La Merced Market
Fresh food market · Merced Balbuena ·
Vast traditional market with prepared eats, produce, meat & more
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Circunvalación, La Merced, Zona Centro, Venustiano Carranza, 15100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
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Vast traditional market with prepared eats, produce, meat & more
Circunvalación, La Merced, Zona Centro, Venustiano Carranza, 15100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
$
"Absolutely gigantic, La Merced felt like a neighborhood of its own when I wandered its dense, labyrinthine stalls; the largest building is devoted to fruits and vegetables while the surrounding sections sell housewares, clothes, cleaning supplies, plastic containers, kitchen implements, tools, tinware, and much more. I loved spotting the iconic turquoise-blue metalware “peltre” spoons and cups that have been popular across Mexico since the 1930s, and could feel the market’s long history—it has been an active commercial space since before the colonial era." - Scarlett Lindeman, Lauren Stroh
"One of Mexico City’s traditional markets where a few dollars go far, offering an easy, budget-friendly way to eat well amid its countless stalls." - Rooksana Hossenally
"The city’s largest food market merits the trip—an immense, pulsing nexus of everyday commerce and edible discovery." - The MICHELIN Guide
"A sprawling market that preserves and celebrates the soul of Mexican cuisine, offering a vast array of flavors and traditional foods. Notable stalls include a famed taqueria that sources its meats from an adjoining butcher and a popular chicken stand serving hearty, soul-satisfying quesadillas." - Stacey Leasca
"Mercado de la Merced, Mexico City's Largest Market Mercado de la Merced, Mexico City’s largest traditional food market, is full of little neighborhoods. Wander the districts devoted to everything from nopales—sometimes stacked five feet high—to pyramids of limes and columns of banana leaves. For a quick snack, try tacos de guisado: tortillas topped with chicharrón prensado or mole verde. If you’re feeling more adventurous, sample the maguey worms or the ant eggs. Mercado de la Merced is located just east of the main zócalo , just a few blocks north of the boulevard Fray Servando Teresa de Mier. By Afar Magazine"
