Borough Market

The market opens at 9am on a Saturday so we were there for opening time and made straight for Maria's Market Cafe for a brilliant and very reasonable cooked breakfast. Suitably fortified we then strolled round the market for an hour or so. The traders were very happy to offer samples. Some of the speciality food was a bit pricey but there was plenty to snack on while we walked and the atmosphere was great. It did get busy later so it paid to get there early. Most of the market is under cover which helped as it was raining. One tip - download a map before you go from www.boroughmarket.org.uk. That way you won't miss anything.

I read about this market in one of my books, but we weren't going to stop by intentionally because it was not necessarily near any of the attractions we wanted to see. However, we ended up taking a good walk from the Tower Bridge to the Millennium Bridge and stumbled upon the market. We saw a lot of great foods from different cuisines and got to sample spices and cheeses. The only thing we were able to buy was some Turkish Delight which was tasty and sweet with different fruit flavors. If you're going to cook and need some ingredients, this would be a place to stop by.