Mercado Municipal de São Paulo

We came here close to the closing time but we still manage to grant our sandwich. The main reason we came to this market was to try this sandwich and it did not disappoint. The market itself has a lot of stalls, with nuts, fish, fruit, cheese and charcuterie and places to sit down and eat and drink. It's a nice stop if you are in the area.

This is a well-organized and clean market that offers a wide range of goods—from preserved meats, fresh fish, and spices to nuts and other local products. While it seems to have become more of a tourist attraction than a place locals frequent for daily shopping, it’s still worth a visit. The second floor has sit-down restaurants, making it a good spot to take a break and enjoy a proper meal. Prices are reasonable overall. One of the highlights here is the famous mortadella sandwich—a must-try if you’re visiting for the first time. Overall, a nice place to explore local flavors and pick up a few souvenirs or snacks. Just expect a more tourist-oriented vibe.

Not quite authentic. Lots of replication of stalls and restaurants. But it was a great mix of fruit, meats, seafood, wine bars, and restaurants. It's very clean and has a great energy. Maybe avoid the folks offering free samples but do try the cod pastel and the mortadela sandwiches. It just sit down for a glass of wine.

An incredible place to discover local and international exotic fruits and vegetables, meat vendors, pubs, bars, restaurants and much much more. A lively and bustling vibe. The only precaution, rather don't walk to this destination. Take a bus, taxi or Uber which takes you directly to this market.

Interesting experience and many options to try and choose from. Just know that when they offer you samples, you will end up buying stuff and they don’t give you the price until they already wrapped and bagged things. You’ll end up paying 60 USD for 4 piece of fruit, which you can find in typical stores for 10 dollars.

Visited the Mercado Municipal with a local guide, which made the experience even better. Learned about the market’s history while exploring stalls full of colorful fruits, cheeses, spices, and more. Of course, tried the famous mortadella sandwich and cod pastel, both delicious! Lively atmosphere.

A buzzling market to get fresh fruits, Nuts, Meats. Good food is also available. The building is old and artistic.

The Mercado Municipal de São Paulo is a must-visit spot in the city! The building itself is beautiful, with its historic architecture and vibrant atmosphere. Inside, you’ll find an incredible variety of fresh fruits, spices, cheeses, meats, and more—it’s a feast for the senses. It’s the perfect place to explore Brazilian flavors, pick up unique ingredients, or just enjoy a great meal. Whether you’re shopping or simply soaking in the energy, the market is an unforgettable experience in São Paulo.

Best market in the city. Come sample your fruits and everything else you desire. Amazing selection of meats and fish and bacalau. second floor have great restaurants restaurants

Yelp Review 2025 #161: This market is pretty big and clean inside. Outside is kind of a different story. There are homeless people that would try to approach you and ask you for money but don't fret, the police is everywhere so they leave you alone. It has everything from cheeses, cold cuts, fruits, vegetables, desserts, olives, pastries, pastel, Brazilian souvenirs, alcohol, spices, candy, fish and seafood, Persian food, meats, etc. There are food stalls, snack shops, bars, and restaurants inside the market. There are plenty of ATMs but most shops take credit cards. The market itself is open daily from 6am to 6pm. Individual shops may have different hours so check before coming here. It's been open since 1933 as São Paulo's main grocery store. High ceiling means it's cooler and has more ventilation. Don't forget to look up to see the stained glass windows.

In Sao Paulo Brazil for Automec Brazil 2025 and after 5 days of business finally got a chance to see some of SP. The market sells fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, dried fruit and nuts. There are also many small food court-like eateries serving sandwiches, grilled meats, salted cod specialties, oysters and a wide variety of beer, wine and liquor. A specialty here is large mortadella and cheese sandwiches, great if you like bologna, not great if you don't love baloney. Bunch of different live music and DJs all playing over each other. Pure bliss if you like having a drink and big bologna sandwich. Lots of locals and tourists seemed to be enjoying themselves. Main issue is that the location is sketchy and it's probably best to leave before it gets dark. There was plenty of city and federal police presence on the Saturday we visited. Chelsea Market and the Highline is about 5K miles away. Hard to give this market a 5 in comparison. Come early, leave early.

Great market to grab some food, try some fruit, see an assortment of spices, cheese, olives, meats, salt dried fish, and more. We decided to grab lunch and try a traditional mortadela sandwich. Large enough portion to share for two.

One day in Sao Paulo, we banged out quite a few attractions in downtown Sao Paulo. One of the places on our list was the Mercado Municipal de Sao Paulo. Think of it as a huge market with everything your heart could imagine. Fresh produce and veggies, meat, fish and seafood, nuts, and more. There are also restaurants, including several famous ones, to get your fix as you're definitely going to get hungry after perusing all that the market has to offer. This is somewhere that Anthony Bourdain visited so that makes it a must-see in my book. The market gets pretty crowded and theft is a concern in Brazil, so make sure to be aware so you don't get pickpocketed. Outside of that, enjoy the experience.

Incredible experience in São Paulo. My senses couldn't take it anymore and I have never seen such a variety of fruits, vegetables and meat and nuts the list goes on forever. We had lunch and I had my first Carprihna there and it was something I will always remember. The lunch , drinks and food was incredible/ What an experience.

Bem legal, só que costuma ser muito cheio nos horários de almoço Vale a pena provar os pastéis e o lanche de mortadela

I've been to better markets around the world as far as content. But the architecture inside and out is hard to beat. The restaurants inside seem very alike in menu and concept. Lots of fruit stands and stands dealing in cheese and Italian goods. We picked up some delicious cheeses at a fraction of the cost in the US. For lunch, we did the typical mortadella sandwich at bar do mane and were very pleased. It was meaty, sliced super thin and grilled to release the oils which drip into the bread making it soggy and flavorful. Across the street we had Iranian food that was great, in the vegetable section. Pretty sure that still qualifies as the same market.

I'm going to go against what most people say on here about the mortadella sandwich. It's not worth the hype. It's about $10USD for a sandwich that is way out of proportion. I took half the meat out and it was still too salty for me. The best thing it came with was a chilly mayo. The market overall is nice, friendly and has interesting vendors. The area surrounding it is not the nicest area. Be careful a lot of street hustlers and homeless.

This place is super authentic, heart of Brazil. Upstairs has two or three restaurants where they sell the famous Brazilian sandwiches. Must try!!! Also good fresh local fruit, dried meats, cheese, and little restaurants. Must check out.

Luckily I was wearing sandals, because this is "knock your socks off" mortadella! Perfect for splitting, or just sitting for an hour, reading, and having a beer (of course, it has to be a chopi) and people watching. You probably came here for shopping and little cafe restaurants anyway, so makes a great break if you are hungry and tired. If you like mortadella, this is definitely the place to go - it is a massive sandwich. Like New York deli style, packed full of mortadella. You can easily split this with a friend. Tip: Hit a fruit stand after for some great native Brazilian fruits to cleanse your palate after. Then stop for another chopi, or three :)

Wonderful! The flavors, colors and people that make Sao Paulo so special. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Whenever we travel, we make it a point to visit "where the locals go" and this Mercado certainly fits the bill. The vendors were all very friendly, and we felt quite safe. There was a lot of activity, as we arrived around 1pm when the place was very busy with diners as well as shoppers. The building is spectacular, too, with wonderful stained glass and remarkable exterior accents. The selections were terrific, and we picked up some terrific treats. A must-see when in Sao Paulo.

Mercado Municipal aka Mercadão gets a bad rap for the part of Centro that it's in. Obviously, don't walk around with a "Look at me and my fanny pack" face on...also, burn your fanny pack if you have one...but I have been here a few times and haven't felt like it's the sketchiest place ever, as it is sometimes branded. The FRUIT! There are absolutely gorgeous displays of Brazilian fruit, and while people are willing to give you a sample, the fruteras are h-u-s-t-l-e-r-s. They will legit follow you around trying to force you to come to their stand, which quickly becomes annoying. There are also a variety of shops with meat, cheese, olive oil, wine, and tons of other consumable goods. But don't miss the upstairs section, which is exclusively restaurants and offers a respite from the hustle and bustle downstairs. The restrooms are far better than I would have anticipated for such a central and public market. Great place to visit, especially to try mortadela!

Housed in an enormous industrial space, the Mercado Municipal de São Paulo (or simply the Mercadão) is a public market with a lot of fruit, fresh and dry meat and spices. Popular with locals as well as tourists, and thus populated by aggressive vendors, one could easily spend two hours perusing the various options. Accessible by foot, or by Uber, the space is well kept with clean restrooms and Wi-Fi Hotspots while Bar do Mané remains a must for their enormous Mortadella Sandwich.

In Brazil, oranges are green, watermelon is small and round, limes are lemons, lemons are limes and "Star of Persia" is not a cruise ship. This is important why? You need to know these things to order caipirinhas, of course! This market is really cool to get a chance to see all the fruits and veggies we don't have in N America- and there's a lot. Some of the coolest things about Brazil was the vast food richness of the Amazon. The prices can be high but you pay for the ease of having many vendors and food under 1 roof. You could spend a couple hours here. The easiest way to get here is take a cab from Luz station. The neighborhood can be a little iffy so I really recommend tourists take the cab route. The cab ride passes by some interesting streets- including one that is all restaurant supply stores. At the market, you can wonder over "cowpig", eat pigface, learn the parts of the cayman for example. I know those "mortadella" sandwches are all the rage, but honestly I was digusted by mine. I didn't know mortadella was like bologna. If bologna's your thing, go for it. Otherwise, just enjoy the sight of huge lines of locals grabbing one and a Chopp for lumch. There are a few stores selling tourist stuff like shirts etc so if you were stuck for tourist things, you could get them here. Sao Paulo is not tourist orieted and that's why I love it. But some of you need to bring a shirt home to the kids. The building is also a big attraction. Be sure to go upstairs and admire the stained glass windows. As for the resturants upstairs, I have eaten up there at 4 different times and have been disappointed by my meal every time. It was just ok- to pretty bad, the tables were super crowded and the service indifferent. I recommend snacking at the stalls, buying the cold mixed juice drinks from the stands - yummy! but skipping the main meal here. Sometimes there s a little room open in the corner on the side that has the stairs. It sells handcrafted stuff- mostly textles. It's not as good as the stuff for sale at Republica or Liberdade or Emu but it's better than buyng a crappy t shirt. Worth the stop!

This is a MUST visit place in Sao Paulo. This is the Grand Central Market. And because the best mortadella sandwiches are all located here, I came here to scratch the itch I had for the Mortadella Sandwich. and the pastel de bacalhau. washed them down with some ice cold beer. Let's just say that it was well worth flying from California for this. -- my visit was a while back, well before COVID-19.

One of the must see's near the center of Sao Paulo. So many stands with a variety to pick from. Everything from meat, cheese, and fruits. On the second floor,​ you'll find a bunch of luncheonettes​. I recommend trying the Brazilian​ sandwich mortadella​. I got mine with bacon, cheese, and American lettuce. We had the traditional Chopp beer to wash that down with. Amazing! I ordered a codfish​ pastel to go with my sandwich. Definitely,​​ a must try. If you have to stop and use the restroom​, avoid the long lines and head into the basement of the market. There, you'll find a bathroom without having to wait. After you leave, located near the market is one of Sao Paulo's famous church. You'll be able to walk through town and see large crowds hustling​ on the streets to make a buck.

Irmaos and Gomes garcon had the nerve to pull our beer off the table and try to sell it to us again. Not a good move. Food was good, however.

From all the touristy places in São Paulo I'd say this is THE one you can't not pass! I'd say you can't really say you've been to São Pauli without going there at least once. We ate at the Hocca Bar on the second floor. The traditional way to go is with the bolognese sandwich and the codfish pastel BUT I think the shrimp pastel is the way to go. It's crunchy and creamy with tons of shrimp in it. I don't think the sandwich is THAT good but since it's a tradition we went for it. We wouldn't have it again, though. There are plenty of fruits stands and vendors trying to get you to taste a sample of them. It's fine, you should do it but limit to the max of two fruits. They'll keep pushing it for you to try so many you'll feel guilty for not purchasing anything afterwards - and you definitely DONT want to pay for the fruits, their prices are insane. This place is a must. Just take your time walking around and enjoy!

Of course, the Municipal Market of São Paulo is a landmark that cannot be missed when visiting São Paulo. It's like as if someone visits Seattle but doesn't make a stop at Pike Place Market...who the heck does that?? Anyways, the market is a haven for all food lovers. You can find penty of meat, seafood, produce, sweets and merchandise great for giving gifts back home. I was here at the start of the Olympic Games and there was a store that sold Olympic merchandise at affordable prices. It most likely was not official Olympic gear but that didn't bother me at all. I was able to snag myself a tank top, 3 pairs of Olympic-themed Havaianas slippers and a magnet for under US$40. Its a great deal, especially seeing how much Havaianas cost back home (US$20 or more!). We didn't explore the restaurants in the market but of course, one of our friends purchased some pao de queijos from a vendor to share during our excursion. A trip to the market should not be rushed at all. If you are planning to buy souvenirs, take your time shopping around for the best bargains.

If you are a traveler visiting São Paulo you cannot skip this market, or Mercadão as the locals like to call it. This place is like Meca for foodies, as you can find fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, poultry, fish and seafood, pasta, sweets, spices and high quality imported goods. You can also browse through many restaurant options and find something to eat (if you are not satisfied yet). Designed by Ramos de Azevedo and open since 1933 this beautiful building has many stained glass murals. Here are a few tips: 1) Use the metro and get off at São Bento (blue line). 2) Watch your belongings, specially when walking down the street. Avoid backpacks. 3) Try everything and anything but don't feel like you need to buy -- and you will be pressured to buy but somethings are just crazy expensive/tourist traps. 4) Share half of a mortadella sandwich and half of a cod pastel with your friends. They are way too big but deserve to be tasted. 5) Have fun. :)

Going o the Mercado on a weekend? Few things to bring with you: Patience Hand Sanitizer Cash Appetite Clothing that will keep you cool and walking shoes Water Basically, imagine thinking of running the NY marathon, but for buying stuff and looking at the colors and tastes of Brazil. A fun cultural immersion for a few hours, but the air circulation is poor unless you are eating at one of the shops upstairs- they have power fans that help you cool down. The crowds are pretty thick- don't get stopped by one of the fruit vendors, and if you do, make it quick. Don't buy by the doors, those vendors are a little higher than those tucked away. Fruit is expensive but worth buying one or two things, tops, and trying. I saw the largest lobster of my life, here. It was worth the trip, just for that. Lines for almost all food places were average of 40 minutes- in a very crowded, loud, hot, place, this makes it feel like it's 2 hours wait time but being with good friends and having above said items helps. Rest up, go and see and smell and taste, and then tell the stories of the spices, hanging meats, giant mangoes and enormous shellfish you saw here.

If you're visitng Sao Paulo, odds are you're going to the Mercadao. Learn from my mistakes: 1.) Enjoy the charm of the fruit stall owners and limit the fruits you try to 2. Then move on, not giving them any indication that you plan to buy any fruit from them. If you don't do this, they'll guilt you into buying fruit 5 plums and 2 oranges for 60R ($30US). I should have walked away. 2.) Try the mortadella sandwich and an ice cold chopp - draft beer. That's one of the reasons you came there right? 3.) Check out the spice stalls! One thing that isn't a rip-off. I bought some tastey dried herbs and "Caldo de Bacalha" for my soups and beans for 2R each.

The ultimate farmers market. Mercants and food stalls on the first level, restaurants up top. Bathrooms are located upstairs and downstairs. We took the subway and walked a short distance because we didn't want to deal with parking. Prices are higher here but I think it's the quality ingredients. Come see for yourself. I had flashbacks of Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Don't stop at the first fruit stall you see, wait till after lunch so you don't have to carry your purchases around.

While researching things to do in São Paulo, Mercado Municipal kept coming up as a cool thing to see in the city. And on my first full day in São Paulo, I was able to check it out for myself! A group of 5 of us drove over from Santo Amaro, which took around an hour and a half on a Wednesday mid-morning. When we got close to the market, we tried to find parking but had a difficult time. 3 of us ended up getting dropped off on Rua da Cantareira and the other 2 eventually found a paid parking lot to leave the car at. Unless you're really close to Centro, plan on hitting traffic if you are trying to get to the market...it seems to be bad everywhere! The market itself, located in Centro, is HUGE. Unlike the farmers markets I'm accustomed to in Honolulu, Mercado Municipal is completely indoors. For a Wednesday, the market was crowded! I think there were a lot of tourists there like myself, but it seemed like there were also a lot of locals in the mix. There are a number of vendors selling a wide variety of products: fresh produce, dried fruits, fresh meat and seafood, preserved meat and seafood (sausage or bachalau, anyone?), sauces, spices, oil, beer, cheese...you name it, and its Brazilian equivalent is likely to be found here! What's cool is that a lot of these products can't be found in grocery stores or in other parts of the city, so if you see/try something you like, you should get some if you think you'll want it later. Be adventurous...if samples are being offered, you should try! I ended up trying some fresh fruit samples at a few booths of fruits I'd never seen before (like custard apple) and loved it so much I bought some to eat for breakfast throughout the rest of my trip! I also ended up getting some hot sauces to bring back for family and friends, some cheese to sample in the evening, and bachalau (that was vacuum-packed) to bring back for my dad. Just remember if you are traveling back to the US, certain things can't be brought in to the country including any meat products or fresh fruits! Check the US Customs website for the most updated information on what can and can't be brought into the US from overseas. There are also restaurants and food stalls scattered throughout the ground floor, and restaurants exclusively on the second floor. (If you enter from the Rua de Cantareira side of the market, walk straight to the opposite side of the market and there are few stairs/elevators that you can take to get to the second floor.) These restaurants and stalls cover a lot of ground: sandwiches, pastel, egg tarts, smoothies, acai, beer...come hungry and with a friend so you can try stuff from a number of different stalls! With shopping and eating time put together, we spent almost 3 hours exploring Mercado Municipal. Its a great central place to taste and see São Paulo, and a must if you are visiting internationally! TL;DR - lots of traffic in the surrounding area, both restaurants and vendors, and samples to try new Brazilian things!

Love this place. All sorts of produce and cafe/stands. The fruit stands really stand out. I love trying all the fruits fresh, but they are WAY too expensive. Must try the food at Bar do Mane. Bathrooms downstairs are a bit gross, however.

A visit to a market like this is always high on my list of things to do, so I was happy to have a chance to visit this large market in downtown São Paulo on my last day in town. It's not easy to get to by public transport--the nearest metro stop is São Bento, and it's a meandering walk from there--but once you arrive it's unmissable, since there's a big flag pole on top that guides you there. The range of produce on sale in the market is not especially broad--there's a lot of variations on a theme of meat, dried cod, and things like nuts, fruits, vegetables, and olives, but it all looks beautiful and the vendors are happy to foist samples on visitors (they tried to give me--a visitor from New Zealand--a taste of kiwifruit, but I demurred in favour of the to-me more exotic date). One thing not to miss in the market is the chance to have one of the sandwiches that numerous stands offer along several of the alleyways. They are huge, and based on the one I had at di Calladni, delicious.

A must do in Sao Paulo! This huge and bustling market has pretty much every kind of local fruit, vegetable, spice or condiment you could ask for. Prices are definitely more than at neighborhood feiras, but it's all under one roof! Even if you're not interested in purchasing, this is a great way to see what Sao Paulo has to offer. We came on a Saturday, which is probably the most popular day. If you don't like crowds, pick another day. Of course we had to try the famous mortadella sandwich, which definitely lives up to its reputation. It is not for the faint of heart, though! I couldn't even finish half. My friend and I got the version with cheese and mustard (you can also get just plain meat or meat with cheese and sundried tomato), and it was delicious with an ice cold chopp (draft beer). There was a long line for the restaurant, but waiters come by selling beer while you wait, so it's not so bad. Definitely worth a trip! To get there: my friend and I took the metro, which is just a short walk down a very steep hill away. However, she is a native. I'd recommend if you are not going with a native, to take a cab. It's easier, and the neighborhood near the market can be a little dicey. The streets are very crowded, so watch your valuables both in the neighborhood and in the market.

The most colorful market I've laid my eyes on in South America! To die for! The fruits are fresh, so are the pastries! There is artwork to browse through while eating your cup of fresh chopped fruit, or your smoothie! An overall great experience, very friendly service and a very clean market. A little pricier than buying your items elsewhere, but the experience makes it worthwhile!

lots of fruits; don't miss sampling them. try the cherimoya. where are the veggies? all the pastels are huge, same for the mortadella sandwiches.

The Mercado Municipial is definitely a place you must visit when you are in São Paulo. There are a huge variety of things, from exotic fruits to seafood. It's usually a very crowded place, but waiting a little bit can give a nice experience to your taste buds! Try the Mortadella sandwich, which is sold on the second floor.

If you asked me after my last visit in SP what review I'd give to the Mercadao it would have been a 5 stars one. However this time, after eating the famous mortadella sandwich ( shared, this thing is salty as hell), we did go and buy fruits. You can taste a lot of the fruits at the stalls which is great indeed but the prices are just crazy. The kilo of mango - we eventually found out -was almost twice the price as in street markets around the city. Same went for all the fruits we bought (sometimes even worse). The experience is fun but in the end it did feel like a tourist trap.

There's definitely a lot to try, eat and buy. Most harder to find products are here, like certain spices an herbs and my personal favorite, coconut oil. I did take a point off for the prices. The stuff here is expensive, so, typical trips for an average Joe to the Mercado Municipal involve 1-2 item purchases and we call it a day.

A friend of mine who lives in Sao Paolo recommended we visit while in town on vacation. It was one of the best ideas during our visit. There are fruit stalls, spice stalls, meat stalls, fish stalls, smoothie stalls and food stalls all in one big market. The fruit is delicious and sweet and so fresh, definitely try some, but shop around for a good price. The nuts and spices are also great, so try some and take some home. The meat and fish I stayed away from because I didn't have a kitchen, and it didn't smell so great. I also recommend grabbing a smoothie and a stuffed cheese sandwich from one of the food stalls. A fun, local experience that is a must for any trip to Sao Paolo.

A great program for the weekend. Various kinds of food, drinks and groceries. A little bit expensive. Arrive early and use public transportation. The parking lot has few slots and it's expensive to park on private parking lots.

The Mercado is great for foodies, because it houses most of São Paulo's favoriate ingredients. It tends to be very crowded on the weekends and the prices for the goods are way above normal prices. There are strawberries at the market that are R$ 90 per Kilo!!! The Mercado is about a 15 walk from the nearest metro station, so it takes a little work to get to, but it is a good place to see the foods of Brasil.

This is a mandatory stop if you're in São Paulo. Something for everyone here and don't leave without having a mortadella sanduiche upstairs.

What an awesome market. They have so many food options here it makes you dizzy. Also, the fruit here is amazing. Just a heads up though that if you take samples of the fruit, you are expected to buy something from them. Also, be careful of how much fruit you buy. We got a decent amount but it wasn't cheap. Just make sure you keep good tabs on it.

You have to visit the market if you ever in Sao Paulo. Go to the second floor and order a Mortadella sandwich and you will thank me forever!