warming lunch on a winter’s day or something to kick-start that new healthy diet. Alongside daily street food stalls we have regular produce stall and a variety of craft stalls.
Saturday Flea and Handmade Market
The Saturday market is a small but perfectly formed selection of quality produce and craft stalls that change weekly. We have recently opened up the opportunity to trade at the Saturday flea market,
On Saturdays, the market houses a diverse range of goods and crafts at its weekly Flea. From traders selling cakes or records, to local residents clearing out their cupboards, there is something for everyone. This is joined on the third Saturday of every month by the “Waterloo Classics” Car Show, which builds upon the vintage atmosphere of this historic market street.
For more info Lower Marsh Market

Old Spitalfields Market

Old Spitalfields Market is the original East London market brought to life by the characters and stories of the people that trade here.
Open 7 days a week, it is the perfect antidote to the high street. It brings together small producers with local creatives and artisans, original independent retailers and a few well-known brands under one historic roof.
The daily market is home to a selection of carefully chosen traders, craftsmen, artists and artisans alike, picked for the quality of their product, and the stories they have to tell. Interested in how things are designed, the creative process and the interesting people who produce the products you’ll find here.
‘The Kitchens’ at Old Spitalfields Market is also present a highly accessible and truly unique all-day dining experience. Read more about The Kitchens.

London is a melting pot of interesting, artistic and creative people and this is reflected through the traders, operators and brands you’ll find here.
Old Spitalfields Market 16 Horner Square London E1 6EW
Open: Mon-Sat food trucks open until 9pm.

Netil Market

Home to independent & creative business | Weekly Saturday market | Daily shops | Little brother of Netil House. Super trendy east London market Netil has been home to some of London’s street food greats like Bao, who still have a Taiwanese steamed bun stall here, despite they are now having many restaurants in London.
There are 15 permanent stalls here, and one of our favourites is LemLem Kitchen, an Ethiopian stall which serves some of the most delicious chicken wings ever made.
Open: Mon Fri 9-6pm Sat 11-6pm, Sun noon-5pm.
Westgate Street, E8

Mercato Metropolitano

Mercato Mertropolitano is a vibrant space where everyone shares the same SHARES passion for food and social relationship. This 45,000 square foot food market is home to a massive warehouse full of food stalls, shops and bars with global flavours, plus an Italian food market with a deli selling cured meats, cheeses, pasta, sauces, etc.

Open Tues-Sat, 11am -11pm | Sun, 11am – 10pm @42 Newington Causeway London SE1 6DR is
For more info Mercato Metropolitano

Camden Market

Open since 1974, Camden Market is a diverse community of creative sellers street food traders and independent stores next to the Regent’s Canal Open everyday with 1,000 places to shop, eat, drink and dance in our historic central London location.
Before Camden Market was born, gin was Camden’s biggest industry. It was transported all over the world from the Regent’s Canal. The 1970s signaled the end of Camden’s industrial heritage and the start of the Market.
Camden Market started off as a small arts and crafts fair in the backyard of Dingwalls. Originally it was temporary and only open on Sundays, however its popularity grew fast.

In the 1960s, legendary gigs at Dingwalls and the Roundhouse changed London’s music scene forever, bringing rock and punk to London. These venues were beloved by counter culture bands, including The Clash, The Sex Pistols and Blondie.
As Camden’s music industry boomed, alternative fashion came with it. Young designers started experimenting with new looks and selling them on market stalls where mods, rockers, punks and bohemians gathered to hang out and shop.
Today Camden Market is the largest market in London, home to rock music, and street fashion.
Camden Lock Place NW1 8AF Open: Mon-Sun 10am-6pm. For more info Camden Market

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