Optimism at Last - Eataly Opens

 Eataly on Bishopsgate by Liverpool Street Station - everything Italian a foodie may want.

The wonderfully exuberant sweet section

Street Food Comes Inside

 Market Hall Victoria is almost in the railway station and worth a visit - three bars, eleven kitchens and seating for 400.  Brands include:

Baozi Inn | Northern Chinese dim sum

Gopal’s Kitchen | Sri Lankan, Malaysian & Tamil dishes

Super Tacos

Koya Ko | Ramen

Nonna Tonda | Handmade pasta

bunshop | Stuffed buns served with builders tea

Monty’s Deli | the best salt beef in London

Flank | A nose-to-tail pitstop serving slow-cooked traditional meat dishes

Kerbisher & Malt | Award-winning fish & chips

Fanny’s Kebabs | wraps, rice boxes and flatbreads

Squirrel | A healthy eating spot

Press | A third-wave coffee shop

Prepare yourselves for:

• Market Hall Oxford Circus opens this Spring in the old BHS and will be the largest in the UK
• Eataly - all 42,000 sq ft - comes to the City of London in 2020
• Time Out Market London - 17 kitchens and seating for 500 - comes to Waterloo in 2021.