Brunswick Centre Market

We stopped by this open air shopping center (not centre, as I’m an American, thanks) to pick up some things at Waitrose and happened across this outdoor market. Lots of stalls smelled good, but the Polish duck confit sandwich called out to me, and was totally worth it.
It was a bargain at £5, as it could have fed both me and my wife, and the duck on fresh ciabatta with rocket, pickled cabbage, and plum sauce was delicious. My wife’s Argentinean steak sandwich was decent as well, but the chimichurri was different than we expected, and the steak was a little fatty.
If the duck sandwich hadn’t been so filling, we might have tried the churros or one of the cookies or mini cakes from another stall, but we’ll have to save those for next time. My only complaints were the relatively small size of the market and lack of places to shelter from the light London rain while we ate, so I’m giving it 4 rather 5 stars for now.

Hoookay; I fall somewhere between Larissa G. and Ginger W. in their assessment of the Brunswick Centre Market.
First off, it’s not a «market» so much as «prepared food stalls». So: out walking the dog and want to grab some hot, freshly fried churros to munch on? Come here. Wanting to get some of your next week’s shopping out of the way, thinking that this is a traditional market? Oh, you’ll be disappointed.
It’s not all bad at the Brunswick Centre Market, however, and I think the reality is:
— I continue to be really impressed by the overhaul of the Centre, including the ample pedestrian seating options. Kids, dogs, there’s a great hustle-​bustle here
— I love the effort and thought behind a foodie/​artisan market, even if execution isn’t quite spot-​on
…these are the things that have had me looping through Marchmont Street on three recent Saturdays.
That said, I can’t pinpoint one thing I’ve munched on from the Market that I would make special effort to return for. The steamed veggie dumplings? Dry rubbery casings and tiny for their overpriced 2.50÷6 price. The table of fairy cakes? Prettier to look at than to eat. I love the look of the massive pans of paella cooking, but I much prefer the offering at Borough Market to the Brunswick Centre option. To give a sense for other options: crepes, chorizo sandwiches, Indian food, pies and other savoury pastries, Middle Eastern dips and falafels.
Unilocal note: maybe it’s my sugar crash talking grumpily, but — despite my love for the environment of the Brunswick Centre Market — I’m just not enamoured by what is on offer (or the accompanying prices). That said, my Market strategy leans towards YOLO so… go ‘head, try that chocolate chip cookie the size of your head and prove me wrong.

This place is seriously fantastic, but its not really a farmer’s market. Most of the people serving at the Brunswick on Saturdays are young chefs exhibiting their experiments or other businesses that go from market to market with their crafts (think fantastic sausage, cheese, and baked goods, NOT fruit and veg). I have gone out of my way to make it back to London for the risotto balls, venison sausage, octopus, and perhaps most of all, ROSEMARY LEMON cake which is to DIE for.
The vibe is almost upscale considering that it is a market, but if you frequent the Brunswick center, you know that’s not entirely unexpected. Having lived in Spain and gone to markets there very frequently (and having been to a number in London as well), this market does not suffer from any slightly awkward I-​might-​get-​TB-​from-​the-​unwashed-​hands-​on-​my-​food sensation.
I often frequent this market for little portions of different sausages and cheeses, a new dessert, and grab a bottle of red wine on the way home for a delicious light supper. It will not disappoint!

definitely not a regular old farmer’s market so don’t go expecting that but i thought it was a good range of street foods to make for a nice lunch grab on a saturday afternoon.
there was a huge variety of grab and go foods — hungarian, thai, chinese, sandwiches, risotto balls, polish sausages and lots of desserts.
i had the chorizo sandwich. wasn’t amazing, but if i was in the area i would certainly stop in again and try something else. also a good stop to get a bit of shopping done as well.
wouldn’t go out of my way to get here, but a good place to grab a bite on the weekend if you are near russel square/​euston.

So the last two Saturdays I’ve ventured on over to the market, I’ve left disappointed. The fruit and veg stand seems to get smaller and more marginalised every week. And the food vendors are sadly going down hill rather than stepping up their game as the days grow longer and warmer.
I should have suspected something might be amiss with the Egyptian salad bowl that was served to me by the most ivory Western-​looking woman imaginable the other week, but I let it pass. But my vegetable paella today was the final straw. You see, it simply tasted like a Spanish version of a greasy Anglo-​Canto restaurant’s special fried rice. Basically, it was a special fried rice, frozen vegetable bits and all, with a bit of saffron thrown in there for good measure.
The ethnic hodge podge was not cool, paella vendor who called me mademoiselle, not cool.