Furness Fish Market

As I was walking through Burrough Market I noticed a line nearly 30 people deep. As I approached the front of the line I saw that the wait was for Furness Fish Market. This spot specializes in mussels & fries, oysters, and various seafood items... but the Bomba Paella is a MUST try! The location is very much in the nucleus of this bustling city market. The storefront and "interior," resemble that of a fish market, and there are plenty of food options surrounding this spot. Bomba Paella is the main draw. You will see employees laboring over massive pans of paella that looks ever simmering. Portions are scooped out with wooden bowls which make a tantalizing scraping sound as the portion out the right amounts. The aromas are truly intoxicating, and as the workers move through to change over pans, they add copious amounts of ingredients further adding to the rich smells. The paella itself looks like a beautifully colored and marinated work of art. Each bite is flavorful, yet not too salty. The components are rice, peas, mussels, chicken, prawns, spices, and lemon. If you don't love seafood, no worries, the dish itself neither smells or tastes overly "fishy," and there are huge helpings of rice and chicken. Also, the portions are sizable, and the cost affordable at $10 (pounds) a bowl. Some tips: This spot has a card reader, but they will still ask you if you have cash. At this market, cash is KING. Again, there will be a line, so, if others are with you and want to try something else you might have them duck out of line to rustle up some chocolate covered strawberries or something while you wait. Keep in mind that the market itself closes at 5pm, and while there are heaps of paella helpings, supplies might not last until the clock strikes 5. While I love paella, I don't consider myself an authority on the cuisine. I did however enjoy this bowl, and to me it was well worth the wait!! Cheers!!

seems like the guy at the front could weigh stuff with his eyes? Confusing regarding price? Not made any better by 6 clams being shattered🤣. Would go to shellseekers instead but they didn’t have what I was looking for today unfortunately

A stand in Borough Market where you can buy fresh fish, seafood, oysters and any other marine life. I ate oysters from them, very good. You can pay by card.

Whilst the paella isn’t good, their oyster bar is. Good advice and service. However here too, client’s are pushed and rewarded for cash payment (1 free oyster for cash !)

The fish looked fresh. There is enough variety to choose from. It's better to go early in the morning since it was selling quite fast already at 9:15. Moderately priced. I bought 4 mackerels, 2 squid, 1 octopus and 120gr of anchovies for £50. Shout out to the fishmonger who's also a bass player.

Never usually review places, but I feel compelled to in this instance. The behaviour of the staff at the oyster bar was completely unacceptable. Women walking past were openly harassed with comments like “corrrr, look at that one” and “you alright darlin?” Incredibly unprofessional and derogatory. In addition, one staff member loudly claimed that if a woman gets pregnant it affects the business and argued with a colleague, saying things like “you know I’m right! It does affect it, don’t it?” It was clear from the conversation that this is why they prefer not to hire women, and they were discussing it openly in front of customers. The oysters themselves were good, but the conduct of the staff overshadowed the product and left a very negative impression. I will not be returning.

I think the price here depends on your face or something, because i was charged more than my boyfriend for the same products 😂 The oysters were really good though

So worth the wait (there tends to be a line)!