Best Farmers Markets in Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina — updated August 22, 2026
Asheville's market scene runs from a state-run produce complex off Brevard Road to independent Asian grocers on the west side. Here are three that hold up, with hours and what makes each worth the drive.
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Asheville sits in a growing region, and its markets reflect that: a year-round state-run market on Brevard Road, plus independent grocers stocking ingredients the big stores skip. This list sticks to independently run markets, which means the national grocery chains that showed up in earlier versions are gone. Below, three places ordered by how well they answer the question, with review counts noted so you can judge how settled each rating is.
1. WNC Farmers Market
This is the actual farmers market in the list, and the only one open every day of the year. Run by the state at 570 Brevard Road, it combines retail market shops with wholesale and truck sheds, so the scale ranges from a single flat of tomatoes to a pallet. Beyond produce you'll find plants, arts and crafts, and a deli serving sandwiches and ice cream. Market shops keep 8 am to 5 pm hours daily; the office runs weekdays, same hours. At 4.6 across more than 5,700 reviews, this is about as proven as a rating gets in Asheville.
2. YZ Asian Market
A specialty grocery on New Leicester Highway, and the one locals name when they need ingredients the supermarkets don't carry. It opens at 9:30 am seven days a week, which makes it easy to fold into a morning errand run on the west side. The rating, 4.7 from 671 reviews, is the strongest combination of score and volume among Asheville's independent grocers, so this one is well past the point of being a fluke. Parking and the storefront are unremarkable; the shelves are the reason to go.
3. Kim's Asian Market & Gifts
The highest-rated market here at 4.8, though from 341 reviews, so treat it as promising rather than fully settled. Kim's is at 5 Regent Park Boulevard, Unit 110, and frames itself around Korean-American heritage alongside a wider range of Asian groceries and gift items. Hours are 9:30 am to 7:30 pm Monday through Saturday, with a shorter Sunday from 10:30 am. Items sell out, so if there is something specific you are after, earlier in the day is the safer bet.
What we left off
Trader Joe's on Merrimon Avenue, Publix at Pinnacle Point, Harris Teeter on Merrimon and The Fresh Market are all chains, and this guide covers independent markets only. The S&W Market on Patton Avenue is also out: it is a downtown food hall and cocktail bar rather than a place to buy produce or groceries, so it does not fit the premise. If you want it for dinner instead, note that hours vary by vendor.