Iconic Markets to Visit in Mexico City

They say that if you want to get to know a city and its society, there’s nothing better than exploring its markets, as they are meeting points for people, where they gather to buy and sell the products that are staples in their homes. In Mexico City, in every neighborhood, you can find at least one, whose colors and diversity will captivate you. But there are some markets that, due to their significance and prestige, you must know and visit.Jamaica MarketThis market, famous for its variety of flowers and beautiful colors, is located at Guillermo Prieto 45, Venustiano Carranza, Jamaica, just steps from the Jamaica metro station, named in its honor. Visiting the Jamaica Market is a whole sensory, visual, and olfactory experience; it transports you to a paradise filled with the varied and wonderful flowers that are the market's most characteristic feature, as there are about five thousand types of flowers and plants offered there; however, that’s not all you can find, as you can also discover fruits and vegetables, piñatas, sweets, groceries, kitchenware, as well as clothing and footwear.La MercedThis market is the oldest in CDMX and is a major food supply center. You can find diablitos, colorful tents, snacks, kitchen items, traditional sweets, and everything for your food business in the aisles of this traditional place. The La Merced Market is the largest market in Mexico City. It has a metro station inside (Metro Merced) and generates almost 500 tons of garbage in a day. Can you imagine? With its great diversity of products, it meets all the needs of both national and foreign customers who visit daily. Sonora MarketThis place has countless esoteric and witchcraft products for all kinds of cults: santería, shamanism, for devotees of Santa Muerte, San Judas, San Charbel, and other venerations. Thousands of people come daily for cleansings or tarot card readings and other divinations. You can also find exotic animals, medicinal plants and herbs, candles to get a job, to “attract” a loved one, and to cut bad vibes.San Juan MarketThis market is a must-visit in Mexico City, whether to sightsee, eat delicious food, or take photos. In fact, it is already a special place for locals and foreigners due to its incredible diversity of fine, exotic, and gourmet food products.For example, lion meat, piglet, goat, rabbit, quail, arrachera, armadillo, venison, buffalo, scorpion, escamoles, chapulines, jumiles, acosiles, and food that looks like it came out of a movie is some of what you can find in this impressive market. We recommend eating at a charcuterie and trying the fine cheeses.If there is a magical place in all cities, it is undoubtedly the markets, and if you haven't visited these special places yet, you need to visit them to fall in love with what you can find there!