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English Market
Cork picnickers are a fortunate bunch. The wonderful market is a self-caterer's paradise with so many tasty delicacies to choose from it's hard to show restraint. The emphasis is on local produce, with cheeses, ham, buttered eggs, sausages, bread and smoked salmon on offer, but there are some imports such as olives and wine too.
If you have cooking facilities, the fresh-fish sellers will tell you exactly what to buy and how to cook it. Otherwise, perch at stall-side counters or take your lunch to Bishop Lucey Park, a popular alfresco eating spot.
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Wright Brothers
Should you be tempted by the offerings at the fishmongers of Borough Market and must have a fix of iodine right then and there, head for this excellent oyster bar and porter house. You'll find up to a dozen different types of the bivalve (around £7 to £17 for six) available at any given time, along with more substantial main courses.
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Fény utca market
One of the largest and most central food markets in Buda is the Fény Utca Market next to the Mammut shopping mall.
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Thérèsa
Essential tasting for every visiting palate is socca, a savoury, griddle-fried pancake made from chickpea flour and olive oil. The socca cooked up by the flamboyant Thérèsa (; Cours Saleya market ;08:00-13:00 Tue-Sun) at her cours Saleya market stall with plastic tables beneath the awning is legendary. Order a glass of rosé with it.
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Hötorgshallen
Located in the basement below Filmstaden cinema, this electric food market serves up the best of multicultural Stockholm, from garlic souvlakis to hearty delicate prosciutto. Bag some Swedish berries, bite into baklava or bag a table at galley-themed Kaysas Fiskrestaurang for huge bowls of fish stew with mussels, aioli and a free small beer (Skr80).
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Vismarkt
At the colonnaded Vismarkt, fishmongers have been selling their North Sea produce for centuries. These days only a few vendors set up on the cold stone slabs, but it's still worth a wander. Join locals buying snacks such as maatjes (herring fillets). On weekends, the Vismarkt and nearby Dijver are taken over by antique and bric-a-brac stalls.
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Saturday Market
For the full-blown French market experience, you absolutely mustn't miss Sarlat's chaotic Saturday market, which takes over the streets around the cathedral. Depending on the season, delicacies on offer include local mushrooms, duck- and goose-based products such as foie gras, and even the holy truffe noir (black truffle).
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Fish Market
The lively fish market is worth a visit to pick up some snacks or to witness the vibrant trade in produce and fish. Try oblyoma, the local speciality, a salty fish complemented by beer (or vice versa). Head north of Kommunisticheskaya ul until it becomes Pokrovskaya pl.
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Lehel Csarnok
One of Pest’s more interesting traditional markets, Lehel Csarnok is housed in a hideous boat-like structure designed by László Rajk, son of the Communist minister of the interior executed for ‘Titoism’ in 1949. Apparently this is his revenge.
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Berwick Street Market
South of Oxford St and running parallel to Wardour St, this fruit-and-vegetable market, the last of its breed in central London, has managed to hang onto its prime location since the 1840s. It’s a great place to put together a picnic or shop for a prepared meal.
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Saluhall Briggen
It might lack Saluhallen’s size and buzz, but this covered market (in an old fire-station) will have you drooling over its bounty of fresh bread, cheeses, quiches, seafood and ethnic treats. It’s particularly handy for the hostel district.
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Saluhallen
For a light meal, snack or picnic, head to the covered market, with food stalls to appeal to every taste (fish, pasta, sushi, kebabs, Chinese dishes and baked potatoes). Bageri Caféet, inside Saluhallen, does filled bagels, baguettes and ciabattas.
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Broadway Market
Offering some serious competition to overextended Borough, this much more manageable market with almost a village feel, south of London Fields E8, has the choicest produce, dairy products, baked goods and coffees on offer.
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Karl-August-Platz Farmers Market
Practically every Berlin Kiez (neighbourhood) has its own weekly or biweekly farmers market. Here, fresh fruit and veg plus artisanal cheeses, pesto etc, are sold on a beautiful square around a neo-Gothic church.
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Billingsgate Fish Market
This wholesale fish market is open to the public, but you’ll have to be up at the crack of dawn. People will tell you that you have to buy in bulk here, but most of the wise-crackin’ vendors are prepared to do a deal.
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Saluhallen
Stock up on meat, fresh fish, cheeses and fancy chocolates at this indoor market, or hit one of the restaurant corners for a bite; a couple stay open late for dinner, with pleasant terrace bars available in summer.
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Münsterplatz Food Market
Stalls are particularly numerous and varied on Saturday. On a per-calorie basis, the least expensive meals in town are the wurst-in-a-bun, topped with fried onions (a Freiburg tradition), sold here.
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Büfé Falatozó
In the fruit and vegetable market, this has more sausage varieties than you can shake a long roll of meat at. Try the 'inviting' liver and blood sausage; as they say, 'When in Rome…'
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Fish Market
In summer the most atmospheric places to eat are in the small, remodelled harbour around the fish market where you’ll find the freshest and best-value seafood.
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Bazar Fyn
Odense’s brand-new bazaar, about five minutes’ walk from the train station. Barter for exotic Arabic cakes, Turkish bread, fresh figs, coconuts and spiced couscous.
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Kamarowski Rynok
Northwest of pl Jakuba Kolasa is this immense minicity of market mayhem. Inside you'll find nuts, spices, breads, honey, dried fish, meat carcasses, CDs - the lot.
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Pr Oleksandrivsky
The leafy open-air food stands in this park are superb places to relax and eat chicken legs or khachipuri (Georgian pizzas) washed down with draft beer.
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Chapel Market
This rough-and-ready all-day market sells mostly fruit and vegetables and some fish along an Islington street called Chapel Market, just off Liverpool Rd.
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Open-Air Market
The city has several open-air produce markets. The biggest one in the city centre is this tourist-oriented open-air market south of the Old Town Square.
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