What to do at the end of your visit to Chinatown?…read more Stop in to buy bottled water. Thanks Doc not the regular size from Costco like at home but a much larger size. I saw a few people during our probably 8 block walk carrying this size too.

Mercado de San Juan is a fun large marketplace with numerous of stalls of fresh meat, trinkets,…read moreproduce, etc. There are also food vendors in the back that you can find a large variety of different types of food for lunch or dinner. There are also street vendors right outside that sell delicious food too. My husband and I visited this market 2 Sundays ago. We decided we would come here for lunch and then browse the rest of the market. We ended up having chicken mole and a steak with homemade tortillas for lunch, all of which was delicious. The employee who served us was friendly and he also was great at offering his recommendations. We were also able to pay with credit card (if you have the Visa credit card associated with Costco, it does not have a foreign transaction fee by the way. But if you purchase items in the market, you need cash). After lunch, we ended up purchasing produce so that we could bring it back to our airbnb to cook later on (yes I do like to cook even when on vacation, helps to keep things healthy for us when we travel so that we are not relying on take out but still allows for us to enjoy local food and eat clean on vacation). The produce was very cheap, as compared to prices back home in the states. There are bathrooms available, but you do have to pay $5 MXN (or $0.29 USD) to use them. I did end up using the ladies restroom and it was very clean. When I came in, there was an employee who was cleaning the stalls. There was also soap by the sink for you to use. But there is no toilet paper in the stalls. When you pay $5 MXN right outside of the bathroom, the woman will give you toilet paper (but it is also just a good idea to bring your own pocket size tissue paper, which is what I had done during our entire trip). Overall, we had a good experience. I will say it does help if you can speak some Spanish, which my husband is able and I am able to speak a little myself. But I think for a visit here, you may just get by with not really being able to speak, as you can use a Google translator and just point to things to indicate what you would like to order or purchase. And I would say that all of the people working in the stalls and restaurants know enough English to be able to tell you how much that item or your bill cost.

Vibrant and colorful market where you can shop, eat, and pick up groceries all in one place. The…read morelayout feels like a maze, with each turn offering something new, even though you'll often find similar items repeated in nearby aisles. There's a great mix of vendors, from fresh produce and meats to prepared foods and unique local specialities. It's a fun place to wander, try new things, and soak in the local energy.