BurgerWeek Day 2

Today we headed over to Covent Garden to try MEATmarket, tucked up on the loft on the south wall above the stalls inside Jubilee Market Hall. Another winner. Great burgers! We got the Dead Hippy and the Black Palace -- double-cheeseburgers that varied slightly on toppings, the latter having grilled onions, for example. The patties were smaller than at Lucky Chip, and conducive to doubling up as a result. Still thick enough on their own. They were cooked perfectly. We got them with sides of fastfoodish (mcdonald's-style) fries, which I would give a miss to next time but the youngster was more than happy to wolf down.

Dead Hippy @ MEATmarket

Staff was friendly and welcoming (must be something about good burgers). The space was fun and relaxed, overlooking the buzzing market. In the nice touches category: free cold water, and soft drinks served in small cups but with free refills. The rest of the menu looked good. As hot as it was today, unfortunately due to mechanical problems there were no milkshakes on offer.

Overall, kind of like what you'd dream a fast food burger joint would turn into when it grows up, but never does. Heartily recommended, would definitely go back.


P.S. We did do mini-burgers during Eurovision last night. I gently pressed some beef mince into a shallow nonstick pan greased lightly with some olive oil (hamburger meat should be worked as little as possible, unlike when you're making, say, breakfast sausage patties), then slicked up a round cookie cutter with a bit of olive oil and cut a bunch of small burgers. They were maybe 5cm diameter each. Relatively thick, they griddled up nicely. About 3 bites each. I ate mine each with a bit of cream cheese and wrapped in a leaf of iceberg lettuce. Really nice.