{"id":329306,"date":"2026-08-25T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329306\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:30:09","slug":"the-best-farmers-markets-in-new-york-city-according-to-top-chefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329306\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Farmers Markets in New York City, According to Top Chefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

August may signal the end of summer, but it\u2019s also the season at its most bountiful: a golden moment for tomatoes, corn, melon, peaches, and plenty of other summer produce.<\/p>\n

Fifty years since New York\u2019s very first Greenmarket<\/a> in the summer of 1976, the farmers market remains a beloved resource, both as a community hub and a place to buy produce directly from the people who grow it. It\u2019s also where many of the city\u2019s best chefs shop for the seasonal ingredients that make their menus come alive.<\/p>\n

At Hags<\/a>, a fine-dining restaurant in the East Village, the farmers market is the ultimate muse, says chef and co-owner Telly Justice. \u201cIt is our most central inspiration,\u201d Justice tells Vogue. She and her team go to the market three times a week, and write their menu based on its offerings. Justice says that the dishes the team conceives while shopping and talking to farmers are often \u201cthe biggest hits.\u201d For example: a Ni\u00e7oise-inspired salad with \u201cgorgeous cucumbers,\u201d ripe summer tomatoes, potatoes, and herbs from Halal Pastures<\/a>, one of Justice\u2019s favorite vendors.<\/p>\n

Many chefs note being inspired by the produce they source. Patty Lee, the chef at Lei<\/a>\u2014the wine bar that won this year\u2019s James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant\u2014tells Vogue she loves to shop the fruit stands and markets in the bar\u2019s Chinatown neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always something I\u2019m crushing on,\u201d Lee says when asked about her favorite produce and stands. At the moment, it\u2019s Sycamore Farms\u2019 yellow beefsteak tomatoes. \u201cI think they\u2019re oftentimes overlooked tomatoes because the heirlooms are more sexy\u2014they\u2019re prettier, they\u2019re the more showy ones.\u201d Lee uses the beefsteaks as a backdrop for her snapper crudo, and says they\u2019re the perfect pair.<\/p>\n

While we can\u2019t all be award-winning chefs, we can learn a lot from how they source ingredients and think about cooking. To that end, Vogue asked six of our favorites\u2014Telly Justice, Patty Lee, Nick Tamburo, Daniel Boulud, Jay Kumar, and Igor Almeida Cabral\u2014about their favorite stands, market-inspired dishes, and how they shop for the best produce. Below, read their advice on how to make the most of the farmers market.<\/p>\n

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Illustration by Shimeng Jiang<\/p>\n

Engage your senses<\/p>\n

The farmers market is \u201cone of the most vivid and important places to spend your time if you\u2019re even a little bit serious or curious about food,\u201d says Justice. \u201cGo early, take exactly what you need, go often, and just experience it in a sensual way,\u201d she advises. In short: \u201cEngage your senses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August may signal the end of summer, but it\u2019s also the season at its most bountiful: a golden…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1070,9,24,55,54,56,14881,990],"class_list":["post-329306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-food","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-textbelowcenterfullbleed","tag-web"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}