Ferry Building Farmers Market

The Ferry Building Farmers Market is held on the Embarcadero waterfront in San Francisco, California, at the base of the landmark Ferry Building — an 1898 Beaux-Arts terminal whose clock tower survived the 1906 earthquake and remains one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. The Saturday market, running from 8am to 2pm, is one of the most celebrated weekly food events in Northern California, drawing the city's most prominent restaurant chefs alongside a devoted local following. Smaller Tuesday and Thursday markets operate from 10am to 2pm for a neighborhood-oriented clientele. The Saturday market's vendor quality is exceptional by any standard. Hog Island Oyster Company maintains a live oyster shucking station with fresh bivalves from their certified Tomales Bay farm, available by the half-dozen or dozen with mignonette. Acme Bread Company, one of San Francisco's most influential artisan bakeries, operates a stall that regularly sells out of its flagship sourdough loaves before 10am. Cowgirl Creamery's handmade California cheeses — including the triple-cream Mt Tam and washed-rind Red Hawk — are available direct from the producer. Additional vendors include heritage fruit orchards from Frog Hollow Farm, biodynamic mushroom growers, small-production wine and cider makers, and local fishmongers offering fresh Bay Area catch. Produce is predominantly organic, sourced from family farms across the Bay Area, Sacramento Valley, and Monterey coast. Prices reflect the premium quality and direct-farm sourcing: a dozen oysters runs approximately $20–25, artisan loaves cost $9–14, and specialty cheeses are priced by the quarter-pound at $8–15. No bargaining culture applies; prices are fixed. The market wraps along the exterior colonnade of the Ferry Building and extends onto the adjacent Embarcadero plaza, with views across the Bay to the Bay Bridge. Weather on the waterfront runs cool and foggy even in summer; layers are advisable year-round. The interior Ferry Building marketplace is open daily with permanent shops including Cowgirl Creamery's retail counter, Mijita Mexican kitchen, and specialty food importers. Cards and cash are both accepted widely throughout the Saturday market.