The Neighbourhood Goods Market

What If The World continue in their mission to make Cape Town a 30-something hipster paradise. And as loathe to cover something after the Cape Times has as I am The Neighbourhood Goods Market deserves a special mention. The market is in The Old Biscuit Factory in Woodstock. One is almost tempted to insinuate that the WITW boys are in league with the local estate agents in a wicked conspiracy to replace the current population of hoodlums, tick addicts and decent working class folk with magazine stylists, interior designers and couples that met at advertising agency drinks evenings. The area is recieving some serious gentrification (and associated house price creep) and The Neighbourhood Goods Market is possibly just the tipping point needed to turn the postcode into a Capetonian Yuppy paradise. As well as organic food, falafel stores, screenprinted t-shirts, kooky art exhibits and "I love boobies" baby grows, the market also wins bonus points over similar 1st world urban hipster hangouts, such as London's Spitalfields, with the ready availability of local wine (you can rent a glass to accompany you around the stands). Judging by the hordes of goofy-smiled urbanites after just a month in action, the Neighbourhood Goods Market is set to become a serious weekend institution!