Borough Market, London - expensive?

Badgergal

Despite having lived in London all my life I have never been here, however as an attempt to eat more organic food etc someone suggested I try here.

I always thought of it as very expensive "posh" food and touristy. Is this true? Any recommendations of any particular stalls etc..?

Thank you

cattie

I think it's pretty expensive on the whole, but nice if you want to treat yourself to something. I only noticed one fruit & veggie stall when I was last there. It was mostly cheeses & meats, delicious looking cakes & biscuits, pickles etc. Maybe it makes a difference the day you go as I went mid-week. It has a very continental feel to it.There are a couple of nice places to go for coffee, one we went it definitely gave you the feeling you were in France & you weren't made to feel you were outstaying your welcome when wanting to just sit back & natter away long after finishing your drink.

bring1t

I work just down the road from it, it is much bigger on Fridays than on Sat. On the Sat it is only the one frut stall howeve ron Fri there is about 3-4!! A

martinpike

It's definitely expensive, but if you want something a bit different to what's offered in the supermarkets, and like to see your money going directly to the producer, then go for it.

UltraCheap_2

Expensive, but great selection available, and a few good deals to be found as well

AnnaV

It's quite a good cheap day out on a Saturday I'd say, you can get a few bits and pieces and have a wander round, it's really good fun (make sure you try the cheese shop round the corner, it's AMAZING).

However personally I'd say it's a bit too expensive for a regular shop. Local markets are the best for fruit & veg, we get ours from Dalston market and you can get three peppers for 50p instead of the 80p EACH that the supermarket charges.

critical1

Peckham farmers market looks a bit cheaper...

spidey

I love Borough Market, they have lovely meat etc, but agree it's too dear to shop there regularly.

Eliza252

Spittlefields market on sundays is good for organic fruit and veg - dont know if its any cheaper though. I dont mind paying a bit over the odds for organic because there are SO many reasons to buy it and not just that it tastes better. Look at the old syle board for good ideas on how to stretch stuff!

nb. does anyone know what time borough market is on Saturday? I might wonder down and have a look - even if I dont buy anything, I just have an obsession with markets!

spidey

It's open 9-4 on Saturdays, but the earlier you get there, the better.

The website is here....

http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/aboutus.html