Time Out Market Cape Town Announces Opening Date for 2023
Time Out Market Cape Town has today revealed the opening date for the highly-anticipated premium food market in Cape Town. Set to open later this year at the V&A Waterfront, Time Out Market Cape Town promises to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best food, drinks and cultural experiences.
Time Out Market Cape Town will feature 13 home-grown and local chefs and restaurateurs, three bars and one stage when it opens its doors to locals and guests from across the country and the world visiting the Mother City. Gathering around communal tables, guests will get to enjoy a curated mix of authentic, proudly South African and global cuisine – all served by award-winning, celebrated and much-loved chefs and restaurateurs calling Cape Town their home and reflecting the city’s vibrant culinary scene.
Today, the Time Out Market Cape Town team took to social media to announce the market will be opening its doors at the V&A Waterfront on Friday the 17th of November, 2023, at 11:00.
The market is set to be a celebration of the best local talent and guests will get a real taste of the city while coming together with family and friends to enjoy their meals, on china with flatware, at communal tables and surrounded by top chefs and their teams in action.
From Friday 17 November 2023, Time Out Market Cape Town will be open daily – opening times are: Sunday to Wednesday: 11:00 – 22:00 and Thursday to Saturday: 11:00 – 23:00.
Further additions to its all-star lineup revealed
Time Out Market Cape Town also revealed additions to the all-star lineup, which already includes some of the biggest names in food the Mother City has to offer.
Sushiya
Chef Peter Tempelhoff (of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, FYN) partners with Chef Shin Takagi (of two-star Michelin restaurant Zeniya in Kanazawa, Japan) to offer authentic contemporary Japanese sushi with Sushiya to Time Out Market Cape Town.
Sushiya, meaning ‘Sushi Shop,’ is a testament to the chefs’ joint commitment to sustainability, high-quality craftsmanship, and authentic ingredients. From small-scale suppliers in Japan, to ethical fishermen in the Western Cape and organic farms from the Cape region, every element of Sushiya’s menu is carefully curated. Notably, the rice used is grown in Shin’s native Ishikawa, is nurtured by fourth-generation rice growers and aged for up to two years before being cooked in Cape mountain spring waters.
Sushiya’s menu at Time Out Market Cape Town will comprise a series of small dishes with classic pickled and preserved Japanese-style vegetables, a variety of modern nigiri platters, a platter of maki, and temaki and gunkan maki infused with local and classic Japanese flavours, among other delicacies available for diners to enjoy.
Kapoochka
Chef Hitesh Panchal will introduce Indian street food with a contemporary twist to Time Out Market Cape Town with Kapoochka. Chef Hitesh is the creative architect of Kapoochka, working alongside his sons Tushar and Hriday, and together they bring this carefully curated street food menu to the Market for all to enjoy.
The menu highlights pani puri, considered to be the king of street food across India, which is a crispy hollow ball filled with potato, lentils, three chutneys and a spiced water. These puris are best enjoyed thrown into the mouth in one bite, creating a sensation that can only be described as an explosion of flavours. The exciting menu will showcase the savoury puris Kapoochka is known for, and the team will also introduce mouth-watering dessert puris.
Currently operating out of Makers Landing which (a V&A Waterfront food incubator initiative aimed at local food entrepreneurs), the family run business has grown and is now ready to spread its wings to Time Out Market Cape Town. The concept joins the market as part of a collaboration. Time Out Market Cape Town has offered one business within Makers Landing a 12-month residency in the Market to provide them with a growth opportunity. Kapoochka will receive business support and mentorship, working alongside some of the city’s best chefs and restaurateurs.
Exciting bar programme and cultural activations announced
Not only will Time Out Market Cape Town showcase the city’s top chefs and much-loved restaurateurs – it will also boast local wines, beers, cocktails, mocktails and soft drinks at three bars as well as art and cultural experiences from Capetonian and South African local talent.
The Market is fully licensed, and the 13 food concepts are complemented by three bars offering premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages – keeping with its mission to bring the best of the city together under one roof, the curated beverage programme will include:
- Dry Dock Bar: Offering of premium beverages that include cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Pumphouse Bar: Where craft beer dreams meet classic favourites. With twelve taps on offer – nine of which are dedicated to local artisanal craft ales.
- Studio Bar: A quintessential cocktail bar which doubles as the Market’s cultural event space.
Cape Town’s cultural scene is as vibrant as its food scene, and Time Out Market Cape Town will offer a curated programme of cultural activations and events year round including jazz evenings, comedy evenings and DJs with more to come. Spread across the Market, guests will be able to enjoy art and installations from the Cape Town based Zabalaza Art Faktory and ALFA, showcasing the true heart and vibrant nature of local creativity, with more art installations in the works.
To stay up-to-date follow Time Out Market Cape Town on Instagram and keep an eye on WomenStuff for a full review of the market soon.