A Day in Borough & Bermondsey

It is hard to believe you can do many things other than sitting in your couch, joining yet another ZOOM call or workout in your living room. Luckily, we have found a fun alternative for you Londoners.

If there is something we’ve been enjoying this lockdown is waking up early and go for exploring walks. Thanks to that, we recently found out that Borough Market was open, and so we’ve pan out a phenomenal day out in South London for ya.

First things first, grab a coffee to fuel your energy. Our friends at LOTI have come up with a fantastic list, check it out here.

Now you’re all perked up, why not using that energy to cycle to Borough? If you are feeling into it and don’t have a bike, you can grab a Santander Bike or an electric bike from Uber.

Yay! you’ve made it. The market is actually open during the weekdays too (10-5pm) but given that most of us are still working, having it open on Saturdays from 8-5pm is already a pleasure. Grab your groceries bag and tour around the market. You’ll find excellent butchers, fish mongers, vegetables and even wineries! My favorite stall even sells saucisson sec (which is a variant of the Catalan Fuet, a dried pork sausage).

For bread and pastries, head to Flor. They are the sister restaurant of Lyle’s in Shoreditch, so they will not disappoint.

For cheese, Neals Yard is a must. For a cheese toastie though, you need to head to Kappacasein. It’s 7GBP a toastie (ouch!) but it’s OH SO WORTH IT.

This should give you enough energy to continue your morning trail, so step away from more food and let’s head onto Bermondsey Street. It’s a 10 minute walk from Borough and you’ll also find lovely little shops and delis to check out. Lots of coffee options here, too! Our favorite is Fuckoffee.

If you still haven’t had enough, we’ve got one more stop for you. This is our favorite part of the trail as we are headed to the infamous Beer Mile on Maltby Street.

You could literally spend a whole afternoon touring around the beer breweries around here, but I’ve course we’ve got some favourites such as BRNO and The Kernel. And there are also some wine sellers worth noting such as Ancestral wines, a merchant that sells plenty of Catalonian wine (my fave, obvs!).

To finish off the day, check out the flowers at Igloo Flowers. And off you go home, accomplished and full of goodies to indulge into.

Stay safe,

TCB xx