The mercado was much smaller than I'd expected, but still had much to offer. Shoppers can buy books, crafts, jewelry, and even spices. There are also several food booths. The mercado is located within their Mexican district, which is home to a strip of good restaurants and shops. The people are all very friendly. I recommend also stopping in one... more

I would like to say that there is a nice atmospher at Mercado Central, very family oriented. What I order when I go to the Central Market is 2 Tamales de Pollo en salsa verde (chicken tamales in a green sauce) at the cafe and 2 tacos alpastor (marinated pork tacos) and agua fresca horchata (a tasty rice beveerage) at... more

Mercado Central has a great variety of food, clothing, services and authentic Mexican gifts. I love the different foods,people watch and desserts I am able to find. It is like a little Mercado straight from Mexico. It is worth a visit for lunch or just snacking, the kids will also enjoy it! :-) more

Que onda? Yes, mercado central is a very fun place to go! There are a lot of nice people there! And cute muchochos tambien! If you have the time go and visit it. more

Hola, My life and I went to Mercado Central after reading a rave review or their tamales. Delicious, inexpensive tamales are very hard to find here or in Arizona. So we arrived at the Mercado Central Lake Street address and expected to find just a nice little restaurant. What an eye-popper! We entered the west-most entrance on Lake street and... more