Reading Terminal Market Named Best Farmers Market In US

PHILADELPHIA – The Reading Terminal Market always seems to be buzzing.

Throngs of people — tourists and Philadelphians — flock to the market for donuts, cheesesteaks, pretzels, fresh meats, and much, much more.

And with that in mind, The Farmers Market Online website featured it on the list of the five best farmers markets in the United States.

The outlet named Reading Terminal Market the nation's best farmers market.

Here's what Farmers Market Online says about Reading Terminal:

As one of the U.S.’s oldest public markets, Reading Terminal has become a piece of American history. Located in the history-rich city of Philadelphia, it fits right in. Locals and tourists can agree that this market is exactly what you hope for in a farmers market. This Philly treasure is loaded with vendors that cover it all. We’re talking locally made products, fresh meat, fresh fish, and no shortage of a good, ready to eat bite. Reading Terminal is open almost every day of the year and is rightfully dubbed one the best markets in the nation.

According to a 2017 piece from Philly.com, the market saw 6.5 million tourists in 2016, making it the most visited attracting in the city that year.

The rest of the list featured Cleveland Ohio's West Side Market at No. 1; Los Angeles' West Side Market at No. 3; Milwaukee Public Market in Milwaukee Wisconsin at No. 4; and the Winter Garden Farmers Market & Plant Street Market in Winter Garden, Florida at No. 5.

See the full list here from The Farmers Market Online.

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