East Street Market

I agree with all of the above. I dislike the supermarkets so much that have helped put people out of business, that it is a delight to go to East Street with real people, excellent prices. I can’t bring myself to pay supermarket prices for fruit and veg when I know I can get better quality here.
It is also supporting the local community and keeping alive the market tradition and a market that has been there since around 1865 I believe.
More people should make the effort to shop here especially if you are short of cash or have a family.
Love this place.

finally I live near a market! I don’t have to lug my bags of veggies a million miles to home!
It’s a typical london market. Bunch of crap for sale on the cheap. I love my market veggies! Who on earth buys at a grocery store?
I just moved to the neighbourhood, i got my duvet and bedding covers, iron, and all my bits at this market.
it’s similar to Kingland Road Market, but a bit smaller. But similar goods. I see this being my saturday morning hangover routine… walking around the market!

If you’re local to East Street market there is simply no excuse not to be buying your fruit and veg there — it is just so cheap! A whole bucket of garlic for £2, 10 red onions for a pound, a whole bag of vine tomatoes also for a pound… the list goes on and on. It makes you feel stupid that you’ve been paying more than double the price in a supermarket for god knows how many years.
And of course it has all the ethical plus points too — less or no packaging and supportive of the local community.
Make sure to shop around as prices, quantities and quality vary from stall to stall, but in general it’s all excellent.
The market caters mostly for the locals so don’t, by any means, expect a Borough market experience — there are no posh modern delis here — just simple local no frills produce. The perfect place for credit crunch shopping!

My life in London was not complete until I discovered East street. Now, I go there every Saturday and buy as much food as I can carry. Three kilos of carrots for one pound? Ten pink lady apples for one pound? A plethora of green beans for 100 pounds… haha no ONE POUND! It’s just amazing. I can hardly contain myself every time I go.
Besides the cheap produce, there’s snacks, cereal, clothes, makeup, small electronics, CDs, stationary, shoes, dishware, it’s like a one man band — East Street does it all. Also, it’s a real local kind of place — no tourists here, just people going about their weekend shopping. And, I feel all down-​home, banjo-​strumming good when I go there.
It’s not exactly a wealthy part of town though (read — not at all) so if that doesn’t speak to you, stick to Borough market, but I think East Street is a winner. And, all the workers in the stands are friendly. They call me ‘love’ and darlin’ and ‘sweetheart.’ and it tickles me delighted, like overpriced Elmo dolls.
Final grade? A+.