Alto Market

The Mercado del Alto, in Puebla

The Mercado del Alto is a traditional market in the heart of the historic El Alto district, in Puebla. The Puebla audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of popular life, where you discover the products, the flavours and the authentic atmosphere of the town.

The popular market of the El Alto district

The Mercado del Alto is a traditional market located in the heart of the historic El Alto district, one of the oldest of Puebla. Like all the Mexican markets, it is an essential place of life, lively and colourful, where the smells, the colours and the sounds of the daily life mingle. There you find the fresh products of the region, fruits, vegetables, chillies, herbs and spices, but also stalls of popular cuisine where you taste, on the go, the local specialities and the antojitos, these small typical dishes of Mexican gastronomy. The market is also a place of meeting and exchange, in the heart of the life of the district, frequented by the inhabitants come to do their shopping and chat. Far from the tourist circuits, it offers an authentic plunge into the working-class Puebla and the everyday life, where conviviality and tradition are queens. To discover a market like this one is to taste the true soul of the town. An authentic place of life and a traditional market, the Mercado del Alto is a fine stop of the discovery of Puebla.

What to see

Here you discover a traditional market in the heart of the historic El Alto district, a lively and colourful place of life where smells and colours mingle, with its fresh products of the region, fruits, chillies and spices, and its stalls of popular cuisine where you taste antojitos and local specialities, in an authentic plunge into the heart of the working-class Puebla. The Mercado del Alto is a place of life of Puebla. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Mercado del Alto lies in the heart of the El Alto district, on the edge of the historic centre of Puebla, reachable on foot. It is a traditional market that follows its own days and opening hours, generally during the day. It is best to come in the morning to enjoy the animation and the fresh products.

What is the Mercado del Alto in Puebla?

A traditional market in the heart of the historic El Alto district, a lively and colourful place of life where you find the fresh products of the region and stalls of popular cuisine serving antojitos and local specialities; far from the tourist circuits, it offers an authentic plunge into the working-class Puebla.

Where is the Mercado del Alto in Puebla?

In the heart of the El Alto district, on the edge of the historic centre of Puebla, in Mexico.