Where Knoxville shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Knoxville shops, snacks and lunches.
Market Square Farmers Market on the central downtown plaza, the 23-season Nourish Knoxville market with 140+ vendors, runs Wednesdays and Saturdays through.
Go for: Local produce, Prepared foods, East Tennessee dairy
Tip: Saturday 09:00-13:00 is the full vendor count; Wednesdays 10:00-13:00 are quieter; winter Saturdays run 10:00-14:00 through March.
Winter Farmers Market on Market Square, the cold-season Nourish Knoxville indoor market, runs Saturdays through November to March for produce.
Go for: Winter produce, Pantry goods, Bakery
Tip: Winter market runs reduced hours 10:00-14:00 indoors at Knoxville Visitor Center on coldest Saturdays.
Marble City Food Hall on West Depot Avenue, the downtown food-hall block now hosting Yassin's Falafel House during the Walnut Street rebuild.
Go for: Falafel, Sandwiches, Coffee
Tip: Yassin's Falafel House runs from inside the hall; check the hall's site for the current vendor lineup.
Dixie Lee Farmers Market on Kingston Pike in Farragut, the Saturday-morning West Knoxville farmers market, runs May through October for the Farragut.
Go for: Farragut produce, Prepared foods
Tip: Saturday-only market; opens 09:00 and the full vendor count is there by 10:00.
Nourish Knoxville's indoor market program at the Knoxville Visitor Center runs the city's cold-weather market alongside summer's outdoor Market Square.
Go for: Year-round access, Bakery, Cheese
Tip: The Nourish Knoxville umbrella runs both the Market Square summer market and the Visitor Center winter market.