SLO Public Market
SLO Public Market is an attractive public market with many food options. Upstairs, there is a spacious seating area with big windows, where you can eat your food. This is a pleasant space for groups to gather.
The market has a modern, cool design. There is a SLO mural in the main area downstairs. You can choose from many small eateries offering boba tea, spirits/cocktails, ice cream, tacos (upstairs and to the left), Thai food, Italian food and pizza, sandwiches, bao buns, fried chicken, and hamburgers. Across the plaza there are some other choices: tacos, burgers, and juices and acai bowls. A boulangerie is coming soon. The acai bowl place is very cute and the food is good. The boba tea place has very good jasmine tea with strawberry puree and boba. The fried chicken is popular, and very fresh.
In the outdoor plaza, there are picnic tables, and tables and chairs, with sun umbrellas.
Upstairs there is a small area with toys, where kids can play. The lights up there are automatic, so if it seems very dark, just walk around and they will turn on.
It's cold in the public market because they leave the doors open and it's not heated. Bring a jacket. Also, the seats are metal and cold.
There is an adorable gift shop in the public market, with SLO-themed items as well as a selfie spot with a wooden swing.
A tire swing and a tunnel of huge tires, next to Kitchen and Vine, is a fun place for kids to play.
Sometimes there are special events in the plaza, such as Snowglobe Making Workshop, coming on Dec 4, 2024, held from 5-6pm.
In August and September there is live music, sometimes by Cal Poly Jazz, at the SLO Public Market courtyard on Saturdays 6-9pm.
Brooks Burgers sometimes has live music on their back patio. Check their website- you must click "calendar" on the right, after you get to this page: events calendar. They have a blues master jam every other Wednesday at 6pm, and a band usually plays every other Friday at 7pm, plus some Saturdays at 1pm.
Across Tank Farm Rd is Oak and Otter Brewing. They have live music the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 2-5pm.
SLO Public Market is in San Luis Obispo, a nine minute drive south of downtown. It is in a fairly industrial area, near Trader Joe's Market, a colorful grocery store with some delicious items at good prices.
For a nice walk after, head over to Irish Hills Walk. It is an eight minute drive west. Or walk the lovely Islay Park Greenway, a six minute drive east.
The downstairs seating area is a bit chaotic. Head upstairs instead!
The public market is modern and attractive.
Sitting outside Kitchen & Vine.
Shady seating outside Neighborhood Acai and Juice Bar.
Outdoor seating in the plaza, and old truck.
The outdoor plaza.
Inside the public market.
Couches outside.
Neighborhood Acai and Juice Bar is cute.
A delicious acai bowl with cocoa nibs.
I like the floor inside Neighborhood Acai and Juice Bar.
Strawberry jasmine tea with lychee boba, at Sequel Tea.
Cypress trees silhouette in the Trader Joe's parking lot, across the street.
Boba tea from Sequel.
Views of pine trees and mountains, from the top balcony.
Selfie spot in the gift shop.
A nice place to hang out!
Statue of barn animals, and strung lights.
The second floor balcony is usually empty, and sheltered from the wind.
Picnic tables, and round tables with umbrellas.
Quiet and sunny outdoor seating at Oak and Otter Brewing, which has good beer, across Tank Farm Road.
The upstairs balcony at Todo Bueno is sheltered and sunny.
Groups gathering on the weekend outside SLO Public Market.
Neighborhood Acai always looks so cute.
Long table and couches outside at SLO Public Market. There is a bit of road noise in this spot.
Seating on the balcony.
Cal Poly Jazz playing at 6pm on Saturday on a warm summer evening.
Students watch Cal Poly Jazz play on a perfect windstill summer night.
Sitting outside Neighborhood Acai is lovely!
Sunset from the balcony at Todo Bueno.
Sunset from the balcony.
Trees and lights.
Little flowers in the parking lot.
Seating outside Twenty South Coffee.
Small area of indoor seating with nice decor, inside Twenty South Coffee.
Twenty South Coffee is inside the public market, in a noisy corner.
Tire play area for kids. A noisy spot by traffic. I wish it was placed at the main seating area so kids could play while parents eat.
View from the upstairs balcony.
Seating at the balcony, not connected to any restaurant.
Seating at Todo Bueno Cafe.
One of the upstairs balconies, a pleasant place to sit!
SLO Public Market is located at 3845 S Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. You can also enter the parking lot from Tank Farm Rd. There is plenty of free parking.
Last Updated: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:00:39 GMT
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