One of Bristol’s most popular street food markets returns on Thursday (April 15), three months after it was forced to close due to lockdown.
With measures in place ensuring a Covid-secure environment, the lunchtime market at Temple Quay, close to Temple Meads, will be welcoming back some of Bristol’s best independent street food operators serving up freshly prepared lunches.
Street food stalls appearing in Temple Quay Square this Thursday include Alp Mac serving up their mac n’ cheese dishes, buttermilk chicken wings from Gurt Wings, and authentic Indian dishes from The Mango Hub.
Since the last market in January, some of the traders have been carrying out home deliveries but they are now set to return again every Thursday from 12noon to 2pm.
The changes introduced in September 2020 to ensure the market is safe and secure for everyone will still be in place.
Fewer number of stalls will be operating, ensuring more space for queuing and customer circulation, and signs instructing two-metre distancing will all continue.
Vicki Williams of Avison Young, managing agent for Temple Quay says: “We’re so pleased to see the return of the market, which has always been such a popular feature of Temple Quay. It’s a great place for people to enjoy a great lunch in a clean, safe environment.
“We hope people will come and support the market and enable it to return to its regular weekly slot.”
The market will continue on a reduced scale initially with seven stalls, but it is hoped that as larger numbers of people return to the offices, the number of stalls will increase gradually.
The market is managed on behalf of the Temple Quay community by Square Route Events, run by David Pyne and Geraldine Roul.
David says: “We’re very much looking forward to being able to reopen the market back so that the office workers in the area can once again enjoy the delicious offerings served up by our amazing street food traders.
“Fortunately, the vast majority have been able to survive this challenging year through providing home deliveries and occasional pop-ups. There’s nothing they like more than being at Temple Quay, so there’s a real excitement at the prospect of being able to return.
“We look forward to being able to welcome office workers back including those working from home who live nearby.”
