Imperial Beach Farmer’s Market

Good eats, good people, and even better view. Understandably, they do not allow dogs walking around with the food Vendors, but they are still welcome to hang around… They have flowers and other arts & crafty vendors to enjoy as well.

The market is right by the beach, so gold star for that. It is small, but the people are friendly and there are a lot of food choices if you are going to pick up dinner and save your kitchen. I love the fresh flowers. Great prices. Pick yourself up a bouquet and make your house happy.

Great food selection here. Will come back for a late lunch and walk on the beach. We had samosas from the Indian Food vendor. The flavor was great, especially the curry sauce but there should have been more chicken versus rice. Definitely want to try Harry D’z BBQ next time for a TJ Dog. There was flower vendor, a veg/​fruit vendor with a good selection and a citrus/​juice vendor with a lot of choices. The Tangelo juice was delish! Would like to see more fruit/​veggie vendors in the future. Will definitely keep coming back.

Great little lunch selection– a little scarce on the fruits and veggies though. We tried out Harry D’z BBQ and it was delicious. Every vendor was super friendly, greeting people as they passed by. Would definitely recommend to those visiting in the area to check out for a good little lunch!

Went to the Friday farmer’s market today and wasn’t impressed. Less than 3 veggie and fruit stands, a few hot/​prepared food and craft stands. Annoying charity workers asking for donations or votes at the market and pier entrances. Paid $ 11 for Indian lunch– overpriced (stupid me) and very little chicken in the coconut and masala curries. My husband’s chicken samosa was filled with extremely dry, powder like chicken.
Hoping the Little Italy Saturday market is better than this.

The location of this market is great, right next to the pier and the beach. Only thing about this market though is that it is really small. Very few vendors. I’ve been here a couple times and have only seen one flower vendor and a couple of produce stands. As far as food, there’s a good variety, you have your choices of an Argentine empanada stand (which they cook fresh there), Indian food, Mediterranean, Filipino, Barbeque and a great Corn stand. They also have the delicious Lemonade stand that serves all kinds of flavors including the Mango Chile Lemonade and some very refreshing coolers such as the Cucumber Lime Cooler.
Because of this fabulous location, if you time it right, after you get your goodies from this market, you can watch the sunset!

Every time I’m back home I make sure to drop by. It’s the best of both worlds; food & the beach. I always come & walk the pier here at night so it’s nice to get a bite of food or something to drink & just hang out. There’s a Brazilian food stand that is very very good, wish I could remember the name. The gentlemen that’s at the booth is very nice & friendly, true Brazilian man haha. They have fresh fruits & veggies. Nice place to spend your afternoon if you love food, good vibes & the beach.

I love the long hours of this farmer’s market on Fridays 12 – 7 pm. The food is AMAZING, you’ll want to try it all. The produce & fresh baked breads are very good. The hummus stand is a must visit, tasty selection & fresh pita chips.

I wish there was more of a selection of produce. It’s been diminished to one stand with a fruit stand across. That being said, it is one hell of a food court on Fridays. Señor Corn: you make my Fridays Sooooo much sweeter! Scratch that, sooo much buttery and saltier!

It’s a decent little market. It’s in a good location and the hummus and chile mango lemonade are my favorites. The produce is a little pricey, but the food stands are good.
Everyone is very friendly and it’s nice to wander on the pier or get some ice cream afterwards.

The only Farmer’s Market I checked out while visiting CA. It was perfect.
There were tons of tables and vendors, selling fruits, veggies, prepared food, jewelry, crafts, tons.
There was a table with all their own homemade hummus and dips. they had crazy good deals.
left the farmer’s market with 3 kidns of hummus, and a bag of fruit. Great place.

Right in the heart of Imperial BEACH!
Good customer service, excellent variety of homemade foods.
Definitely try it out.

Fresh veggie, flowers and baked goods. Try the curry! and the tamales and the big cupcake

Oh I could buy stuff from every stand there! The local honey with pollen, dried fruit without pesticide for $ 10 a pound, mixed salad for $ 6 a pound, fruit and vegetables in abundance, hummus and the like, the lemonade! I regret that I didn’t try the spicy mango lemonade. The regular lemonade is really good! And the food stand, there aren’t so many to choose from but every single one look delicious!
Not only are there quality food to choose from, the setting is simply divine, with the clashing waves and the live music that goes with the scenery. What a perfect afternoon!

I love this market. My husband and I live nearby and walk or bike to it every week to get our weekly produce. I haven’t found the prices pricey for anything that you would look for at a farmers market; we get a large selection of vegetables from Suzie’s Farm for about $ 15 (a large bag of greens, some carrots, and whatever else looks good). Bags of citrus fruit from Heritage are $ 4 or 5 depending on what you get — a bag of grapefruit costs $ 5 and you usually get 8 or 9 huge fruits! There is a berry booth that is there seasonally, and there is a good selection of food booths.
Smith’s provides dried fruit and nuts as well as tree fruit that is not citrus — $ 2.50/pound for all of the apples, peaches, plums, and nectarines that you want. Keeping in mind that they’re hand-​picked (and *much* better quality than you can usually find in the stores), I’m willing to spend a little extra on the soft fruits.
I have always been greeted with a smile from everyone here, and I look forward to spending a few minutes with my favorite market goers all week long.

Very pleasant Farmer’s Market!
Positives:
–Beautiful Location, IB Pier. There’s a café/​ice cream parlor on the pier that’s worth checking out while you’re there :)
–Great Indian food booths
–Take a walk on the beach while you’re there!
–Parking isn’t too bad
–Suzie’s Organics: lotsa sprouts and yummilicious strawberries ($ 10 per 3-​pk, pricey, but they’re organic and they’re sweeter than most of their farmer’s market counterparts)
Negatives:
–Not many booths
–Not much selection produce-​wise and kinda pricey