A huge new food hall is coming to Tower Bridge later this year

Londoners are spoilt for choice when it comes to food markets. From the historic, splendorous Borough Market and bougie Spitalfields to the Southbank Centre’s food offerings, the capital has plenty of places where you can pick up all sorts of dishes under one roof. 

And now we’re getting another one. TBC.London, a new workspace being developed by real estate investment firm FORE in an old office block near Tower Bridge, has leased 16,000 square feet of its ground floor to Blend Family for the company’s first London food hall.

The development next to Tower Bridge will host 13 food vendors and operate at net zero carbon, using fully electric systems rather than gas cooking. Blend Family, which already runs food markets in Cambridge, Manchester and Sheffield, prides itself on championing independent chefs from a wide variety of cuisines. Its Cambridge market won ‘Best Food Hall’ at the 2024 British Street Food Awards. 

Matt Bigland, CEO of Blend Family, said: ‘Our food halls offer guests a trip around the globe one dish at a time. In each of our spaces, we create a diverse and vibrant community hub. We are looking forward to welcoming people in and are so excited to be bringing this experience to such an iconic London location, next to Tower Bridge. We can’t wait to contribute to TBC.London’s mission, to strengthen ties within the neighbourhood.’

TBC.London will also feature a cultural hub adjacent to the food hall, as well as office space across its three-floor, 110,000-square-foot site. 

News of the opening of Blend Family’s Tower Bridge food hall follows last week’s announcement that the iconic Mercato Metropolitano in Elephant and Castle is being knocked down later this year, hungry and indecisive Londoners will be thrilled to hear that soon there’ll be a brand new option for international nosh. 

There’s no date for the development’s completion yet, but it’ll definitely be some time in 2025.

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