Street food moves off the street at KERB’s Seven Dials Market.
Back in 2019, street food legends KERB took a big step into the world of undercover markets – where they’re now competing with the big dogs of Mercato Metropolitano, Pop Brixton, and Borough Market. Found next to London’s heptagonal haven, Seven Dials Market is the West End’s only covered food market, and its position—tantalisingly close to Neal’s Yard and Covent Garden—means it hoovers up punters like anyone’s game. After a long closure due to Covid-19, the market will reopen on May 17, and there’s plenty to indulge in! [Featured image: @sevendialsmkt]
In the 19th Century, Seven Dials Market, then Thomas Neal’s Warehouse, was used to store cucumbers and bananas. Paying homage to the building’s past, the market is now split into two sections: Cucumber Alley, where you’ll find fresh local produce, and Banana Warehouse, which houses an excellent cast of street food traders.
The lineup is killer, and features vegan queens Club Mexicana, bun huns Yum Bun, the very nice Nanban, fancy fried chicken fiends El Pollote, as well as the exciting cheese conveyor belt (!) restaurant from Camden’s Cheese Bar team, Pick & Cheese. Honestly, look at that cheese go!
KERB have retained the building’s beautiful cast iron beams and brick arches, and added a touch of the brand’s iconic pop-art character. Guests can dine upon baby pink marble counters, sit on orange leather stools, or ride an electric pink elevator to take you between floors.
Of course there’s also a bar, with drinks from local independent producers (namely East London Liquor Company and Gipsy Hill Brewing Company) and The Market Bookshop, a space dedicated to London’s food, drink and culture in literature. By night, the store will turn into a hireable event space.
A very happy day can be made out of wandering from stall to stall, so pencil in a visit to Seven Dials Market when they reopen this month! Check out their website for more.
In other food news, a massive Italian food hall has opened near Liverpool Street.
Also published on Medium.