Restaurants in Borough Market

The first Borough Market was established on the south bank of the Thames when the Romans built the first London Bridge and it has been operating on its present site for more than 250 years. Its position - close to the Pool of London and the railway - made it a Mecca for food traders, and these days its reigns supreme as London's top foodie market. Not surprisingly, restaurants in the locality take full advantage of the extraordinary array of produce from around the globe that is right on their doorstep.

Fish! Sandwiched between a railway bridge and Southwark Cathedral, Fish! occupies a grand glass and steel pavilion right at the heart of that foodie Mecca, Borough Market

Tapas Brindisa 'This is as close to a truly authentic tapas bar experience as you will find in Britain', concluded Matthew Norman in The Guardian - and it's easy to see why. Everything hinges on the sheer quality

Wright Brothers Oyster & Porter House It's a spit-and-sawdust kind of place with customers huddled around barrels outside or crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in the brick-walled bar