Like a mini version of Camden Market.
Honestly speaking I didn't even know this market existed until I saw social media posts on it and I've been living here all my life.
It's only open on the weekend from like 11am to 5pm and it's located past all the restaurants (could be the reason why I never knew about it since I only go until the restaurants and that's it)
Anywho, this place is absolutely amazing and beautiful and kicking. If you're visiting here for the first time or just want a nice place to go during the weekends then I highly recommend going here.
It's full of little stores that sell all kinds of stuff from food, to drinks, to books, to clothes, etc. You'll be hard pressed to not find what you're looking for.
Highly recommended.
It's really more of a 4.5 but I rounded up simply for the quality of a few of the stalls.
Excellent variety for a slightly touristy food market. Anybody who says it's "mostly Chinese food" has no idea what they're talking about, and as a further note, China has many distinct, unique cuisines that are very different from each other so just because they have writing in Chinese, doesn't mean they're selling all the same food. Stop being racist.
We came here almost exclusively for the curry fishballs and HK street food stall but found much more.
There is Hong Kong, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, British, Lithuanian, Brasilian, Tibetan, Greek, Jamaican, Eitrean, Italian, Turkish, Ethiopian, etc etc. Are they the most authentic ever? No. It's typical "street food market" type fare for the most part, but some are seriously good and very authentic.
Prices are reasonable and expected for London markets.
Not much seating/standing room inside but toilets are surprisingly clean.
Have to give a big shout out to the best Turkish coffee I've ever had: 24 Karak! They have many different options but I chose the basic iced Dalonga coffee and it was awesome. The HK stall was also great.
I wondered if this is the evolution of the food market that used to be smaller and across the street where I had unforgettable fantastic Ethiopian vegan couscous, almost 7 years ago. I think it may be, but I didn't get to try the Ethiopian this time, and it didn't seem like they had the dish I remember so fondly.
There are also a few stalls with non-food items like jewellery, collectibles, accessories, etc.
A cracking place for food and drink of all descriptions, you could come every week for a year and not have the same meal twice. We plumped for Korean street food which really hit the mark. Seating out the back gives you some where to sit and enjoy your food in relative comfort.
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