The best farmers’ markets in NYC

Here you’ll find yourself shopping elbow to elbow with top chefs for all manner of regionally grown culinary pleasures. Shop year-round for seasonal fruits and vegetables, farmstead cheeses, artisanal breads, fresh-cut flowers, wine and much more. In addition to shopping, visitors can watch or partake in cooking demonstrations or other weekly events and activities.

Head over on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8am to 6pm yearround.

Shop a huge array of fresh produce at this greenmarket in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza every Saturday (8am-4pm). The second-largest market behind Union Square Greenmarket, this open-air collection of vendors offers baked goods, plus locally sourced fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat from New Jersey, Connecticut and upstate New York farmers.

It’s all about quality over quantity at this 12-month market nestled just inside the verdant southwest corner of Prospect Park. Treat yourself to wild-caught seasonal seafood, veggies, and more all year long every Wednesday (8am-2pm) and Sundays (8am-2pm).

Running since 2005, this gathering of upstate farmers features country bread, apple cakes, fresh-pressed olive oils and artisanal pickles. Grocery store shopping is already a debacle, so you’re better off going to a green market like this one and build relationships directly with the farmers. Head over on Saturdays, 9am to 2pm.

Every Friday in the summer and fall (8am-3pm), you can take part in the market’s family-friendly activities that emphasize the benefits of eating fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. And when class is out of session, market-goers can peruse Corona’s plethora of farm vendors, stocking up on local vegetables and fruit from Dutchess and Orange County. 

Along the edge of Fort Greene Park and across from a row of brownstones, a curated crop of meat, bread and produce vendors set up booths every Saturday all year long (8am-3pm). If the rich variety of cheeses, artisanal breads and gorgeous flowers for sale don’t evoke a quaint, small-town feel, the rotating roster of performing local musicians and cooking demos certainly will.

Hosting cooking demonstrations and recipe exchanges, this market goes well beyond basic produce, with its wide variety of orchard fruits and seasonal items. Even if you don’t need anything, walk through to familiarize yourself with what’s currently available at this expansive expo in a beautiful setting. The market runs Wednesdays, 10am-3pm, in the summer and fall.

Every Saturday, Sunnyside residents flock to this market for fresh dairy products, grass-fed beef, fish, shellfish, pickled vegetables, eggs and wine made from locally sourced grapes and other specialty items. Hours from May to December are 8am-3pm, then January to April 8am-2pm.

Located just outside the entrance to Elmhurst Hospital, this pint-size farmers’ market delights both hospital visitors and neighborhood residents alike with its seasonal selection of vegetables, herbs and orchard fruit on Tuesdays in the summer and fall (8am-3pm). Market highlights include local honey from Apple State Hill Top Family Farm and pumpkin bread from Meredith’s Bakery.

Just a stone’s throw from the Brooklyn Bridge—and several blocks from the Cobble Hill Trader Joe’s—this farmers’ market has been around for more than 25 years. Sample honey from Delaware County and orchard fruits, vegetables, jams, cider and pork from a selection of longtime purveyors.

Depending on the season, you may be able to snag hand-rolled hard pretzels, baked goods and cut flowers, too. Head over on Saturdays (8am-3pm) year-round.

Score homemade pies, freshly caught seafood, locally harvested honey, orchard fruit picked at its peak and vegetables from Orange County's renowned "black dirt." It’s best to beat the crowds and go early, ensuring you’ll get there in time to snag the cream of the crop. Head over on summer and fall Saturdays from 8am to 2pm.

Shop for fresh fruits and veggies with a view of New York Harbor and downtown Manhattan each Saturday (8am-1pm year-round).

Peruse the freshest seasonal fruit, produce, cheese, meat, seafood, baked goods, plants, berries, meats and more from Staten Island Family Farm Vegetables, Jersey Farm Produce Produce vegetables, and Stony Mountain Ranch, to name a few.

Stretching along the front sidewalk of PS58 overlooking Carroll Park, this year-round Sunday greenmarket offers eco-conscious Brooklynites an impressive selection of regionally grown produce, award-winning cheeses, wild-caught fish and grass-fed meats, plus occasional cooking demonstrations and health screenings. Head over from 8am to 2pm.