Mercato Metropolitano

Mercato Metropolitano is a food hall founded in Elephant and Castle, London in 2016, located inside a former papermaking factory.[1]

The food hall provides various options of fresh foods and meals including an Italian foods shop and market stalls.[2]

A second location opened at the end of 2019 in St Mark's, Mayfair,[3] followed by a third location at Wood Wharf in summer 2021.[4]

In 2025, plans were approved by Southwark to demolish the original venue of Mercato Metropolitano as part of the Borough Triangle development,[5] a controversial decision which was contested by locals,[6][7] being seen as one of the only attractions left in Elephant and Castle and its closure as a "significant loss to the community".[8][9] Part of the planned development includes a replacement food hall but there are no plans for a venue to host vendors during construction.[1]

A docu-series, "Unknown Chefs" released in 2025 explored the stories of four chefs at Mercato Metropolitano, prompting plans to open a filming studio.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Firth, Robert (2025-03-28). "'Beloved' south London food hall to be demolished for 900-home tower block scheme". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  2. ^ Rayner, Jay (2016-10-16). "Mercato Metropolitano: restaurant review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  3. ^ Ferrarin, Miriam (25 January 2021). "London: Mercato Mayfair inside a deconsecrated church". My Giramondo. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Mercato Metropolitano's New Neighbourhood Concept MMy Wood Wharf Opens This Summer in Canary Wharf's New District, Wood Wharf". Canary Wharf Group. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ^ Houghton, Amy. "A popular south London food hall will be knocked down for a huge 900-home development". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  6. ^ "Food hall to make way for huge Borough Triangle development". www.bbc.com. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  7. ^ Vickers, Noah (2025-04-04). "Sadiq Khan urged to intervene over Southwark tower blocks plan". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  8. ^ "Crunch time for huge towers to be built in Elephant and Castle on site of Mercato Metropolitano". Southwark News. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  9. ^ Lowe, Tom. "Controversial Elephant & Castle towers get green light after knife-edge vote". Building. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  10. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2025-01-31). "London's Mercato Metropolitano Launches Studio After Serving Up 'Unknown Chefs' Series Produced by Andrea Iervolino, David Tickle". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

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