Address: 1 Market Pl, Norwich, NR2 1ND, United Kingdom
Phone: +441603213537
Rating: 4.5
based on 530 reviews.
Food Variety
Pros:
"Certainly all the major national dishes were represented with street food dishes from Italy, Japan, China, India and many others."
"Love the vast choice of food outlets... excellent food, value for money and friendly faces at Jacket Spuds and more."
"The market is a fantastic place for an al fresco lunch as it has an amazing selection of different cuisines to choose from - Italian, Thai, Indian, Peruvian, British etc."
"Lots of lovely world - wide street food and of course good traditional english fish & chips too."
"Norwich market now has a large array of food stalls catering to tastes from around the world, from Korean to Caribbean most tastes are now catered for."
"A fantastic selection of different street foods, the vegetarian Indian stall was out of this world, I had the samosa chat but everything looked and smelt amazing."
"The range of take away foods is amazing."
Cons:
"However like every where else the prices have risen massively, unfortunately I'm going to have to go back to using supermarkets as I don't have the available spare money to support the local store holders."
"I wandered through the market midmorning but didn't stay long because of the overwhelming smell of food from multiple sources."
"Great market, lovely food stalls, watch out for the fruit and veg stall. I asked for 4 nectarines, when I got home that same day one was squashy with blue mould."
"I unfortunately can't vouch for the vegetarian or vegan options as nearly all stalls had obvious cross contamination issues."
"It was a quick stop over hoping to have a Thai meal at the market. Due to the current pandemic there was no sit down facility."
"There are 200 shops on the market and 180 are for street food, very expensive terrible food on the shop 'cocina mia'."
"I don’t understand the appeal. A kitsch shanty-town that smells of chip fat squatting in what could otherwise be a pleasant city square."
Market Atmosphere
Pros:
"Love being able to walk to this market. Great source of amazing produce - Pauls butchers, Norwich provinder for bread, spice stall, Mike & Debs fruit and veg..."
"All staffed with amazing stall holders, very friendly and well informed about their products/produce."
"Good market selling all sorts. Amazing food stalls selling food from all over the world. Proper seating provided so you can enjoy the food you've bought."
"A fantastic market offering a wide variety. From hairdressing to appliance parts, vintage clothing to florists."
"The smells as you enter the market are amazing. And the variety of food you can get from here is incredible."
"Absolutely amazing, great food places here a real variety of cuisine."
"The Market is one of the oldest and largest open air markets in country and has stood in the same spot since the 11th Century so they've got to be doing something right!"
Cons:
"To be honest the place was life less. It was mostly closed or empty units."
"There are places to sit around to eat but tonnes of pigeons and seagulls making it uncomfortable."
"Some shops closed early on a Thursday afternoon."
"Not as I remember it. Mostly food outlets now, the majority of which are takeaway. Very few clothing stalls which are mostly retro, military etc. Not much in way of fruit & veg."
"The market stalls were mostly closed still, due to COVID."
"Too many stalls (about 40%) were closed, for whatever reason, which offered a much more restricted choice of shopping, mainly fast food and clothing."
"Bit disappointed, there was a lot of stalls empty or closed."
Accessibility and Convenience
Pros:
"Great little market... right in the city centre next to the forum, the council and in the heart of the best shopping area of Norwich."
"Accessible - we had no problems with our pushchair."
"Handy to know... There are loos at the top of the market including an accessible one."
"The permanent market stalls have added more short order food options...more choices and good prices...Only drawback not many places to sit and eat the food options."
"Parking was an issue though so plan in advance if your not familiar with Norwich like us."
"The biggest open air market in England I was told. And one of the oldest."
"The area is well maintains and very clean and tidy, there are gentle smooth slops so there is good disability access as well."