Ridley Road Food Market is a market situated in the London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....

, North East London

London

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. Opposite Dalston Kingsland railway station

Dalston Kingsland railway station

Dalston Kingsland railway station is a railway station on the North London Line in London, England. It is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney, on the western side of Kingsland High Street and opposite Ridley Road Market. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London...

 just off the Kingsland High Street section of the A10 about three miles north of the City of London

City of London

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. This market

Market

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 specialises in food from around the world. It is held Monday to Saturday and is predominantly Afro-Caribbean

British African-Caribbean community

The British African Caribbean communities are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were primarily indigenous to Africa...

, but with a noticeable blend of other cultures and traditions found around the local area.

See also

• List of markets in London