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The best food markets in New York City

The top 3 according to 135 votes from people: Chelsea Market · Smorgasburg · Brooklyn Flea. (Updated Feb 24, 2023.)

From Chelsea Market to Smorgasburg and the Union Square Greenmarket: New York's best food markets according to locals and city guides.

roamer_detroit · · 12 items · 135 votes · 1 comment

Top 12

  1. 1

    Chelsea Market

    Food hall in the old Nabisco factory where the Oreo was born.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 0

    15
  2. 2

    Smorgasburg

    The biggest weekly open-air food market in the US.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 1

    14
  3. 3

    Brooklyn Flea

    Vintage and antiques market in Dumbo.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 1

    11
  4. 4

    Union Square Greenmarket

    The city's flagship farmers' market.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 2

    10
  5. 5

    Arthur Avenue Retail Market

    The Bronx's Little Italy market hall.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 2

    8
  6. 6

    Mercado Little Spain

    José Andrés's Spanish market at Hudson Yards.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 2

    7
  7. 7

    Essex Market

    Lower East Side market trading since 1940.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  8. 8

    Urbanspace Vanderbilt

    Food hall by Grand Central.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 3

    5
  9. 9

    Eataly

    Italian food hall in the Flatiron.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  10. 10

    Grand Central Market

    Gourmet stalls inside the terminal.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  11. 11

    Queens Night Market

    Summer night market of global street food.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 3

    3
  12. 12

    Turnstyle Underground Market

    Food stalls in the Columbus Circle subway passage.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 3

    2

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Harriet

Smorgasburg on a sunny Saturday in Williamsburg is peak New York

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