Last Saturday I went to the Neighbourgoods Market with a few freinds. Neighbourgoods is located in the middle of the Joburg CBD, I can't tell you exactly where it is just that we drove through one badly deteriorated area, then drove through another 'deteriorated for effect' area and parked next to the 'Pikitup' collection plant. From there we followed hoards of hipsters through the thoroughly upgraded inner city to a non-descript grey building which somehow everyone knew was the neighbourgoods market.
The market is cool, almost too cool to handle! It is literally a Saturday morning solace for hipsters. I was slightly discouraged by the first stall I saw which had a guy selling paint tin flower pots for R40! (seedling not included!) Talk about milking people's concern for the planet. But when you enter the foodhall all is forgotten when you're immedietly confronted by delicious smells and even more exciting is the amount of choice you have. There are so many different national cuisines, oysters and sparkling wine, gourmet cupcakes. You are literally spoilt for choice.
You can sit on the rooftop of the building which has amazing views of the city and drink fresh strawberry and pineapple cocktails. There is a small section for clothing in the market too but it seems to be more of an after thought. The main attraction was chilling in the sun with incredible food and refreshing drinks and hipster spotting ofcourse.
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