Eastern Market

The Eastern Market is one of my favorite places in DC.  If you know me, you know that I love filling my home with original artwork and fresh flowers, sorting through vintage pieces, eating unique foods and hunting for a bargain.  What better place to do all of that than at Eastern Market on Sundays?

The Eastern Market is open every day except Monday and has every meat, fish, cheese, dessert, ethnic food and prepared food you can imagine.  It also has a small eatery where you can find their famous crab cake sandwiches.  The eatery has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles, including one in Southern Living.

View from the market

Mom and Kevin enjoying their crab cake sandwich and fish sandwich.

   

Menu

Meats

   Cupcakes

Fish

Prepared dips and olives for sale

My favorite flowers :)

Lots of flowers 

Outside of the market there are various tents with people selling jewelry, paintings, crafts, organic fruits and veggies, clothes and photography on the street.  

Street vendors

Lots of people bring their dogs-- like this cute little guy.

Jams for sale

Local veggies

View of the outside of Eastern Market and the street

On Sundays there is also something called The Flea Market at Eastern Market that is held in the schoolyard beside Eastern Market.  They have vendors selling secondhand and restored furniture, handmade jewelry, vintage magazine advertisements and signs, t-shirts, candles, plants, vintage clothing and accessories and other unique handcrafted items.  

Entrance to the Flea Market

I have a small tin tile similar to the edges of these mirrors that I bought from another vendor, but I can't wait to purchase one of these gorgeous tin mirrors.  

This is what I ended up purchasing--  a handmade shelf made from scrap wood.  It has a mirror, rustic door handle and key hooks.  Can't wait to hang it!  :)