Riverside Farmers’ Market

With a view over the majestic Millennium Stadium and the Taff river, this bustling social hub is the place to recover from a Saturday night partying. Seating is provided, so sit down, relax and tell your mates all about it over a fairtrade coffee, punnet of strawberries and a pastry.
Yes, a lot of the produce is pricey, but the seasonal veg tastes better than any bland ‘value’ tomato or supermarket pea you’ll ever pop. And on the subject of price if you visit the Riverside market website it tells you that their eggs (duck and hen) are currently cheaper than at Tesco or Asda.
It may be local, but the flavours are international. Come indulge in a Palestinian spicy falafel wrap — just £2.50. Be charmed by the Breton bread man and his sourdough, rye and rustic baguettes — you will not taste anything like this outside Brittany… And of course you must try Fran’s fantastic Welshcakes and wakame burgers, served with homemade onion relish, choice of three buns and the best of smiles thrown in for free.
10−2pm Every Sunday

If you’re a fan of local produce, then this is certainly the place to come. Every Sunday this lovely little market will set itself up along the banks of the River Taff and sell its wonderful wares to the unsuspecting (and suspecting) public.
In fact, this is such a permanent and well loved fixture of the Cardiff local flavour, that even when the market is not in session, you’ll find a series of fruit and vegetable sculptures in the same spot. These cross sections of cucumbers and apples can be looked through to see the grand Millennium Stadium beyond.
If you’re a fan of keeping your carbon footprint as small as possible, then this is the place for you. All of the products on sale here are very high quality and extremely local.
This is a fantastic way to while away a Sunday afternoon. The only problem is that I’d like it to be larger with a better selection!

I am a fan of fresh and local produce so when I heard about the market I thought I’d give it a go. Me and girlfriends got together and had a wander down to the Market which is on the embankment opposite the Millennium Stadium. It was perfect for a lazy, sunny, Sunday.
I have to admit I didn’t end up buying much apart from bread and cakes, but they did have a huge selection of cheeses and deli style foods across the 30 odd stalls. It also has craft stores and flowers and really, really good coffee.
This is probably not the place for people on a budget to do the weekly shop but a great place to pick up some really special ingredients and a fantastic way to spend an afternoon away from the city centre.
Open Sunday 10am– 4pm

Just like every other farmers market, this one doesn’t come cheap. The price tags, across the board, are generally more expensive than what you’d usually pay in the fruit and veg shops, deli’s and butchers across town… but then again, the quality of what’s on offer here is usually commensurate with, or better than can be found elsewhere. If you are familiar with the deli’s and fresh food shops in Pontcanna, and are willing to pay the prices that they charge for the great stuff that they sell, then you are bound to appreciate what the traders are doing at Riverside Farmers Market, and would be willing to pay the premium that they charge.
There’s quite a few brilliant Farmers Markets in and around Cardiff, but this is one of my favourites. It’s small, (about 30-​odd stalls), but it’s so close to the centre of town that it is extremely convenient… and it’s on every Sunday, rather than every other week, giving you the opportunity to avoid running out of your favourite cheese or coffee.