Californian$$$brentwood-country-martBakery and market daily from 07:00; restaurant brunch from 09:00
Farmshop pairs a Californian brunch room with an artisan market in the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street in Santa Monica, bakery counter from 07:00.
Tip: The market side sells the bakery bread, cheese and prepared food to go when the brunch wait runs long.
Market$downtownWed 08:00-13:00, year-round
The Santa Monica Wednesday Farmers Market has filled Arizona Avenue since 1981, with 60-plus California farms supplying half of LA's serious kitchens.
Tip: Chefs clear the rare stuff before 09:00; carry cash for the small stands and watch for restaurant carts doing rounds.
Market$downtownSat 08:00-13:00, year-round
The Saturday Downtown Farmers Market runs 40-plus stands on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica with the highest share of certified organic growers in town.
Tip: This is the organics-heavy sibling of the Wednesday market, running since 1991; EBT and Cal Fresh are accepted.
Market$main-streetSun 08:30-13:30, year-round
The Main Street Farmers Market turns the Victorian's block in Santa Monica into a Sunday ritual, 40 farms plus prepared food, music and kids' rides.
Tip: This is the one with breakfast: come hungry, graze the prepared-food stalls and let the kids at the activity corner.
Market$picoSat 08:00-13:00, year-round
The Pico Farmers Market gathers around 35 California farms at Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica, the neighbourhood Saturday market with Market Match.
Tip: Market Match doubles CalFresh EBT spending on produce; free parking and the playground make it the easy family stop.
Seafood$$downtownMarket daily 09:00-20:00; cafe daily 11:30-21:00
Santa Monica Seafood has sold fish since 1939 and its Wilshire Boulevard market pairs a retail counter with an oyster-and-chowder cafe in the aisles.
Tip: Eat at the cafe counter, then buy what you liked from the ice case to cook at home; the market runs an hour before close.