Worth a Journey

The World’s 100 Best Food Markets

Mercado Central de Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST FOOD MARKETS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 6 2026

Top 10No. 1 in Latin America

Mercado Central de Belo Horizonte

An indoor market in the centre of Belo Horizonte, selling cheese, sweets, spices, crafts and clothing. Bars at the entrances serve liver with jiló, and Ponto da Empada sells eggplant pie.

Highlights

  • Minas cheese, dulce de leche
  • Liver with jiló
  • Cheese bread at Comercial Sabiá

Good to know

  • Busiest on Saturdays
  • Parking on site, not expensive
  • Eat at the bars by the entrances

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  2. Alajuela Farmers Market N° 47 Alajuela Farmers Market Alajuela, Costa Rica Farmers’ market