Where Food Lives

Markets

The world's food markets are its living archives. Every stall is a primary source. We're building the index.

Markets Worth Knowing
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Bangkok, Thailand
Or Tor Kor Market
The finest produce market in Southeast Asia. Not for tourists — for chefs and serious home cooks who know what they're looking for.
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Barcelona, Spain
Mercat de Santa Caterina
The market Barcelona's chefs actually use — not La Boqueria. Designed by Enric Miralles, covered in a mosaic roof of 325,000 tiles.
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Marrakech, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna
The square that becomes a food market at dusk. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The largest open-air restaurant on Earth.
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Tokyo, Japan
Tsukiji Outer Market
The inner market moved to Toyosu. The outer market stayed. Still the finest concentration of Japanese food culture in one city block.
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Mumbai, India
Crawford Market
A Victorian market building designed by Lockwood Kipling (Rudyard's father) still selling the spices that made Bombay a trading port.
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Oaxaca, Mexico
Mercado Benito Juárez
Chapulines, mole paste, Oaxacan cheese, mezcal, and 700 years of continuous market culture in one covered building.
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