Fantastic Shopping Excursion to SoNo Marketplace in Fairfield County, CT
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Ugh. Here I was trying to think of a fantastic spring day trip to take with my nearly ten year old and where does she ask to go? THE MALL!!!!. The birthplace of bad spending habits and teenage attitudes. Bastion of bad taste and fast food. Anywhere, I said to my teeny bopper, anywhere but the mall.
Naturally, the more I argued against it, the more my pre-teen daughter wanted that trip to the mall. Fast forward several arguments and a battle of wills, and we found a brilliant – brilliant!- alternative … South Norwalk’s SoNo Marketplace.
This new, dare I say hip, market is a converted old warehouse in South Norwalk, and its more than 40 vendors offer gourmet food, gifts, clothing, art and toys. The vendors are largely located in stalls throughout the space, and there are great indoor and outdoor spaces for dining and relaxing.