{"id":88480,"date":"2013-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/the-city-bowl-market\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:10","slug":"the-city-bowl-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/the-city-bowl-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The City Bowl Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?attachment_id=28266\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28266\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28266\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-shot-2013-02-13-at-17.27.19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Capetonians love their markets. And when I say love, I mean L.O.V.E. Was there ever a city so enamoured with weekend markets? I don\u2019t think so. But I must admit, there\u2019s a lot to love about the City Bowl Market, a.k.a. the Hope Street Market.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of things that make it different, too. To begin with, it\u2019s not only open on the weekends, although the Saturday 9am to 2pm slot is very popular. There\u2019s also a Thursday evening market, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, if you\u2019re looking for somewhere different to grab some dinner. The market is housed in a large hall right in the middle of the City Bowl, and they set up hay bales for seating in the centre of the hall, with a wide range of vendors around the edges. Downstairs it\u2019s all about food \u2013 fresh fruit and vegetables (at deliciously low prices), baked treats, fresh chicken and meat straight from the farm and all kinds of prepared food \u2013 from pies to Asian food, smoothies to ice lollies. And then there\u2019s the treats: fudge, cupcakes, nuts, biltong etc etc etc. It\u2019s pretty much an avenue of temptation.<\/p>\n<p>One of the other things that sets the City Bowl Market apart is their Fashion Market. The upstairs section of the hall is converted into a space where fashionistas and jewellery lovers can shop to their heart\u2019s desire, all from local designers and shops. And the next incarnation of the City Bowl Market? A Wine Market, where six or seven wineries will be offering tastes of their finest bottles.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than remaining content with their initial offering, the City Bowl Market is constantly evolving to ensure it remains one of Cape Town\u2019s favourite markets\u2026 So far, the method is definitely working. Find out more on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citybowlmarket.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">their website<\/a>, or pop into the market this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capetonians love their markets. 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