A sprawling knot of markets along the Regent's Canal — Camden Lock, the Stables, the Horse Tunnel — where alternative London has sold its clothes, records, food and attitude since the 1970s punk years. Street food stalls now do as much business as the vintage racks, and the crowd runs from goths and rockers to school trips and everyone's visiting cousin. Loud, chaotic, and still the most honest expression of Camden's identity anywhere in the borough.
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Camden, London
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Graze the street food stalls rather than committing to one — the range across cuisines is the point.
Weekend late morning for the full crowd and stall variety; weekday mornings for elbow room.
A market complex, not one building — Camden Lock, the Stables Market and the Camden Lock Village all connect along the canal. Budget more time than you think.