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[corporatehuman]

Hi I'm new to the DF and have been trying to visit as many mercados as I can, but I would like any suggestions on where to go. I prefer to shop in mercados because they are cheaper.

Ok.

Also I keep going to mercados and not finding them. Maybe they aren't mercados. For example today I went to

1. SAN COSME

Now I thought this was a mercado. It's a stop on the blue line and really it's just a bunch of ambulantes lining the street. However it appears to be a good place to buy SHOES. In fact that's all I saw ZAPATERIAS in all directions.


I've started frequenting Merced because it is close to me now

2. MERCED

I find pretty intense sometimes. It's one of those endless mercados where you can get lost and end up in all sorts of different sections. However the FRUIT is a lot cheaper than any grocery store however you cannot PICK it out sometimes (there are men that stand high above you behind giant stacks of tomatoes like a fruit german expressionism thing).


3. APATLACO

A mexican friend of mine told me here was a good place to buy ANTIQUE furniture and so I went and I COULD NOT Find the mercado in fact I asked but it didn't seem to exist. I still haven't asked him exactly where it is...but if anyone knows.


4. LA LAGUNILLA

Ok I haven't gone here but I've been told on SUNDAYS it is good for old furniture. I am currently looking for old furniture and so I wanted to go here but after hearing all the stories about

5. TEPITO

I was nervous because it was so CLOSE to Tepito. And all I ever hear about Tepito is HORROR stories which makes me want to go there and also never go there at the same time.


Anyway any advice on good mercados in DF I would appreciate. I've heard of used clothing in Pino Suarez...but haven't been. I'm currently looking for a TABLE OF WOOD but have yet to find anything I like. Anyway I'm curious to hear all your experiences / adventures / good places to go in terms of Mercados in DF.


Chris

[Guy Courchesne]

Mercado Sonora is good for a wide variety of things. This is relatively close to Pino Saurez, on Fray Servando Ave.

Mercado Jamaica is where you go to get plants and pots.

Cuidadela is for crafts and Mexitrinkets.

You might find a handmade wooden table around the Merced somewhere.

[MO39]

[quote="Guy Courchesne"]Mercado Sonora is good for a wide variety of things. This is relatively close to Pino Saurez, on Fray Servando Ave.
/quote]

I've heard that Mercado Sonora is where you go to buy things to put hexes on disagreeable people. I have a nasty neighbor who plays incredibly loud music whenever she feels like it, and I'd like to put a stop to her behavior. I wonder what herb or little doll you stick pins into would do the trick.

[Guy Courchesne]

There is a 'witch' market in Tula, north of Mexico City...in Hidalgo state I think. Sambeckett (infrequent Dave's poster) is one to ask about this.

[MELEE]

[Phil_K]

For gastronomy, Mercado San Juan in Arcos de Bel�n (Metro: Salto del Agua) is fantastic. I've picked up things there that I can't find elsewhere and everything seems to be of the highest quality. Be careful though: when you enter the market from Arcos de Bel�n, you think that it looks just like any other market, with nothing special. Keep walking to the back of the market and out the other side, then ask someone where the other San Juan market is, it's a few blocks away (I can't remember the street!). If you appreciate good food and fine ingredients, it's paradise

A story attached: I wanted fennel (hinojo) and found it in the supermarket...without the bulb!!! The bulb is the bit with the flavour!!!
I found the complete fennel in San Juan.