Where Brooklyn shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Brooklyn shops, snacks and lunches.
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is a Saturday open-air food market at Marsha P. Johnson State Park on the Brooklyn waterfront, running April through October.
Go forKorean rice cakes, Tapioca crepes, Fried plantain
TipPets are not allowed at the Williamsburg site. Vendors rotate, so check the vendor list before you go.
Smorgasburg Prospect Park is the Sunday food market on Breeze Hill, near the Lincoln Road entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, from April to October.
Go forMexico City-style tacos, Korean shaved ice, Colombian asado
TipEnter the park at Lincoln Road and follow the signs to Breeze Hill. The 2026 season runs every Sunday through October 25.
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket is a year-round Saturday farmers market at the northwest entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, run by GrowNYC since 1989.
Go forRaw-milk cheese, Artisanal bread, Mushrooms, Local wine
TipGrowNYC matches SNAP/EBT spending with a bonus $2 Health Buck for every $2 spent, up to $10 per day.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket meets Tuesdays and Saturdays year-round at Court and Montague Streets in Brooklyn Heights, and has run since 1983.
Go forWild-caught fish, Honey and maple syrup, Fresh bread, Specialty mushrooms
TipThe Tuesday market fills with the workday crowd; Saturday is calmer and neighbors do the weekly shop.
Fort Greene Greenmarket sets up on Saturdays year-round on Washington Park outside Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, a GrowNYC market since 2003.
Go forAged cheese, Charcuterie, Farmstead kimchi, Hard cider
TipA compost collection runs 08:00-13:30 at the market, so bring scraps early; the stalls stay open until 15:00.
McCarren Park Greenmarket runs Saturdays year-round on Union Avenue beside the McCarren Park track in Brooklyn, a GrowNYC market for Greenpoint since 1997.
Go forSeafood, Heritage duck, Farmstead kimchi, Hard cider
TipThe market runs 08:00 to 15:00, with shorter windows for compost and clothing drop-off, so check the day's schedule before a cold-weather trip.
Sahadi's on Atlantic Avenue is a family-run Middle Eastern grocery in Brooklyn Heights, with bulk bins of roasted nuts, dried fruit, olives and coffee beans.
Go forBulk nuts and dried fruit, Olives, Spices, Levantine wines
TipThe shop moved to Atlantic Avenue in 1948. The Industry City branch at 52 35th St keeps its own hours, 11:00-19:00.
DeKalb Market Hall is a food hall on the lower level of City Point in Downtown Brooklyn, with stalls from A Taste of Katz's to Pierogi Boys.
Go forPastrami sandwiches, Pierogi, Hand rolls, Wings
TipEntrances are at 445 Albee Square West and 336 Flatbush Avenue Extension; a few vendors open at 07:00.
Time Out Market New York is a food hall in the Empire Stores building at 55 Water Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn, with restaurant stalls and bars on two floors.
Go forPizza, Bagels, Hand rolls, Fried chicken
TipChaat Dog, a Desi-American hot dog stand, opened here in June 2026. Individual kitchen times can differ from the market hours.
Japan Village is a two-floor Japanese food hall and Sunrise Mart grocery at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with about 12 ramen and onigiri vendors.
Go forUdon, Ramen, Onigiri, Japanese groceries
TipSunrise Mart keeps its own hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-20:00 and Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00, later than the food hall.
Tashkent Supermarket at 713 Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn is an Uzbek grocery with a hot bar of plov, manti and samsa, plus in-house baking.
Go forPlov, Manti, Samsa, Fresh bread
TipA full hot-bar meal runs about $10 to $15, and everything in the store is halal.
NetCost Market on Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn is a Russian grocery in a former movie theater, with a butcher counter and Eastern European goods.
Go forRussian groceries, Butcher counter, Eastern European goods
TipThe store was formerly Gourmanoff and still has the old theater's ticket booth at the entrance.
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