Serving Borough from Bermondsey.

Borough is one of the most commercially active food postcodes in London. Borough Market sits at its centre — not just as a destination for consumers but as a trading hub for some of the UK's most respected food producers, wholesalers and artisan suppliers. The surrounding SE1 area extends into a dense corridor of restaurants, hotels, corporate offices and event venues running from London Bridge west along the South Bank towards Waterloo and Blackfriars.

For food businesses supplying this ecosystem, production location is a genuine operational consideration. Premises in SE1 itself command some of the highest commercial rents in London. Karma Kitchen Bermondsey sits in SE16 — close enough to access Borough's ingredient market and serve its hospitality corridor, but far enough south to avoid SE1 rent levels entirely.

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The Bermondsey site serves two distinct groups who search for kitchen space near Borough. The first is the food producer or artisan maker who wants to sell through Borough Market or supply its traders — needing a professional, compliant production space that meets the market's food safety standards. The second is the corporate caterer or event catering business whose clients are concentrated in the SE1 hotel and office corridor — needing a well-connected production base that can service London Bridge, Waterloo and the South Bank.

Both groups benefit from a fully fitted, professionally managed kitchen in SE16 with direct road access north into SE1, at a fraction of the cost of operating from within the area itself.

Kitchens are available from 170sqft to over 900sqft. All units are fully fitted with professional equipment, all services included, ready to use within ten days of signing.

Kitchens available at Bermondsey

Flexible spaces for every stage of growth

170 sq ft

£2,600/mo

12-month license

300 sq ft

£3,600/mo

24-month lease

600 sq ft

£6,200/mo

24-month lease

900+ sq ft

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All private units: 2 months deposit + 1 month rent + VAT, payable upfront.

Getting here

SE16 3DH has direct road access north via Tower Bridge Road and Bermondsey Street into Borough and Southwark. The A2 Old Kent Road provides eastbound access and Jamaica Road connects west towards Bermondsey Street and the river. Northbound routes via London Bridge and Tower Bridge reach SE1 and the City directly.

Borough Market is 2.5 miles from our Bermondsey site, around 15 minutes by car.

Verney Road, Cooper's Estate, Bermondsey London SE16 3DH

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What’s nearby

Borough Market is accessible by road to the north — a practical daily resource for ingredient sourcing and a community of food producers worth being part of. The Bermondsey Beer Mile along Druid Street and the railway arches to the west has established Bermondsey as one of London's most active artisan food and drink production neighbourhoods. Maltby Street Market, a short distance from the Karma Kitchen site, is one of London's best regarded producers markets and a natural sales outlet for food businesses producing from the area.

The South Bank hotel and restaurant corridor — covering the Tate Modern area, Bankside, Waterloo and the National Theatre — is within easy delivery reach for catering businesses serving event and hospitality clients on the north side of the river.