Today is the opening day of the much-anticipated V&A Market on the Wharf. This first-of-its-kind food market offers established, permanent stalls open from Wednesday to Sunday, from 9:30am to 7:30pm. I went to the launch of the market last night and snapped a bunch of photographs to illustrate the type of vibe/atmosphere the market has and the stalls that are there.
They offer a special DROP AND GO facility, plus more than 1000 safe, undercover parking bays just outside – which is more than can be said for any of the other markets.
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| Nap Living has their own stand, also selling the renowned Deluxe Coffee |
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| The Waymenels stand offers the lusted-after Stellenbrau beers |
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| Totally Wild offers great aloe drinks and By Nature offers preservative-free nuts and dried fruits |
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| Adam's selection of fruits |
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| Anybody for a Hotdog? |
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| A lovely array of flowers are on offer from the Aspen Flower Market under the stairs to the second level |
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| These juices are bound to kill any hangover |
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| Get your mozzarella fix here |
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| Various cheeses and quality biltong from stokkiesdraai |
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| Buy wheels or whole slices |
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| Easy bread recipe for home baking |
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| Love these jam jars! |
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| Jean-Pierre Chocalatier has an awesome gourmet chocolate stand |
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| I love his carving of the market logo out of this slab of chocolate |
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| The Oryx stand... great quality salt - makes for a nice stocking filler too |
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| The upstairs bar - can I hear a 'hell's yeah!!!' |
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| .... and the jolly barmen - expect more craft beers on tap soon. Currently they have Drayman's Weiss and a host of other bottled craft beers |
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| View of the market from the upstairs section |
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| The Oyster Lady is just one of the vendors on the upstairs section. Her oysters are from Saldanha Bay |
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| In upstairs corner is a beautiful 'book shop' selling South Africa food-related and recipe books |
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| Good quality, free-range meats and eggs are available from Angus Meats |
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| The market offers a 100% Kosher stand: Berkies |
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| Delicious breads and sandwiches available from a German bakery stand. Good news is that they will be stocking a few gluten-free, wheat-free options :-) |
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| Mingwei Tsai of Nigiro tea - his philosophy: 'the world would have much less violence if everybody took time to drink tea together' |
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There is also a demo kitchen by Careline and Whirlpool, where Sue Ann Allen will host the first of many food pairings. |
I'll be heading back to the market this weekend to check it out in full swing :-)
For more information, visit http://www.marketonthewharf.co.za/
or call 021 276 0200
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