http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32455 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32455 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31733 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31733 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31732 Located at the open Coldharbour Lane end, the bistro spills out into the sunshine and can stay open after the market traders have long since shut up shop and gone home. Great Thai flavours.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31732 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30950 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30950 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30633 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30633 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30630 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30630 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29753 A stroll down Atlantic Road and Electric Avenue in the centre of Brixton will take you past well established British fishmongers and more recently arrived Portuguese grocers. Further into the market are the stalls and shops stocking Caribbean staples, salt fish, plantains, green bananas and cassava. Butchers shops cater to many different communities, some are halal some sell pig's trotters and tails. Others sell Brazilian sausages or Columbian delicacies. In the last 12 months the Brixton Village project has seen the development of previously empty market units so that there are now new shops and stalls in the Granville Arcade, sitting alongside those selling dried fish from West Africa and a bewildering variety of yams. These ventures include small independent coffee shops and pizza restaurants, bakeries and an old fashioned sweet shop. Best of all there is always something new and especially on a Saturday you never know what you may find.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/29753 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24741
Last year in December there was live music, mulled wine and mince pies on offer ... In my opinion it's the perfect way to warm up on a winter's evening, and avoid the high street Christmas crush!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24741 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20284 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20284 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20242 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20242 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20205
After a quiet night's rest in heavenly beds stroll through the Sunday market for a feast of food from stallholders across the world. Cross over to Spitalfields market for the up-and-coming designers or find a sweet vintage brooch or bag. Five minutes to the Caledonian flower market for an armful of fragrant blooms.
Brick Lane is great for a cheap curry... have a takeaway in the garden!

Come at Christmas and watch the neighbours peel back their shutters to outdo each other in Christmas decorations. Better than a hotel any day!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20205 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19669 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19669 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19650
Located just off London Bridge, you will find a busy hustle and bustle as tourists and locals alike taste and buy some of the freshest and most well-produced foods in the country. Key tip is to pop to Roast for brunch or a takeaway sandwich. The menu can change daily depending on the market freshness of the produce.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19650 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18180 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18180 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16560 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16560 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10722 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10722 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9960
When I strolled down recently there was a new outdoor food and craft market. I was very very pleased to see that Neals Yard Cheese had a stall as usually you have to trek to Covent Garden or Borough market for their cheeses. Was lovely to be able to buy some really good, and not ridiculously priced food but wihout the business of some of London's other markets. I think the market's only there on Friday and Saturday; a lovely way to while away a weekend afternoon, especially as there are lots of tasting opportunities and a really good mix of well-known companies and tiny cottage industries.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9960 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9001 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9001 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7366 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7366 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3433 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3433