Vasarcsarnok Review

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Vásárcsarnok

  • Address: District IX, Vámház körút 1-3, Around Kálvin tér, Budapest
  • Phone: 1/217-6067

Fodor's Review:

The magnificent hall, a 19th-century iron-frame construction, was reopened in late 1994 after years of renovation (and disputes over who would foot the bill). Even during the leanest years of communist shortages, the abundance of food came as a revelation to shoppers from East and West. Today the cavernous, three-story market, which is near the southern end of Váci utca, once again teems with people browsing among stalls packed with salamis and red-paprika chains. Upstairs you can buy folk embroideries and souvenirs and have your fill of Hungarian-style fast food.

  • Open: Mon. 6 AM-5 PM, Tues.-Fri. 6 AM-6 PM, Sat. 6 AM-2 PM
  • Metro: M3: Kálvin tér
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