9 editor picks across South Africa.
9 food markets worth the trip across South Africa, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All South Africa guides.
Oranjezicht City Farm Market gathers over 80 artisanal food traders at the V&A Waterfront every weekend in Cape Town, plus a Wednesday night market.
TipThe Saturday market runs year round from 08:00 and Sunday from 08:30; only the Wednesday night market pauses in June and July.
Neighbourgoods Market has filled the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, Cape Town every Saturday since 2006, with food and design stalls and a Sunday market too.
TipSkip the car on Saturday, since the market takes over the Mill's parking; secure parking opposite at the College of Cape Town costs R10.
Bay Harbour Market fills a revamped fish factory in the working Hout Bay harbour near Cape Town every Friday to Sunday, with craft stalls and food vendors.
TipUrban Brewing Company's taproom is right next door, so pair a market lunch with a fresh pint.
Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market fills an old postal aeroplane hangar in Muizenberg every Thursday and Friday evening south of Cape Town.
TipThere is a play area for children, so it works as a family evening out rather than just a date-night market.
Mojo Market is an indoor food hall on Regent Road in Sea Point, Cape Town, open 365 days a year with free entry, food stalls, bars and live music.
TipFood stalls and bars close together, at 22:00 from Sunday to Thursday and 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, so order before then.
Makers Landing is the V&A Waterfront's food business incubator and market at the Cape Town cruise terminal, where select vendors trade daily.
TipAsk a vendor about the Kitchen Incubator, a six month programme run with Stellenbosch University's LaunchLab for young food brands.
Cape Town Market in Epping is the wholesale fresh produce floor that supplies most of Cape Town, open to the public in the early morning hours.
TipGo before 7am to watch the floor at full pace; register at the information office with ID to buy inside the covered hall.
Hout Bay Village Market, the relaunched Lions craft market first held in 1987, gathers craft and food stalls at Mainstream Park in Hout Bay on Sundays.
TipCheck the market's page before driving out in winter; it pauses for the coldest months each year.
Muizenberg Flea Market fills Sunrise Circle every Sunday with over 300 stalls selling samosas, koesisters, mielies and bric-a-brac near Cape Town's coast.
TipTry the mielies in a cup from R10, and carry some cash, though most stalls also take cards through a card machine.
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