Nice spot. Really cool stores and shops. Worth a visit. Lovely genuine well. Loved the SA curio shop and the Expresso Lab - super funky and worth a visit. Food honestly on the high end money spectrum...
We were staying in the onomo inn on the square which overlooks the market place we were on second floor and we never heard anything in relation to setting up and putting their stalls away we obviously had to walk out of the hotel onto the marketplace I do agree they do leave a lot of mess at the end of the day but cleaners were turning up every night and tidying up I also agree that a lot of individuals did hang about and were definitely weighing visitors up so you obviously must be aware of your surroundings as in any city nowadays in relation to dealing with the stall holders we didn’t find any of them acting aggressively towards us an interesting place to see but you must be aware of your surroundings at all times SCAM ALERT In nearby Long Street we were approached by a chap saying the street ahead was closed due to filming I was aware of this due to previous review of the area I just gave him a bit of abuse told him it was a scam and he just walked off the road wasn’t closed they try to get you to scan your debit/credit card in case you damage the film set DONT GET CAUGHT OUT
Very busy, lively market with good organic veggies.. However, the place is so packed you hardly can move. Thus. It has lost quite some of the attraction it had to me some years ago.
One of its major benefits is that there is ample undercover secure car parking - but take care to remember where you park. The V & A Waterfront is a very good place to spend a few hours during the day enjoying its shopping and tourist attractions and then to enjoy a lovely meal on floating restaurant on a ride around the harbour in the evening accompanied by a good selection of Western Cape wines. If floating restaurants are not your thing then don't worry as you will be spoilt for choice in land based restaurants. Note that the name is not Victoria and Albert Waterfront as many people think, the reason being that Albert never visited Cape Town and it was Alfred that actually officially opened the V and A Waterfront.