The 6 Best Food Markets In Durban

Whether you have a taste for unique sweets and decadent desserts or savoury wraps and wholesome breads, if you’re a foodie heading to Durban, South Africa, these food markets are well worth checking out.

Smarket

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Smarket is a new night food market in Durban’s revamped Rivertown Precinct. It’s set in a warehouse that’s part of an urban regeneration strategy, in collaboration with local architects, designers and innovators, and it brings an eclectic mix of tastes to Durban’s shores. Every second Friday of the month you can look forward to a diverse range of foods like Middle Eastern kanafehs (a sweet, cheese-based pastry), ice cream scrolls, giant gourmet eclairs, paneer tikkas and cheeseburgers.

8 Morrison Street (Lower Greyville), 4001 Durban, South Africa,+27 82 741 8805

I ♥ Market

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While I ♥ Market also sells vintage items and crafts, its food section draws a large crowd. For those who make it in time for breakfast, there are scrambled eggs and delicious vegan burgers, and for the more peckish, there are dumplings and chicken burgers. You’ll also find a fresh fruit stand, where you can get piña coladas that are so good you have to go back for more, and homemade fruit ice creams for the kids. It’s open on the first Saturday of every month.

I ♥ Market, Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa

The Wonder Market

A little out of Durban in Umhlanga, at the leafy Chris Saunders Park, you can find the Wonder Market. It opens on the last Sunday of every month, and here you can find falafels, local desserts in quirky enamel mugs, yummy vegetable quiches, cupcakes, ice cream macarons, pancakes, cupcakes and a range of homemade drinks.

The Wonder Market,Chris Saunders Park, Centenary Blvd, Umhlanga, South Africa +2774 468 2463

Shongweni Market

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It’s worth waking up early on a Saturday for the drive to this morning market. Starting with just a few farmer’s stalls in Shongweni, the market has grown in leaps and strides with its own permanent housing structure. You can find good old eggs benedict (with salmon, if you please), an array of freshly baked breads, pancakes filled with all sorts of fillings, fresh yoghurts and decadent Banting cakes. More importantly, you’ll find a whole host of fruit and vegetable so fresh you can still see the earth on them.

Shongweni Market,457 Mr551 Rd, Shongweni, South Africa, +2731 777 4686

Musgrave Rooftop Night Market

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Popular with young urbanites, this night market takes place on the first Friday of every month in the rooftop parking of the Musgrave Centre. It has live music and an eclectic range of food, including gourmet hot dogs, Lindt cupcakes, Cookie Monster’s cookie shot cups, homemade ice cream and a range of funky desserts.

Musgrave Rooftop Night Market,115 Musgrave Rd, Berea, South Africa, +2731 277 8420

Morning Trade Market

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This urban food market is popular with hipsters and has fresh produce, top-quality meats, farm-fresh ingredients and delectable specialities, including cronuts, and scotch eggs in chicken tikka. It’s a community-conscious market, as well as being a cool space to meet friends over delicious artisan food and drink.

Morning Trade Market, 15 Station Dr, Berea, South Africa, +2782 413 1887

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