Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo

It is a nice place with some fruit & vegetable stores, and many other stores. It leaves an impression of a big supermarket more than an agricultural market. Also, the fruits on the street and small fruit stores are better and cheaper than here. We were planning to see a real market and buy some fruits, but end up coming out empty handed.

This is a grand market with numerous individual stalls, each selling a different specialty. Almost anything one could want. What impressed me most was the girder architecture supporting the roof. Very reminiscent of Eiffel architecture I have seen elsewhere in the world.

Must go place if you visiting Montevideo. Plenty of shop where actual locals people do their shopping. Including for groceries. Many local handicrafts shops too for souvenir. Just walking distance from Parliament house.

It’s quite a big market with a large variety of shops, not just agricultural shops. You can still buy agricultural products like fruit, veg and meat there, but they also have clothing, toy and other stores. There is a nice food court and coffee shops to sit.

Great place for locales. We were the only tourists there. Otherwise everyone was local doing their shopping. Great groceries. BEAUTIFUL building.

They have about everything, not just agricultural products, any more. It does have appeal to tourists with its signature entrance and restos. It's a bit off the beaten path.

Lots of food stalls and shops, was good for a quick lunch.

Fans of the American actress Mae West (“Too much of a good thing is…terrific!”) will find this revitalized historic marketplace to be a spectacle worth a visit (at least once). Uruguay has come a long way since being a relatively poor country in the 1980’s, witness this palace of contemporary consumption. There are a variety of stores, places to eat, bars and places to hang out. Prior to its rebirth as an urban shopping venue, it was a collection point for farm produce. I remember being able to drive into the building, where there were stacks of fruit and vegetable crates. Now you can buy US$1500 per bottle wines at Iber if you have bank. Nice meat market and “chicken boutique” (I’m not kidding!). Have a chivito in the food court and top it off with an ice cream sundae! The neighborhood of the market has also been upgraded, though it retains a bit of the urban grit that characterized its now distant past. Convenient parking out front but bring some small bills to tip the attendants. Les Halles in Paris are long gone, but Mercado Agricola still lives.