Great Market Hall
A hall of iron and glazed tile, paprika, sausage and lángos upstairs.
Duration
45 min – 1 hr 30 min
Best time
Weekday mornings
Open
Closed Sunday
Entry price
Free
The great hall opened in 1897, with an iron frame and a roof of glazed Zsolnay tiles. It was built at the mouth of a canal that let goods be delivered by boat, straight into the basement.
The ground floor is the real market: paprika in plaits, sausage, foie gras, fish in the basement. The upper floor has become a souvenir gallery and a row of lángos counters — the fried flatbread is good, the prices are not.
Getting there
Metro line 4, Fővám tér station, at the foot of Liberty Bridge. Trams 2 and 47 also stop here.
Hours
Closed Sunday
What to bring
- Dry bag
Rules on site
Closed on Sunday and at midday on Saturday. The upper floor is considerably more expensive than the ground floor for the same goods.
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