The Dayton Market

Gary Grant

2024-04

Great place to visit for interesting nitnaks. Cheese shop is loaded with cheeses, pastas, cookies, crackers & candies!! Meat Market, miniature shop, toy shop & many other small shops. Wonderful staff!!

Trail

2024-05

The shops were great. The people in those were very friendly. The only negative was the Hanks at Dayton. The girls working in there were very rude. Bad attitudes. The hot dogs were good. The burger wasn't very good. They did have good Mac n cheese. We sat and ate. And while we were there. They were rude to multiple people. Highly recommend they find a different food vendor. This is not the service that you would except from a amish market.

Whitney Boone

2023-08

The Dayton Market in Dayton, Virginia, is an awesome Amish market with loads of vendors! You'll find everything from delicious food and desserts to cool crafts and unique gifts. It's a fantastic place to explore and grab tasty treats and souvenirs. Don't miss it if you're in the area! 😄🛍️

Adam Krause

2023-12

A cool little market, perfect for a weekend trip! There are kitchen supplies, a BBQ restaurant, a jersey shop, a meat deli, a few clothing shops, antiques, a plant shop, a toy store, and more. There are also two Mennonites making pastries, bread, and chocolate.

Cathleen Thomas

2018-05

I absolutely love these little collectives of shops. There are so many great locally made gifts, jewelry, toys, and artisan foods options. The jerky is phenomonal, and my husband loves the Amish canned foods store for apple pie filling and cheeses and the retailers are so very helpful. All the great sights, smells, of the hand made soaps, coffees, lighting and accessories are amazing and you shouldn't miss this spot if you're in town!

A small cat (cat)

2020-05

This place had quite a bit of items. It is my favorite market near Harrisonburg/surrounding areas. They had antiques, furniture, candies, homemade truffles, homemade beef jerky that was being made right there in the little shop and my friends and boyfriend loved it – they each bought some, homemade and store-bought cheese, fresh cuts of meats, local honey and where you can bring in your container and get honey, milk products, souvenirs, garden flags, greeting cards with other stuff like cat pillows, baby socks, word sayings on blocks, crafting items and supplies, sewing items, home décor, sports memorabilia for VT, WV and JMU, homemade soaps, etc. etc. I won’t be able to list all of the items but you get the picture. There are a lot of things in this place and several shops. I bought a homemade peanut butter brownie too from a bakery near the café in here. It was very delicious. They did have some kind of café but I had just eaten breakfast so I did not stop in there to get anything to eat. The menu looked good though. If I am ever back in the area it would be something I would be interested in trying for sure.Everywhere you turn there are items and things to look at. I liked that this place seemed a bit cluttered.I bought some items for a family member like jams, home décor, and I got myself some chocolate truffles- mint, raspberry, and peanut butter all of them milk chocolate since I do not like dark chocolate. They were all yummy. They were only 98 cents a piece too. A steal!!!I did use the restrooms here and they were clean. Nothing fancy but they did the trick. Toilet paper, soap, and towels were stocked so that is what mattered to me.There was also a furniture store a little up the hill that we went to that was separate from the main market that you may want to check out if you are interested to see what quality furniture the Amish make.. A lot of the items in there were really pretty and cute but I wasn’t looking for any furniture so it didn’t matter to me.I would go back here again. I hope I am back in the area again to experience this place a 2nd time.Everyone was friendly. I asked a couple of questions to some of the people who owned the shops and they were all helpful and kind.Note: I did mention that there are shops. There are several people in here and just like you have an outside market this market is inside so everyone rents a space out and has their shop so make sure you pay attention to the signs and pay the right person and don’t walk off with items in your hands.Note 2: There were four of us that visited this place and we liked it way better than the Shenandoah Heritage Market.

Brittany Gaines

2020-05

Very happy I stopped by the shops. I bought flowers from Zola, got meat from the butcher counter and chocolate. Places to eat breakfast and lunch or grab a coffee. Chocolate covered espresso beans from The Cheese Place are delicious.

Holly Degen

2024-04

Very cool place with many nice shops. The shop keepers were very friendly. Saw some really cool art work.

Pam Rodriguez

2023-05

What an awesome market! Tons of meats cheeses, baked goods, dry goods and fun art jewelry, plants, and jigsaw puzzles. Great way to spend an hour or two!

Bondaruk Luba

2023-12

My girls love coming here!! Food, toys, souvenirs, popcorn at the door to purchase! You name it, its here. Just an awesome place to hang out! And you will not leave with out a bag of goodies for sure!

Daniel Anderson

2022-05

I love the restaurant called Hanks at the Dayton Market or their food is fantastic and out of this world! Some Mennonites who run the stand with all these different varieties of chocolate is delicious also!

Thomas Reap

2023-05

This market is GREAT.... if you're looking for a very kool place to visit and do some shopping.... a most to see.. these photos are just in the Cheese Place

Alice Ensley

2024-04

Market is closed on Tuesdays but Cheese Shop is open. That's an advantage to shop there when it's not so crowded.

Kim Becht

2024-01

We love the small shops at the market. They have the perfect holiday gifts and we love their food.

Darlene Chick

2024-04

We stop every time we come here. We buy all our cards for a year and always enjoy our visit.

Victoria Yoder

2019-05

Such a fun, nostalgic market with very attractively decorated booths. The Southwest Chicken Salad from Hanks was delicious. Also, Chocolate from Wafel’s is a must try! Prime Cuts and Seafood is a new meat shop that opened this weekend. They have a small, but quality assortment of specialty meats and seafood like Fillet Mignon, Salmon, Crab Cakes and Legs, and Fresh Shrimp. The owner is my Uncle and I know you will not be disappointed by your purchases!

Rodricucuz Vaughn

2024-01

It is a cute place but I think a little pricey for the area. I loved that it highlighted local artists and craftspeople.

Rufus SMith

2020-05

Good food at Hank's on the inside, especially the pulled pork. Children enjoyed the hot dogs while some had platters. Overall, food was good again with the highlight being the pulled pork. The 3 available barbecue sauces were decent, but not exceptional. The coleslaw was palatable but again, nothing exceptional. Service was superb with smiling and friendly personnel. The shops offer hard to find items in basic or bulk quantities with everything from rice flour to peanut candy and just about anything else in between. Many local and regional fares are available bagged or canned. The homemade candy section looked delightful and uniquely satisfying, but honestly the prices were outrageous and generally prohibitive. Chocolate delights of numerous varieties at almost $18 per pound is unreasonable for most shoppers. There is local ice cream, many craft offerings and a number of delightful shops with many unique offerings. It's a fun place to visit. People are Shenandoah Valley-friendly. You are likely to find some things here that a difficult to find elsewhere. If you're ever in the area, stop by and give it a try. Just don't anticipate too many bargains because uniqueness most often comes with a price. Nonetheless, whatever you get will likely be decent quality.

Dexter Malcolm

2024-01

It's a really great place for the older generations and those old souls who love to make everything on their own.

Krista Asp

2019-05

Cute little shopping square that has a bunch of fun to look at knickknacks and tasty food items. The coffee shop has good coffee and also serves scoops of ice cream!

Dawn H

2023-05

A lot of cute shops and friendly people! Particularly enjoyed trying the different jerkies and delicious chocolates. Lots of fun kitchen tools on one end and hard to find ingredients on the other end make for a great adventure. Lots of beautiful arts and crafts for sale along with some crafting supplies. It was worth the hour drive.

Max Moroz

2023-05

Very pleasant collection of shops. I especially recommend the bakery between the coffee shop and restaurant. They have delicous cinnamon rolls for $2! The coffee shop is great as well. Come here instead of chains cafes/restaurants. Always filled with good people.

Richard Parkinson

2024-03

Variety of market products: food, clothes, cards, kitchen items, candy, etc. Usually busy but friendly.

Ronald Vinsant II

2019-05

Affordable food that taste great, clean restrooms, and local businesses selling wares at reasonable prices can all be found at this market. Great people and a good time.

Lynne Mowbray

2023-05

Fun place to visit with several unique shops. These are all small, local businesses. There's a great bakery with a variety of cakes, cookies and pies - and they take orders!The cheese shop also has all sorts of baking ingredients, candies and snacks.Several other neat little shops and a café make this worth a visit.

S D

2024-04

Cute market with specialty gifts, fudge, breads, cheese, meats and more.

Darryl Christy

2023-05

Visited the cheese place. My wife and I loved it. Great selection of cheeses,spices, canned (jarred) vegetables , jellies, old fashioned candy, and snacks, ect. This is a wonderful place to visit. Great atmosphere and very friendly people. Stop in and visit, you'll be glad you did.

jason oates

2022-05

A quaint little market with inside shops , nick nacks and locally sold items

Tim Miller

2023-05

We are here every couple of weeks and never leave empty handed. There are tons of great shops from a butcher to the cheese place. Love the candy options in the Cheese place and we always leave with something from the butcher or the baker, or both!!!! Drive down to Dayton for an opportunity to browse and find something you are looking for or look for something you didn't know you needed!!!

Annette Hulse

2023-11

I love everything about this market they have different shops with unique items and there cheese shop is the best