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Ferry Building Marketplace
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nother enjoyable thing to do in the morning and more accessible from downtown is to visit Ferry Building Marketplace, located
in South Beach. Opening in 1898 on the site of a wooden Ferry House it has evolved and undergone renovation over the years to form what is now a marketplace serving residents and travellers to the city. This large building houses a number of restaurants, cafes, purveyors, and homeware boutiques, as well as the upper floors being occupied by office space. It’s a great place to go for a quick and easy bite, or for something a little more fancy. On a weekday lunch the marketplace is bustling with locals who work downtown in the Financial District. There are a couple places located here I particularly love. Boccalone Tasty Salted Pig Parts is one of them and as the name suggests they use all parts of a pig. Here you will find artisan salumis hanging in the fridges and a menu consisting of warm and hot paninis with condiments like mustard, pickled peppers, and fig spread. Order a panini to go and sit along the boardwalk enjoying the bay sunshine. Blue Bottle coffee is another favourite which features in the coming pages because they are so good. If you’re heading here in the morning then be prepared to line up with all the others eagerly waiting for their morning coffee. Grab a waffle as well. Sprinkled with sugar and served in a coffee filter paper they are freshly cooked, crisp, and light. On Saturday the outside of the building is surrounded with market stalls selling fresh produce, flowers, bread and other such products. It’s busy with tourists admiring and sampling the farmer’s selection, and locals filling trolleys with fresh produce to take home and enjoy.
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