Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston is the Saturday 8am-noon market behind 3000 Richmond Avenue, with 100+ vendors from within 180 miles of the city.
Tip: Get there by 8:30am for the Gulf shrimp and grass-fed beef. The coffee booth has an ATM; most vendors take card.
Address: 3000 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77098
Hong Kong City Mall in Houston is the Bellaire Boulevard Asiatown food hall and grocery, with the Welcome supermarket, an Asian food court, dim sum and a Vietnamese pho counter.
Tip: Park out front and explore the food court for lunch; the grocery is the deep dive for Asian pantry. Weekend dim sum runs to 14:30.
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 market program.
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, Texas honey and prepared-food vendors next to the produce stalls.
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 butcher and a deep Asian pantry section.
Tip: Live blue crab and shrimp at the tank counter. The butcher will cut to spec; ask about Chinese-style pork belly.
