Our family of four had a good time browsing the booths and tasting and buying some wonderful local, organic and just plain delicious food. The pecan tarts were amazing and the spelt wraps are a staple in our home! We were so happy to find them in London! Also, we were all excited to find fresh crispy and juicy cucumbers grown in Ontario in January!! A lovely market and a definite must do in in London!
It was my first visit and i have to say i was disappointed, as they closed the place well before actual closing time and therefore i never got to see anything inside to get an adequate review.All i can say is if you post your times for customers then stay open for them - dont close an hour before .
spend a busy and interesting Saturday morning at the London Ont farmers market fresh produce, meats ,cheese.fish and fruit on the ground floor Lots of artisan shops and coffee on the second floor
This is small town living at its best! A Saturday wouldn't be complete without a trip to the market - whether sausage on a bun or home mad hot donuts with coffee a trip to the market for fresh veg and meats is always a treat. There are great home bakers for cakes, tarts and breads as well as lots of home grown and organic veg, fresh flowers and even small shrubs for planting. The season is almost over - the last market the week before Christmas but if you don't get here this year there is always spring which will bring an abundance of fresh vegetables and other delicacies.
If you are in London make a trip to this farmers market! Excellent variety of fresh baked bread's. Lovely gluten free meat pies, pierogies, sausages and deli meats. A good variety of vendors selling ethnic foods. We really enjoyed this farmers market!
I go to the London's Farmers Market at the site of the Western Fair often. There is a large selection of fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese, bread, baked goods, prepared foods, desserts, and other food -- even treats and bones for the dog. The prices vary -- inexpensive at some booths, more expensive at others.You can also buy food and eat it there -- a whole thin-crust (amazing!) pizza from Uncle Dad's, a breakfast or lunch from the main "restaurant", or a meal from another vendor (although the biggest downside to the market is the lack of places to sit -- it's usual to have to stand with a tray of food and wait for a seat at a table, and often that means sitting at a table with another person/couple/group).I love the butter tarts! You can get flavours like Smarties and Skor. Their brownies are wonderful too.While the main level is mostly food, upstairs is mostly crafts, antiques, art, jewellery, rocks and minerals, décor, etc. There are elevators as well as stairs so it is accessible.
This is a very large Farmers Market with a small town feel. The food vendors preparing their specialties on site give off an incredible mix of aromas that make you want to try everything. Had warm apple fritters so fresh that the apple inside was still crunchy with the most perfect cinnamon sugar coating that melted in my mouth. Fire Roasted Coffee was the perfect side kick. Fresh smoked sausages were to die for and we bought as much as we could, finishing off with fresh fruit to take home. I live an hour away but will drive to London again to go again.
Londoners have a lot of choices of weekend farmers markets and flea markets and artisan markets to visit on Saturdays. I have visited all of them and they all have their own unique charm, but this is the one I keep coming back to. The ground floor is a classic farmers market with fresh vegetables, fresh meat, fresh fish, prepared foods, coffee, chocolate, cheese, eggs, cold meats, baked goods, sausages and a variety of lunch and breakfast vendors. I try to time my visit so I can have a Nepalese lunch at Momos at the Market. There are always several buskers to entertain the shoppers. And there are a lot of shoppers! This has become a very popular destination for Londoners, with many regulars like myself. The second floor offers a reprieve from the hustle and crowds of the main floor. This floor is the domain of antiques, second-hand books, crafts, minerals, jewelry, yarn, collectables, clothing, original fashions, and more unique shops. There is a wonderful coffee shop for a quiet conversation, a bake shop, ice cream, soup, a yoga studio.London has become a real destination for unique weekend markets and the London's Farmers Market is arguably the best, or at least, my favourite.There is lots of free parking.
As many others have noted, the Western Fair Farmers' Market is the place to go on Saturday mornings in London. It's become a usual part of our weekend routine. The market is popular and crowded, but well worth fighting the crowds.Everybody has their favourite stalls. We like the fish monger, the cheese shop, and the fresh bakeries. Then there's the guy selling the cookies that melt in your mouth, the fellow with the fresh warm apple dumplings, and the lady with spicy Caribbean food. The little chocolate shop is hard to pass by. There are always lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, often with the prices chopped way down around 2:00 p.m.Upstairs, it's a little quieter, with an interesting selection of clothing, antiques, and used books. Upstairs in a corner there's a great little coffee shop.
Love the choices of meat markets, cheese shops and then different ethnic food choices as well!Particularly the Nepal stall with the best granola...oh yeah!Chocolate heaven as well!Lots of parking, free and good location too!