Historic Market Square (El Mercado) is a food market in Market Square, San Antonio.
Historic Market Square, or El Mercado, is the largest Mexican market in the United States, three blocks of shops and restaurants anchored by Mi Tierra.
Tip: Mi Tierra and La Margarita are the anchor restaurants. Go during Fiesta or Diez y Seis for the fullest atmosphere.
Address: 514 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207
The bakery counter inside Mi Tierra at Market Square is a 24-hour panaderia selling conchas, empanadas, and Mexican sweet bread to a steady stream of locals.
Tip: Open around the clock, so pan dulce is available any hour. Buy a mixed box of conchas and empanadas to take away.
Pullman Market is the Emmer & Rye group's European-style food hall and grocer at the Pearl, home to Michelin-starred Isidore and Nicosi alongside a bakery.
Tip: It is part grocer, part restaurant collective; the Michelin rooms Isidore and Nicosi sit inside. Browse the market, then book a meal.
The Food Hall at Bottling Department was San Antonio's first food hall, set in a former Pearl brewery building with rotating chef-driven vendors and a bar.
Tip: The vendor lineup rotates; check who is in before you go. The courtyard tables and beer-wine bar make it a good group stop.
The Olmos Basin Farmers Market sits in Olmos Basin Park off Jackson Keller, a long-running Tuesday and Saturday market for produce, meat, plants and flowers.
Tip: Twice-a-week schedule makes it the dependable midtown producer market. Bring cash for the smaller stalls and come early for produce.
Boerne Farmers Market at Herff Farm is a Saturday Hill Country market about 40 minutes north of the city, strong on organic produce, grass-fed meat and goods.
Tip: It is a 40-minute drive into the Hill Country, worth pairing with a Boerne lunch. Go early for the best produce.
The bakery counter inside Mi Tierra at Market Square is a 24-hour panaderia selling conchas, empanadas, and Mexican sweet bread to a steady stream of locals.
Tip: Open around the clock, so pan dulce is available any hour. Buy a mixed box of conchas and empanadas to take away.
The Block SA is a permanent food-truck park on the northwest side with rotating trucks, a beer and wine bar, and a big shaded patio for groups.
Tip: A cluster of food trucks plus a bar in one yard, so groups with different cravings are easy. Check the truck lineup online.
