Lucas de Gálvez Market
Mercado Municipal Lucas de Gálvez
Mérida's largest traditional market, crowded with stalls selling fruit, spices, hammocks, and snacks, where you can eat affordable Yucatecan roast pork and soup.
The Lucas de Gálvez Market is about three blocks southeast of the main square. It is Mérida's largest municipal market, with densely packed stalls selling tropical fruit, chilies and achiote paste, fresh meat and seafood, hammocks, guayabera shirts, and handicrafts. The food stalls inside and outside the market are great places to try authentic Yucatecan breakfast and lunch. Try cochinita pibil tacos (slow-roasted pork), sopa de lima (lime soup), and relleno negro (black stew). Prices are very low. The market is crowded, so watch out for pickpockets. Go in the morning for the freshest produce, since some stalls close in the afternoon.
Opening hours
Daily about 6:00 am–5:00 pm (check on site)
Nearby sights
- MACAY Contemporary Art Museum
- Mérida Cathedral (San Ildefonso)
- Casa de Montejo
- Plaza Grande (Plaza de la Independencia)
- Government Palace of Yucatán
- José Peón Contreras Theatre
- Parque de Santa Lucía
- Ermita de Santa Isabel