Mercado Portales, Mexico City

Condé Nast TravelerOct 22, 2025

The Best Markets in Mexico City for Souvenirs, Street Snacks, and Ceramics

From antiques to flowers, crystals to quesadillas, Mexico City’s rich tapestry of markets—fixed, temporal, weekly—are essential components of Mexican commerce and culture.

unpredictable market for antiques, rare goods, vintage clothes

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La MercedTrain stationneighborhood-sized traditional public market east of the zócalo
Tianguis Cultural del ChopoMarketmarket for alternative youth and music cultures every Saturday
La LagunillaMarketSunday market specializing in antiques and vintage items
Central de AbastoMarketone of the world's biggest wholesale markets
Mercado CoyoacanMarketiconic market selling vegetables, baskets, textiles since 1921
Tuesday Tianguis in CondesaMarketEvery Tuesday, three small blocks of side streets in west Condesa are blocked off to traffic for a fun little farmers'…
Mercado MedellínMarketneighborhood market with produce and goods from Latin America
Mercado JamaicaMarketprincipal flower market, known for colorful arrangements and scent
Mercado SonoraMarketmarket for witchy handicrafts, crystals, incense, and mysticism
La CiudadelaMarketplace to buy traditional Mexican handicrafts from all over country
Mercado PortalesMarketunpredictable market for antiques, rare goods, vintage clothes
Mercado San CosmeMarkettraditional neighborhood market for essential goods and local foods
Tianguis de Condesa, MartesMarketfarmers' market held every Tuesday in west Condesa
Calle Juan AldamaMarket
Coyoacan MarketMarket
peltreBakery

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The Best Markets in Mexico City for Souvenirs, Street Snacks, and Ceramics