Frommer's Review
A festive and unique shopping experience, the Bazar del Sábado is held (as its name indicates) only on Saturday. Located in an expensive colonial-era suburb of cobblestone streets, mansions, and parks a few kilometers south of the city, it's my top recommendation for passing a Saturday afternoon in Mexico City. The actual bazaar building is an elegant two-story mansion built around a courtyard.
The central area houses an excellent, authentic, hectic Mexican cafe where waiters hustle to serve tacos hot off the grill and frosty margaritas, plus antojitos (finger foods) and traditional main dishes such as enchiladas. Marimba music plays in the background. Dozens of small rooms surrounding the courtyard serve as permanent stalls featuring original works of high-quality decorative art. You'll find blown glass, original fine jewelry, papier-mâché figures, masks, and embroidered clothing. The prices are on the high side, but the quality is equally high, and the designs are sophisticated. On adjacent plazas, hundreds of easel artists display their paintings, and surrounding homes abound with antiques, fine rugs, and hand-carved furniture for sale. Members of indigenous groups from Puebla and elsewhere bring their folk art -- baskets, masks, pottery, textiles, and so on -- to display in the parks. Plan to spend Saturday touring the attractions on the southern outskirts of the city. It's open Saturday from 9am to 6pm.
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