The Original Farmers Market

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3rd & Fairfax
Current Hours
Monday-Friday
9AM-9PM
Saturday
Sunday
10AM-9PM
10AM-7PM
July 4th Market Hours: 10am-6pm. NOTE: Many merchants have extended hours. Please call individual businesses for details.

Featured Merchants

 
Restaurants
Stall 408
E.B.’s Beer & Wine

Serving marvelous beers (many on tap) and pouring from an ever-changing world-wide wine list, E.B.'s Beer & Wine is named for Market founder Earl Bell Gilmore. E.B.s is a great afternoon meeting spot and one of the coolest bars in LA.

 
Services
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Ralph’s Key Shop
Every imaginable key can be duplicated or created at this Market institution. They can make keys for your car, for a special lock or home, all done in a few minutes. The array of key rings is unbelievable: all shapes, sizes, colors and materials, from plastic to aluminum.
 
Specialty Foods
Stall 218
Magee's House of Nuts
Magee’s wide, superior variety of nuts has been a tradition (and a holiday staple) for decades. Pecans, walnuts, macadamias and several varieties of peanuts are all available by weight or in charming gift boxes. There’s a special treat here, as well: the fresh nut butters are scrumptious and, if your timing is right, you can watch the machine which makes fresh peanut butter work its magic.
 
Specialty Foods
Stall 548
Bennett's Ice Cream
Bennett’s Ice Cream is one of the last of a vanishing tradition: Scott Bennett and his staff make their own ice cream from fresh ingredients mixed on the spot (you can watch the process through Bennett’s kitchen window). The result is so fine that Bennett's regularly wins awards (there are Blue Ribbons all over the shop). The flavors are also wonderfully inventive – try Scott’s cabernet sauvignon sorbet or his pumpkin ice cream. Click here to learn about Scott Bennett, owner of Bennett's Ice Cream.
Our History
In 1880...
The story begins

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Wed Jul 29, 2026 @ 12am
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August 2026 Newsletter
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Tue Jul 28, 2026 @ 12am
Market Blog
Dine L.A. Restaurant Week Is Back!
The Original Farmers Market is excited to participate in this summer's Dine LA Restaurant Week with great lunch and dinner menus.
 
Mon Jun 29, 2026 @ 12am
Newsletter
July 2026 Newsletter
Our July Bugle is here! Read it for the latest news and updates at 3rd and Fairfax.

Store

 
Ames Bros Limited Edition Cow Poster

Our new limited edition Cow and Rooster posters (only 250 copies) were designed, signed and numbered by the world-famous Ames Bros designers from Seattle. Prints are sized at 16" x 24" and are available in two color variations: Dark Green and Barn Red. Frame not included. Poster packaged in shipping tube.

 
Hotel Key Chain

Add some style to your key ring with our new tortoise colored hotel inspired key chains. Measuring at 3.5"x1.75", they are made of acrylic and feature a single-sided foil stamp imprint of the Market's iconic grocery cart. Includes brass key ring and charm.

 
L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook
By JoAnn Cianciulli Photographs by Karl Petzke From its humble beginnings in 1934, L.A.'s Original Farmers Market has become one of the leading destinations in Southern California. And this comprehensive cookbook celebrates the food, people, and history of this Los Angeles landmark. Mexican, Brazilian, Middle Eastern, and old-fashioned American diner fare are all here, among many others. Readers can re-create more than 75 stand-in-line classics like Chilaquiles Verdes from ¡Lotería! Grill, Falafel Sandwiches from Moishe's, and finish up with decadent Chocolate Fudge from Littlejohn's English Toffee House. Vivid photographs and rare archival images bring the Market to life. 7 x 9-1/4 in; 272 pp ; 85 color photographs JoAnn Cianciulli is a well-known food writer and culinary producer who has been enjoying the Farmers Market for over a decade. Karl Petzke is a San Francisco-based photographer.
 
Los Angeles's Original Farmers Market

By David Hamlin and Brett Arena Since 1934, the Original Farmers Market at 3rd & Fairfax in Los Angeles has been at the center of the citys history, from the Great Depression to todays Great Recession. It has endured as one of LAs most treasured locations, drawing visitors not only from the city it helped mold but also millions of tourists from around the world. Authors David Hamlin and Brett Arena capture the Markets quirky beginnings, its enduring personality, popularity and eccentricities in a new book from Arcadia Publishings Image of America series. With the help of hundreds of rare archival photos made available from the Farmers Market owner, the A. F. Gilmore Company, the authors trace the evolution of the property through a rich history that reads more like fiction than real history. 128 pages, paperback.

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