Borough Market

Borough Market's origins are traced to at least 1014, with a formal royal charter granted in 1406, making it one of the oldest continuously operating markets in London — though its current location and buildings date largely from a relocation in 1756 after the old market was shut down for obstructing traffic near London Bridge. Elaborate Victorian iron-and-glass market halls, added through the 19th century, still form the core of the covered market today.

For most of the 20th century it operated primarily as a wholesale fruit-and-vegetable market supplying south London's greengrocers, and had faded significantly by the 1990s. A 1998 Food Lovers' Fair, organised by food writer Henrietta Green, brought a new wave of artisan traders in, and the market has since transformed into one of London's best-known destinations for high-quality food, from artisan cheese and charcuterie to a dense cluster of international street-food stalls.