Great quality, good prices, and lots of choice. The wholesale markets bring in supplies from all…read moreover the state and the country and these feed much of the city. There are retail flower markets on Tuesday and Friday, fruits on Wednesday. Saturday is general retail and has fish, meat, fruit, and vegetables of nearly every conceivable kind. While there early Saturday morning, you must try a pernil sandwich from ZeZé. It is freaking delicious and worth the trip alone. Accompany said pork wonderfulness with an Original bem gelada or caldo de cana com limão and you are starting your Saturday morning right. In the interest of karmic balance after that sandwichy excess, this reviewer recommends vegetable/fruit shopping for the week, and perhaps picking up some flowers for your significant other.

If you're interested in buying plants, flowers or fruits, try the state market CEAGESP (also known…read moreas Ceasa), located in the west of town close to Parque Villa-Lobos. The wholesale market feeds the entire city, but offers a number of retail sales as well, with prices that take some beating. Tuesdays and Fridays are plant and flower days. Get there early to find good deals and fresh products. For fruit, Wednesdays (at night) and weekends (in the morning) are the peak times. And if all the healthy, fresh produce and natural aromas get a bit much, outside the entrance you'll find a hot dog stand, open 24 hours a day, with 'dogs made the paulistano way, with mashed potatoes, corn and potato matchsticks.

Come here to shop for groceries, gifts, or food to eat there or take with you. This place is two…read morelevels and contains various vendors spread throughout the vicinity. The day I went, it seemed calm - not a lot of people, no hustle or bustle like other markets I have been to in other parts of the world, but there were still many great shops to take a look at. Fresh fruits and produce can be found on the lower level. Had I not already gone shopping at the supermarket that was across the street from where I was staying, I would have came here for fruit! Dried products like beans, grains, herbs, oils, sauces and cheeses, small meats like salami or ham also found on the first floor. There is a flower shop that had uniquely arranged dried and fresh plants and flowers - perfect for gift giving or sprucing up your own space! I wish I had bought some pimenta aziete. Meats, seafood, and restaurants are on the upper level. There are multiple open staircases in the building to get up and down. I had lunch at a pizza (the pizza was really good - calabresa) place with a beer. Dined inside by the restaurant front, but you can really sit anywhere with your food. After being inside, I packed up what I couldn't finish and was about to head out when I decided to stop at the beer / wine shop where I had a beer there. Leaving out of the building, I almost bought something else, lol but I was so full. I walked outside and it was really nice! I liked the picnic tables with umbrellas for shade outside. It would have been nice to eat there. I sat down at one of the tables for maybe 10-20 minutes before taking off to go back home. I wasn't sure if it was going to rain because I hadn't taken my umbrella with me that time. Walking here from staying in Pinheiros was fine - not hard to get to at all though I had no idea what to look for. I'm glad I had the chance to find it and now I know what to look for next time! Hopefully they get more foot traffic on other days / times.

Food and food and food. No better place to get your fruits and veggies. Sometimes it isn't the…read morecheapest when your local supermarket is having a special but its going to be a lot cheaper than your Pao de Acucar and fresher too. Fairly small compared to the Municipal Mercado de Sao Paulo but it still has pretty much everything you need to cook a hearty meal. Another reason to come here is the Mocoto Cafe serving lunch and other treats.