Temple Bar Markets
Dec | May 29, 2006
One of the best kept secrets in Dublin seems to be the food market in Temple Bar’s Meeting House Square. I say it is one of the best kept secrets because if you have ever tried to get some fast food in Dublin city center around lunchtime on a Saturday you will find yourself at the back of a long queue waiting for a tray full of half-cooked re-heated mush while at the same time hidden away in Temple Bar is a weekly food market selling a variety of organic and fresh foodstuffs, from sushi and vegetables to hot dogs and burgers. It is generally busy with tourists but you can still pick up a quick snack to eat as you browse the other stalls or wander further afield in Temple Bar to the other markets, a book market and a clothes market.
The book market is held in Temple Bar Square itself and seems to have gotten smaller over time and I personally have never bought anything there but during the summer there are street performers in the main square where the book market is held so if you don’t find any interesting books you may well find something else to pass the time.
The clothes market is one I have only passed through twice. Small and less busy than the others because of its location in Cows Lane away from the main Temple Bar area. It seems to be mainly small local designers with clothes and jewelery.
Great pictures and I never knew about the clothes market on Cows Lane. I must check it out.
Not only tourists go to the food market. As I said in a previous post, the food market on Saturdays has the best Mexican food in town. If you go, try the Mexian food. The salsas are yummy, too. The market is usually pretty busy, at least when I am there (which is most Sat). Oh, I am told that the coffee place is tasty, too.
Nice to see posts like this. Connor O’Neill down in Bandon did something similar for the Bandon market.
http://conoroneill.com/2006/04/01/inaugural-bandon-farmers-market-a-huge-success/
http://www.irelandmarkets.com/ is a good site for locating other country markets.
Thanks for pointing out the food market, it’s come in very handy for me.
Hi Just wondering if anyone has a contact name or anything for anyone who may have/own/rent a portable coffee cart??
Thanks
Cant say I do, but your best chance of finding one may be to ask on the Leinster Free Cycle list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LeinsterFreecycle/
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