Great market not far from our hotel in nearby Paradise, PA. This is an indoor, air conditioned market which was nice as it was very hot and humid every day during our trip to Lancaster County. There are a lot of booths in this market and they do ask that you pay for your items at the booths before moving on to another booth. My friend and I found a lot to spend our money on here. I check out all the meat and cheese booths before deciding which booths to buy from. We found lots of jam, jelly, pickle, and relish items to buy. There were fresh baked breads, pie, whoopie pies, cookies, bulk noodles, candy, lots of crafts, fresh coffee, frappes, two hot lunch counters, soft pretzels, cider, etc., etc., etc. I bought quite a bit of cheese, some beautiful ham hocks, slab bacon, and a couple tiny jars of jelly I wanted to try. The one meat and cheese booth had samples of cheese and had a neat toothpick dispenser that was a no touch dispenser on of the girls said she found on Amazon. I bought some of ghost pepper cheese from this booth because it was so good, hot, but good. (It is very hot as ghost peppers are hot of the hottest peppers there are, so be forewarned!). I also bought some sausages from this booth because they had different flavors I wanted to try, jalapeño, pepper & onion, and cheddar. I also like that I could just buy a couple of each & didn’t have to buy a pack of 5 or 6 of all one flavor. Everyone we spoke with was so friendly and helpful. My friend got one of the mocha frappes at the coffee booth and said it was fantastic. I got a fresh squeezed lemonade because I like lemonade with no sweeteners in it and it was so refreshing.

We visited on a Saturday in the early afternoon. The market was very busy and a lot of the baked goods had already been sold so there were slim pickings. Unlike some of the other reviewers said, we did not find that people were not being safe (the majority of shoppers and vendors were wearing masks). It's not my favorite Amish market but was fun to go somewhere new. Prices were moderate (I felt that I paid higher prices than at other similar markets but like to support local businesses.)

This is a must-see if you are visiting Pennsylvania Amish Country, especially for foodies. Plan to buy something to eat immediately or take home. If you are a local, you already know about this place and maybe do some of your shopping here. This indoor market consists of stands selling (mostly) local fruit and vegetables, typical Pennsylvania Dutch baked goods, meat, bulk dry goods, candies, and herbs and spices. There is a lunch counter and a stand selling high quality small leather goods like gloves, belts, and hats. You'll probably find a lot of confused tourists milling around the entrance, but patiently and politely work your way into the market. Check the days and times it is open before you go.

Today is July 25, 2020. We are in the midst of a pandemic. A majority of the vendors were not wearing face mask at this indoor market. The front door reminds the customers to wear face masks and to stay 6 feet apart. I asked an young Amish man (18 to 25 yo) working there why he wasn’t wearing a face mask and he said it was his and the other vendors choice not to wear a face masks. My shopping trip was over and it really put a bad taste in my mouth about the Amish. I should wear a mask to protect them and others but they are exempt. Not cool!

This market could have been so good, it had many things I was looking for. The problem was that there were very few vendors working with masks on and no one handling food had gloves on. Even those serving food at the diner counter were not wearing masks or gloves. Isn't there a Board of Health that oversees these places? Surprisingly, shoppers are required to wear them, and luckily everyone did. I made a point of only making purchases from those who had masks on, and thanked them for wearing them. I was too uncomfortable to shop for long.

Our family visits Lancaster twice a year, in which we always look forward to our stop at the Bird in Hand market. We usually pick up fresh raisin breads, kettle corn, cookies, cider, etc. We had stopped in a few weeks ago and to my surprise, 99% of all the vendors were not wearing masks, nor gloves when handling food. I saw one vendor stick his face down into the display case and grab cookies with his bare hands to put them into a bag for a woman. Yuck! In addition, shelves were practically empty and noticed packages of candy that were expired. We bought a container of kettle corn which was stale and thrown out. Not rushing back anytime soon!

We love to stop in here for some fresh pies and other goodies to eat and/or bring to relatives. This time I was also pleased to find an adorable hand-made doll to bring to a youngster at a very reasonable price. The fruit pies were delicious and other fruits and vegetables were available. We also bought a grinder sandwich for the road which was tasty.

We dropped in on this market on a whim. We had read some of the other markets were better but honestly I preferred this one over the supposedly more popular one. Seemed to have more authentic Amish vendors even though it was smaller with less vendors overall. Nice assortment of baked goods, crafts, food, and cheeses. Would recommend this market if you’re looking for something more low key but honestly if you’re looking for cheese/produce I would probably try to find a local farm that you can pull in that has their own little shop/roadside stand.

Much smaller than the Farmer’s market in Lancaster, but still very good. It is less crowded and more manageable. Products are all fresh and good quality. Vendors were generally friendly and appreciative of your “business”. The upstairs Amish Craft store is beautiful with many finely hand made items. It is is definitely worth your time to stop here.

Before my husband and I went home from our Amish vacation we made it a point to stop at The Bird in Hand Farmers Market. There were a number of stalls selling produce, baked goods, candies, cheeses, meats, pretzels, etc. There were also a few stalls selling crafts. Kitchen Kettle had a booth selling their products. We found all the workers very helpful, and upon learning we had a 3 hour drive to return home, they were very careful to pack our products, so they would not spoil. We had gone to the market on a Friday morning and found the market not too crowded. The prices were competitive with the prices we had seen throughout our vacation. Upon our return home, we have been enjoying eating the products we purchased at the market.