Where New Orleans shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where New Orleans shops, snacks and lunches.
Crescent City Farmers Market Saturday in New Orleans is the Tulane Square Uptown market on Broadway near the river levee, with 70-plus local farmers.
Go for: Produce, Gulf seafood, Farm cheese
Tip: Arrive at 08:00 for the best Gulf seafood; the brown shrimp and the Plaquemines satsumas vanish by 10:00.
Crescent City Farmers Market Thursday in New Orleans is the Mid-City afternoon market on the Lafitte Greenway at Norman C Francis Parkway, opposite Parkway.
Go for: Produce, Bread, Prepared foods
Tip: Combine with a po-boy from Parkway across the street; the market is on the Lafitte Greenway bike path.
The French Market in New Orleans is the historic five-block riverside market behind Jackson Square on North Peters Street, in operation since 1791 with food.
Go for: Souvenirs, Praline shops, Lunch counters
Tip: The food court runs better than the souvenir end; Loretta's Authentic Pralines is the cult buy.
St Roch Market in New Orleans is the renovated 1875 Marigny food hall on St Claude at St Roch, with a dozen stalls including coffee, oysters.
Go for: Food hall, Cocktails, Brunch
Tip: The central bar runs the longest by-the-glass cocktail list; the food stalls share seating.
The Saturday Vietnamese Market in New Orleans East is the early-morning market in the Mary Queen of Vietnam church parking lot on Dwyer Boulevard, with pho.
Go for: Pho, Banh mi, Vietnamese produce
Tip: Arrive before 08:00; vendors pack up by 09:00. Cash in small bills and a tote bag.
Sankofa Farmers Market in New Orleans is the Lower Ninth Ward Saturday market on Dauphine Street, with local farms, artisan bread and weekly cooking demos.
Go for: Produce, Local farm goods, Cooking demos
Tip: The cooking demos at the back of the market run on rotating Saturdays; pair with a walk to Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum.