Schlafly Farmers Market is a food market in Maplewood, St. Louis.
Held Wednesday evenings in the Schlafly Bottleworks lot in Maplewood, this market pairs local produce, meat and cheese vendors with beer-garden music.
Tip: Shop the stalls, then settle into the Schlafly beer garden for music. Bring cash for the smaller vendors.
Address: 7260 Southwest Ave, Maplewood, MO 63143, St. Louis
A Saturday-morning market in Clayton's Straub's lot, this gathers 25 to 30 Missouri and Illinois growers, bakers and makers, the tidy upscale west-end market.
Tip: It is smaller and curated; come for high-quality produce and artisan bakers. Parking is in the Straub's lot.
Founded in 2002, this award-winning Saturday market in downtown Ferguson brings produce picked within a day, plus prepared food and crafts to north county.
Tip: Produce is picked within 24 hours of market day, so go early for the freshest pick and the breakfast stalls.
St. Louis's premier international grocery, Global Foods in Kirkwood stocks fresh, frozen and packaged products from across the globe in one big store.
Tip: It is a grocery rather than a stall market, but unmatched for global ingredients. Allow time to wander the aisles.
A Hill grocery institution, DiGregorio's stocks imported Italian goods, fresh pasta, cheese and a deli counter, a market that anchors the neighbourhood.
Tip: Stock up on fresh pasta and imported cheese for a Hill cook-at-home meal. The deli sandwiches are a lunch bonus.
A century-old salumeria on The Hill, Volpi Foods has cured artisan Italian meats for over 100 years, with a retail shop selling its salami and prosciutto.
Tip: The retail counter sells the salami and prosciutto Volpi is known for nationally. Pair with bread and cheese for a Hill picnic.
A summer Tuesday-evening edition of the Tower Grove market, this leans toward prepared food, crafts and a social after-work crowd in the park's leafy setting.
Tip: It is more night-market than grocery run, so come hungry for the food stalls. Runs early May through September.
