What day is a good day to proceed to Tepito? Sunday is a busy day and the Lagunilla vintage market is also nearby. Throughout the week it is much more relaxed. On Tuesdays the Tepito market rests.
Coming to the violent neighborhood
The heat is stifling and the sixth car of line B –from Localidad Azteca to Buenavista– is full of people carrying bags, suitcases and boxes loaded with fayuca, anxiously awaiting the next stop to breathe less stale air and enlarge the limits of the living space. a few millimeters. At the Tepito Station, the doors open and dozens and dozens of people pour in.
how to get there
The best way to get to Tepito is by metro, forget about driving or walking by bike. The closest metro is Lagunilla with line B. When leaving the station you can walk along Eje 1 Norte and then enter Tenochtitlán, Jesús Carrranza, Toltecas or Florida, some of which will take you to the market.
In Tepito you can get everything. They have everything from clothes, shoes, electronics, medicine, sex shop, cds and dvds and illegal items. Everything has a space here.
Friday
- Tianguis in Avenida Nuevo León. The main attraction is the food, and while multiple reviewers have commented that the prices for other types of model are high, it is still a very popular space. Located at Av. Nuevo León 139, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Mexico City, CDMX. Hours from Friday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Tianguis «León Cavallo». They sell everything from toys to bedding and a variety of foods. Located at Florencio Constantino 305, Vallejo, Gustavo A. Madero, 07870 Mexico City, CDMX. Hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Official Cultural Market of Alamo. You will find models related to the counterculture in Mexico. It is on Calle de Aldama, between Sol and Luna, in the Guerrero neighborhood. As a reference, it is just outside the Buenavista metro terminal on line B and line 1 of the Suburban Train. Hours from ten:00 am to 5:30 pm.
- Tianguis Parque Lincoln: It is a small market where the main offer is food (since there are many tourists), you can also find fruits, vegetables, desserts, typical Mexican sweets, clothing and other products. Located in Luis G. Urbina, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, Miguel Noble, 11550 Mexico City, CDMX. Hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
money management
Credit cards are completely unnecessary in these tips to proceed to Tepito. If you go shopping, try to change the money for change or low value bills beforehand and keep it spread out in the 2 front pockets of your pants.
By the way, don’t take much more money than you think you’re going to spend, although, by the way, you’ll like everything.
What days are tents not set up in La Lagunilla?
Like most of the markets and fairs in CDMX, La Lagunilla is an ephemeral space that only exists every Sunday.
CDMX center without itinerant merchants every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.