19/05/2025- Speciality Food Magazine “21 of the best food halls to visit in Britain”

When it comes to artisanal food and drink, food halls are in a league of their own – alighting all the senses with a multitude of epicurean experiences. Here are just some of the best you can visit across Britain today

Macknade, Faversham, Kent

Community is everything to the owners of this food hall, whose roots in growing and markets mean they truly understand what it is to be a producer, and what really great food looks like. The team go above and beyond to source ingredients and products from sustainable, ethical suppliers who care about what they’ve grown or made – bringing the very best to the plate for their customers.

Fresh vegetables and fruit are given the love and attention they deserve.

The deli offers a collection of exceptionally well looked after cured meats, salamis, and cheeses. 

There’s a bakery, a fishmonger on Saturdays, and a certified Pasture For Life butchery, championing grass-fed, grazed animals.

And the newest addition is the wines and spirits store, where the team love showcasing the wide range of Kentish producers, alongside bottles from New and Old World makers.

If you’re peckish, you simply have to try the a signature Macknade Rarebit in the cafe – layering chunky bread with Wookey Hole Cheddar, Smoked Northumberland cheese, cream cheese, leeks and wholegrain mustard, and served with burnt tomato chutney and green salad.

In the warmer months from Thursday to Sunday, Macknade’s Food Village opens too, with a plethora of street food vendors offering everything from katsu curry to tacos and crepes.