Brick Lane is not one market, it is five, and they keep different hours. The Truman Brewery runs the Vintage Market, the Upmarket, the Backyard Market and the Tea Rooms, and two of them open only at the weekend. Turn up on a Tuesday expecting all of it and you will find three of the five.
The Truman Brewery is at 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL, and everything below is from its own markets page.
What is open every day
The Brick Lane Vintage Market is in F Block, 85 Brick Lane, and is open seven days a week. Monday to Friday 11am to 6.30pm, Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. The brewery calls it the largest vintage market in the UK, with over 100 shops, running from 1920s glamour to Y2K streetwear.
The Upmarket at 83 Brick Lane, E1 6QR, is also open seven days: Monday to Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. It is an international street food market with a retail section, so it works as lunch as well as shopping.
Ely’s Yard Food Trucks is open seven days a week, an outdoor area with traders including Cheese Wheel for fresh pasta, Texbbqz for smoked food and Mr. Sausage. The brewery pitches it as the stop after the shopping.
What is open at the weekend only
The Backyard Market in U Block, next to 146 Brick Lane, opens Saturdays 11am to 6pm and Sundays 10am to 6pm. It is independent stalls for fashion, jewellery and art, where the brewery says tomorrow’s big names get their start.
The Tea Rooms, next to 146 Brick Lane, open on the same weekend hours. They sell antiques, homeware, rare books, vinyl and retro furniture, and include Mada Mada, a French café serving homemade baked treats.
When to go
The week is the quiet version, and every day of it has the Vintage Market, the Upmarket and Ely’s Yard open. Sunday starts an hour earlier than the other days, at 10am, and Saturday and Sunday are the two days on which all five are trading. If you want the whole street, go on a weekend between 11am and 6pm.
Brick Lane sits between Shoreditch and Aldgate, so it pairs naturally with the restaurants in Shoreditch, and Spitalfields Market is a short walk away.
Brick Lane Vintage Market
- Address
- F Block, 85 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
- Nearest
- Shoreditch High Street, or Aldgate East
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 11am to 6.30pm, Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 6pm
- Booking
- None needed
- Price
- Free to enter
- Standing
- Described by the Truman Brewery as the largest vintage market in the UK, with over 100 shops
How to get in
Open seven days a week. The Backyard Market and the Tea Rooms are weekends only.
Where to go next
Shoreditch is the district around it, and Spitalfields Market is the other market within walking distance.
The best restaurants in Shoreditch covers the next meal, and the Vietnamese on Kingsland Road is north from here.
Questions we get asked
What are the Brick Lane market opening times?
The Vintage Market is open Monday to Friday 11am to 6.30pm, Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. The Upmarket is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. Ely's Yard Food Trucks is open seven days. The Backyard Market and the Tea Rooms are open Saturdays 11am to 6pm and Sundays 10am to 6pm only.
Is Brick Lane market open every day?
Parts of it are. The Vintage Market, the Upmarket and Ely's Yard Food Trucks are open seven days a week. The Backyard Market and the Tea Rooms open only on Saturdays and Sundays.
Where is the Brick Lane Vintage Market?
In F Block at 85 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL, part of the Truman Brewery. The brewery describes it as the largest vintage market in the UK, with over 100 shops.
Is Brick Lane worth visiting on a weekday?
Yes, for the Vintage Market, the Upmarket and the food trucks, which are all open seven days. The Backyard Market and the Tea Rooms are the weekend only parts, so a Saturday or Sunday is the day to see everything.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 184 in the guide.
Last checked 3 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
