Best Food Markets Worldwide

Pike Place Market ★ 5.0 · Seattle

85 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

Pike Place Market in Seattle is the 1907 public market on the bluff above Elliott Bay: 200 vendors, the fishmongers tossing salmon, the chowder line, the bouquet stalls.

Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse ★ 4.8 · Lyon

102 Cours Lafayette, 69003 Lyon

Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse in Lyon's 3e is the city's indoor covered market on Cours Lafayette, with 48 stalls of Lyonnais charcuterie, cheese, fish and pastry.

Tip: Saturday from 11:00 for the oyster-and-Sancerre counters; closed Monday.

Rialto Pescheria ★ 4.8 · Venice

Campo de la Pescheria, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE

Rialto Pescheria in Venice's San Polo has run as a fish market since 1097, the neo-Gothic loggia from 1907 where every chef in town shops weekday mornings.

Tip: Arrive before 09:00 for the morning rush of locals and chefs. Moeche (soft-shell crab) appears in April-May; schie (lagoon shrimp) in summer.

Santa Monica Farmers Market ★ 4.8 · Los Angeles

Arizona Ave between 2nd and 4th, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Santa Monica Farmers Market is where every Westside chef shops on Wednesdays. Weiser Family Farms, Romeo Coleman and Harry's Berries hold the famous stalls.

Reading Terminal Market ★ 4.8 · Philadelphia

51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia is the 1893 enclosed public market under the old Reading Railroad train shed at 12th and Arch, with 80 vendors and Pennsylvania Dutch counters.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market ★ 4.8 · San Francisco

1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco is the Saturday-morning institution at the foot of Market Street, with 100 vendors, Hog Island oysters and a Knoll Farms stall.

Tip: Arrive at 08:30 for the first hour; by 11:00 the stone-fruit and tomato lines start to drag.

Naschmarkt ★ 4.7 · Vienna

mariahilf · Wienzeile, 1060 Wien

The Naschmarkt on Wienzeile in Vienna's 6th district is the city's largest food market, around 120 stalls and small kitchens running six days a week the canonical Vienna market visit.

Tip: The Saturday Flohmarkt at the south end runs 06:30 to 14:00; Sunday everything except the restaurant terraces is shut.

Marche des Capucins ★ 4.7 · Marseille

Rue du Marche des Capucins, 13001 Marseille

Marche des Capucins in Marseille's 1er Noailles is the daily food market of the Maghrebi quarter, fruit and vegetables, spices, fish and halal butchers between Rue Longue des Capucins and Rue de l'Academie.

Tip: Closed Jan 1, May 1 and Dec 25; arrive before 11am for the freshest fish.

Marché d'Aligre ★ 4.7 · Paris

Place d'Aligre, 75012 Paris

Marché d'Aligre in Paris's 12e runs the city's most editorially-loved street market six mornings a week. Produce on the pavement, a covered hall behind, wine across.

Tip: Saturday and Sunday morning are the peak; arrive before 11:00 for the cheese stalls.

Markthalle Neun ★ 4.7 · Berlin

kreuzberg · Eisenbahnstrasse 42-43, 10997 Berlin

Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg, restored from an 1891 iron-and-glass market hall, anchors Berlin's food scene with Friday and Saturday produce markets and the weekly Street Food Thursday event.

Viktualienmarkt ★ 4.7 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Viktualienmarkt 3, 80331 München

Viktualienmarkt in Munich's Altstadt is the city's central daily food market since 1807; 100+ stalls of produce, butchers, fish, flowers, plus a chestnut-shaded beer garden.

Tip: Saturday morning is the market's busiest; Mondays are sleepier with some stalls closed.

Varvakios Central Market ★ 4.7 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · Athinas 42, Athina 105 51

Varvakios on Athinas in Athens is the city's central food market, built in 1886 with a fish hall, a meat hall and the spice and olive stalls on the surrounding streets.

Tip: Go early; the best fish goes by 09:00. The spice and olive shops on Evripidou run later.

Mercato della Pignasecca ★ 4.7 · Naples

centro-storico · Piazza Pignasecca 3, 80134 Napoli

Pignasecca in Naples' Montesanto district is the city's oldest street market (operating since the 17th century), a chaotic grid of fish stalls, cheese vendors and friggitorie, the daily shopping ground for the Quartieri Spagnoli.

Tip: Arrive by 09:30 for the best fish selection. The friggitorie on the south side sell cuoppo di mare (mixed seafood in a paper cone) from midday.

Kadıköy Çarşısı ★ 4.7 · Istanbul

kadıköy · Caferağa Mah., Muvakkıthane Caddesi No:18, 34710 Kadıköy, İstanbul

Kadıköy Çarşısı, the Asian-side produce maze threaded through Güneşlibahçe Sokak, the city's most concentrated food market with Aegean fish, Anatolian cheeses and roasted nuts.

Stockbridge Market ★ 4.7 · Edinburgh

stockbridge · Saunders Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 6TQ

Stockbridge Market on Saunders Street in Edinburgh, trading every Sunday since 2011, the city's flagship Sunday food market with 50 rotating food and coffee stalls.

Tip: Arrive by 11:00 for the best stalls. Combine with a walk along the Water of Leith path to Dean Village.

Valvona and Crolla Italian Deli ★ 4.7 · Edinburgh

canonmills-inverleith · 19 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AA

Valvona and Crolla deli on Elm Row in Edinburgh, opened in 1934 by Alfonso Valvona and Raffaele Crolla, Scotland's longest-running Italian deli and wine shop.

Tip: Sandwich counter at lunch is a tourist hit; the charcuterie counter at the back is the locals' destination.

Borough Market ★ 4.7 · London

borough · 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TL

Borough Market on Southwark Street in London, trading since the 1750s, runs over 100 produce, fish, cheese, charcuterie and prepared-food stalls under the railway arches.

Tip: Saturday is the most crowded; Friday is the best produce trading day. Bread Ahead, Padella and Monmouth all sit at or near the market.

Grand Central Market ★ 4.7 · Los Angeles

317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Grand Central Market on Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles has run since 1917 and hosts 39 vendors. Eggslut, Sticky Rice, Wexler's Deli and G&B Coffee anchor it.

Mill City Farmers Market ★ 4.7 · Minneapolis

mill-district · 704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Mill City Farmers Market in the Mill District has run Saturday farmers' stalls in Minneapolis since 2006. Below the Stone Arch Bridge by the river.

Union Square Greenmarket ★ 4.7 · New York City

union-square · Union Square Park, East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003

Union Square Greenmarket has anchored Manhattan greenmarket shopping in New York City since 1976. Hudson Valley farms supply chefs and home cooks four days a week.

Tip: Saturday is the biggest spread but the most crowded. Wednesday morning is the calm market for chef shopping.

South 9th Street Italian Market ★ 4.7 · Philadelphia

919 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

South 9th Street Italian Market in Philadelphia is the open-air immigrant produce-and-deli strip on 9th from Fitzwater to Wharton, the oldest working outdoor market in America.

PSU Farmers Market ★ 4.7 · Portland

downtown · 1803 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Portland's largest farmers market on the South Park Blocks at PSU, with 150+ vendors year-round, mushroom foragers, Tillamook cheese and Willamette berries.

Tip: Open every Saturday rain or shine. Arrive by 09:30 for the foragers; the mushroom and morel stands sell out fast.

Little Italy Mercato ★ 4.7 · San Diego

little-italy · 600 W Date St, San Diego, CA 92101

Little Italy Mercato on Date Street, San Diego's largest farmers market, six blocks of California farmers, bread, fishmongers and hot-food stalls every Saturday morning.

Ferry Building Marketplace ★ 4.7 · San Francisco

1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111

The Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco runs daily inside the 1898 Ferry Building, with Hog Island Oyster Co., Cowgirl Creamery, Acme Bread and Boulettes Larder.

Tip: Hog Island's bar opens at 11:00; arrive then for oysters before the lunch line stacks up.

Ballard Farmers Market ★ 4.7 · Seattle

5300 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Ballard Farmers Market in Seattle is the Sunday-only producers-only market on Ballard Avenue: 70 stalls, Washington produce exclusively, the city's most reliable weekend morning.

Eastern Market ★ 4.7 · Washington DC

225 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Eastern Market in Washington DC is the Capitol Hill 7th Street brick market hall since 1873, with the South Hall butchers, fishmongers and bakers plus outdoor weekend flea and farmers markets.

Tip: Saturday is the busiest market day; arrive at 09:00 for the South Hall butchers and the Maryland blue crab cooked counter.

Sapa Market (Little Hanoi) ★ 4.6 · Prague

praha-4-libus · Libusska 319/126, 142 00 Praha 4

Sapa, on Prague's southern edge, is the largest Vietnamese market outside Vietnam. A warehouse complex with around 200 vendors, plus the city's best banh mi, bun cha and pho.

Tip: Take metro B to Smichov, then bus 198 to Libus; eat at Pho Tung first.

Torvehallerne ★ 4.6 · Copenhagen

Frederiksborggade 21, 1360 København K

Torvehallerne on Frederiksborggade by Nørreport opened 2011 as Copenhagen's reference food hall: two steel and glass halls, 60 vendors, Hija de Sanchez, GRØD and fishmonger row.

Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday morning is the freshest; Saturday afternoon is the busiest.

Marche de la Croix-Rousse ★ 4.6 · Lyon

Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon

Marche de la Croix-Rousse runs daily down Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon's 4e: 100 producer stalls of seasonal vegetables, cheese, charcuterie and bread.

Tip: Sunday mornings are the busiest; weekdays are the easier shopping slot.

Marche aux Poissons du Vieux Port ★ 4.6 · Marseille

Quai de la Fraternite, 13001 Marseille

Marche aux Poissons in Marseille's 1er on the Quai de la Fraternite is the city's last working fish market, around ten stalls each morning selling whatever the night's boats landed.

Tip: Open daily 8am-1pm; pack-up around 12:30, the rascasse and scorpion fish go first.

Kallidromiou Saturday Market ★ 4.6 · Athens

exarchia · Kallidromiou , Exarchia

Kallidromiou in Exarchia is the Saturday farmers' market that Athens runs, on the FT World's Best list, a Strefi-Hill-edge street market with seasonal fruit and fish.

Tip: Most stalls are cash only; the spillover from Strefi Hill end has the best honey vendors.

Mercato Centrale ★ 4.6 · Florence

san-lorenzo · Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze

Mercato Centrale in Florence's San Lorenzo is the city's main covered market in a 1874 cast-iron Giuseppe Mengoni building, with butcher and produce stalls on the ground floor and a food hall above.

Tip: Ground floor closes 14:00 Mon-Sat (closed Sunday). The first-floor food hall is open daily until midnight.

Mercato Sant'Ambrogio ★ 4.6 · Florence

sant-ambrogio · Piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti, 50122 Firenze

Mercato Sant'Ambrogio in Florence's eastern quarter is the second covered market, a 1873 cast-iron building, with produce stalls, the Trattoria da Rocco market lunch counter and Tuscan small-producer stands.

Tip: Mon-Sat 07:00 to 14:00; closed Sunday. Da Rocco's lunch counter inside opens at 12:00.

Mercato del Pesce di Porta Nolana ★ 4.6 · Naples

centro-storico · Via Cesare Carmignano, 80142 Napoli

Porta Nolana fish market in Naples has sold fresh catch from the Bay of Naples since the 15th century, the city's principal wholesale and retail seafood counter, with anchovies, clams and octopus the standout purchases.

Tip: Closed Monday. Buy anchovies and clams for same-day cooking; the stalls restock at dawn and wind down by 13:00.

Mercato di Testaccio ★ 4.6 · Rome

testaccio · Via Aldo Manuzio 66, 00153 Roma

Mercato di Testaccio in Rome's Testaccio district is the 1907-founded covered market (moved to the new building 2012), with 100 stalls, plus Mordi e Vai and the Roman lunch counters.

Tip: Closed Sunday. The lunch counters (Mordi e Vai box 15) get busy 12:30-14:00; arrive 12:00 for the queue.

Mercato di Rialto ★ 4.6 · Venice

San Polo 42, 30125 Venezia VE

Mercato di Rialto in Venice's San Polo near the Pescheria is the fruit and vegetable market, with Sant'Erasmo castraure artichokes from late April and white asparagus in May.

Tip: Closes 13:30. The Sant'Erasmo artichokes (castraure) season runs late April to mid-May. White asparagus from Bassano in May-June.

Tsukiji Outer Market ★ 4.6 · Tokyo

Tsukiji, Chuo Ward, Tokyo 104-0045

Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo's Chuo ward is the surviving food-stall labyrinth after the wholesale auctions moved to Toyosu in 2018. 400 stalls, peak 07:00-11:00.

Tip: Arrive by 07:30 for stalls before the tour groups; the tamagoyaki sticks at Yamacho are the canonical first bite.

Mercado de San Juan ★ 4.6 · Mexico City

centro-historico · Ernesto Pugibet 21, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Mercado de San Juan in Mexico City is the gourmet specialty market on Ernesto Pugibet in Centro Historico, the city's only such market with exotic meats, escamoles, chapulines, ostrich eggs, mozzarella and imported cheese.

Albert Cuypmarkt ★ 4.6 · Amsterdam

Albert Cuypstraat, 1073 BD Amsterdam

Albert Cuypmarkt in De Pijp is the largest outdoor market in the Netherlands, 260-plus stalls stretching a kilometre, the Amsterdam street market most days of the week.

Noordermarkt ★ 4.6 · Amsterdam

Noordermarkt, 1015 MV Amsterdam

Noordermarkt on the Jordaan square outside Noorderkerk is the Amsterdam Saturday organic farmers market, oysters, sourdough, raw-milk cheese, the city's quietest market.

Stary Kleparz ★ 4.6 · Kraków

Rynek Kleparski 20, 31-150 Kraków

Stary Kleparz, just north of Kraków's Old Town walls, has run as a food market since the mid-14th century. 200+ stalls: Polish produce, smoked meats, oscypek cheese, pickles, flowers.

Tip: Closed Sunday. Best by 10:00 on Saturday before the fresh stalls sell out.

Mercat de la Boqueria ★ 4.6 · Barcelona

raval · La Rambla 91, 08001 Barcelona

Mercat de la Boqueria off Barcelona's Rambla has run since 1840, with 200+ stalls, four counter bars, and a daily fish-and-fruit grid that still feeds the locals.

Tip: Closed Sunday. Get there before 11:00 for the counter bars; the back stalls are quieter than the Rambla edge.

El Rastro Sunday Market ★ 4.6 · Madrid

la-latina · Calle de la Ribera de Curtidores, 28005 Madrid

El Rastro on Calle Ribera de Curtidores in Madrid is the centuries-old Sunday flea market with 1000 stalls plus the parallel vermut and tapas crawl through La Latina, anchored by the Calle Cava Baja taberna route.

Tip: Sundays only 09:00 to 15:00. The vermut crawl post-rastro on Cava Baja (Lucio, Matritum, Tempranillo) runs until 17:00.

Or Tor Kor Market ★ 4.6 · Bangkok

101 Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900

Or Tor Kor in Bangkok's Chatuchak is the Marketing Organisation for Farmers' agricultural showcase, the cleanest food market in the city since 1982 with 250 vendors.

Tip: The back corner food court has Bib Gourmand som tam stalls; the front rows are seasonal durian and mangosteen vendors.

Edinburgh Farmers Market ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

tollcross-west-end · Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL

Edinburgh Farmers Market on Castle Terrace in Edinburgh, trading every Saturday since 2000 under Edinburgh Castle's south wall, the city's reference Saturday.

Tip: Park-and-Ride from the Ingliston site to bring a car to load up; the market closes at 14:00 sharp and stalls sell out.

Maltby Street Market ★ 4.6 · London

borough-bermondsey · Ropewalk, Maltby Street, London SE1 3PA

Maltby Street market on Ropewalk in Bermondsey London, traders since 2010 in railway arches between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, runs Saturday-Sunday only with 30 weekend stalls.

Tip: Saturday morning is the canonical trip. St John Bakery, Hawkes Cider and 40 Maltby Street all sit on the same arch.

Broadway Market ★ 4.6 · London

hackney · Broadway Market, London E8 4PH

Broadway Market between London Fields and Regent's Canal in Hackney London, trading since 1890 and revived in 2004 by the residents, runs Saturday-only with 80 weekly stalls.

Tip: E5 Bakehouse, Climpson and Sons, and Pump Street Bakery all sit on or near the strip. Arrive by 10:30 for the best of the bakery queues.

Charleston Farmers Market ★ 4.6 · Charleston

upper-king · 329 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29403

The Charleston Farmers Market runs every Saturday from April to November in Marion Square on Meeting Street since 1989. 60-plus vendors, produce, bakers, prepared food.

Tip: Free parking around Marion Square. Arrive before 10:00 for the strongest produce selection.

Green City Market (Lincoln Park) ★ 4.6 · Chicago

1817 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Green City Market in Chicago is the city's largest sustainable farmers' market in Lincoln Park, on Clark Street, with 60 Illinois vendors from May through October.

Tip: Saturday is the bigger day; Wednesday is the quieter day to talk to producers. The Mick Klug peach stand is the July order.

The Source Hotel and Market Hall ★ 4.6 · Denver

3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216

The Source in Denver is the RiNo market hall in a former iron foundry, with Babette Bakery, Crooked Stave and Acorn restaurant, plus a 100-room hotel above the market.