Seven Dials Market, KERB, Covent Garden

It seems there’s just no stopping street food collective KERB. Founded back in 2012 by Petra Barran – whose vision was to seek out and unite the most exciting names in street food talent – KERB has since launched eight popular food markets across London, five of which are still in action. Having proved a success in King’s Cross, Paddington and the City among other industrious areas, KERB is opening a new venue near Covent Garden, revolutionising the local lunchtime scene in time for the summer of 2019.

Operating under the name of Seven Dials Market, KERB’s Covent Garden site is not only the company’s first permanent home, but the West End’s first permanent covered food market. The venue itself is Thomas Neal’s Warehouse on Short’s Gardens, a 19th century space formerly used to store bananas and cucumbers. KERB has signed a lease with the landlord, property company Shaftesbury, to acquire the space, which doubles up as the street food collective’s flagship and headquarters.

Food by award-winning KERB trader BBQ Dreamz

KERB’s Seven Dials Market is a 22,000 sq ft space spread across two floors, with room for 26 traders and hundreds of visitors. Replacing its usual food trucks with polished counters, KERB Covent Garden will house a mix of street food traders, deli stalls, a florist and a bookshop. It’s yet to be announced which of KERB’s signature food traders are taking up residence at the new Covent Garden site, but with the likes of award-winning Filipino pop-up BBQ Dreamz and food stall-turned-restaurant Burger & Beyond under the KERB umbrella brand, we’re expecting big, tasty things.