POST Houston is the downtown food hall in the old Barbara Jordan Post Office on Franklin Street, with 20 chef-driven vendors, a rooftop park and a rotating.
Tip: Take the lift up to Skylawn for sunset views. The food vendors rotate; check the website before going for a specific stall.
Memorial Villages Farmers Market in Houston is the Saturday 9am-1pm market at 10840 Beinhorn Road in Hunters Creek Village, with local produce, farm eggs.
Tip: Smaller and easier to navigate than Urban Harvest. Bring cash and a market bag; the produce stand prices drop after 11am.
Welcome Food Center in Houston is the Bellaire Boulevard Asian supermarket at 9180 Bellaire, with live seafood tanks, Cantonese groceries, an in-store.
Tip: Live blue crab and shrimp at the tank counter. The butcher will cut to spec; ask about Chinese-style pork belly.
Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston is the Saturday 8am-noon market at the St. John's School parking lot on Buffalo Speedway, with 100+ vendors.
Tip: Get there by 8:30am for the Gulf shrimp and grass-fed beef. The coffee booth has an ATM; most vendors take card.