Went here on a recommendation looking for a decent restaurant. We were tired from traveling all day, and Uber dropped us off here. We were immediately "attacked" by people wanting to sell us tours, boat rides, car rides, trips, and God know what else. We walked fast to get away from the initial onslaught, but they were everywhere. Skipped all of the shops because of it and went straight to a restaurant whose name we recognized. Overall, the market seems rundown and dreary and beyond its heyday. Definitely not a place we will return to.

Ignoring all the tours and the chain stores, this place does have some charm. The main reason to go here IMO is to eat at Bacon Bitch. But there are also some shops here that are not chain that have some nice items. This is not a must visit place, but if nearby may be worth checking out.

The first time I came here was in 2013 when there were many brands there that I liked (Gap, Clarks, Us Polo Assn.). I came back in 2017, 2018 and 2023 and realised that the shops more tend to the low-quality side while prices for food (cup of fruits for 10$) remains high. I really only come back for the US Polo Assn Shop, for browsing and of enjoy the views on the bay.

As others have mentioned this is a tourist attraction. You can arrange for a boat or city tour from one of the many vendors at this location. It is compromised of many tourist type store and a number of warehouse clearance stores. In addition there are a number of restaurants to choose from with different types of food. If you are in the area you can stop by but not worth a long distance trip to see it unless you are going on a bus or boat tour. Most of them seem to leave from this location. There is a ferris wheel as part of the things to do there. The ferris wheel provides a nice view of the area is not a bad option to try if you are already there.

A 2 storey open-air complex comprising many tourist-oriented shops and restaurants, the Marketplace is located on the waterfront. It seems to be a popular place for city tours to start as well as many water-based tours. It’s clean throughout and well worth a look as a tourist.

It was fair at best if I’m honest. Lots of people selling cruise / boat ride tickets and lots of cheap souvenir shops. I love finding local markets and supporting local artists or even just good shopping in generalS for me, this wasn’t any of the above. The Ferris wheel and palm trees made for great pictures but I’d much rather walk along Lincoln Road or Ocean Drive than here. It would be towards the bottom of my to do list in Miami - so many better options.

I was surprised how big this place was and how much there is here. Plenty of tourist souvenir shops, clothes outlets, restaurants, bars, the skyview wheel and boat tours. The only reason for not giving 5 stars is following the signs for the gents I ended up walking out the back of the mall, through clouds of weed to a portable toilet with no light in and no wash facilities. Actually, there might have been wash facilities but it was so dark in there that I couldn't see anything but by the time I walked through the clouds of weed to get there I didn't care anyway!

We enjoyed this location, however with you stay for 3hr or more the Parking Fee is $30 an is outrageous. We also were looking for Handicap parking and they block off the Handicap parking due to the Basketball games and therefore handicap people don't have a close place to park as Florida Statue requires. I will be notifying the State with a Complaint about blocking or selling spaces to others who are not handicap. Not the right thing to do.

The Marketplace is under construction and there are no restrooms for males. I have always loved going there but right now it is crowded as they work on the construction. The boat rides are still there. There is also some nice shops and places to eat.

In a day early for a cruise so what better way than walk across the street from the Holiday Inn and spend the afternoon/evening walking the complex and taking in all the beautiful scenery. It was extra festive being St. Patrick's Day, with festivities on the water, bars buzzing with March Madness and the 82 degrees and sunshine. We spent a nice long afternoon at the Landshark Bar & Grill that we loved with their basketball specials. In the evening the place lights up and the Miami skyline around Bayside was fantastic and cruise ships are visible a short distance away at the port. Overall, there were hundreds of shops and restaurants, but the only negative was the limited breakfast options there the next morning. The only real sit down breakfast place wanted $28 for pancakes and $7 for juice. Not going to happen. They need to put something realistic for breakfast in here and if not please put a Wendy's in here for a good fast food breakfast under $10.