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Borough area guide

Find the best restaurants, pubs and things to do in London’s Borough, including foodie heaven Borough Market

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Borough has been a lively area since prehistoric times, but it became a bustling trade centre when the Romans founded Londinium around 43 AD. Its position on the Thames and proximity to London Bridge has ensured it’s remained a trading hub ever since. Though these days Borough is dominated by Borough Market, which gives the area its reputation as a foodie paradise. Generally, the best restaurants are in or very near the market but, if you know where you’re looking, you can find some gems hidden away. The bars and pubs are more spread out but are worth a little walk. Which is just as well, given how much you’re guaranteed to eat in Borough.

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The best bits of Borough

Restaurants in Borough

Arabica Bar & Kitchen

Arabica Bar & Kitchen

Arabica manages to capture the golden age of the Levant solely through its great food and buzzy vibe – visual short-cuts such as belly dancers and...

Arthur Hooper's

Arthur Hooper's

  • price 2 of 4

Sat on the site of an eponymous former greengrocer, Arthur Hooper’s might be a bit of a poky, moody space – but its menu of modern European...

El Pastor

El Pastor

  • price 2 of 4

Taco joints might be ten a peso these days, but 2017’s greatest food trend remains fresh at this, the Barrafina-founding Hart brothers’ arch-based,...

Elliot's

Elliot's

Everything we’ve ever eaten at Elliot’s has been outstanding, from menu signatures like the juicy, pink-middled cheeseburger, to seasonal stars...

Things to do in Borough

Bars in Borough

Gong

Gong

  • 3 out of 5 stars

Classy cocktails and spectacular views.

Hotels in Borough

Pubs in Borough

Rake

Rake

  • 4 out of 5 stars

Perhaps the smallest pub in London. 

Royal Oak

Royal Oak

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

A traditional Victorian corner tavern.

The perfect weekend in Borough

Eat: Tapas Brindisa London Bridge

Eat: Tapas Brindisa London Bridge

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

The upsurge in Spanish food quality in London since the 1990s can in part be dated from the arrival in Borough Market of food importers Brindisa, bringing...

Drink: Gladstone Arms

Drink: Gladstone Arms

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

Beloved pubs getting turned into blocks of flats is a depressingly common narrative in London. So it’s heartening that Borough’s The Gladstone,...