State Fair of Texas (Fair Park) is a food market in Deep Ellum, Dallas.
Editorially verified May 25, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Big Tex Choice Award winner (savory and sweet categories); Fletcher's Corny Dogs; fried butter (if available).
Tip: Purchase discount tickets in advance. Come on a weekday for shorter queues.
Address: 3809 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
Dallas's main open-air farmers market, operating year-round at The Shed pavilion. Located in Uptown. Open sat 9am-5pm, sun 10am-5pm year-round.
Order: Seasonal heirloom tomatoes (summer); local honey sampler; hand-rolled tamales from Texas producers
Tip: Combine with The Market food hall next door for a full morning. Arrive by 9:30am Saturday for the best produce selection before sellouts.
Year-round indoor market and food hall adjacent to The Shed farmers market, with artisan food vendors, prepared-food stalls, local cheese, charcuterie.
Order: Texas wine flight at the wine bar; local charcuterie board; artisan jam and honey selection
Tip: Open every day unlike The Shed. Good for weekday grocery sourcing or a quick artisan meal. The food stalls turn over seasonally.
East Dallas neighborhood farmers market at White Rock United Methodist Church running March through December, with local farmers, ranchers. Family-friendly.
Order: Seasonal berry box (spring-summer); fresh herb bundles; local honey
Tip: The most neighborhood-feel market in Dallas. Closes at noon; plan to arrive by 9am for full vendor selection. Good for meeting the farmers behind the produce.
Highland Park-adjacent Saturday market at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, with a tightly selected roster of local farms, bakers.
Order: Empire Baking sourdough if available; seasonal stone fruit box (July-August); goat cheese from Texas farmstead
Tip: Runs April through September only. Small parking lot; park on Douglas Ave side streets.
Anchor of the DFW Asian food corridor: a massive supermarket and food court with Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and South Asian vendors all under one roof.
Order: Vietnamese pho from the food court; South Asian curry snacks; fresh-made Chinese bakery items
Tip: 30 minutes from central Dallas in Grand Prairie. Combine with a visit to the Vietnamese restaurant corridor on Parker Rd in Plano for a full afternoon.
Oak Cliff's most comprehensive Latin American supermarket with an in-house tortilleria, carnitas counter, fresh-made tamales. Open daily 7am-10pm.
Order: Fresh-pressed corn tortillas from the tortilleria counter; weekend carnitas by the pound; house-made tamales
Tip: Weekend mornings draw the neighborhood community for fresh tortillas warm off the press.
