Mercato Centrale Firenze
Mercato Centrale Firenze: temple of good shopping and gourmet lovers
The San Lorenzo market in Florence is the oldest and most famous food market of the city. On the ground floor, there are food stalls of all kinds while on the first floor there is the Mercato Centrale Firenze dedicated to the quality street food and all around the covered market there is a succession of shops and stalls seamlessly to form the district of San Lorenzo, a great natural market that offers all kinds of goods.
Moreover, the traditional wine shops, the carts of ‘trippai’ and the taverns at reasonable prices they will allow anyone to taste old Florentine flavours in one of the most lively and picturesque areas of the city.
Mercato Centrale Firenze opening hours and maps
The market on the ground floor is open from Monday to Friday from 7.00 to 14.00.
On Saturday from 7:00 to 17:00 (except from mid-June to September).
Parking by payment in the basement with access from Piazza del Mercato Centrale.
The restaurant on the first floor is open from 10.00 to 24.00.
At the Mercato Centrale Firenze you can go shopping with Florentines and bring home quality products and gastronomic souvenirs from craft shops scattered within it: an occasion not to be missed during your next holiday in Florence.
Moreover, many different events are organized during the week and you could participate in any of them, for example:
- days dedicated to typical products,
- meetings by political and cultural themes,
- presentations of gastronomic guides,
- tastings of typical products,
- themed events, according to the holidays of the moment
- cooking classes at the cooking school on the first floor
In addition, if you love football you can watch the games directly from the maxi screens of the market while enjoying a tasty gastronomic specialties of the market.
For more information, please contact us at info@appartamentilussofirenze.it or call us at 055.2737603.