My eldest sister recently turned vegan and made it her priority to visit Borough Market whilst we were in London for our annual festive weekend. Prior to the trip and during the journey my younger sister and I were laughing and teasing her for making us go all the way to London to do her grocery shopping. We were expecting to visit Winterville, Somerset House, Harrods and obviously Oxford Street not stare at stalls of vegetables and fruit!! Surprisingly we actually had an enjoyable time exploring the market and before we knew it hours had gone by! Once the sister had purchased her 'himalayan salt' (don't ask!) and many many spices & herbs, we wandered around the different stalls and indulged in all the free samples on offer! There were stalls of fudge, chocolate, nuts, fresh selections of bread, coffee, patisseries and not forgetting the incredible cheesecake stand!!
There was no way my sister was leaving empty handed and surprisingly we didn't too!! Being an avocado devote, I purchased 5 avocados for £1, a bargain right?! A large bag of homemade Mini Magoo granola with blueberries, which would go perfect with some homemade almond milk (ok, my sister's ways may have rubbed on me), a selection of fudge for our mother, and some homemade brownies to takeaway for the afternoon to fuel us up! Walking away with bags of stuff perhaps was not our wisest move before enduring a long day exploring London! We did manage to do everything on our christmas list, thank god! As much as I loved the market, nothing beats the West End, shopping & tourist attractions in London at Christmas!
To end our time at the market and because we hadn't eaten anything since 7am we decided to have brunch at Rabot 1745. Located within the market and having a warm cosy feel interior, it seemed like the perfect place to fuel up before heading into the city! We took a table on the terrace which overlooked the market. We were provided with free blankets and outside heating, something every restaurant should do! Brunch was lovely, my little sister and I opted for the farmer's breakfast and the veganister went for a bowl of mocktail fruit and some spoonfuls of our lentil dip & avocado slices. When we finally dragged ourselves away from the blankets & heating we went on to have an incredible weekend and now it truly does feel like Christmas. Happy Holidays everybody!
