San Diego Public Market has been open to public for a couple of months now. I wanted to go and have a look around to see if the place is a lot different than the Farmer’s (street) Markets around San Diego. And yes, it’s as different as night and day; SD Public Market is definitely still in very early stages having only a handful of vendors and food stalls. As the market has been established very recently, its location is off the beaten path and it’s open only two days a week (Wed and Sun) I knew not to expect very much – but it was still surprised! It took me about 5 minutes to walk through the whole area and I saw perhaps 10 other customers there same time with me. What a bummer!
After walking to the next block and getting myself an espresso from cafe Virtuoso (which is a great coffee roaster in the neighbourhood!) I made a quick recovery and returned back to the market. On second glance the place looked already better. All vendors were very extremely friendly and helpful. I saw green eggs (which come from certain species of chicken!), tasted organic popcorn shoots and micro arugula among other things.
I got my lunch from Supernatural sandwiches. I had problems choosing from their menu as everything looked so good, and after tasting the crab meat and shrimp sandwiches I knew that already them on their own would be enough to make me come back again. I hope many others feel the same way and we’ll get to see the market growing and flourishing. It might never become as preeminent as Pike Place Market but it’s our San Diego public market and we are worth of a good one!
Amen 
http://www.sandiegopublicmarket.com
Ps. The parking for the market is behind the block on a alleyway – finding street parking is pretty hopeless…
As an intern for the San Diego Public Market, I feel I can help you understand what stage the project is in, as to not confuse or discourage your readers. We are currently in Phase One, which consists of a Farmers’ Market 2 days a week. Since It started from scratch, it still has some growing to do. Phase Two, which will be underway shortly, requires us to move the Farmers’ Market to our outdoor plaza (we are on a 2+ acre property) and we will start construction in the warehouse. By late spring/early summer we will open the permanent Market Hall, filled with built-in stalls for Bread & Cie, Venissimo Cheese, meat curers, and other wonderful local vendors, and we will be open 6 days a week morning and night. I hope that helps!
Thank you for your comment and all the useful information, R
Phase Two sounds great, I can’t wait for the summer! Meanwhile I encourage everyone to check out the Public Market – I think it’s very interesting to see with your own eyes how the San Diego Public Market idea is turning into reality. Best of luck to the whole project, and great shopping in a friendly environment for everyone!