El Tianguis de Tepito is a trip. It’s a strange market “netherverse” that will keep your hands in your pockets and your feet on your toes.
Stories by Andy Hume
How to escape Mexico City without actually leaving it
The city is so big it has multiple national parks, which is fortunate because they give residents some respite from its hustle and bustle. Here are two.
Mexico City’s Tianguis La Lagunilla is a flea market on steroids
Tianguis La Lagunilla, considered the best among Mexico City flea markets, attracts many of the best antiques and collectibles dealers in the city.
Mexico City’s best cantinas: the stylish, the eccentric and the historical
It’s debatable as to what makes a proper cantina. Some are salons; some are bars. But in general, they’re classic, large rooms where you can kick back.
Central de Abasto, Mexico City’s wholesale market, is a city unto itself
The biggest market in Mexico City provides an estimated 80% of its food and it can be an overwhelming but exciting experience to watch its controlled chaos.
Guanajuato’s beautiful and terrifying mummies: a truly Mexican experience
Colonial architecture, winding alleys, wandering musicians—and mummies, these are among the attractions of Guanajuato city.
Black Saturdays at the Punk Market: Tianguis Cultural del Chopo
Every Saturday morning, just outside the Buenavista subway station, darkness converges on the semi-rough streets of near-north Mexico City.
At this market are Mexico City’s best murals, which almost no one visits
One of Mexico City’s best mural collections by students of Diego Rivera can be viewed in mellow market serenity away from the tourist crowds.
Mexico City’s Mercado Medellín, Colonia Roma’s best old-school market
In the middle of Roma resides a market to harken at least a few decades back in the history of Mexico City, even if it’s not entirely Mexican.
This mega thrift market said to be the biggest street market in Latin America
‘SanFe’ is a massive marketplace of car parts, used clothing, housewares, refrigerators, furniture and antiques and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors.
How to find your way through the massive Mercado de la Merced
The market was completed in 1957 and is second in size only to Central de Abasto, yet still considered the largest “retail market” in Mexico City.
From knick-knacks to treasure maps at Portales Antiques Flea Market
Trinkets, knick-knacks, curios, bric-a-brac, junk or simply stuff are the talk around Tianguis de la Portales in Mexico City’s Colonia Portales.
Mercado Martínez de la Torre one of the best food markets in Mexico City
You can safely get lost wandering the abundance of delicious flavors, but we’ve picked out some particular culinary gems at Mercado Martínez de la Torre.
Choose your adventure of history, gastronomy or art at Saturday Bazaar
Saturdays are busy days on the beautiful cobblestones of Colonia San Ángel in Mexico City as tourists flock, flaunt and ogle their way to El Bazaar Sábado.
Collected artistic traditions of Mexico are under one roof at this city market
Mexico City’s artisan market in Colonia Centro gathers the handmade crafts and traditions of the entire country.
Sharpen your bargaining skills at the best little antiques market
The merchandise ranges from cheap trinkets to genuine treasures, such as an Italian rug whose purchase reveals the author’s own bargaining skills.
Mexico City’s most colorful market is Mercado Jamaica, the flower market
When you find yourself in the doghouse at 3:00am, take comfort in knowing there’s a 24-hour flower market in Mexico FULL STORY
You’ll find art at Mercado Coyoacán, but the main attraction is food
Everything can be a bit more expensive, but when it comes to seafood and barbacoa in particular, it’s worth its weight in pesos.
MercadoRoma, a Mexican public market reimagined for the 21st century
The market opened its doors in 2014 as the first gourmet market in Mexico City, where product, quality, food, and architecture coexist.
Tuesdays in Taxqueña, the flea market of musical brotherhood
The Bazar Músico Cultural de Taxqueña is Mexico City’s mecca for used instruments and musical paraphernalia.
Escandón Market is quintessential middle-class CDMX neighborhood market
Right at the center of the blissful, upper-middle-class, family-oriented neighborhood of Escandón, just below Jardín Morelos Park, sits Mercado Escandón.
A walk through the Mexico City markets of Colonia La Condesa
If you like to explore or shop in Mexico City’s numerous and diverse markets, the Condesa neighborhood offers three.
The San Juan market, Mexico City’s epicenter for culinary inquisition
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses and cured meats, dried insects, skinned rabbits and goats, mountains of obscure sauces and an entire ocean of fish.
Beloved Mexico City chef serves five-course perfection inside a cube of cinema
Monkey Town is a unique sensory experience: a culinary creation from one of Mexico’s most beloved chefs and a two-hour program of film and performance.
Not your average art fair: affordable art, inclusive vibes at Mexico City’s Material
Mexico City’s Material Art Fair has built itself over the past six years to become one of the world’s preeminent independent contemporary art fairs.
