Upper Eastside Green Market

This market is pretty great! It’s not the largest open air market in the world, but it gets the job done. This market supplies us Upper Eastsiders, Midtowners and Downtowners with a pretty great little market. I noticed most of the previous reviews were from several years ago and I had to add my $.02 since it does seem that it has grown and deserves some praise. I have driven by this little market about 1000 times, but had never stopped. Well, I finally popped over this past Saturday after Yoga in the park and was quite pleased to find a fair number of vendors. There were three booths with local organic fruits and veggies, several prepared food vendors, a juice guy, local honey vendor, homemade candle and soap lady and an art and clothing vendors. That pretty covers all the open market bases if you ask me.
The best part is that all of the vendors are super nice and chatty. I was pleased to find one of my favorite Ft. Laudy market vendors was there — Nisha’s Indian! Yay! The fresh veggies I selected were fresh and delicious, so I’ll definitely be back to grab more veggies in the future. I also finally got to try the famous fresh juice guy’s juice — which did not disappoint. Trust me guys if you need a juice-​pick-​me-​up and you’re in the area, stop over and get this juice! It’s amazing! Tamarind — do it! Overall this is a great little market and worth checking out.
A helpful tip: take NE 64^th ST east to find parking in the main Legion Park parking lot and walk thru the lovely park.

I’m SO thankful to have this market close to me so that I can eat fresh, local veggies! The farmers that come are so diligent to be there rain or shine with their goods. I get items that I can not find at grocery store too. Like watermelons with seeds! I haven’t had a watermelon SO delish since I was a kid (the seedless have no flavor). Besides veggies, fruits and plants there’s an empanada and arepa lady, a coconut juice guy, bread and cracker man and other vendors with food etc. It keeps growing every time I go. And if you take a walk straight back from the market, Legion park is right on the bay and there are picnic tables to chill waterside.

I just received an update that the Farmers’ Market at 79^th and Biscayne will be open year round!

Sorry to say this is not a farmers market. Maybe there were 2 people selling fruit. Not even sure what the other crap people were selling books, and soap? I mean hello where is the fresh fruit and veggies we hand pick. I drove around looking for this place it was in a park then it moved. Now it is outside Soyka I did not buy a thing left and went to fresh market. Do not waste your time here. Seriously Farmers Market haha?

Fresh organic pasta, fresh monstrous full flavored vegetables, variety of mushrooms, fresh juices, jewelry, used books, and fresh baked goods thats just a lil snippet of this amazing lil market. I never go to Publix anymore for veggies. There is a guy there that sells colombian arepas stuffed with shredded meat that is very tasty especially with a dash of his homemade picante. I definitely support them and you should too!

Wow! How embarrassing! I started this review six months ago and never posted it. Time to rectify that…
I have been to this market a couple of times throughout it’s birth. (I live in the ‘hood.) Although it’s small I always walk away satisfied. I absolutely love the Seeley’s Gourmet Garden hummus I buy there. She is there herself selling a small but lovely offering of produce, fresh lemonade and this yummy yummy hummus. Try the jalepeno cilantro one. It’s my favorite. The fresh juice stand is pretty tasty too. I also bought some natural soap for my dogs there. I’ve used it a couple times and the girls are super soft and clean.
All in all I wish a lot of these small farmer’s markets would band together and do one wonderful big one, Amsterdam style, but I doubt that’s happening anytime soon. As for now I’m happy to support my local neighborhood one, or two or three, when I can.

i like this market but it needs work. what they have is great and the prices are pretty reasonable. however, i just feel like it would be cooler if we had a little more variety. home made ice creams? gourmet pastas? idk, recently went to the winter park farmers market w/​home made cheeses, vegan baked goods and gourmet bagels… so i guess im a little jaded…

I’d describe the UEGM as small, but spirited. There’s about 10 – 12 vendors that come each week, including a few fruit/veg’ers, a hummus chick, a bbq fam, a bread guy, a chiropractor (???) and a gourmet dog treat’er.
I’m glad the UEGM exists, but wish it would get bigger. Missable? Probably. But what else are you doing on a Sat. morning?

It’s kind of small, but definitely worth checking out. I normally go to buy lettuce and some produce. Way better than what they slang at Publix!
There’s a guy there that sells ceviche that’s pretty tasty. Once in awhile I’ll pick up a couple of empanada’s but those are kind of a rip off.
Sorry Epanada Dude: /​
There’s a stand that sells mixed spices, that you can use for a marinade or a rub, or whatever.
And someone else over there sells ginger lemonade and flavored hummus that I like a lot. There’s quite a variety of stuff there for such a modest sized farmers market. See for yourself.

I’ve passed by here a few times and I finally checked it out today. There was a doggy event at Legions Park and it made me wish that I had brought my puppy. The market is small but it’s a great place to get some produce or fresh juice. Support your local farms! I got some beautiful bananas, strawberries, and lemons. They have orchids, homemade soaps, bbq, stone crabs, produce and more. Turn left (East) on NE 64^th St and park inside Legions Park and just walk up to the white tents. Parking is free. Bring your pups and cash!

Fresh-​squeezed lemonade? Affordable stone crabs? Buttery-​yummy cupcakes? Crayola-​colored orchids? Sign me up.
So I FINALLY got around to visiting the Upper Eastside Green Market and am so happy I did. Hubby and I scored stone crabs, cupcake for our toddler and some fruit and genuinely enjoyed our Saturday here.
I am quite the cupcake snob and found the cupcake DELISH — it had the best icing in town.
As for the stone crabs, we plan on eating those tonight but they were totally recession-​friendly at $ 8 a pound.
The orchids were outrageously beaustiful, too.
All in all, a treat for Upper Eastside denizens.

I could’ve sworn there was a listing for the Upper Eastside Green Market and that I wrote a review of it during its last incarnation, but I suppose I was wrong.
The Upper Eastside Green Market happens every Saturday at Legion Park (on the east side of Biscayne, around 64^th St.). There’s plenty of free parking at the back of the park, and the market is in the little area toward the front and along Biscayne.
This year’s market has grown quite a bit from last year, but you can still find organic and fresh produce, homemade hummus, Colombian baked goods, treats for your doggies, and a host of other homemade crafts and goods.
There are 2 main reasons that I frequent the Green Market: the fresh stone crabs and the BBQ! The stone crab vendor sells fresh-​off-​the-​boat stone crab claws for cheaper than anywhere you’ll find — $ 8 per pound! You can’t beat that price if you tried! They also have other fresh seafood goodies, as well as the mustard dipping sauce to go along with your claws ($ 2 per container). The BBQ vendor serves smoked ribs and chicken, grilled corn, and some other sides. Their food is truly delectable. You can get yourself a quick lunch, or dinner for your family, for some very reasonable prices.
So get thee to the Upper Eastside Green Market! And don’t forget to stop at the ATM on your way — it’s a cash-​only operation!