Broadway Market: a mix of fresh, artisanal food, arty/vintage clothes/crafts, and hipsters walking up and down a few blocks between Regents Canal and London Fields. The street is lined with vintagey furniture and art bookstores mixed in with cozy pubs and coffeeshops, so its an altogether lovely atmosphere for a browse and a snack.
Favorites:
-A mushroom stand with mushroom sandwiches (!!) as well as mushroom risotto simmering away
-Howard's Oysters, with, seemingly, Richard Howard himself holding down the fort. Reminded me of restaurant menus in the Bay Area that credit the farmers who raised and picked one's baby greens by first, middle, and last name.
-Bright pink rhubarb, which I've found is in generally much wider use in the UK than in the US.
-Good art book store, with windows organized by color (one step better than the way-overexposed bookshelves organized by color)
-Possibly the first sign that anything in London can be bought for 5 pounds or less
-Salted caramel has made it across the pond! Reminded me of said craze at home (the cupcakes had pink salt of some esoteric extraction on top, even)...delicious gingerbread here too.
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