Address: 35 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.6
based on 173 reviews.
Market Atmosphere
Pros:
"Best street market in East London, with crafts and foods, live music in the street and many lovely friendly people."
"A fabulous market to visit if in London and a foodie. Colourful vibes, stalls of bright organic veg mixed with bountiful breads and cakes."
"Great vendor selection and people watching. Even when the street market is closed, this equates to the Valencia Corridor of London."
"If you’ve never been here on a Saturday what are you doing with your life?! It’s the place to be. Great stalls great atmosphere. Friendly people. Yummy food."
"Best way to spend a Saturday in East London. Provides a really good sense for how dynamic the community is in this part of the city."
"Lovely atmosphere and very friendly."
"Great atmosphere. Loads of good food stalls & stall with very reasonably priced vinyl records, labelled with guidance as to 'wear & tear'."
Cons:
"Gentrification is destroying the east end and attracts all the wrong types of people into OUR community."
"Pretentious, over priced and is killing the local community."
"A bit overcrowded as it is placed on a small street. Some business got chairs and tables outside blocking the walk pathway."
"Although no longer a locals market, it is still a great place to come for fresh produce, cakes and Street food. There's always lots going on and it's a great place for people watching."
"Not the same anymore, authentic shops and cafés have been replaced by chains and fancy organic supermarkets, not the same quality of food, no street music as before."
"Horribly pretentious and middle class."
"Disaster area. Nobody cares about social distancing. You would have no idea that world is in a pandemic."
Food and Products
Pros:
"Greatest market in East London. Katsu is amazing. Rendeng. West indies food and also there's haggis sandwiches, gozlemes, fresh produce and meats from the farmers."
"One of my favourite markets in London. A nice selection of artisan food stalls and also various craft stalls."
"Market stalls are set up along the street on a Saturday, selling lots of different products, from secondhand 45s and 33 rpm vinyl records, hot food, farm food products, antiques, chocolate, shop's and public houses and restaurants, cafes, on both sides of the street."
"Wonderful crafts (that you actually want!), and fantastic food to both eat on the spot & take home."
"Nice and compact market with stalls displaying and selling chiefly artisan handicrafts, exotic street foods and quality produce."
"Delicious street food and small businesses with smart crafts on sale."
"The stalls are all very good quality food and also very different."
Cons:
"75 quid for a pair of kids pants, a tenner for a piece of bath soap as some examples. Things for sale at ludicrously ridiculous prices."
"Just the place if you want to stand in a queue whilst the person in front of you quizzes the stallholder as to exactly how long the Comte cheese has been aged for and then won't buy it cos it's only 18 months...."
"Great food, but the knickknacks and clothes are less exciting."
"I cannot believe this place is so filthy and dirty I would never eat anything from there because the gloves are used to serve your food on the same gloves at the usual to give you change and take your money there's no wash facilities I just don't understand why it's so expensive and so dirty."
"However, some of the stalls sell overpriced stuff. E.g. 4 pounds for a tiny fish taco."
"Very expensive street food."
"Not many nice stalls. Most are expensive and not that tasty."
Accessibility and Safety
Pros:
"At the end there is a big park where you can sit and the park has toilets. Short bus ride to Hackney Town Hall and Hackney Empire."
"Food stalls are open both days for breakfast and lunch."
"Its location, although far away from any tube or overground station, allows visitors to buy something to eat and enjoy it in London Fields Park."
"If you can avoid getting hit by cyclists travelling far too quickly for a pedestrianised area you will love the quaint low buildings either side of the market way."
"Be aware of pickpockets here because its crowded and I've seen them trying, specially inside the cafes when people put their bags down and relax."
"Feels very comfortable and safe."
"London Fields park is right next to the market and a wonderful place to devour your new purchases from the market."
Cons:
"If you plan to use £ notes make sure you bring them, there are no ATMs nearby and the merchants/stores do not do cash back."
"Cash points are hard to come by, so make sure you visit the ATM before you arrive."
"A overpriced East end market Where pubs and restaurants charge West end prices actually it would be cheaper to go to the West end."
"Not very friendly for disabled, particularly visually impaired. Chairs and tables on footpath force you into the road where cyclists speed along expecting you to jump out of their path."
"Only thing that let's you down is the alcoholics and drug addicts asking you to spare 50p or 1 pound."
"Could have more food options."
"Boring selection of street food, offered at all street markets these days."