The grocers of Farmers Market are just as well-known for their advice as they are for their fresh, flavorful products. We hope you’ll take advantage of their expertise and check out their unique Spring Market Meals recipes!

Bennett’s Ice Cream
Tasty, tantalizing, and an all around treat, Bennett’s Ice Cream is one of the last of a vanishing tradition: Scott Bennett and his staff make their own ice cream from fresh ingredients mixed on the spot (you can watch the process through Bennett’s kitchen window). The result is so fine that Bennett's regularly wins awards (there are Blue Ribbons all over the shop). The flavors are also wonderfully inventive – try Scott’s cabernet sauvignon sorbet or his pumpkin ice cream.

Breadworks
Breadworks is the newest bakery at Farmers Market, carrying on a grand old tradition. The talented bakers here start every day with the freshest ingredients to create a wide variety of simply superior breads, rolls, cookies, buns and, for early risers, utterly delicious breakfast fare – Hungarian loaves, fruit-filled delights, bagels and more. For everything from rolls and desserts for a special family dinner to the perfect bread for your favorite sandwich, Breadworks is the place to go.

Country Bakery
Bill Thee (see Thee’s Continental Bakery) offers delightful baked goods at his Country Bakery: desserts of all kinds, funnel cakes, rich tortes and delicious cookies. Whether you’re shopping for the perfect dessert for a meal or just looking for a heavenly snack, this is the perfect spot.

èple
èple is right next door to Pinkberry, and it comes from the same creative team, on the Market’s south side. Èple is pure heaven for fresh fruit fans, offering freshly made smoothies, juices, remarkably fresh fruits (and grape tubes – very neat indeed!) and, among other joys, the most extraordinary strawberries you’ll ever try. When you’re ready for a healthy snack served with syle and panache, visit èple.

Farm Boy
In the outer aisles, you’ll find some of the most magnificent fruit you’ve ever seen – apples and oranges and melons and seasonal fruits are all fresh and just plain gorgeous. In the interior aisles, you’ll find great vegetables – potatoes and onions and lettuce and garlic –which are so good that a sizable contingent of local vegetarians won’t shop anywhere else.

Farm Fresh Produce
Farm Fresh Produce offers a wide and appealing array of absolutely fresh produce, seasonal as well as year-round. Fruits in season and all manner of vegetables are truly fresh – browse the aisles for everything from grapes to bananas to lettuce and limes.

Farmers Market Poultry
Julio Laj and his team of professionals are true poultry experts. The chicken here is more flavorful than any found on freezer shelves in chain stores, the turkey comes from several exceptional purveyors (try the ground turkey as an outstanding substitute for ground beef), fresh eggs and exotic fowl are also readily available.

Gill’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream
Dozens of flavors are available from Gill’s, one of the Market’s oldest and most popular shops. They’ll make you a cone, of course, but they also hand-pack in bulk for parties or dinners at home. You can find all manner of other treats here, as well, including soft drinks, frozen bananas and frozen yogurt.

Huntington Meats & Sausage
A true old-fashioned butcher shop, Huntington offers the traditional fare – roasts and steaks and chops and ground beef – and much more. You’ll discover an astonishing selection of sausages here (Cajun, three-cheese, chicken sausage, Italian from mild to Wow! and many more); for parties, select a variety of barbecue so everyone can have a taste. Huntington is also one of the city’s exclusive purveyors of Harris Ranch meats.

Light My Fire
Undoubtedly the most amazing condiment store anywhere. Light My Fire has hundreds (perhaps thousands) of hot sauces from around the world.  Ranging from mild and amusing to spicy enough to curl eyebrows, the selection here is so rich and varied that a single selection seems impossible. The sauces are rated, by the way: a posted scale corresponds to the locations of the sauces, rated from 1 (just a little kick) to 10 (you’ll need a large glass of milk to soothe the burn).

Littlejohn’s English Toffee House
There are but a small handful of true candy makers left in the U.S., artisans who create every last tasty morsel from scratch. Michael Graves of Littlejohn’s is one of that rare group, turning out confections by hand every day – you can see him and his crew at work in the windows of the shop, often up to their elbows in chocolate or caramel or toffee. The result is nothing less than sweet heaven – many customers won’t even think of consuming other candy and fans make special trips to the Market just for Littlejohn’s exquisite creations.

Magee’s House of Nuts
Fresh, warm and superior to canned nuts in every way, Magee’s wide variety of nuts has been a tradition (and a holiday staple) for decades. Pecans, walnuts, macadamias and several varieties of peanuts are all available by weight or in charming gift boxes. There’s a special treat here, as well: the fresh nut butters are scrumptious and, if your timing is right, you can watch the machine which makes fresh peanut butter work its magic. The result is a peanut butter that puts all others to shame.

Magic Nut and Candy Company
A world-wide selection of nuts occupies the counters here. So do exotic treats of all kinds: candied fruits in so many varieties that it’s difficult to keep track, wonderful candies and flavored popcorns. They’ll box it for you, ship it for you or just hand it over so you can start enjoying it all right away.

Marconda’s Meats
When professional cooks and chefs patronize a butcher shop, you know the shop must be top of the line – at Marconda’s, you’ll see the pro’s ordering at the counter every day. The selection is amazing: a wide range of steaks and chops, roasts butchered to your specifications, ground beef and lamb, homemade Italian sausage (turkey Italian sausage, too) and a New York hot dog which is simply sublime. Don’t neglect the exceptional array of cold cuts around the corner from the main counter.

Mr. Marcel Gourmet Market
A grocery store unlike all others, Mr. Marcel’s amazing shop is traditional, exotic, unique and a cook’s delight. You’ll find basic staples here, but you’ll also find a magnificent deli counter offering cheeses and cold cuts from around the world, a wine cellar which is as international as it is large, and (a favorite among locals) a large collection of old-fashioned olive barrels. European in style and pure U.S. of A. in friendliness and service, Mr. Marcel’s is a cook’s treasure.

Puritan Poultry
These experts know fowl: whole birds or perfectly prepared cuts of chicken, turkey and exotic birds are all available here. It is as fresh as it can be and you can have the pros behind the counter prepare your order exactly as you wish. The shop offers great advice, too – ask the experts behind the counter about special cooking tips and suggestions.

"T" (Tea Shoppe)
“T” is, quite literally, a “small miracle.” In a shop which isn’t nearly so large as one might expect the volume is nevertheless huge. You’ll find more hundreds of varieties of teas here, including blends, herbals and such unique concoctions as “Calming Kids.” Imports galore fill the shop, which offers an abundance of teas from Ceylon, Japan, India and China, among other exotic sources. They do brew here (and you can have a delightful sandwich or a scone with your selection), but for those who truly love exceptional tea, the take-home option is ideal. A full compliment of tea accessories are available as well and the staff are extremely knowledgable and eager to help.

T & Y Bakery
Simply exquisite breads, sweets and rolls are fresh every day, and feature top quality ingredients. Some of the baked goods here are absolutely unique. The owners use a number of original recipes from their native Russia for such items as breads and dessert treats. Market regulars turn to this charming shop for the perfect sweet finish to lunch or dinner. Whether you eat here or carry home, the baked goods at T&Y will bring you back for more.

Thee’s Continental Bakery
The breads, cookies, rolls and desserts here are all baked on the premises (the kitchen is directly behind the counter). From basic baked goods to unique fare (a legion of followers won’t serve a holiday meal without a Thee’s Monkey Bread on the table), the entire selection is just grand. Baker Bill Thee also carries on a wonderful Farmers Market tradition: everyday, visitors ask if the baker still decorates cakes in the window – the answer is Yes, Bill Thee is that guy. A specialty of the house: photograph birthday cakes – you provide the picture and Bill applies an icing version to your cake.

Tusquellas Seafoods
Few seafood shops can match Bob Tusquellas’ exceptional store: lobster, shrimp, salmon, tuna, cod, snapper and a rich selection of daily catches are always available here. Bob also dispenses recipes to all who ask, offering great preparation and serving tips as the perfect compliment to the freshest fish anywhere. Special note: locals know that the tuna salad at Tusquellas (a recipe contributed by Bob’s wife Kathy) is the tuna against which all others must be measured.