Galway Saturday Market ★ 4.9
Galway Saturday Market beside St Nicholas Church is the county food anchor; 130 stalls sell Connacht farmhouse produce, hot food and baked goods weekly.
Go for: Artisan bread, Oysters, Street food, Cheese, Flowers
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Galway shops, snacks and lunches.
Markets to wander
Sheridans Cheesemongers ★ 4.8
Sheridans Cheesemongers on Churchyard Street Galway is the benchmark for Irish artisan cheese; the market counter sells raw-milk Gubbeen and Cashel Blue.
Go for: Irish farmhouse cheese, Artisan bread, Charcuterie, Natural wine
McCambridge's ★ 4.7
McCambridges on Shop Street Galway is the city deli with the widest Irish artisan range; the cheese counter, smoked fish and baked goods are best-in-class.
Go for: Irish artisan foods, Deli counter, Cheese, Craft goods
Galway City Farmers' Market ★ 4.3
Galway Eyre Square Market runs Thursday and Friday with Connacht produce, crafts and hot street food attracting a local and visitor crowd each week.
Go for: Vegetables, Eggs, Honey, Preserves, Flowers
Moycullen Farmers Market ★ 4.3
Moycullen Farmers Market at An Fuaran runs every Friday with west Galway producers; the only Galway market awarded the national Farmers Markets Good Practice Standard.
Go for: Organic vegetables, Connemara cheese, Hot food and crepes, Honey, Eggs
Connemara Smokehouse ★ 4.6
Connemara Smokehouse in Ballyconneely Galway supplies the city market circuit with cold-smoked Atlantic salmon and eel, produced on the Connemara coast.
Go for: Cold-smoked Atlantic salmon, Hot-smoked trout, Smoked mackerel
Portumna Farmers' Market ★ 3.9
Portumna Market on Lough Derg in east Galway runs on the first Saturday monthly; brassicas, roots and honey from east county farms near the lake.
Go for: East Galway produce, River Shannon fish, Heritage vegetables
Ballinrobe Country Market ★ 3.8
Ballinrobe Country Market in south Co. Mayo supplies the wider region with fresh eggs, farmhouse butter and seasonal vegetables from Mayo border farms.
Go for: Home baking, Jams, Heritage vegetables