Union Square Holiday Market - Market in New York - E 14th St, USA

Great food, great atmosphere, and just great place to visit during the holiday season. Be prepared to wait in lines for some popular food. We went on the Saturday after thanksgiving and these are the approximate time we waited. Raclette stand - around 10 minutes. It looked long but it was faster than expected Truffleist Truffle fries - around 15 minutes, and you have to wait to pick up too, but that was only about 4 minutes No Chewing Allowed Hot Chocolate - we got lucky and when we are in line, there weren’t so many people, so it was about 8 minutes ( there is only one person making the hot chocolate plus taking order so be prepared for longer waiting time) We saw the excessively long line for liquid s’more so we didn’t get that The jewelry stands are very cute, I highly recommend. Pro tip is to use the bathroom beforehand! We tried to find a bathroom and saw another excessively long line in Whole Foods.

This holiday market is adorable. I really liked how it was laid out. The no food items we’re together while the food and beverage vendors were close together. They had a great variety of food vendors. The only draw back were the giant lines. The cheese wheel pasta, the raclette cheese and the boiis mochi desserts were a huge hit. It really gets the holiday spirit going. The Union Square Holiday Market can definitely compete with the one at Bryant Park. To accommodate the long lines, the vendor booths should have more room in between.

We had such a great time browsing through all the little tents and booths! We went for the tik tok viral Liquid S’more at Rubyzaar Baked and it was a solid 20/10!

The Raclette is a MUST!! Food options were definitely better than the Bryant Park ones. But not a lot of decorations or festive things to do in this market beside eating or shopping at the vendors - no Christmas decor, ice skating and so on.

Fantastic Christmas Market with something for everyone - trinkets, toys, pet treats, clothing... plus a liberal dollop of amazing (if not cheap) treats and snacks.

Quality shops, but The PEOPLE who attend these markets are the worst! Besides the fact that they can’t WALK they are rude and brain dead. Then there is the “security” who let rogue vendors harass you while your shopping in someones booth. As well as let fights go on in front of them between vendors and civilians because security is eating and having a conversation… Deff can find some great buys here, but you’ll wanna blow your brains out!

Unique items. Good food. Enthusiastic booth owners. Plenty of booths to peruse.

Great place to find fun and unique gifts for the holidays. You can find great stuff here for everyone on your list. They also have drinks and snacks you get while you shop. Close to the movies and restaurants. Fun for the whole family. Just open for the holidays. Union Square does have a farmers markets during the summer you can check out.