best street food in london
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Broadway Market | Portobello and Golborne Roads | Greenwich Market | Exmouth Market | Whitecross Street | Brick LaneExmouth Market
Simply Thai Spinach & Agushi
Approaching Exmouth Market from the Farringdon Road end, the first stall you come across on the right is . This Ghanaian takeaway is one of the market’s best, as attested by its long queues at 1.15pm. Try the ‘small’ tub of jollof rice with two stews for only a fiver (the ‘large’ is very large). Jollof rice resembles a tomato-hued paella; the alternative carbohydrate is freshly fried plantain. Several stews bubble away on gas hobs right under your nose, so you just pick out the ones you like the smell and look of best – the lamb has a piquant flavour and spicy aroma, and there are at least a couple of good vegetarian options, including the delicious spinach and agushi (ground melon seeds).
Crepes
On the left (north) side of the street, is a crêpe stall that dates back to the French market
Simply Thai
All the usual Thai staples in plastic tubs for around £4.40.
Moro
This black-canopied tent, serves up a single dish that changes day by day – lamb kebab with Turkish salad; couscous, bread and own-made yogurt for a fiver; or perhaps aubergine, chicken and pilav rice.
Seed
A buffet-style vegetarian salad bar.Gujarati Rasoi
One of our favourites, the appetising range of dishes is ‘pure vegetarian’ – no eggs, even – with a thali (£5.50) giving a choice of two curries with rice and sauces. They’re all good, and the snacks (samosa, bonda etc) are also fresh and well made. The Jewish Deli, with its prominent ‘Hot Salt Beef’ sandwich board. A traditional hot salt beef on rye with mustard and pickles costs £4.95, though there are also modern fusion oddities such as tortilla wraps filled with fish balls, or freshly fried chicken schnitzel. We’d stick with the fresh roast salmon on wild rice (£5).
Freebird
Easily identified by its Mexican flags, yep, this is a burrito place, and very popular, too, with chicken, steak, pork (‘carnitas’) or veg filling all costing a fiver, guacamole 50p extra.
Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE. Farringdon tube/rail. Food stalls 11am-2pm Mon-Fri (though noon-1.30pm on Friday is the best time to visit, with the maximum number of stalls open).
Broadway Market | Portobello and Golborne Roads | Greenwich Market | Exmouth Market | Whitecross Street | Brick Lane
One of our favourites, the appetising range of dishes is ‘pure vegetarian’ – no eggs, even – with a thali (£5.50) giving a choice of two curries with rice and sauces. They’re all good, and the snacks (samosa, bonda etc) are also fresh and well made. The Jewish Deli, with its prominent ‘Hot Salt Beef’ sandwich board. A traditional hot salt beef on rye with mustard and pickles costs £4.95, though there are also modern fusion oddities such as tortilla wraps filled with fish balls, or freshly fried chicken schnitzel. We’d stick with the fresh roast salmon on wild rice (£5). Easily identified by its Mexican flags, yep, this is a burrito place, and very popular, too, with chicken, steak, pork (‘carnitas’) or veg filling all costing a fiver, guacamole 50p extra.Broadway Market | Portobello and Golborne Roads | Greenwich Market | Exmouth Market | Whitecross Street | Brick Lane
