Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Rio de Janeiro shops, snacks and lunches.

Markets to wander

Feira de São Cristóvão ★ 4.5

Tue-Thu 10:00-18:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-04:00; Sun 10:00-20:00. Closed Mon.sao-cristovao

Feira de São Cristóvão packs nearly 700 stalls of Northeastern food, crafts and forró into the Centro Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas in Rio de Janeiro.

Go forBaião de dois, Carne de sol, Forró nights

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CADEG, Mercado Municipal do Rio de Janeiro ★ 4.4

Flower market Mon-Sat 04:00-12:00 (Thu from 02:00); shops and restaurants keep their own hours.zona-norte

CADEG, the Mercado Municipal do Rio de Janeiro in Benfica, sells salt cod, wine, flowers and groceries, and 25 restaurants joined its 2025 cod festival.

Go forSalt cod, Bolinho de bacalhau, Portuguese restaurants

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Novo Mercado São José ★ 4.3

Tue-Sun 10:00-22:00. Closed Mon.16 vendorslaranjeiras

Novo Mercado São José reopened in September 2025 on Rua das Laranjeiras in Rio de Janeiro with 16 businesses, from an organic greengrocer to Arabic cooking.

Go forOrganic produce, Arabic cooking, Handmade pasta

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Feira Orgânica da Glória ★ 4.0

Sat 07:00-13:00.gloria

Feira Orgânica da Glória sells organic farm produce every Saturday morning at Rua do Russel in Rio de Janeiro, the ABIO growers' fair that began in 1994.

Go forOrganic vegetables, Organic fruit

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Feira da General Glicério ★ 4.1

Sat 07:00-14:00.laranjeiras

Feira da General Glicério fills Rua General Glicério in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, each Saturday with tapiocas, bolinhos de bacalhau, oysters and choro.

Go forTapioca, Bolinho de bacalhau, Fresh oysters, Craft cheese

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Feira Orgânica do Leblon ★ 3.9

Thu 07:00-13:00.leblon

Feira Orgânica do Leblon sets up on Praça Antero de Quental every Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro, one of the ABIO growers' fairs in the organic circuit.

Go forOrganic vegetables, Organic fruit

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Feira Orgânica de Ipanema ★ 3.9

Tue 07:00-13:00.ipanema

Feira Orgânica de Ipanema meets on Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz every Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro, part of the ABIO organic fair circuit.

Go forOrganic vegetables, Organic fruit

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Mercadão de Madureira ★ 4.1

Mon-Sat 07:00-18:30. Closed Sun and holidays; each shop keeps its own hours.580 vendorszona-norte

Mercadão de Madureira is a popular market of more than 580 shops on Avenida Ministro Edgard Romero in Madureira, Rio de Janeiro, open Monday to Saturday.

Go forHerbs and spices, Typical foods

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Mercado Central RJ ★ 4.0

Mon-Wed 11:30-17:00; Thu-Sat 11:30-00:00.3 vendorscentro

Mercado Central RJ fills the old Granado factory houses on Rua do Senado in Rio de Janeiro with three kitchens, Bocado, Suba and Peti, and an art centre.

Go forShared plates, Oysters, Hot snacks and sandwiches

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Feira da Glória ★ 4.2

Sun 07:00-16:00.150 vendorsgloria

Feira da Glória fills Avenida Augusto Severo beside Glória metro every Sunday in Rio de Janeiro with more than 150 stalls of produce, street food and crafts.

Go forPastel and tapioca, African and Peruvian food stalls, Afternoon samba rodas

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