That's why I was so happy to find the Southbank Centre Market, a food market that is just over the Thames River from the Embankment tube stop {so about a 20-minute ride from our flat} and a market that is open Friday through Monday {YES! Even on a Sunday, when most markets are closed!}.
We went to go check it out last weekend, sadly after we had already eaten {poor decision}, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't body-to-body packed and the variety of food looked absolutely delicious. We will definitely be coming back to try this market {maybe even this coming weekend ;)}.