Downtown Container Park on Fremont East in Las Vegas is the open-air market built from 43 shipping containers, with 38 boutique tenants and food vendors under the praying-mantis flame sculpture.
Tip: Eat at Bin 702 (craft beer and grilled sandwiches), grab gelato at Waffelato, finish with cocktails next door at Oak and Ivy; the mantis fires its flame antennae after dark.
Address: 707 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fresh52 at Tivoli Village in Summerlin Las Vegas is the longest-running Saturday morning farmers market in the valley, with produce, baked goods, prepared food and arepas-and-snow-cone trucks.
Tip: Park free in the Tivoli garage; arrive by 09:30 for the bread vendors before they sell out, the snow cone truck holds until 14:00.
Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market in Las Vegas is the Saturday morning market in the Festival Plaza, with local producers, prepared-food trucks and free garage parking on the Summerlin side.
Tip: Free underground garage parking; the queue at the tamale tent peaks 10:30 to 11:00, the honey vendors run shorter.
Greenland Supermarket at Korea Town Plaza in Las Vegas is the 30,000 sq ft Korean anchor at the Spring Mountain and Rainbow corner, with banchan, marinated meats and an in-store food court.
Tip: Hit the banchan deli at the back wall for take-home Korean sides; the food court does tteokbokki, pajeon and pan-fried fish for eating in the store.
99 Ranch Market in the Chinatown Plaza on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas is the pan-Asian grocer anchoring the original Chinatown mall, with live seafood, in-store bakery and a deli counter.
Tip: Live tanks at the back, fresh roast pork counter to the right, bakery near the entrance for steamed buns; the Sunday morning crowd peaks 10:00 to 12:00.
International Marketplace on South Decatur in Las Vegas is the warehouse-style global grocer carrying products from over 50 countries, with strong Filipino, Korean, Japanese and Middle Eastern aisles.
Tip: $15 membership saves on every shop; the Filipino and Korean aisles are the deepest and the back-wall seafood counter beats the chains.
Mariana's Supermarket on South Eastern in Las Vegas is the family-run Hispanic grocer since 1989, with house tortillas off the press, full carniceria and a taqueria counter serving al pastor and carnitas.
Tip: Order tacos al pastor at the in-store taqueria for $2-3 each; the tortilleria runs fresh corn rounds to the counter every twenty minutes.
