Marketplace Downtown — Local services in Sandusky

Market Square Downtown Review: Charming Potential, Limited Weekday Offerings

Market Square Downtown is a charming location with a lot of potential, but our weekday visit revealed some limitations. While most of the indoor businesses were closed, we enjoyed browsing the unique gift shop and exploring the interesting layout of the space.

The basement brewery looked inviting, and the children's center, though seemingly unfinished, could be a fun addition. It's a shame the bowling alley is permanently closed, as that would have been a great attraction.

The only open shop during our visit was a bakery, which unfortunately lacked any vegan options. Despite this, we still appreciated the pleasant atmosphere and the potential for future growth and development.

Overall, Market Square Downtown seems like it could be a bustling hub of activity on weekends or busier times. For those seeking a wider variety of shops or specific dietary options, it might be best to plan a visit...

Cute addition to downtown offering a trendy, artistic vibe with several small food, dessert, or boutique businesses. We visited on a Thursday afternoon and several shops inside were closed. We ordered food at Derrick Jr.'s BBQ (HIGHLY recommend...yum) and while waiting for food, checked out the children's museum downstairs which is a thoughtful, fun addition for the little ones. Several interactive busy-board style interactive children's activities were mounted in the hallway leading to the museum which were free and fun to explore. We didn't do the children's museum but it looked best for the age ranges of 5/6-11/12 although I did see a pre-walking baby (maybe 9-12 months old) sitting at a baby-friendly station while a sibling explored. When our food was ready, we walked back upstairs and enjoyed our meal in the...

No where near as busy as we thought it would be so that was nice! We went for the ice cream/ cookie dough place and were not impressed. So we stopped into see the little bowling alley, to find it was way more expensive than it should have been, I mean it’s cheaper to go real bowling?! Then the axe throwing place, which I guess if you enjoy that stuff, you’d be willing to pay $30 an hour, me personally no thank you. Didn’t stop anywhere else so can’t put my review too low when we didn’t check it all out, But based on the stuff we did see it...