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Haymarket

Blackstone St, Boston, MA
Ranked #15 of 76 shopping in Boston
3.5 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
Activities: Shopping
Owner description: During daylight hours on Fridays and Saturdays, the Haymarket on Hanover Street, near Boston's North End, is rich with culture and bargains. Visitors...... more » Owner description: During daylight hours on Fridays and Saturdays, the Haymarket on Hanover Street, near Boston's North End, is rich with culture and bargains. Visitors who stroll through the crowded alley can spend very little and come home with a full load of fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood sold by local vendors. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

If you are looking for the true flavor of Boston and its people, then come to Haymarket. Here you will find produce galore and at great prices. But buyer beware; the sellers do not want you to touch their wares and will yell at you for doing so. They also really want you to just pay the price posted with... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

its open only fridays and saturdays until sundown. i've been here a couple of times and its fun if you wanna just look around. its all colorful and nice to see. if you're on a budget cutting on groceries and not a i'll-only-eat-organic-stuff person, its the place you must go. its very cheap, but it has its own downfalls! you've... More

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Rhode Island, USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

We found this sat afternoon and many booths were starting to close up around 3:30. We got caught up in the prices. We bought brussel sprouts $1.00 pint, blackberries $1.00 pint. yellow peppers 3 for $1.00 garlic $.50 for net bag of 6 heads small garlic. So much fun except we forgot we had to carry this home the next... More

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Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

Found some very good bargain on fruits and vegetables but can't say the same for the souvenirs though :( Boston's public transportation is superb and very easy to use. You get in once and you can pretty much go anywhere and don't have to pay a second time. Enjoy the cultural and free style performers and balloon artists :) More

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Charlottetown, Canada
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63 reviews 63 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011

Go with an open mind patience and sense of humor and you'll be fine. Go early and you'll get good deals and the freshest produce. If one of the vendors gives you a hard time give it right back and you'll get a better deal and maybe something for your trouble or he/she will tell you to get lost. No... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2011
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Warning: KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR MONEY AWAY FROM HAYMARKET especially if you have small children or self respect. While on a visit to Boston with our children, we stopped at Haymarket for some fruit. I was upset with the salesman and told him politely but was greeted by a barrage of loud cursing by him all while holding my child... More

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Warren, Massachusetts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2010
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Haymarket is a Boston tradition with its rows of tightly packed fruit and vegetable vendors hawking and shouting about how fresh their produce is. It's organized chaos with customers who shout right back and push their way through the crowd. And the produce is usually very ripe and at bargain prices. Use it in a couple of days or it... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2010
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Haymarket is a seemingly endless line of stalls selling incredibly cheap produce at a frenetic pace at best. It is the only place where I have witnessed a vendor yell at a customer. The customer was handling some ginger root, which the vendor did not like, because apparently there were two kinds of ginger root, and the vendor yelled, "That's... More

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Honolulu, Hawaii
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2009
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Not a boutique "farmer's market," but a true old-style open-air marketplace. Wholesalers hawk fruits and veggies, and what's in season is fresh and demands to be eaten. Great atmosphere, great bargains. More

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Boston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2008

I've been living in Boston for over 15 years and the Haymarket is one place my fiance and I try to go every two weeks or so during the summer. It's an outdoors place so they don't exist in the winter. The Haymarket is located in area which is public accessible (HayMarket stop off the Orange Line) and a few... More

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