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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Local artists line the pathways of this park to sell their paintings and vendors hawk art supplies.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Weekend flea market within a mall of high-end antique shops selling silver jewelry, paintings, ornaments and furniture in Zona Rosa.
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…
Mexico City
Huge, colorful flower market, featuring both baroque floral arrangements, exotic blooms and plants. It's filled with marigolds, costumes and papel picado …
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.
Mexico City
East of Avenida Cuauhtémoc, this trash and treasure antiques market has items large and small: books, beer trays, posters and furniture.
Centro Histórico
English-language newspapers and magazines are sold at La Torre de Papel, which also stocks newspapers from around Mexico.
Zona Rosa & Reforma
A modern shopping mall with a cinema that is busy with the local Zona Rosa crowd wanting to be seen.
Coyoacán & San Ángel
The large San Ángel branch of this popular bookstore chain has outlets on both sides of Quevedo.
Centro Histórico
Has novels and books on Mexico in English, plus Lonely Planet guides.
Coyoacán & San Ángel
Handmade jewelry, crafts and no shortage of touristy junk.
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,…
Centro Histórico
The upmarket El Palacio de Hierro department store chain maintains its original ornate 1930s stores downtown.
Centro Histórico
The midrange Liverpool department store chain maintains its original 1930s stores downtown.
