Solana Beach Farmer’s Market

how have i never actually walked through here??? sure i’ve seen the tents set up as i go to breakfast in the area or go to carruth or culture… but never actually walked through the farmer’s market.
it’s a small market (not huge like hillcrest)…but it has all the essentials you need… fruit, veggies, salsa’s, spread’s, cheeses and cool stuff made by local artists. So glad i had a tour here (with Chef Jason!).

couldn’t buy anything today since i wouldn’t be home for hours… but sampled a ton (check out the mushroom jerkey!)…
i’ll be back

This is a very small farmer’s market that opens on Sunday afternoons from 1−5pm. They have an additional lot where you can park for free if you can’t find street parking. I tried a sample of some really good salsa and ice cream while I was browsing through the aisle! There were a lot of fresh veggies and flowers for a decent price, but not a lot of vendors selling food or any specialty items.

This is a great farmers market, and one I regularly attend since it is close to home. Many of the vendors create vegan specialties that are top notch. Love the fact it is open until 5 PM Saturday as it is a great last stop after a busy day, and parking is easier on Cedros later.
There is even a restroom available in the main building, which is a great convenience.

The Solana Beach farmer’s market is one of my favorite as it’s a great excuse to visit the various shops in the design district (
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The market is a nice blend of craft booths and growers providing a variety of fresh fruits and veggies. For me, it’s a chance to grab a sandwich and relax after shopping.
On my latest trip I found a great booth selling kitchen size towels made from re-​purposed flour sacks. The name of the shop is Terroir By The Sea and the towels are absolutely fabulous. All of their products can be found online at:
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Happy shopping!

We stopped here a couple of weekends ago and had a great time perusing the market. There’s a fair amount of produce, plus flowers and other niche items like soap, mini succulent arrangements, and ice cream.
I’d say the only negative I saw was a lack of seating for eating from the nice array of food vendors. There were maybe 10 tables with chairs, but many of them were taken by people who were just sitting there to rest and/​or play on their phones. There seemed to be plenty of space for more tables, but perhaps they have reached their budget on tables and seating.
The area itself seems fun and eclectic, so aside from the market itself, there are many stores and businesses to explore. We hope to go back another time earlier in the day to see more of what the area has to offer.

Note: This is a teeny-​tiny farmers market set up every Sunday within the arts district of Solana Beach. They have probably 4 – 5 food vendors and 10 – 15 max tents for getting gourmet specialties and fresh vegetables. Make sure you bring cash since many do not take cards. The vendors are pretty much the same every day. Food vendors include Thai, French, Peruvian, and smoothies. Nice place to walk through and grab lunch. It’s incredibly small and tame compared to Oceanside Sunset Market with the Carlsbad Farmer’s Market somewhere in between the two.

There’s a nursery rhyme about the days of the week. «Mon-​day wash day. Tues-​day, ire-​ning…» So I added «Sun-​day, mar-​ket.» San Diego Farmers Market Association shows a neighborhood market happening every day of the week. Bounty! After stopping at Hillcrest on Sunday morning, I headed to Solano Beach for Sunday afternoon.
A food court begins at Noon with offerings from French crêpe makers, juice makers, and Bbq, among others. The vendors circle a small plaza with communal, umbrellaed tables available for enjoying your purchase.
From 1 to 4 PM, organic farmers and a few crafts people — jewelry is very popular — set their produce and products out for sale. The prices were higher than at Hillcrest, but not crazily so.
Parking is easy along Hwy 1. Cross the pedestrian bridge over the tracks. The foot bridge is paved with beads of red glass imbedded in the path. If you’re lucky a big Amtrak train will pass underneath as you go.

I really love going here, and I usually go every week. The food is always fresh and the vendors are nice.
Most of the food in the food court is great. I especially love the gyros and cardamom tea at the Greek place. The green smoothies at the cart next to them are delicious too.
The only thing is I wish it was bigger. It can be difficult to find seating around the food court, and there aren’t many vendors.

Not a huge farmers market, but it seems to have a little of everything! Usually farmers markets have hundreds of the same: fresh produce and sauces.
My girlfriend and I went to mostly just look and check it out, but we ended up spending $ 80 and talked to a lot of interesting vendors. Everyone was super nice and gave out samples and spent the time to talk to us.
It’s a really nice farmers market and I would definitely encourage you to check it out at least once! The thing is that because this one is so small, if the same vendors come back every week, there’s no point of going again unless you always buy fresh produce or need a refill of something (like local honey)

I like this farmer’s market… it’s quaint but the food vendor side they provide tables and chairs and umbrella’s. Very nice touch. The produce and flower selection are a little lacking oppose to the Oceanside Farmer’s market. Prices here are slightly higher.
If you are in the area on a Sunday… this is a nice place to grab your heirloom tomato, get your smoothie and something delicious to eat.

Very cute… I like this one as it’s easy to get to, nice vendors, great food area, and I love the «band» area. Some vendors take credit cards, some don’t, so it’s important to remember to bring cash.

Small, but effective. Love the vibe on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I always hit up the California Olive Oil booth as well as the lady who sells the homemade pasta and hot Italian food. Her marinara is out of this world. I will sometimes go just to see her. Its nice that North County has a late afternoon Farmer’s market, because driving down to Hillcrest on a Sunday morning is sometimes a little too much.

What a difference a couple years make. The last time I was here in 2011 it was just another typical small farmers market. But last week I came here it was quite bustling and they had so many more «quality» vendors this time around.
In fact, I thought it was just as good as the bigger hyped ones like Hillcrest & Little Italy. Hillcrest I didn’t care for at all it was blah & big nothing special and the vendors there seem to think they’re doing you a favor by showing up. And just because they’re the «biggest» they think they can price gorge the newbies. It was the 1^st time I did not buy a single thing at a FM.
Little Italy is just a dirty mess, the sidewalks are so crowded and filthy you have to watch where you’re going or you’ll bump into someone or some dog I swear I was transported to TJ or something. I wouldn’t go there again if it was the only FM in town.
Solana Beach is nice & cozy cause it was all in one line so you won’t get lost and they have all the cool vendors as the other big ones selling organic meats, pastries, fruits, vegs, eggs, etc they got it. This one Solana Beach on Sunday, Vista, Del Mar on Sat afternoon are my top 3 fav’s.
Oceanside sunset market & Carlsbad Village are alright if I missed the other 2 on the weekend. Although I read the Leucadia/​Encinitas have also grown up to epic proportions so that maybe my new #1 once I make the time to go there.

My honey buys his honey here. There is a lady who sells honey here that really helps with pollen based allergies. We basically come here for that alone but there are so many cool vendors selling anything from local author’s children’s books to Proteas. There is also a guy who sells fresh fish. Mmmmm Ahi.
It’s every Sunday and parking can be tricky but Solana Beach’s Farmer Market is worth the effort. If you happen to eat food from the Mexican food vendor here watch out for the hot sauce. YEEEEOW it’s hot!!!

I really enjoyed this small market. It isn’t very big, but there was meats, honey, veggies, and hot foods for the eating right there. The pizza I got had eggplant, tomato and spinach on it and the ingredients were from the market THAT DAY! Amazing.
I would highly recommend it because the produce and other booths had very nice quality. Everyone is very friendly. The cut flowers that were there were so vibrant! And the town area surrounding it is awesome too. I wanted to go in all the shops, sadly that will have to be another trip.
oh and PS
There is a no dog policy inside the farmers market. -
I had my dog and it made it hard to look– however I think this is just my bad for not knowing. I haven’t been to many farmers markets but I have been avidly working on that since I moved here from the east coast.

Firstly, let me start by saying that this was my first visit to Solana Beach! AMAZING!!! Loved it, until I had to find parking! LOL
We walked along the market and found awesome stalls. I was craving ice cream after a great Indian meal, and found a vendor selling ice cream sandwiches. I have one word: SNICKERDOODLE!!! YUM YUM!
But for $ 5 a sandwich, I found that this was quite pricy even though it was really great!
We then walked on, we found some great organic produce. I have gone to a few Farmer’s markets, and I have to say that this one is slightly more expensive. But that didn’t take away from the great atmosphere and friendly vibe.
We moved on and found an organic coffee stall. They had an offer on — 2 specialty coffees and then you get 2 macaroons for the price of one. $ 4 a coffee and $ 2 for two tiny macaroons. The macaroons were to die for. Try the pistachio and vanilla flavors.
After stuffing my face with deliciousness, we moved along to Solo. A gorgeous bookshop and found some awesome Christmas decorations for our tree and a great book for the little one.
Friendly vendors, great organic variety and a good vibe!
All in all, a great day out. This was quite a pricy day out but fun nonetheless. Will we be back? MOST DEFINITELY!

This FM is small, though charming. It’s great for grabbing lunch as there are several made-​to-​order food stands. There are also restrooms available indoors! While I LIKE the small and cozy feel, I can’t give it 5 stars as it probably doesn’t have everything a larger FM would.
A very enjoyable way to spend your Sunday afternoon– note it’s an afternoon market not a typical morning FM. Bring cash!

Just recently discovered Solana Beach farmer’s market and I’m so happy i did!
This market is on a smaller scale compared to Hillcrest or Little Italy but still has tons of good and solid options. Solana market has a really nice cozy atmosphere with lots of seating area and shady palm trees everywhere.
Really good food vendors like Thai cuisine, African, Italian, Mediterranean, fresh smoothies and of course pastries/​desserts.
So far my I’ve tried fresh young coconut, smoothies, savory crêpe (!!!).
I also saw that pizza was a popular choice, it looked really good with fresh arugula on top. Note to myself to try it next time.
Bring your appetite, grocery bad, cash and enjoy the stroll on Cedors aven on the Sunday afternoon.
Market hours are from 1−5pm

My local market is a local shoppers dream… if dreams were filled with fresh produce and local food vendors, with Red Oven pizza and gluten free crepes… if dreams were filled with Carlsbad strawberries and crafty wares… if dreams were filled with the best banana pudding ever and kale… kale for days.
Bring your reusable shopping bag, it’s Solana Beach after all, and browse around. Bring cash of course! I feel like the farmers items to food to trinkets ratio is great. Everyone is represented but not too much. They have a couple solid flower vendors too. That’s the way to a girls heart you know, fresh hummus and a bouquet of roses!
It’s not huge, parking is a pain, and its often quite busy but an absolute enjoyable way to spend a Sunday afternoon from 1 – 5!

People in Solana Beach Farmer’s Market are super nice! I love this place a lot. The open hour is right to me because I can go to church in the morning and go to this farmer’s market in the afternoon.
Anyways, the environment is fantastic. I mean it’s near the beach. I can go to beach after here. This farmer’s market is in a right place!
However, they don’t have oyster that I love to eat in UTC farmer’s market and little italy!