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Market
San José Central Market
Open
Paso De La Vaca, San José
🥞Try chorreadas (corn pancakes) or cajetas (milk fudge)
🕐Closes at 6:30pm, everything nearby shuts too
👥Go early morning or mid-afternoon for smaller crowds
San José's oldest market pulses with authentic Costa Rican life—locals buy groceries and tourists hunt hand-carved wooden goods, leather bags, and pottery in a maze of stalls dating back to 1880.
Historic 1880 landmark
Authentic local culture
Handmade artisan goods
Budget-friendly eats
Market
San José Central Market
Open
Paso De La Vaca, San José
🥞Try chorreadas (corn pancakes) or cajetas (milk fudge)
🕐Closes at 6:30pm, everything nearby shuts too
👥Go early morning or mid-afternoon for smaller crowds
San José's oldest market pulses with authentic Costa Rican life—locals buy groceries and tourists hunt hand-carved wooden goods, leather bags, and pottery in a maze of stalls dating back to 1880.
Historic 1880 landmark
Authentic local culture
Handmade artisan goods
Budget-friendly eats