A Visit to Borough Market, London

Borough Market is a popular tourist spot in Central London. I went there for the first time on last Saturday (3 April 2009) to experience the unique atmosphere and to take some photos.

I must admit I am not a big fan of wet market. I used to go to Walthamstow Market quite regularly when I lived in North London. It is the longest street market in Europe. After moving to South London a couple of years later, the nearest market is Brixton - another famous market in London.

So I thought I had seen enough markets in London. After all, local market is always more lively than touristic market. But I was wrong. Borough Market is a very special place with a large variety of high quality foods available here. It attracts many "foodies", tourists and even keen photographers. The market also has a official website to provide shopping advice and a Flickr group for photographers to showcase their shots!

The photo above shows a market trader preparing a Malaysian curry dish for customer. Click here for the larger version.

Unlike Walthamstow and Brixton markets which mainly offers bargain fruit and vegetable, Borough Market has a variety of high quality local and international foods. Its close proximity to London Bridge station is convenient for visitors. In fact, Walthamstow and Brixton are located at either end of Victoria Line Underground network.