We are having a great time. This mercado is huge. And the painted church inside the plaza is just…read moreamazing. Highly recommend spending the morning or day at this Plaza

Mercado Benito Juarez is a traditional market in the city center of Oaxaca. It's right next to the…read moreZocalo (main square) and is an indoor market filled with fresh food stalls, meat and produce, souvenirs, and other goods. You'll see local delicacies like mezcal, tejate, and grasshoppers by the buckets. Beware that there is a raw meat alley that does not smell good at all if you're sensitive to that. If you're visiting Oaxaca you will most likely visit this market and the adjacent Mercado 20 de Noviembre. It's a glimpse into the daily lives of many local people and the things they eat, drink, and buy.

Another MUST SEE in Oaxaca…read more During our time in Oaxaca we came here several time LOL We ate here, shopped here and explored. You can literally spend all day here This mercado has everything and anything you can think of. Tons of restaurants, and vendors selling seasoned grasshoppers, mole, liquor, chocolate, herbs and spices, ice cream, seafood, meat ect Everyone is super friendly, we felt safe here at all times

I tried to go here on a recent trip to oaxaca, and couldn't find the store, so I went into bolenc…read morewhere they also sell some succulenta jams and pickles. I asked where the store was and they said bolenc was the only place selling succulenta, so I don't know if the shop is still there? I got a bit of a weird reaction- I was excited to try everything, as I had heard a couple podcasts with the owner - Paulina Garcia Hernandez- talking about making pickles, and so mentioned that to the guy I was talking to. He just said it was his company, and didn't really seem to want to talk about it. The conversation was very off putting. I came in to try everything, but he seemed very put out I was enquiring about whether there were other products ( I had heard about lots of other pickles than I was seeing on the shelves). I still bought a couple things there and the mango jam was amazing. The hibiscus jam was very hard and crunchy, I'm not sure if it's supposed to taste like that as it was my first time, but it's a rather interesting texture...

Amazing jams, oils, vinegars and other healthy creations. Very unique store with great packaging…read more I bought some for myself and some as a gift for my host, which was very well received. Extremely friendly people and definitely worth visiting!