Despite significant redevelopment around the market that has reduced its size, a trip over here on a sunday is great fun. Spitalfields is not as chic as Borough market but has a veritable bunch of different stalls crammed into the space – from second hand and new clothes to fresh vegetables and handmade chocolates. There’s resturants and food huts, and the Spitz regularly has live music upstairs.

Just around the corner from Liverpool street and Broadgate, Petticoat lane and Brick lane are both also next door and can be incorporated into a day’s outing. I lived a street down from the market for a number of years and did much of my weekly food shopping there.