Civic Center Farmer's Market

The food truck called Hella Vegan Eats was there this year and last, offering tasting vegan food on the eve of Christmas Eve. This year, we tried a "chicken" bao sandwich, on a burger bun with a little umbrella on top, bed of spring mix. Thin slice of fake chicken was very impressive. Also got a burrito, nice mix of veggies and seitan. Plus a little gingerbread cake for later. Good variety of ingredients, very creative food, friendly service.

The largest unfancy farmer's market in the city, with at least a dozen different farm stands selling fresh produce, some organic, some not. You can find everything here. There are also a handful of prepared food trucks at one end. This location is literally city center, so be prepared for limited parking options and good public transit/walkability. Not really a good neighborhood but should be fine in the morning, and right next to the beautiful main SF public library and Civic Center.

I'm so glad that they stopped selling live chickens! I wasn't going to go unless they stopped. So now that I have been.. I really like it. I always get good produce for cheap. They have some prepared items. I have seen vegan somosas there before too. Also towards the end they do $1 bags and cut prices down. Oh and get the never watered tomatoes! So good.

There are several farmers markets in San Francisco but this is my favorite. It's the blue collar-type: not everything is organic and we're still trying to stop the sales of live chickens, but the produce is local and the hours are great: 7 AM to 5 PM Sundays and 7 AM to 5:30 PM on Wednesdays year round rain or shine.