Best of Seattle: Readers' Favorite Farmers Markets
Seattle Weekly readers are a heavy-eating and drinking bunch, but a number of them set down their forks and steins to record their choices for the city's best spots for corned beef, coffee, and curry--among other critical edibles. Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing their selections on Voracious. And while the cliché that "if you don't vote, you can't complain" may hold true elsewhere, we welcome your rants about oversights and misjudgments in the comments section below.
Medals are awarded based on vote tallies, and the readers' decisions are final. Until next year.
GOLD: Ballard Farmers Market Best of Seattle Readers' Choice Winner
Ballard Farmers Market's year-round weekly Sunday schedule gives the market license to boast it's "more reliable than the post office." It's certainly more popular. Droves of home cooks flock to Ballard for foraged lobster mushrooms, salted salmon roe, fresh goat meat, rooftop honey, and cinnamon rolls. Wondering what to do with the bounty? You'll have to wait until the winter to learn from the experts: The market's so crowded in summer months that it's impossible for organizers to stage chef demos.
SILVER: Pike Place Farmers Market
The only market known to most Seattle tourists, Pike Place's farmers market is prized by locals who appreciate the easy access to fresh milk, eggs, flowers, and produce. The market has a vaunted history--it's the nation's oldest continually operating farmers market, having gotten its start in 1907--and is now playing a small role in defining the future of markets statewide: Pike Place is one of 10 Washington markets offering beer and wine samples under a pilot program announced this summer.
BRONZE: U-District Farmers Market
Shoppers seeking potpourri sachets and macramé are out of luck at U-District, which has observed a prohibition on crafts and other non-edibles since its founding in 1993. Yet the market--which, like Ballard, keeps a year-round schedule--is far from under-populated. More than 50 farmers weekly sell their wares, including farmstead cheeses, fresh cranberries, and cherry jam--which smells better than any potpourri.
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