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Chula Vista Farmers Market
Category: Food Farmers Market Farmers Market [Edit]
290 Center StBetween Third and Church
(at 3rd Ave)
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Neighborhood: Chula Vista
- Hours:
Thu 3 pm - 7 pm
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Chula Vista Farmers Market
8 reviews in English
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Review from Drew S.
San Diego, CA
9/27/2011
It's nice to live so close to all of Chula Vistas goodness. I perused the booths and stuck my fingers into some great samples. I recommend this to any couple looking to spend some nice time together or just if you are looking for food that is fresher than your typical road kill at your local vons. :)
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Review from Fredd S.
10/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is a really nice farmers market. They have fresh produce that is in the words of the Campbell's commercials mmmm mmmm good.
The one beef I have with this FM is that it's kinda small and they don't have weird food for sale. They do have Baba Foods' vendors and they have an insane amount of products for sale.
I usually take dates to FMs but this one is so slow that you would be done incredibly quickly and would probably end up in a nearby bar imbibing recreational beverages...actually this is a plus. Come here on a date then you can go to a nearby bar and imbibe adult recreational beverages.
Enjoy.
Three stars for size. Whoever says size doesn't matter has clearly never been to a small FM or dated an cute little Asian girl. -
Review from Native S.
San Diego, CA
10/14/2011
After reading these reviews, I decided to check out the Chula Vista Farmer's Market for a second time. It's SMALL compared to the type of outdoor markets I prefer. Some people seemed to be there solely for the free samples of produce and prepared foods.
Warning about the Greek food stand: my gyro was not Greek tasting, but rather Mexican in that there were Mexican spices and salsas added. Weird. I supposed you can ask them to make your food Greek-style, but you've been cautioned.
The Indian food stand has decent food, somewhat overpriced, and I would avoid the samosa's in the future. They were deep-fried triangle pockets filled with bland mashed potatoes. That's it. No Indian flavors at all, and the accompanying cup of sauce was again Mexican in style.
I didn't care for the kettle corn popcorn at all. Obviously the cook just adds a cup of plain white sugar to the kettle and the popcorn came out tasting bland with sugar, no contrasting saltiness or carmelization.
And the bar of Mexican nut candy from the stand nearby tasted like the peanuts had been slightly burnt before being coated with the brittle.
However, one extra star was given for the close-by parking lot. I think I will go to better, larger local farmer's markets in the future. -
Review from Sarah C.
Chula Vista, CA
7/25/2010 1 Check-in Here
If you're in the neighborhood, you gotta come down to this farmers market every Thursday afternoon.
This farmer's market is not the biggest, nor fanciest of all, but it definitely has a good characteristic that makes you want to come back every week.
I personally fell in love with the Indian food vendor, I love to get something you can't make by yourself at home. I bought Yogurt Mint Dip and Spinach Naan, I'm so addicted now...
I got to try some produce and flowers next week, I have just gotten groceries the day before when I was there last time but I noticed price was better there! -
Review from Bill P.
National City, CA
5/1/2011
This Market has a great neighborhood feel and the food vendors have top notch grinds. The produce vendors have a great selection. The Downtown San Diego outdoor Farmer's Market we hit up had nowhere near the selection of produce and food vendors of Chula Vista's. Also the Parking is more plentiful and the people less pretentious.
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Review from Monica V.
Chula Vista, CA
5/27/2009
I love coming here on Thursdays!
some important points:
- not too crowded but just enough for some people watchin'
- most of the people behind the stands are regulars and are sooo sweet
- because these people are so sweet they give you free little samples and goodies ;)
- there is this stand with carne asada that you can smell all the way from Tijuana... I am DEAD SERIOUS so def pick something up from there.... mmmm
The produce is very good and open for bargaining if you are too cheap. Remember, there is no bargaining at the supermarket so why do it to a bunch of friendly people who work hard for their product and provide the community with something so delicious and fresh?
Anyways, this farmers market is very cute and def. the place to be at on a summer Thursday afternoon :D -
Review from Tomas H.
San Diego, CA
8/2/2007
While billing itself as a Farmer's market it only has approximately eight farmer's stands selling produce eggs and flowers. The prices are better than the big chains; the selection of stuff is really cool for one of the grower's agents. (I'm having multi colored tomatoes and squash blossoms chowed in olive oil. (it'll taste like garlic and salt)) It has the vibe of a street fair for the walker crowd. And the walker crowd is here.
I guess when you retire and have nothing to do all day and just feel like getting out and doing something inexpensive, food shopping becomes the highlight of the day. So, forgive us who have fuller lives and kids getting into the frigging refrigerator and fanning themselves in the cool breeze softening the ice cream, making the meat smell bad and rotting the milk, for fidgeting like the spitting trouser snake is going to create a dark mark and a rusty zipper.
Plenty of fonda vendedores, even a dude doing crepes. Huge frigging ones spread with Nuttella? or some other ganache type chocolate.
I miss the ostrich rancher. You used to be able to buy ostrich meat and eggs. It was cool! Ostrich is a little lean and requires a healthy dose of fat to be really palatable.
And of course there's the crafty booths. No food; no Tom.
Madness ensues. -
Review from Sara A.
Chula Vista, CA
5/16/2009
This was slightly larger than I had expected.
Most of my feelings on this farmers market are thoroughly positive.
There were 8-10 fresh fruit and veggie vendors. Many of whom offer free samples of the wonderful eats. This included several flower and plant vendors.
there were about 4 prepared food vendors. these were things that you would buy and take home to use in your kitchen and eat. Things like pickles, garlic paste ( very good by the way), flavored olive oils, and cheeses and Mediterranean foods.
There was about 12 hot food vendors. these ranged from sliced fruit and snowcones, to crepes, samossas, and tamales. there was the obligatory kettle corn vendor, and several others. It all smelled and looked soo good. Definately go on an empty stomach and bring an extra few dollars for the hot food.
There were easily 10-15 crafts, jewelery, and other item vendors. including a massage booth.
My one complaint. the space between the stands in the veggie section were only about 4 feet apart. If the stands were backed up onto the sidewalk, you could easily walk between the stands. I was trying to push a standard stroller and had to wait a few minutes to be able to merge into traffic.
I enjoyed it and will likely begin to visit at least once a month. I might just go there for dinner on Thursday nights from now on.
You will likely have to drive around for a bit in search of parking. but it is a nice little street fair/ market.
