Eastern Market is a local food market located within walking distance of our apartment building.  It’s well-known in D.C. and is usually pretty busy on Saturday and Sunday mornings.  The outside part of the market is lined with rows of fresh produce and independent vendors selling their merchandise.  There are people selling paintings, clothing, and jewelry, and lots of miscellaneous items that are fun to look at and can make great souvenirs.  

The inside part of the market is where the bakery and fresh meat sections are, as well as other foods like hummus and handmade pastas. While I can’t afford to do all of my grocery shopping there, it’s a great place to get high-quality produce and some other foods that you wouldn’t typically get at the grocery store.  For example, the sweet potato cake with cream cheese frosting from the bakery is a must.  The Market is definitely worth going to at least once for the experience, but I have loved going many weekends while here in D.C. and it’s one of the things I will probably miss the most once I’m back in Ohio!

On a side note, there seem to be a lot of people with dogs at the Market, as well as our neighborhood in general.  I think just about everyone here owns either a French bull dog or a pug.