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Only in Mexico City
Baazars, sweet shops and swap meets
With almost 9 million inhabitants (21 million including the suburbs) Mexico City offers a full spectrum of shopping possibilities. But for those of us who live here, the experience is as important as what we buy. These places not only offer unique products from Mexico and the city; they are also amazing meeting points, each with a different personality and history. From swap meets and speciality markets to a high end shopping center, these are place to enjoy for many hours.
TIANGUIS CULTURAL DEL CHOPO A.C. (SWAP MEET)
Born from the idea to bring together collectors, producers and the public interested in vintage and limited edition records and ephemera, this famous swap meet started in the 1980s. Today, it brings together hundreds of sellers offering t-shirts, CDs , DVDs, vinyl and everything imaginable and unimaginable for fans of rock, punk, dancehall, metal, emo and any other unconventional music style. “El Chopo” is also a place where independent bands can showcase their music to the public.
Aldama, Cuauhtémoc, Buenavista, Ciudad de México.
LA LAGUNILLA MARKET (ANTIQUE MARKET)
The Lagunilla neighborhood and its famous market are located in the Northwest of the city’s historic center. Here you can find traditional dresses for quinceañeras, brides and baptisms, and any other kind of outfit. On Sundays, the market takes on a more nostalgic air, offering antiques and vintage jewelry, books, furniture and both useful and decorative objects. A favorite of collectors and frequented by television and film art directors.
Rayón Street between Comonfort y Allende; Mexico City Historic Center.
TIANGUIS SAN JACINTO (Saturday Bazaar)/SAN ANGEL
San Ángel is one of Mexico City’s most contrasting neighborhoods. In of the most expensive areas of the city, fancy restaurants and avant-garde buildings converge here with the small-town atmosphere of what this place once was. That retro ambience is found in places like Plaza de San Jacinto. For more than fifty years, a Mexican artisans bazaar has been held there, with artists representing diverse parts of the country selling their wares directly to consumers. The excellent restaurants located around the plaza make it even more fun to spend time here.
Plaza de San Jacinto in San Ángel (elbazaarsabado.com)
CIUDADELA MARKET
The Ciudadela Market, located in the Historic Center, is the first market created specifically for the sale of handicrafts from all over Mexico. In operation for over five decades, this building features 11 corridors with over 200 stands and an extensive variety of silver, copper, leather goods, ceramics, glass, artistic tin work and hand woven fabrics.
Michoacán, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Yucatán and Chiapas are the states most represented by sellers at the market.
Avenida Balderas at Plaza de la Ciudadela in the Historic Center
LOS BALLESTEROS WORKSHOP
Founded in 1937 in Taxo, Guerrero, the Ballesteros Workshop is one of the finest silver makers in the region. Exclusively designed collections of crystal, silver, and metal work run the gamut from traditional to modern with a broad price range. Three locations in Mexico City. Ballesteros.net
OASIS COYOACAN SHOPPING CENTER
It’s not just bazaars and street markets. Mexico City offers a plethora of sopping malls. The newest is Oasis Coyoacán, where you’ll find fine dining and top brands. More than 100 shops and the center’s contemporary design make it the mall of the moment. Oasiscoyoacan.com
DULCERÍA DE CELAYA
A palace of delights since 1874, Dulcería de Celaya offers exquisite sweets representing every Mexican region. The quantity and variety displayed on glass trays and shelves is impossible to resist. “Nut kisses,” Almond “Aleluya,” coconut milk and pineapple “Harlequins,” and dozens and dozens more sweets and pastries. An incomparable treat for the eyes and palate. Dulceriadecelaya.com
TIANGUIS CULTURAL DEL CHOPO A.C. (SWAP MEET)
Born from the idea to bring together collectors, producers and the public interested in vintage and limited edition records and ephemera, this famous swap meet started in the 1980s. Today, it brings together hundreds of sellers offering t-shirts, CDs , DVDs, vinyl and everything imaginable and unimaginable for fans of rock, punk, dancehall, metal, emo and any other unconventional music style. “El Chopo” is also a place where independent bands can showcase their music to the public.
Aldama, Cuauhtémoc, Buenavista, Ciudad de México.
LA LAGUNILLA MARKET (ANTIQUE MARKET)
The Lagunilla neighborhood and its famous market are located in the Northwest of the city’s historic center. Here you can find traditional dresses for quinceañeras, brides and baptisms, and any other kind of outfit. On Sundays, the market takes on a more nostalgic air, offering antiques and vintage jewelry, books, furniture and both useful and decorative objects. A favorite of collectors and frequented by television and film art directors.
Rayón Street between Comonfort y Allende; Mexico City Historic Center.
TIANGUIS SAN JACINTO (Saturday Bazaar)/SAN ANGEL
San Ángel is one of Mexico City’s most contrasting neighborhoods. In of the most expensive areas of the city, fancy restaurants and avant-garde buildings converge here with the small-town atmosphere of what this place once was. That retro ambience is found in places like Plaza de San Jacinto. For more than fifty years, a Mexican artisans bazaar has been held there, with artists representing diverse parts of the country selling their wares directly to consumers. The excellent restaurants located around the plaza make it even more fun to spend time here.
Plaza de San Jacinto in San Ángel (elbazaarsabado.com)
CIUDADELA MARKET
The Ciudadela Market, located in the Historic Center, is the first market created specifically for the sale of handicrafts from all over Mexico. In operation for over five decades, this building features 11 corridors with over 200 stands and an extensive variety of silver, copper, leather goods, ceramics, glass, artistic tin work and hand woven fabrics.
Michoacán, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Yucatán and Chiapas are the states most represented by sellers at the market.
Avenida Balderas at Plaza de la Ciudadela in the Historic Center
LOS BALLESTEROS WORKSHOP
Founded in 1937 in Taxo, Guerrero, the Ballesteros Workshop is one of the finest silver makers in the region. Exclusively designed collections of crystal, silver, and metal work run the gamut from traditional to modern with a broad price range. Three locations in Mexico City. Ballesteros.net
OASIS COYOACAN SHOPPING CENTER
It’s not just bazaars and street markets. Mexico City offers a plethora of sopping malls. The newest is Oasis Coyoacán, where you’ll find fine dining and top brands. More than 100 shops and the center’s contemporary design make it the mall of the moment. Oasiscoyoacan.com
DULCERÍA DE CELAYA
A palace of delights since 1874, Dulcería de Celaya offers exquisite sweets representing every Mexican region. The quantity and variety displayed on glass trays and shelves is impossible to resist. “Nut kisses,” Almond “Aleluya,” coconut milk and pineapple “Harlequins,” and dozens and dozens more sweets and pastries. An incomparable treat for the eyes and palate. Dulceriadecelaya.com
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