Rákóczi tér Market

Budapest


Rákóczi tér has been home to this handsome blue-and-yellow market hall since 1897. Renovated in the early 1990s after a fire, the market contains all the usual staples: fruit, veg, cured meats, pasta, cheese and baked goods, as well as a Spar (supermarket). It's one of the few markets where growers still come in from the countryside with their produce and products.


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