Borough Market is an unmissable destination for food lovers, catering to top chefs in search of premium ingredients and grazing epicures hungry for freshly prepared mouthfuls of culinary excellence.
Brick Lane Market is where Eastern promise meets East End chaos. As well as bric-a-brac and fruit and veg, you can now pick up everything from retro furniture to vintage jewellery. Read more.
In Brixton, up until 2009, the old Granville Arcade was just another of London's many retail spaces in abandoned disrepair, until Spacemakers were called in to regenerate the space. Read more.
Broadway Market's status as a promenade for the East End fashion set is legendary – but it's the high-quality fashion, vintage clothing and independent boutiques that excite the rest of us. Read more.
Camden Market actually refers to the several markets that cover the northern end of Camden Town. Each market has a character of its own. Read more.
With thousands of flowers crammed into one noisy Victorian terraced street, London's Columbia Road Flower Market is a taste of the Old East End. Read more.
This London institution may appear too commercial and crowded to provide a characterful retail experience, but some quirky gems lift the experience. Read more.
At Greenwich Market you'll find fruit and veg on Wednesday, antiques on Thursday and a mix of craft and fashion by hip new designers at the weekend. Read more.
Maltby Street is emphatically not a street market - it's merely a collection of rented railway arches, experimenting with opening to the public on Saturday mornings. Read more.
Smithfield Market (also known as London Central Market) provides a colourful link to an age when the quality of British beef was a symbol of national virility and good humour. Read more.
When quintessential church fête meets West End London chic, the result is Piccadilly Market. Read more.
Sunday morning sees Marylebone mums heading en masse to this farmer's market to get their weekly shop done before enjoying a posh coffee and croissant. Read more.
Though not everyone is a fan of the recent redevelopment of Spitalfields (particularly those pushed out by the rising rents), the market has been afforded a new lease of life. Read more.
The Old Truman Brewery's buzzy (Up)Market boasts some 140 stalls toting edgy fashion from young designers, vintage gear, gifts, art and crafts and well-priced jewellery. Read more.
