Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia

I was so excited to be at the Market and had heard so much about it on TV, but when I went to The "Coastal Cove" for lunch I was so disappointed. My daughter and I had a Blue Crap sandwich and it was awful! Not only were they served BURNT but when we went to complain and ask for another the owner would do nothing and did not apologize. I do not recommend go to the booth at all!

Though markets were common in Philadelphia as far back as William Penn's day, they were mostly outdoor affairs and unorganized at that. Their move indoors paved the way for more cohesion and in 1892, The Reading Terminal Market opened its doors as the state-of-the-art market of the day.

It has not lost a bit of its popularity and though still very much a market, selling produce, meats and any number of food stuffs, it is also a major tourist attraction as well as one of the city's first and foremost food courts.

One of the big attractions are the Amish. They open up stalls every weekend and sell home a number of their traditional foods such as home-baked pies and old world recipe deserts like my favorite egg cup custard. Don't worry about your cholesterol, egg yolks almost HAVE to be good for you, right? Perhaps best of their wares are their freshly baked hand made pretzels. What makes them so exta good? It's all the butter they smear on them with a paint brush. Yup, you read that right: a paint brush.

Not in the mood for any of those delights? Try DiNick's. They have some of the best roast pork sandwiches in the city. Particularly good is the Italian pulled pork. Yum, yum, yum.

Want a beer? Try their beer garden. Well, it's not really a beer garden and not even outside but it does have some okay local beers. This is not a fancy place so don't expect expensive Belgian imports. They have Yuengling on tap, the US's oldest running brewery and not all that far from Philly. Yuengling lager is pretty common in the area but this place has their tasty porter on tap. My guess is it's the oldest continually made porter in the US.

Honestly, this place is amazing! My husband and I stopped in here to get out of the rain, and we were so glad we did. If you are a foodie, you could spend hours in here. It is cool indoor style Farmers market with lil restaurants, bakeries and butchers. There are great flower shops and souvenirs as well. The food choices range from Subs to Sushi. There is a nice eating area- you can tell the crowd is a mix of locals on their lunch breaks and tourists alike. I consider that a great sign.

I opted to eat at the local Italian sub shop. The turkey and condiments were great, but the bread is what makes it so good. There is something about the bread in PA that is really good!

Kevin had Asian teriyaki and it was really yummy as well. All in all, we loved this place. I HIGHLY recommend it as a stop to anyone in the Philly area!

Reading Terminal Market is an enormous indoor market with every type of food stand imaginable, as well as produce, and even restaurants. We saw Chinese, Amish, Italian, New Orleans, Indian, & Philly Cheesesteaks. Food was reasonably priced & the small food stands had something for everyone. The seating areas were clean & people were friendly. We could have spent hours walking around here and exploring and can't wait to go back.

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Large market filled with various shops, bakeries , butchers, seafood stores, hoagie shops, fresh fruits and veggies, coffee, etc...Many of the locals come here for lunch( I did when I worked close by a few years ago, it was right across the street from where I worked and an easy place to find a bite to eat).

The Reading Terminal Market is a large traditional market where you will find everything from local food products (including Pennsylvania Dutch) to Thai and Mexican offerings. Despite being entirely indoors, the market has a great atmosphere. It is a very inexpensive place to buy not only food, but also local crafts and gifts. As the name suggests, it is next to the bus terminal -- so if you are travelling to Philadelphia by bus like we did, you will have no excuse to skip it!

The market's opening hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday to Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

This was the greatest farmers market I have ever been to! It was huge, and very cute and creative. There was a million places to eat and the place was packed. They had a few cooking demonstrations set up which were fun to watch. All the vendors were super friendly and would more than willingly recommend another vendor in the complex if they didn't have something you needed. Even if you don't have much time to explore, I would at least walk in for 10 minutes just to see the place. It had to be one of the best parts of our trip.

An indoor "farmers market" in downtown Philly. I love food, so it's fun to wander around here. The market was opened its doors in 1892. Street markets began to fall out of favor and in 1859 they were all dismantled. Indoor markets sprang up and two combined to form the Reading terminal market. I do love the Amish stalls since they give out free samples and have THE BEST cheese! That helps to keep a more historic feel, but there are plenty of modern "stalls" and great restaurants (Oprah loves Delilah's macaroni and cheese).

Now open sundays!