La Jolla Open Aire Farmers Market — Attraction in San Diego

BACK AGAIN ! It's been a few years since my wife and I have checked out this farmers market...one of our favs. We moved to La Jolla just a couple of weeks ago after living in Orange County for 3 years. On Sunday we found a ( free ) parking spot in a side street and walked a short distance here. WOW ! The place looked much busier than years ago when we arrived around midday. NEW STUFF ! Of course we love finding new stuff particularly food. We had a nice chat with Max from Magnolia Kitchen and sampled some of this yummy looking cookies. The Espresso, Toffee, Chocolate & Sea Salt we later enjoyed at home tasted very good. LUNCH ! Kabuls Chicken ( Afghanistan cuisine ) looked like the perfect place to buy lunch. We chose 2 bowls of the grilled chicken with salad....it tasted fabulous. After that we cruised around a bit more before heading for...

LOOKIN' GOOD ! My wife and I were here last Sunday for the first time in years...we loved it. Now that we reside in La Jolla this farmers market is on our to do list. We arrived around 11am and it looked very packed out. After a big breakfast at Torrey Pines we weren't looking for lunch today. I dropped by to say hi to Max at Magnolia Kitchen...fabulous cookies. We basically wandered around checking out all the vendors. Top quality bread was on our list but we didn't find quite what we wanted. JEWELRY ! With our youngest grand daughter's birthday coming up my wife checked out Kamyi.Art Origami Designs. Julie the owner/ founder was very helpful. We selected a pair of pretty earrings and a lovely necklace. Julie was kind enough to place our purchase in a decorative bag. We paid by credit card and thanked Julie for her excellent service. STILL...

Plenty of prepared, hot food and produce options, and a lot of very neat artisan crafts for sale. A little pricey, but nothing out of the ordinary for the area. The vendors rotate, so there's always something new. Plenty of niche produce options if you're looking for mushroom varieties, microgreens, or something special. Large covered area with picnic tables for eating (usually crowded, but most folks are willing to share their table). This is located outside of an elementary school, and has a good playground for little ones, as well as light music. Parking is somewhat limited—the neighborhood behind the school has more parking, but your best bet is to get there early. If they're there, I recommend getting stuffed hashbrowns from The Brazilian Guys and a flavored lemonade from the...