Camden Market
Canalside stalls, street food from everywhere and a tangle of punk history. Free to roam, and one of London's most visited spots.
The lowdown
Camden Market is not one market but a sprawl of them, stitched together along the Regent's Canal and tumbling through old horse stables and railway arches. Wandering it is free, and it is gloriously, chaotically London, goth boots next to vegan doughnuts next to a stall selling nothing but hot sauce.
It grew out of the area's music history, and that punk, indie, anything-goes spirit still hangs over the place. The Stables Market end is the atmospheric bit, all cobbles and cast iron, with a bronze statue of Amy Winehouse who is woven into the neighbourhood.
The food is the modern draw and it is not free, but it is some of the best cheap street eating in the city, dozens of cuisines in a few hundred metres. Grab something, find a spot by the canal, and watch Camden be Camden.
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