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Central Market Hall, Budapest

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The largest and oldest indoor market in the city, Central Market Hall, offers a variety of food, candy, spirits, and souvenir stalls. Let your mouth water as you wander the first floor of this Neo-Gothic building past fresh produce, meats, sweets, spices, liquors, and wine. The second floor houses mostly souvenir shops and eateries, and the basement features butcher shops, a fish market, and pickled goods. Built in 1897 and restored in the 1990s, this market was the idea of Budapest's first mayor, Karoly Kamermayer, and is now one of the city's biggest tourist attractions. Try local specialties, such as deep-fried lángos. To visit Central Market Hall and other attractions in Budapest, use our Budapest day trip planner.

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• By 448jw

  Nice clean market with plenty of souvenir options and local food choices. We didn't get to eat here but the choices are quite interesting and looks amazing and looks very tasty as well!  more »

• By ScottishGal10

  Building itself was absolutely beautiful! There wasn’t much actual food - it was mainly fresh produce for cooking etc. Not much to see  more »

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• By Χρήστος Μελέτης

  Huge place to satisfy your visitor needs. Combines both ready made food with souvenirs as well as raw food materials. Easily accessible via tram. Prices seem medium to me (but take into consideration that I'm not local to this country so my pricing may be biased). Nice looking building inside n' out. Must definitely go there if you find yourself close by.

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• By Zsofia Agnes Nagy

  Good place to buy local produce and food, very traditional. You need to know what to look for to get by, as the shops are a mix of high quality products and very average or just below average (ask your local friends for advice before going there). The cleanliness of this historic building is still good and the shops keep it nice, but it could do well with some renovation for sure. Still a good place to go for local produce and buy a lot in one place saving time. I can still recommend it for both visitors and local folks alike. Easy to reach with public transport (tram stops right in front of the building or metro and a short walk). There is also public toilet, if needed.

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