Coyoacán & San Ángel
The Saturday bazaar showcases some of Mexico’s best handcrafted jewelry, woodwork, ceramics and textiles including silver from Taxco and psychedelic…
Must-see shopping in Mexico City
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
This government-run crafts store sells quality wares from around Mexico, such as Olinalá-produced lacquered boxes and black pottery from Oaxaca. Prices…
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Centro Histórico
Shops surrounding the central courtyard of a beautifully restored, 18th-century colonial-era building sell upmarket crafts, ceramics, chocolate and…
Mexico City
The well-known government-run handicrafts shop displays beautiful wares from around the country, ranging from Olinalá lacquered boxes to Oaxacan alebrijes…
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Centro Histórico
This gigantic market, Mexico City's largest, occupies four whole blocks dedicated to the buying and selling of daily needs, with photogenic displays of…
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Mexico City
A gathering place for the city’s various youth subcultures – especially goth, metal, indie and punk – with most of the outdoor vendor stalls selling new…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
An attractive shopping mall converted from an old paper factory in San Angél. Several patios and courtyards are set between the brick buildings and it’s a…
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Mexico City
This place has all the ingredients for Mexican witchcraft. Aisles are crammed with stalls hawking potions, amulets, voodoo dolls and other esoterica. This…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
From a converted house, a dozen boutique stores produce giftware, clothing and furniture, most with a Mexican spin. Each Friday to Sunday there's an ever…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Local artists set up on the west side of Plaza San Jacinto in San Ángel to sell their paintings while vendors hawk art supplies. There is another location…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Local artists line the pathways of this park to sell their paintings and vendors hawk art supplies.
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Local artists sell their paintings in Plaza del Carmen. On sunny Saturdays it's a pleasant local ritual to stroll, browse and chat to some of the artists,…
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Centro Histórico
Galería Eugenio sells more than 4000 traditional, mostly wooden and clay masks from artisans across the country. Prices start from M$800. It’s in the…
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Centro Histórico
This candy store has been operating since 1874 and it's worth a look for the ornate building alone. Candied fruits and coconut-stuffed lemons are some of…
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Centro Histórico
This design-museum gift shop sells interesting pop-culture knickknacks, handbags and jewelry crafted mostly by local artisans. Take a shopping break at…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A classy complex flanked by sophisticated boutiques, specialty stores and a large crafts shop selling handbags, wrestling masks and Day of the Dead folk…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Weekend flea market within a mall of high-end antique shops selling silver jewelry, paintings, ornaments and furniture in Zona Rosa.
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Mercado de Artesanias Insurgentes
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Packed with crafts – silver, pottery, leather, carved wooden figures – but you’ll need to bargain to get sensible prices.
Centro Histórico
If you're looking to tap into Mexico City's rap and hip-hop culture, the 'Gang' sells its own line of streetwear, accessories and music, and the shop…
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Mexico City
Huge, colorful flower market, featuring both baroque floral arrangements, exotic blooms and plants. It's filled with marigolds, costumes and papel picado …
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Centro Histórico
This citywide bookstore chain has a voluminous range of texts on Mexico and Mexico City. More branches can be found at Bellas Artes and San Ángel. There…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This cluster of upmarket and chain stores is half open-air and although there is little you won't find elsewhere in the world, it's a designer destination…
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Centro Histórico
This enormous complex comprises three buildings: building No 1 contains clothes and fabrics, No 2 has food and No 3 sells furniture. Beware of petty theft…
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Plaza de la Computación y Electrónica
Centro Histórico
Hundreds of electronics stalls huddle in the Plaza de la Computación y Electrónica, south of Uruguay. Best prices and availability in the city for laptop,…
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Tianguis Dominical de Antiguedades la Lagunilla
Mexico City
At this collector’s flea market you can hunt for antiques, old souvenirs and bric-a-brac. Books and magazines are alongside the Lagunilla building.
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Mexico City
East of Avenida Cuauhtémoc, this trash and treasure antiques market has items large and small: books, beer trays, posters and furniture.
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Centro Histórico
English-language newspapers and magazines are sold at La Torre de Papel, which also stocks newspapers from around Mexico.
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
A modern shopping mall with a cinema that is busy with the local Zona Rosa crowd wanting to be seen.
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
The large San Ángel branch of this popular bookstore chain has outlets on both sides of Quevedo.
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Centro Histórico
Has novels and books on Mexico in English, plus Lonely Planet guides.
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Handmade jewelry, crafts and no shortage of touristy junk.
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Centro Histórico
The mother of all street markets is a maze of semipermanent stalls spreading east and north from La Lagunilla, with miles of clothes, pirated DVDs,…
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Centro Histórico
The upmarket El Palacio de Hierro department store chain maintains its original ornate 1930s stores downtown.
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Centro Histórico
The midrange Liverpool department store chain maintains its original 1930s stores downtown.
