Farm to Market

The complete list of farmers markets in Austin and beyond

Stock up on essentials and splurge on treats with our guide to the best farmers markets in and around Austin.

Photo courtesy of Sustainable Food Center

The smell of fresh basil, the sounds of a twanging guitar, and the jingle of dog collars come together every week amid a sea of pop-up tents at farmers markets in Austin and surrounding areas. With canvas bags in hand, shoppers peruse art and local produce, stocking up on essentials and splurging on treats.

Our guide to the best farmers markets includes options from Austin to Bastrop, practically every day of the week. See you at the market!

Austin
The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) plays host to the most farmers markets in the city, with offerings throughout the week. On Tuesdays from 3 to 7 pm, SFC holds its Community Farm Stand East at the MLK MetroRail stop, which also offers occasional educational workshops. On Wednesdays, SFC Farmers Market at the Triangle takes place from 3 to 7 pm, open year-round, rain or shine. On Saturdays, you can check out the SFC Farmers Market at Sunset Valley at the Toney Burger Center, as well as its downtown farmers market at Republic Square Park.

The Boggy Creek Farm Stand in East Austin is open from 8 am to 1 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays in August, selling everything from chocolate and eggs to honey, okra, summer squash, lamb, and bison. Starting September 3, the stand will be open Wednesday through Sunday.

Also on the east side is the Hope Farmers Market, taking place Sundays from 11 am to 3 pm. With ceramics and soaps and fresh organic fare, Hope features live music every week and ready-to-eat offerings to start your Sunday off right.

On Saturdays, head to the Dillard’s parking lot at Barton Creek Mall for the Barton Creek Farmers Market from 9 am to 1 pm. Vendors include skincare products from Hemp 360, fresh Gulf seafood from K&S, and fare from Royal Indian Food. There’s live music every week too.

On Sundays, stock up on groceries for the week at Texas Farmers Market at Mueller, set up in the Browning Hangar from 10 am to 2 pm. A special treat for families, this market hosts a petting zoo for children to enjoy.

And starting September 13, Green Gate Farms' stand will be openFridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm, as well as Tuesdays from 3 to 6 pm. Stop by for the best organic vegetables and eggs.

Bastrop
Residents in Bastrop can shop the Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market located next to the convention center on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm. In addition to local fruits and veggies, you’ll find fresh-baked pastries and bread, jams and jellies, plants and herbs, and home decor.

The Bastrop Producers Market on Highway 71 between FM20 and Highway 21 takes place Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 6 pm. Thankfully, this market is indoors. Texas peaches, whole chickens, Texas tea, soups, salsas, and more are currently available.

Bee Cave
You can stock up on eats at the Lone Star Farmers Market,held in the Lowe's parking lot adjacent to the Hill Country Galleria. The market boasts about 40 vendors and is open Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm. Bring your empty Buddha’s Brew Kombucha jar or growler and fill it up at a discounted price from the ice cold self-serve tap.

Buda
The quaint Downtown Buda Farmers Market on Main Street has a handful of local vendors Tuesdays from 3 to 7 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. In addition to fresh produce, vendors range from heritage pork to grass-fed beef to roasted coffee. Artists wishing to sell their work can set up a booth for just $10 on the third Saturday of every month, no reservation needed. Just show up, set up, and sell.

Cedar Park
Just north of Austin is the Texas Farmers Market at Lakeline Mall. This market hosts approximately 25 vendors and also has knife sharpening, kombucha, and even massage and chiropractic care booths.

Dripping Springs
Head west on Wednesdays from 3 to 7 pm to the Dripping Springs Farmers Market located on Highway 290 and Mercer Street. This market has approximately 20 vendors selling meats, crafts, produce, and specialty foods. With live music every week and a play area complete with toys, this is the perfect kid-friendly market.

Georgetown
The Georgetown Farmers Market is open Thursdays from 2:30 to 5:30 pm in the Republic Square Center. While there, check out the Doggieville Boutique, Green Living Aquaponics, and the Pop Art Popsicle stand.

Pflugerville
Enjoy Pflugerville's Pfarmers Market at the Green Red Barn at Heritage Park from 3 to 7 pm on Tuesdays. This market offers a variety of fresh local produce, and some vendors accept WIC vouchers. Live music is available on select dates.

Round Rock
Rain or shine, midweek shopping is available in Round Rock every Wednesday at the Farmers Market at Round Rock Premium Outlets from 2 to 6 pm. This market features seasonal local produce, salsas, pet treats, soaps, and more, and can be found in the parking lot by the main entrance.

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Whoops

Michelin goofs on a few restaurants honored in first Texas guide

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Houston's Kau Ba has been removed from the Michelin Guide.

Texans' reactions to the first Michelin Guide in the state have ranged from glowing to unimpressed, but a few notable mix-ups are more concrete than differences in taste. The November 11 ceremony honored more than 100 restaurants across the state, but at least two were in error. In Dallas the guide confused two restaurants with each other, and in Houston one of them had closed.

Starting in Dallas: The Guide's release announcing the list of restaurants who'd won awards included The Charles, an award-winning Italian restaurant in Dallas' Design District, as one of 57 restaurants that earned a "Recommended" rating.

The Charles is a surely deserving restaurant that opened in 2018, the first concept from acclaimed food & beverage group Duro Hospitality, which has since gone on to open other restaurants such as El Carlos Elegante, Sister, and Cafe Duro.

But the Guide got the wrong Charles: The real recipient was Mister Charles, a sibling Duro Hospitality restaurant that opened at 3219 Knox St. in early 2024.

The Charles specializes in Italian and Texas-inspired dishes.

Mister Charles features French and Italian-influenced dishes.

It wasn't just an incorrect name; it listed the accompanying (incorrect) address.

A spokesperson for Michelin Guide verified that Mister Charles was the winner and said that the listing of The Charles was a mistake.

“This was an internal error caused by our geolocation process. The problem will be corrected in the most expeditious manner,” the spokesperson said. The Guide website has since updated the list and replaced The Charles with Mister Charles.

Having a difference of opinion about a critic's choices is one thing — but having an error of this magnitude is something else entirely.

And blaming "geolocation" as the source of the error is a curious excuse. Geolocation refers to the ability to track the whereabouts of an electronic device using GPS, cell phone towers, WiFi access points or a combination of these.

The Houston mix-up was also disappointing, but only involved one restaurant: In a press release issued Thursday, November 14, the Guide announced that it had removed Montrose Vietnamese restaurant Kau Ba from the list of Bib Gourmand recipients.

The reason: "Upon further investigation, our team has discovered the restaurant has been permanently closed since our Inspection team's visits occurred," the statement reads.

As has been widely noted in local media, Kau Ba closed earlier this month. The restaurant’s Instagram account now belongs to Alora, which is described as “a fresh Peruvian-Vietnamese fusion concept inspired by travels to Saigon.” It is expected to open soon.

Open since 2018, Kau Ba served an innovative take on Vietnamese fare created by Nikki Tran. The restaurant built on the notoriety Tran had achieved after being featured in two Netflix series: Somebody Feed Phil and Ugly Delicious. It earned considerable acclaim, including a spot in the Houston Chronicle’s top 100 restaurants as recently as 2023 and a nomination for Best Neighborhood Restaurant in the 2021 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards.

The restaurant went through a number of iterations during its tenure. For three-and-a-half years, Tran partnered with Aya Sushi owners Minette Corpuz and Bruce Kish to oversee operations, but they parted ways in February 2023.

In an email sent to Houston Public Media, Tran expressed regret over Michelin's decision.

“But we understand and respect Michelin’s decision to remove Kau Ba from its selection,” Tran said to HPM. “Exercising an abundance of caution from a legal position, I am not able currently to share further details of our situation but I do hope to follow up soon with more information.”

“Until then, on behalf of the entire Kau Ba team, we want to thank the entire culinary community for the recognition and support,” Tran added. “Kau Ba is proud of the dishes we created and look forward to sharing very soon what’s next.”

Thankfully in Austin, things seem to be going okay. The capital city swept the competition with seven stars (one more than Houston now that the change has been made), and two green stars for sustainability — in fact, the only green stars in the state.

Austin also had four of the first-ever barbecue restaurants to be awarded stars. Houston also had one.

Austin's winning restaurants were Barley Swine, Craft Omakase, Hestia, Olamaie, InterStellar BBQ, John Bates, La Barbecue, Alison Clem, and LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue.

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