The historic Market Slip area of the Saint John waterfront has been a destination for hundreds of years. Nowadays visitors enjoy dining, shopping, relaxing, and playing along the boardwalk and in Market Square’s public spaces, which are an intriguing blend of historic and modern architecture and style, incorporating the old brick façades of the warehouses that used to line Market Slip over a century ago.  Hosting events year-round including Buskers on the Bay, Saint John Beer Festival and entertainment sever day a week from late June to end of August.  Market Square is part of the Inside Connection, which links to the Hilton hotel, Harbour Station and the Harbour Passage trail. Stores and restaurants include:

• Barred Rock Chicken
• Element5 Spa
• Grannan's Seafood Restaurant
• Lemongrass Thai Fare
• McGill's
• Peppers Pub
• Saint John Ale House
• Saint John Free Public Library
• Samuel & Co.
• Toro Taco
• Walsh Luggage
• The York Bistro and Pub