The rebooted Model Market opens later this summer. Image: Model Market
The last that Lewishamites saw of Model Market was in 2021, when it was shut down. Now, the beloved street food market situated on the fringes of Lewisham Shopping Centre is set for a welcome return.
With its roots dating back to 1950s, when it was a general market renowned for its Black-owned businesses, Model Market pivoted in 2014 to become a street food market operated by Street Feast, the outfit behind Street Feast in Dalston and Dinerama in Shoreditch. In the wake of Covid, Street Feast went under, and Model Market called it a day.
You can't keep a good market down, though, and as part of the phased regeneration of Lewisham Shopping Centre — which also includes fresh public spaces; a new music venue; and additional shops, cafés, restaurants and bars — Model Market will reopen later this summer.
German Kraft will operate the venue. Image: Model Market
