Ybor City Saturday Market — Attraction in Tampa

This is probably one of the tiniest weekend markets I’ve ever seen. I’m not really sure why this market is rated so highly? It’s all relative to experience, I guess. I walked through it in like 10 minutes, if that. I was mainly looking to find some fresh produce. There was only one produce vendor, and they don’t sell any veggies I would normally use (other than tomatoes). Fresh fruit was pretty limited to just apples and bananas. There were a handful of craft vendors but most of them weren’t selling any captivating. I’m really bummed...I figured a city the size of Tampa would have a lot...

I was disappointed! When I think about the Ybor City market, I was under the impression of different produce vendors. I only saw 2. Normally, you would think of having some food trucks and whatnot. Some vendors capitalize on Ybor City's roosters 🐓 and hens.( which, by the way are protected by the city of Tampa.) They've made tee shirts,tea towels, and even clocks. That had a few vendors. I saw a couple of homemade jewelry ,soaps, and honey. The 2nd Sunday of the month markets have more...

I absolutely love the Ybor Market. It’s small and very local, there’s a lot of the vendors coming almost every single week. It’s a very community oriented group, and the vendors always have great stuff and are helpful. The market is more geared towards crafts and such, not as much fruit and veggie vendors. There is one produce vendor who has great options, but that is all. And of course I recommend the macaroons, they change the...