A Fresh Approach to Food Halls

Corner Corner is officially open, and we were there for a first look at last night’s launch. 👏

The venue at Canada Water brings together independent food curated by KERB, a live events and music programme from Broadwick, the UK’s first integrated indoor vertical farm, in fact, London’s largest commercial indoor farm, run by Harvest London, and, just next door, the Minecraft experience, whose guests will exit directly into the food hall.

This is a fresh approach to food halls in London, combining rotating street food traders, bars, live music and urban farming in one space. The focus on reducing food miles, supporting independent traders and creating a more dynamic, community-driven food space makes this another great example of how London’s food scene continues to evolve.

Broadwick have programmed a cultural calendar that will evolve over time. Expect live jazz, DJs and community events to keep the venue busy and lively. KERB’s space has clearly been designed with the overall concept in mind, leaving it flexible and adaptable. This isn’t a carbon copy of Seven Dials Market. There are no kiosks with open frontages. Instead, shared kitchens with large service windows set the tone.

Orders are placed at counters or via QR code, which fits well with the venue’s focus on events. The food line-up curated by the KERB team includes:

• fried chicken legends Chick ’N’ Sours. I’d visit just for that watermelon salad.

• Masa Fresh Tacos, making excellent tortillas from scratch.

• Jou Jou’s Bites, Taiwanese comfort food including awesome pork belly bao buns.

• Sireli, an Armenian café and flatbread spot anchoring the daytime zone.

Finally, the standout feature is the on-site grow house, which will actually yield enough produce to supply not just the on-site traders but also nearby office catering, building a genuinely local supply chain and a new way of thinking about sustainability in hospitality. This baby is a revenue stream and helps reduce food miles at the same time.

One thing is already clear: this is definitely not your typical food hall. The mix of uses and energy in the space reflects a wider ambition around hospitality.

Congrats to British Land and partners for some out-of-the-box thinking. Looking forward to properly seeing it in action soon.