Once thought to have been dealt a killing blow by the lockdowns, the past couple of years have been a boom time for food halls. The latest to join the fray is the newest Market Place and it's easily their most central London location yet.
So far, they've opened in places like St Paul's, Vauxhall and Peckham (with a Baker Street outpost planned too). But their Leicester
...With food halls in Sheffield and Manchester, Blend Family have moved down to London for their latest opening. Tower Bridge Collective features 13 traders and two bars in a spot that isn't currently blessed with that many street food options. They've taken over a space that's just off Shad Thames within steps of the southern side of the bridge.
And with a food list that features both Northern and London-based
...The revived food hall trend keeps trundling on. Recently, we've had Market Halls in Paddington, Kerb's Corner Corner in Canada Water, and now there's news that a new Arcade Food Hall
...The City of London is about to get its second food hall in as many months as Market Place prepares to open opposite St Paul's Cathedral. The company, which already has halls in Peckham and Vauxhall (with Baker Street on the way) has got itself a two floored space on Cheapside. On the ground floor is where you'll find all the food traders and a big bar. Downstairs from that will be a cosier space with booths,
...The London food scene is ever-changing and the growing popularity of upscale food halls is part of that. If you fancy eating out, but want a much broader choice than a single restaurant will allow for - these may be just what you need. We round up some of London's best.
14/3/25 - updated with opening date and traders
The Metropolitan Arcade at Liverpool Street, an Edwardian shopping arcade once saved from demolition during the 80s, is now being reinvented as a food hall for the 2020s. It's going to be part of a series of spin-off concepts from Boxpark called BoxHall. They've been promising to open it for a while (it was first
...Updated 10/3/25 with food trader info
What do you get when you combine the creative forces behind huge music venues like Printworks and The Drumsheds with the team responsible for all the Kerb markets in London? Corner Corner is the answer - a huge new dockside space overlooking Canada Water that's going to be home to a food hall and all-day cafe, a vertical farm and be a space for live
...A Hot Dinners exclusive
Paddington's food scene is really getting a boost in 2025. Not only will the area soon be home to West London's highest restaurant, but they're also about to get a brand new food hall. Market Halls Paddington, which opens next month, will be the food hall
...We spent an extremely calorific evening trying every single one of the new restaurants opening in the new Dining Hall at Harrods. Here's what you need to know.
Good news if you’ve missed the Peckham outlet of the hugely popular Market Place food halls. After closing earlier this year for a revamp, Market Place Peckham is coming back, baby. It was the very first of the Market Place venues to open in London, spawning success stories with additional outlets in Hounslow, ...
The Market Place empire is continuing to expand. We recently told you about their latest edition in Vauxhall, now it’s northwest London’s turn for some food-hall attention, with the news that their next site is opening in Harrow.
In what will
...Updated 16/9/22 with full line-up
London's food hall scene is definitely on an upwards trajectory. We've had Arcade Food Hall launch successfully, Market Halls has expanded to Canary Wharf and, most recently, Sessions opened in Islington.
Now a boutique food hall group, Market Place, which already has halls in Peckham and Hounslow, is set to open its next one in Vauxhall, right next door
...A Hot Dinners exclusive
Ever since top taco folk Sonora Taqueria dropped the news on Instagram that they were leaving their home in Netil Market, London's Mexican food lovers have been wondering when and indeed where they'll be getting their next Sonora fix from. Well we can now reveal what their plans are.
From later this month, Sonora's co-founders Michelle Salazar de la Rocha and
...London's food hall scene has had a lift recently with new openings at Seven Dials Market and the reopening of Arcade. Now Islington is getting its own mini food hall in the shape of Sessions. It's taken over the space left by the now-closed Rodizio Rico on Upper Street.
Sessions (not to be confused with Sessions Arts Club) comes from the people behind
...Hugely popular with central London’s shopping masses when it opened in July 2019, its welcome return is in a slightly new guise, thanks to JKS Restaurants (Gymkhana, Hoppers) who are masterminding the relaunch.