Artisan Foods
Klaus Kuhnke and his team have been bringing the textures and flavours of German baking to Borough for more than 20 years, using authentic methods, traditional recipes and superb ingredients.
Artisan Foods’ famous quiches, which include meat-free options such as spinach and feta or broccoli, stilton and walnut, figure prominently in our guide to spontaneous Borough Market picnics.
Blackwoods Cheese Company
Produced at Commonwork Organic Farm in Kent, a regenerative dairy farm with a single herd of 240 mixed breed milking cows, Blackwoods Cheese Company’s cheeses include Graceburn and Edmund Tew.
Graceburn is among the products explored by Emma Young, author of The Cheese Wheel, in her blog about the perfect soft cheeses for a warm day in late spring or early summer.
Borough Olives
Borough Olives sells a wide variety of fresh olives, sourced from specialist producers in Greece, Spain and Morocco before being expertly marinated in the company’s Essex kitchens using fresh herbs.
The stand’s plump green olives are essential to Ed Smith’s recipe for slow-braised beef ribs with a trio of definitively Spanish flavours: paprika, sherry and olives.
Condiment Pantry
Condiment Pantry sells a wide range of specialist Italian vinegars, as well as British pulses and cold-pressed rapeseed oil.
We have a lovely Italian-inspired barbecued lamb recipe that utilises the contrasting character of two different vinegars found on the stall: thick luscious balsamic, and beautifully rounded red wine.
De Calabria
De Calabria offers a wonderful selection of food sourced direct from Calabria, the ‘toe’ of Italy, including ’nduja, cured meats, cheeses, pure unfiltered olive oil, sundried tomatoes and honey.
The stand’s founder, Giuseppe Mele, was among the traders who spoke to Giulia Crouch for her blog on how Italy’s regional food cultures are brought to life at Borough Market.
Hobbs Barbers
Hobbs is a small yet vibrant barbershop. No appointment necessary: simply stroll in, sit in the traditional train station-style waiting room and watch passersby in the heart of the Market.
The perfect spot for a smart summer haircut.
Horn OK Please
Horn OK Please showcases the best of Indian vegetarian street food, with fresh, fragrant dishes drawn from all corners of the subcontinent including moong dal dosa, dosa chaat and egg kati roll.
The stand’s chef and co-founder, Gaurav Gautam, provided us with the recipe for bhelpuri, a Mumbai-style street food snack of puffed rice and vegetables – one of his signature dishes.
Maria’s Market Cafe
Maria’s Market Café, famed for its hearty breakfasts, sandwiches and hot drinks, is a Borough Market institution, named after its founder Maria Moruzzi, whose parents first opened a cafe here in 1961.
The full English at Maria’s is an absolute classic of the kind. We’ve been looking back at the history of this iconic British breakfast, turning up some surprising stories along the way.
The Globe Tavern
Built in 1872 and designed by renowned Victorian architect Henry Jarvis, the beautiful Globe Tavern is a traditional pub set in a distinctive Gothic-style building.
The Globe has played its part in this area’s storied association with brewing and public houses, which we explored in our slightly wobbly-legged dash through the long history of Borough beer.
The Rake
Run by the founders of Utobeer, The Rake is a speciality beer bar famous both for its intimate scale and the contrastingly massive range and quality of its offering.
The pub celebrated its 18th birthday last year, an occasion marked in a lovely post by its owners Mike and Richard, who explained how their story reflects an exciting renaissance in brewing.
