Soulard Farmers' Market
St Louis, MO 63104-3808
Phone: (314) 622-4180
- Hours:
- Wed-Fri 8am- 5:30pm, Sat 6am- 5:30pm
Editorial Review for Soulard Farmers' Market – by Thomas Crone
A New Look?
There are a couple of different prevailing ideas on what should happen at Soulard Farmer's Market, which has been a produce distribution point since the 18th century. Some contend it should stay exactly the same, others would like a full makeover, while many see some cosmetic changes as the only things needed.
Best Deal in Town
As it is now, Soulard is still the best place in town to buy food for cheap. Though it's open a couple of days a week, most of the stalls are empty save for Saturdays, when the morning brings thousands of shoppers to the well-worn facility. By mid-afternoon, the prices drop dramatically: cases of grapes go for two bucks; flowers sell for pennies on the dollar; meats and fish are slashed.
People Watching and More
It's also a great place to people-watch. You can amble through at a slow gait, taking in a dozen different languages in a single pass through the two wings. You can spy young and old, foreign-born and native St. Louisans. Every single stripe of person calling this region home can find something of interest at Soulard, especially on a Saturday morning, when the market is in all its weathered glory.
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