If you want the freshest, most seasonal and Bio products, then it's worth waiting until Wednesdays…read moreand Saturdays to do your grocery shopping. There is normally at least two or three fruit and vegetable stalls, one or two sausage and cheese stalls, another for fish and a bakery van. Most times there is also a florist. The produce here is excellent!! Expect to pay more than you would in the supermarket however the quality exceeds any supermarket expectation. You will find the tradesmen at the marktplatz, behind the church.

I adore this market. It has such a wonderful selection. When we're in Germany (which is often)…read morewe're there every weekend. The fruits and veggies are picture perfect and so wonderfully fresh and tasty. And the selection of honey is stunning. I never knew there was so many! You can also eat along the way: fresh roasted chicken, wursts... pastries... It's a lovely market, with music, and also a very happy gathering of people. I love the whole atmosphere. We have markets here, one in our own neighborhood in fact, but it can't hold a candle to this one.

I love open air farmer's markets. In most larger towns across Europe there will be some form of…read moreoutdoor market. The market in Mainz happens to be one of the best in the region. Seeing all the colors of fresh produce and flowers as well as the fresh baked items sold throughout the market will leave a positive impression on your day. You can't help being happy from the experience. If I could only live there, I would eat healthier, drink better wine and enjoy what the region has to offer. It would become part of my weekly journey through life.

Definitely worth a visit when you are in Mainz! There are food vendors (selling cheese, honey,…read morelocal wine, vegetables, etc.) and restaurants (we ended up with fried fish and potato salad--heavy but delicious!), plus a few cafes and a weekly wine tasting (which looked fun but we didn't join this time), all in the shadow of the beautiful cathedral. This is the place to be seen on Saturdays!

Der Bauernladen (The Farmer's Shop) offers you agricultural products from two farms in Külbingen…read moreand Weihenzell as well as other regional specialties. Freshness and quality, as well as the range and processing of regional seasonal products, are the top priority of this outfit. They offer very good-looking pre-packaged and decorated gift baskets, as well as ones personalized and individually put together on request. In stead of operating mobile kiosks in the weekly open local Farmer's Market, it's a permanent store for the two farms for your convenience. As the store name suggests, it offers many locally produced items...sausages and meats, vegetables, cheese, etc. It also sells some gifts and home décor items for which we came here. My wife happened to see something she liked displayed in the front window as we passed by this store in the morning as we headed in to town. She simply had to go back to purchase it on our way back home. "Der Bauernladen offers meat and sausage products from its own production. Pigs and cattle come from Hans and Christian Schneider's farms. All animals are kept animal-friendly (cattle and calves kept on straw; pigs with exercise area) and are fed purely plant-based. We use high quality spices and herbs. Traditional recipes are used for traditional types of sausage such as bratwurst, press sack or farmer's ham, which do not use any other additives" according to their website write-up. It's not a large shop, and they currently limit on customers inside up to three people due to COVID-19 health prevention measures. It's the sign of the time. I suppose it'll last for a little longer...or, perhaps for a lot longer since Delta variant is unfortunately gaining its momentum and threats for wider spreading. We'll see.