Mercado de San Juan ★ 4.6
Mercado de San Juan in Mexico City is the gourmet specialty market on Ernesto Pugibet in Centro Historico, the city's only such market with exotic meats.
Go for: Exotic meats, Imported cheeses, Specialty produce
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Mexico City shops, snacks and lunches.
Markets to wander
Mercado Roma ★ 4.3
Mercado Roma in Mexico City is the Roma Norte gourmet food hall on Queretaro, a three-floor market with 50-plus vendors covering Mexican, Italian, Venezuelan.
Go for: Gourmet food hall, Wine bar, Rooftop
Mercado de la Merced ★ 4.4
Mercado de la Merced in Mexico City is the 1957 mega-market east of the Zocalo, the largest retail market in the city with 88,000 sq m and 5,525 vendors.
Go for: Bulk produce, Spices, Mexican groceries
Mercado de Coyoacan ★ 4.5
Mercado de Coyoacan in Mexico City is the southern neighbourhood market on Ignacio Allende near the Frida Kahlo Museum, a 350-vendor traditional market.
Go for: Tostadas, Antojitos, Souvenirs
Mercado Medellin ★ 4.3
Mercado Medellin in Mexico City is the Roma Sur Latin American import market on Campeche, the pan-Latin grocery hall with Cuban, Colombian and Argentine.
Go for: Latin American imports, Cuban groceries, Argentine cuts
Central de Abasto ★ 4.0
Central de Abasto in Mexico City is the colossal Iztapalapa wholesale market that feeds nearly all 22 million capital residents, a 327-hectare hall.
Go for: Wholesale produce, Bulk groceries