Your DeKalb Farmer’s Market in Decatur, Georgia: The Best Market in the World

Your DeKalb Farmer’s Market

3000 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030

Talk about one of the area’s “10 Best“!!! The DeKalb Farmer’s Market (officially and invitingly marketed as “Your DeKalb Farmer’s Market”) is one of the finest in the world. Yep, I said it…IN. THE. WORLD. While most Americans have a weekly–often outdoor–farmer’s market, the DeKalb Farmer’s Market is an indoor grocery the size of a couple of football fields. If you can’t find it here, you’d have to grow it yourself.

Meats, veggies, fruits, breads baked in-house, sweets, gourmet items, wine, beer, packaged goods. And CHEAP! You can’t wander into a chain store and find the incredible deals that the DeKalb Farmer’s Market offers. Foodies wander the vast isles for hours. There’s big fun to be had here, checking packages of obscure foodstuffs from every continent on the globe.

Selections change from season to season, living up to the freshness that the name implies. You want a guava croissant? Check the bakery. A Black Angus fillet? The butcher will cut it for you. Fresh fish? It’s swimming in the tanks behind the fishmongers. Missing a favorite item from your homeland? From Vegemite to goat milk, it’s here.

Newcomers to the DeKalb Farmer’s Market might are often amazed to learn that even humble rice can appear in dozens of varieties! So whether you’re looking to expand your food horizons, are searching for an obscure ingredient for a new recipe, or need to load up on food for an affordable dinner party, Your DeKalb Farmer’s Market is the place to go.

Locals covet the DeKalb Farmer’s Market for its variety and value. Tourists come here wishing they could ship the store back home. The folks who run the farmer’s market wear name tags that tell you what their native country is, including the (several) languages in which they are conversant. So if you want a chance to practice your French, Tagalog, Swahili, or pretty much any other tongue spoken on the planet, you’re sure to find a DeKalb Farmer’s Market employee who can answer your questions in any given language.

This is truly one of the most unique experiences you will have in any city in America. If you live in the Atlanta area, one of the nation’s finest food resources is right at your back door. If you are a food lover visiting the region, you should not miss the DeKalb Farmer’s Market.

Your DeKalb Farmer’s Market Hours: Daily 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.