Hamilton Farmers Market

Smaller than your average farmer’s market. And you gotta park underground and walk through a mall. But you go to these things for the food. So if you don’t mind the walk it’s worth it with the kind of food that awaits you! I had the poke dish, Ethiopian coffee and churros. I’m coming back for more!

Ever go to St Lawerence market Saturday before noon and just want to put a gun in your mouth? Well, that ain’t the Hamilton Farmers market. What a great unhurried, uncrowded experience. It’s smaller, mind you, but there’s lots of variety and some great places to eat and have coffee.

This place is great. Not too huge or crowded so shopping here is convenient. Pretty much everything you want under one roof. Organic veggies, meats, cheeses, fresh bread, mennonite pies, free run eggs and fresh pasta made onsite. Homemade items made with love.
The vendors are all very nice people who love what they do and can tell you a hundred things about what they are selling. Prices are good and the quality of most of the offerings is outstanding.
Forget the big grocery stores filled with processed, factory food. This is where you should be shopping. You can taste the difference buying farm direct makes.

Hmm very lively place full of people and fresh fruits or vegs. It was an coincidence to drop by. Interseting !!!

The farmers market is fantastic! I’ll go with a list of different things I’ll need to grab and I’m able to get everything there! They have great selection for fruits and veggies stalls & cheese and meat stalls, its one stop shopping! Sam’s Meat & Cheese has by far one of the best painini I have ever had — highly recommended!!!

Very cool Farmers Market. Down to earth attitude. Great prices!
Worth it to go check this place out. Make sure to grab a coffee from Julia (she’s in one of the corners). Delicious!
Good selection of meat, cheeses, and produce.
Thumbs up Hamilton Market!!!

One of my favourite places in Hamilton to go. I would spend a few hours combing through the booths and find the most decadent treats and produce. The best part of it all is the pricing, I would buy 3 big bags of produce for no more than $ 15. Best place to check out is the lady with the all natural products and a vast array of spices for very reasonable prices.

Amazing! I stumbled upon the market by accident because I was in the search for a certain cupcake shop. It might be because I rarely go to farmer’s markets so I don’t have high expectations but seriously I really liked this place! There was soooo much fresh produce. I got some giant peaches, ears of corn, super sweet oranges, and of course cupcakes.
The outside is super sleek and snazzy looking, the inside didn’t really have a market feel (all the walls are white and just. normal.) but i really appreciated the fact that it was clean and it did not smell.
I had a really fun time roaming the market and I can’t wait to go back!

I was once a regular at the old Hamilton Farmers Market so I had to check out the Market after it’s $ 16 million dollar renovation (that figure includes work on the Hamilton Public Library as well).
Visually, there hasn’t been a drastic change. It still has a similar look and very familiar feel to the old Market. The one glaring difference to each stall is a fixture that was installed which holds each vendors sign. This change certainly closes off the view from one side of the market to the other (almost makes the market feel smaller) and takes away a bit of the rustic feel that the market once had, but does allow customers to easily identify who each vendor is.
One point of contention is the fact that the market is closed on Monday’s and Wednesday’s. For a downtown core that has been hard hit economically over the past decade, one would think that the market would want to capitalize on the business it can generate between Monday and Friday. Many business professionals frequent the market for lunch, so I found it shocking that the market is only open three-​fifths of the week (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday). In my opinion, I didn’t think the market could afford to be closed during the week and at a time when so many professionals and potential customers are in close proximity, but I suppose only time will tell whether the hours remain the same moving forward.
If you are looking for good quality meat and cheese, be sure to check out Sam’s Cheese & Meats. They have been a staple at the market for many years and offer great quality items at some of the best prices in town. You can easily find cheese at Sam’s that is half the price of what you’ll find at the Cheese Shoppe on Locke Street. With their great service, jovial attitudes, and passion for their food, it will come as no surprise that Sam’s Cheese & Meats is one of the busiest vendors in the Market!
What does everyone else think of the newly renovated Hamilton Farmers Market?