Alemany Farmer's Market — Local services in San Francisco

My wife and I have been shopping at the Alemany Farmers Market nearly every weekend since 1999. As the oldest farmers market in San Francisco, it’s also our favorite for its unbeatable quality, friendly service, and great value.

The best vendors here rival high-end grocery stores like Whole Foods in quality while offering better prices than upscale markets like the Ferry Building. Here are our top recommendations.

Tomatero Farms (near the entrance): Outstanding organic produce, including strawberries (early summer to fall), dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes (late summer to fall), and organic greens year-round.

Twin Girls Farm (a third down on the left): Robert and his team offer amazing seasonal fruit—summer peaches, pluots, plums, winter citrus, pomegranates, and persimmons.

The City Fish Company (at the far right): Retired fisherman Allan and his cousin Sean sell the freshest fish at competitive prices. Highlights include crab in winter, black cod year-round, halibut, rock cod, and fish heads for soups.

McGinnis Ranch (halfway down on the left): The go-to spot for tender organic carrots, Blue Lake beans, and summer strawberries.

Far West Fungi (near McGinnis Ranch): A gourmet selection of organic mushrooms.

Panorama Bakery (prepared-food stalls near Alemany Blvd): A wide variety of breads—sourdough, sandwich loaves, focaccia—and pastries like croissants, scones, and cookies.

Ferrari Farms (near the entrance): Delicious organic apples year-round, plus summer peaches, plums, cherries, and nuts like almonds and walnuts.

Hooverville Orchards (far left, opposite the entrance): Chris Hoover and his daughter specialize in apples (many varieties year-round), pears, Asian pears, and persimmons.

Cipponeri Family Farms (near Hooverville): Nick Cipponeri offers exceptional summer peaches, plums, and year-round almonds and nuts.

Gloria Martinez’s Stand (near the entrance to the right): Great value on sweet peppers, eggplants, red onions, chilies, limes, and fall persimmons.

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On Saturdays, it's a farmers market, and on Sundays, it's a flea market. I've only been to the farmers market. It's an awesome place to get fresh fruits, vegetables, spices, and flowers at great prices! Lots of sellers were offering fruits and veggies for $2 or $2.50 a pound, and bunches of flowers for $5. There are only a few stands that offer other things (eggs, cheeses, olives/olive oil, pasta, breads, and nuts, nut butters, and honey). There are also a few stands and food trucks that offer breakfast and lunch. Parking is available, and free of charge, but can be a hassle. It's a fully outdoor event. There is shade in some areas, from the stands, but most places are exposed to the weather/sun. Most sellers will give you plastic bags for your purchases, but you probably want to bring a big, sturdy bag to carry everything. Great market with great prices,...

I love this place so much. Most farmers are the real deal but watch out for those over priced stands if the stuff sounds too pricey and looks real bad is probably not a place to go. It took me years to find out who is great and who is not. The oyster and clam guy is awesome and have great prices and then across the way there are many good ones like the mushroom people and the olive oil and egg guy, the one across tomatero farm and tomatero stand is great. There are so many great ones. The Asian lady that sells zucchini blossoms not far from the oyster guy is awesome. I stop by there every Saturday. If you have food stamps they have coins but the line to get them is insane. The earlier you go the better produce you find. After 11 12pm is cheaper to shop. They give away a lot of stuff for less but there is also...