If you're looking for souvenirs from shot glasses to leather bags this is where you want to be. You can even have breakfast, lunch or dinner in the same location. I ate at El chipilin, a small family owned restaurant in the back area where the vendors are less pushy. I had the Costilla De puerco frita ( fried pork ribs with tacos, black beans, lettuce salad ) . The service at the restaurant was friendly. Dealing with the vendors while walking through the market can be overwhelming as they can be pushy to purchase from them, politely decline and keep walking . read more

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Not a fan. Not actually easy to get to (if you take the wrong bus from the Hotel Zone). We took the Red #2 / local (no AC bus) and quickly discovered it was more local than tourist. The bus was packed with locals heading home from working in the hotel zone, so it was nearly impossible to alert the bus driver to stop...so we were dropped off a mile from our original planned stop. Thanks Google/Apple Maps for getting us to Mercado 28. Not fun! I'm guessing the orange bus (that we took to parque de las palapas) has a more direct route. Once we found our way there, it's the park of visiting these type of venues I hate. All the vendors are attempting to get you into their little shop, sometimes quite aggressively...and there are many small shops in the aisles/corridors of Mercado 28. So that aspect is not fun in the least. Then comes the next step, trying to get a good price on something you might be interested in. Know your peso conversions! They'll start extremely high, so you have to haggle. My daughters BF was buying a "drug rug" hoodie for a relative. It started at roughly $80 US. After quite a bit of time going back and forth, he finally got the price down to $35 (and that still seemed high ... for me at least, knowing I had one of these 40+ years ago and it was like $10, lol). I bought two hats from this same vendor and the haggling was nearly as exhausting. It started out for like $65 for the two hats, but we finally got to a price I was happy with. Something positive to say? There are many, many vendors selling goods (many of which are the same, but there are quite a few unique shops). If you love haggling, this is the place for you. Odds are you may get a better price than what you can find in the hotel zone. There are also many food vendors, but they're pushy too so we just decided to walk the half mile (maybe more like 1 mile) to parque de las palapas for our meal. We also knew where to get the bus back to the HZ from Palapas, unlike from Mercado 28 where we had to hike in from parts unknown. read more

SCAM. We were quoted one price by the employee, then charged double at checkout! There's no clear pricing (everything is labeled with confusing "codes" instead of actual prices) so you can't verify anything yourself. Whether intentional or not, it's deceptive and wastes your time. Very disappointing experience. read more

SCAMMERS!!! AVOID this place! It's the one with the Cancún sign in front. They try to take advantage of you. Trust me on this, there's way better stores down the street with better pricing. Try Flea Market Coral Negro. The workers at Mercado 28 say they give you a discount etc etc. tell you a good price but when you check out, they take you to the jewelry section, this is where they charge you double if not triple. Total came out to $120. I did the math, came out to $40 a t-shirt and $20 each magnet. WTF..... When u ask them to show yo u the break down of each item. They get defensive and become rude aggressive and hostile. FYI, amusement park prices at Xcaret is cheaper and better quality than this place. Dont get flustered. Don't get mad. Just leave. Don't feel pressured to buy. read more

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Be very careful shopping at Mercado 28 in Cancun. Many vendors aggressively approach tourists and pressure you into buying things. There are often NO clear prices posted anywhere -- items are marked with random codes instead of actual prices, so you don't know what you're really paying. We bought a few souvenir T-shirts, keychains, and a pen and ended up being charged around $600 USD in cash. No itemized pricing, no transparency, and they refused to provide a receipt afterward. The entire experience felt extremely misleading and predatory toward tourists. Vendors follow you around nonstop and make it difficult to leave without buying something. Bargaining is expected, but without actual posted prices it becomes very easy to get massively overcharged. This was the worst shopping experience of my Cancun trip. read more

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I want to give this place 2 stars put some people like these type of places and there were plenty of joyful merchants here. My gripes are these. There are no prices on most of the items which makes you hassle and negotiate. The items with prices were marked up 3x. I don't want to waste time haggling over some souvenirs when I can just go to the store across the street and pay 20% less. There were limited restrooms. Some sales people are really pushy. I like the variety of souvenirs, the food was decent, and some of the people were very memorable and very pleasant. I wouldn't want to go again but I would if it meant a friend not going alone. read more

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Great place to find some good deals. If you're coming from one of the resorts you can take the autobús #2 which will take you there. At least that's the one I took. Big marketplace where you can find a lot of local souvenirs and if you're hungry there's some places to eat. The vendors will try to get you into their puestos to check out the merchandise. Totally up to you. Most of all the puestos have the same items. So if you're shopping around you can haggle if you want. You may even get the you "speak Spanish discount" like I got a lot. Lol. Depending on the weather may decide how long you stay. Gets pretty warm walking around even though it's open air. Have fun shopping. Stay hydrated. read more

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Be on your toes here and take your time or you will get ripped off. Nothing has prices. They know all the tactics from passing you off to other workers, great exchange rates, to complimenting you on anything they can read on you. Tried to sell me 3 shirts for $180 USD and my parents (2) bottles of Tequila for $1280 USD. BEWARE, take your time and don't let them pressure you. read more

Keep it local like it was 25 yrs ago and Fermers not Crafters. Do that separately Bring in more Salt Lake and Utah farmers and Food produce. It hurts local farmers and growers to bring non local and crafts. Also bring in drought education. Got this from your farmer vendors. read more

Definitely not worth it, sure there is bargaining, but when they start at ridiculous prices you basically bargaining down to what you would pay in the states. There are lots of shops but I felt like there were only 3 regurgitated over and over again. Wouldn't recommend read more

I visited the Mercado with one goal in mind--putting my negotiation skills to the test! Who doesn't love a good haggle? As soon as you arrive, you're greeted by rows of stalls packed with everything from hats and clothing to jewelry and unique oddities. It's a treasure box of souvenirs, but the real fun is in the bargaining. One vendor cleverly lured us into his air-conditioned stall (smart move on a hot day), and I was almost sold on a beautiful Mayan stone that changed colors in different lighting. It started at $160, but after some back-and-forth negotiations, I worked it down to $40--still walked away, though! I wasn't looking for anything specific, just the thrill of the deal, and this was definitely the place to do it. If you're visiting, remember: never settle for the first price. The real experience is in the haggle! read more

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This is where you can buy souvenir. According to our local driver the prices for souvenirs should be the cheapest compared to other tourist destinations and hotel gift shops so no need to negotiate for prices. We also purchased tours here, the price is half compare to our hotel tour desk. There're also a lot of restaurants and street food vendors in the market, the food looks very attractive. read more

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Tourist traps are not my jam. If you like that sort of thing, then this is the place for you. Every booth has a special price just for you. The wife found a fire opal ring that may or may not be real, but she loves it. I was distracted by sampling tequila where the price started ar $150 US and finally went down to $75. Brilliant strategy because while I was negotiating, the wife was paying full price for her ring read more

I ate in one of the seafood restaurants in the center of the Mercado 28. Got a few simple items, seviche, tacos, coke. When I asked for the check the waiter instead brought his calculator to the table with my total. It seemed high $650 pesos, about $45 USD. I asked him to give me a paper bill with the prices itemized, his response was 'porque' (why?). Because it's the international standard that I should receive a bill. He began to argue that I had this, that. Etc. Typical shake down. Just be careful. Demand an itemized bill in this place so you don't get hosed! read more

USE THE RESTROOM BEFORE!!! They are scarce and far walk away from the market. You will pay for restroom and for toilet paper. Take some wipes in your bag. Especially if you're a foodie. They have so many vendors and lots of items browse around find the best prices bc a lot of similar items among vendors but prices vary!!! Lots of places to grab a meal or snack or sweet treat. There were dogs wandering around haha but not vicious. There are lots of taxis around for a ride back to the hotel zone! A OXXO right across the street from market for bathroom drinks and snacks! Please make effort for stop here! Outdoor market supporting locals read more

Arrive early because even though it says they're open until 6pm, half the shops will be closed by 5pm. Negotiate to your hearts content! Don't accept the price from the first stall, and check out all the stalls until you find a plausible or cheaper price. Every shop has similar items, and once you find the best price, go for it. They KNOW you're a tourist if you're here, so they will hike prices up so don't let your guard down. It's an honestly fun experience, but if you're not fluent in Spanish, and speak English, prices might go higher. Nothing to be scared of, because there are people trying to make a living too. Remember they are people, and they're trying their best~ don't take one bad encounter and judge everyone else. There are less aggressive sellers. You can find all kinds of gifts and foods! Beware the jewelry shops. Unless you want to roam around the nice air conditioned room, because I asked questions in front of the air conditioner myself to cool down. If you're shy, I don't recommend this because it's hard to turn away and say no or ignore the aggressive sellers when you walk away. read more

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Came as a tourist with my girlfriend. I knew we'd be hassled to buy stuff from the vendors but honestly no one was overly pushy. A simple " we're just looking" and you keep it moving and they leave you alone. We searched around until we felt we got a good deal, so I'd say don't buy on your first store but look at all of them until you find the best price. They don't have prices on a lot of the items so I felt like we got higher prices cuz we're Americans. Still good price for what we left with ( a little mezcal souvenir, a rosary, some cricket snacks) for 33USD$. Compared to what I saw in other places this was way better ( other places being outside of market 28). We found the bracelets we paid 15 dollars in Playa del Carmen, here for 5 dollars . So mad. We were able to get 2 bracelets and 1 necklace for 12$. We found a nice little taco stall. 2 tacos for 60 pesos (a little over 3USD). We came here via uber from our hotel and left in uber too. We saved money by going solo instead of a tour group. read more

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Probably 100 shops selling very similar items. A Google search suggests negotiating is okay, but just keep walking and some shops have different pricing on similar items. $10 pesos for bathroom (didn't use though). Was hoping for a food cart, found a food court in the middle with 5+ Mexican restaurants. Picked Restaurante Margely which just happened to have the most locals. read more

First, I'm happy I went because I am one of those people who feel the need to make my own opinion on my experience. Beyond that it was not worth the time nor the effort to visit. 99% of the items are garbage, not even handmade wares. The vendors, who are doing this for a living are going and do attempt to represent a value that is ficticious and when we tried to barter many stood firm on their ridiculous price. Every vendor carried the same thing. We bought a county-fair quality stuffed character, a pair of dollar store sunglasses that broke in the first 5 minutes and a bottle of vanilla I get to carry home that Amazon could have delivered. So again, happy I went to get the experience will I return or recommend? NOPE read more

Such an intriguing experience going into Mercado 28 as an American tourist. Immediately, you will be approached and targeted by every vendor. If you feel bad about ignoring someone, don't come here or you'll end up wasting your whole day. You're meant to negotiate the prices for everything. What they have listed is NOT the set price. If they're not going to go lower, say you're going to a different vendor. There's 10 of every store here. The alcohol vendors will give you as much free alcohol as you want, hoping to entice you to buy their products. There are some really neat stores that will burn your name into little purses and bags. There are a lot of food and alcohol shops. Try out some of the candy and street corn. Definitely get your souvenirs here but be careful because some of the stuff they up charge you compared to the same product for a lower price at Walmart (sugar skulls). My favorite line they used was "special price, just for you!" You have to come here to get the full experience of Mexico. read more

service was fantastic until they charged me 400 us for a few tshirts. they did the same to my boyfriend's mom and then charged y boyfriends credit card twice. we lost over 500 , don't recommend read more

We bought all gift and souvenir in this place, great prices compare to the fancy stores and same quality is most products. Safe to get around, parking lot available, and this place has restroom (you have to pay 5 Mexican pesos to use it). You will find everything in this place. People are determinate to sell you everything and you will feel it. There are restaurants in the center of this market. This is a colorful place and beautiful local artisans products. My recommendation is to make you first stop here if you plan to buy souvenirs. We bought the majority of our items in one store (do not remember the name but I know how to get there) we parked on the left side of the parking lot# 3 then we walked straight to the alley on the left size to the other end you will see a T intersection at the last store they have dresses, masks, silver, Talavera, and more. read more

A million vendors all selling the same stuff! I had a great time here practicing my Spanish and buying souvenirs for my family. Although the vendors are slightly pushy, I was able to handle it. You have to pay to use the restrooms and they were a bit hard to find. There are several restaurant options in the market although we did not have a meal while there. Definitely a fun spot to walk around. read more

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I was almost a little skeptical about going to Mercado 28 after reading a lot of the reviews. However once we got there we were greeted with very warm pillows. Granted they do ask to come to their shops but no you're not required to go but if you desire I'm used to shopping at local marts and other countries and it is very high paced and crowded but this was not that type of experience. Everyone that worked there was respectful when we stated we were not interested or we had enough items. During our visit we even ate some of the most delicious and fresh seafood. We went to the shops and parking lot one and we also ate and the area entitled parking lot 1 more of the better shops people were friendly and we had a good time they even had my son dancing. read more

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Lots of souvenir shops if you want to buy souvenirs for friends, family or yourself. Vendors can be pushy and invite you in your stores but won't come chasing after you if you say thank you and move on. Most stores have similar items, 1 hour is enough to see the market and get some shopping done. read more

OPALA JEWELRY STORE IS A HUGE SCAM! SCAMMERS! Stay away! Trust me otherwise you WILL GET RIPPED OFF. THEY CHANGE THE PRICE AND THE EXCHANGE RATE THEN REFUSE TO TAKE IT BACK OR CHARGE BACK YOUR CARD. THEY HAVE YOU SIGN THE PIN PAD THAT DOESNT SHOW ANYTHING OTHER THAN A LINE FOR SIGNATURE. THEN THEY STAPLE EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOLD IT INTO A LITTLE SQUARE AND SHOW YOU TO THE DOOR. once we got back to our resort I was putting everything in the safe and I unfolded the paper and noticed the wrong amt. the paper that the receipt was stapled to was in Spanish so I had the desk clerk translate it to be sure it wasn't a final sale etc. there was nothing there that said you couldn't return it but when I returned to the store she flat out refused and said take it up with your bank. Even when I told her to her face that she lied and scammed me she denied it and refused everything. I thought I was paying 50$ which I was ok with. What I as NOT ok with was paying 250$. I'm still trying to settle this. I don't want this ring. I will never wear it. If they don't take it back and charge back my card I will prob give it to goodwill. It's just covered with bad juju. Also my friend also bought a ring she thought she was paying 135$. Turns out she paid 410$ LIKE I SAID STAY AWAY FROM OPALA JEWELRY AND MERCADO 28 in general. Basically don't leave your resort. read more

We came here for food not shopping so that is the reason for 3 stars. The shopping is for tourists the food seems to be for locals as it looked like most of the shop owners were eating here. The shops are all blah. As other reviewers mentioned nothing locally made, all the same stuff in every stall and all being claimed to be "handmade". As other reviewers mentioned there are about 100 or so shops in here and you will get harassed BY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. There is no peace of leisurely browsing here, so be prepared for that. Just wandering through trying to find food was exhausting. The food was good, we picked a stall and ordered Cocinita which is what a member of the hotel staff recommended. It is like a stewed pork and it was really tasty! The fried plantains are not like Tostones which was a bit surprising to me. If that's what you are looking for don't order them. They also have coke in the bottle! read more

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This place is off the main city, and it takes about 20 minutes from the "Zona Hotelera" on bus ruta 2. The cost is $12 pesos per person to ride the bus. Here you will find souvenirs for a reasonable price. Paying in pesos always gets you better deals. The restaurant in the middle of the plaza is said to be decent unless you want to venture out further. There are plenty of taco stands around also. It closes at 7 so ID advise to start heading towards the center of town to catch the Rta. 2 back to the "Zona Hotelera". On your way there will be several stands and restaurants. read more

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Walked the Mercado and the closest thing that I can compare it too is an American flea market. If you don't like to get haggled do not come here, everyone will aggressively engage you trying to get you to buy from them. I was fortunate to find the stand with the best prices "isle G stall 200" if I could give this stand alone 5 stars I would. They were very welcoming and let me look around at my own discretion, only showing me what I asked about without any pressure to buy. read more

Mercado 28 - Bag full of key chains for friends and family as well as a few shirts bought on isle G stall 200 - Farmers Market Near Me - Cancún, ROO

This is a market with a 100 plus stalls/booths that look all the same selling the same old boring crap. There are no handmade items, they are all mass produced crap from China. Everyone tries to scam you and haggle with you starting with very expensive pricing. Sellers lied to us about where things came from (we like handmade items and were looking for woodcrafters, weavers,etc). One guy told us these mayan masks were made by "a guy who died but we found a new maker", well guess what, we saw the same exact masks 100 more times...that dead guy must have been REALLY busy before he kicked the bucket. smh. Sellers were aggressive and would follow you or stand in your way so you had to move around them. In addition, we were told by an employee of the hotel we were staying at that the bus and other transportation companies get paid 300 pesos to drop people off before Mercado 28 at the other stands on the road leading to Mercado, so that you think that is the market and buy from them. Either way, it doesn't matter, they all sell the same crap. No food stands other than a few full service food court restaurants...which was a bummer. I was looking to enjoy some mango, corn on the cob, or churros but none were to be found. Skip this place. If you do decide to go from the hotel zone, you take route 2 on the public bus system. read more

Market 28 has become one giant scam. What used to be a fun place to barter with the locals and get inexpensive souvenirs has become an absolute nightmare of a scam. Everything sold here is sold at the airport, but the airport prices are labeled, and CHEAPER! Literally everything we bought here was at the airport but less expensive. Even after the haggling. Vendors are all aggressive and offer you free shots of tequila or mescal to loosen you up. Then try and charge you sooooo much. We even had one vendor tell is one price in USD and then later we noticed our credit card was charged much more in pesos.. so we didn't notice at the time. Especially be careful of the jewelry shops, they are selling $40 rings from Amazon peddling them as authentic Special stones of the Mayan.. its all a bunch of scammers read more

The R2 bus will drop you off at Plaza 28 and the vendors there will tell you that you are at Mercado 28. Google maps directed us to the route for a 7 minute walk to Mercado 28. The Mercado was not too crowded during our visit on a Wednesday morning. The vendors were not too aggressive, except for a couple of little girls trying to sell purses. One vendor showed us a staircase to a second level for good views down to the shops. The second level appears to be for professional services, such as dentists. Make sure to have at least 10 pesos if you need to use a bathroom. I was in dire need and luckily had the 11 pesos given to me by a friend, so 10 went towards using a tiny hole in the wall toilet and six sheets of toilet paper. At least there was a sink to wash my hands afterwards. Our visit to Mercado 28 made for an entertaining couple of hours. We were not looking to purchase anything as we traveled with carry-on luggage only and had no room for souvenirs. read more

BUYER BEWARE!! Your taxi driver will bring you immediately to this place because they sell fake stones. They will offer you tequila- don't do it. They will ring you up for items and wrap them up quickly so you can't see the bottom of the prices. My friend bought Zultamite- BUT FAKE !!!!! We found out later that it's a very rare stone in turkey. Please avoid.**** Update so I got home and looked at my bank statement. They overcharged me $150. Disputing every charge! Please do not do business with these people! They say that the money is going towards the schools and I found out that is not true at all. awful people left a really bad taste in my mouth as I go to Mexico every year and a half. This was unbelievable I will never go back. read more

OVER PRICED. If you wanna be ripped off or you have money to waste then shop here. Otherwise catch the bus and go downtown where stuff is VERY inexpensive. It's also EXTREMELY hot inside. There is no AC and the smell of BADUSSY is on another level! This place is a giant swap meet. It's essentially the same stuff at every other store in here. The workers latch on and are pretty pushy. Now when you do find something you want you gotta haggle with them. We were just told our grand total was $167 with a discount because we spoke Spanish. This $167 was for 3 small items I could buy for about $12. Needless to say we only got one item and it was still $50! My son likes The Simpsons and found a "one of a kind Homer" dressed like the green lantern. My daughter wanted alebrijes so we walked a block over to the Fiesta Outlet and got them for $1.60 each. The outlet has all the crap you can think of and super cheap. Nothing beats downtown but if you don't wanna ride the bus to the locals swap meet then just go to the outlet. read more

Aquí no se puede estar en paz. No te dejan mirar sin atacarte. Todos los que trabajan ahí son muy agresivos. *NO confíes en nadie cuando estas aquí* Si tienen muchas cosas pero es todo lo mismo y está caro. You will be stalked by the shop workers. Every one will compete to have you buy something from them. Lots to see but can't shop in peace and tooooo expensive. Do not trust anyone here. read more

Nice people but they scammed us , everything is extremely overpriced you will find a better deal elsewhere . Beware on the prices of alcohol

Place is pretty chill with tons of little stores with souvenirs for the fam, friends, or those special ones. They have a lot of little stores offering food, shot glasses, bags, clothes, alchohol, etc. Some of the people here can be stubborn and not budge on prices, but others are cool. Overall worth checking out for souvenirs. read more

Tourist trap and you are harassed by vendors trying to lure you to buy their crap. All tiendas sell the same thing, you see one you see all. If you don't LOVE souvenirs, don't come. read more

BEWARE of Plateria Pochis Silver Jewelry! It's air conditioned and they try to force themselves on you. I eventually caved and bought two pairs of earrings. We went around and around with haggling and eventually I settled on $130USD and he charged me $142.59!!! So what it's another $12, but I told him absolutely not $140 no way, it wasn't worth it and I said the most I'd do was $120 and he said $130, and I said ok. The a-- charged me $142! read more

Most important thing: if you ride the bus here (R-2 from hotel zone and back) the bus will drop you off at "the market" and it is NOT Mercado 28. You have to walk about .5 mile down the street and you'll see the sign for the real place. We already knew that but a local man told us right away when we got off the bus and actually walked us all the way there. He was really nice, but had a hidden agenda because he immediately asked to take us to his favorite two vendors, his nieces and the silver jewelry store he worked at. The haggling started as soon as we went to the first store. It took being "showed" three stores before we were finally politely able to get away and start on our own. Either way, always negotiate the prices and NEVER take the first offer. Have a currency converter on your phone and be able to make it known that you understand the peso conversion, otherwise they will certainly take advantage whether you pay in pesos or your own currency. Either way, it's definitely cheaper than shopping in the heart of Cancun, there's around 280 vendors, and there's a handful of (overpriced) food places. The cheapest "souvenirs" we found was actually the vendors of Chichen Itza which we passed up knowing we'd be coming to Mercado 28. I did get beautiful ornaments for gifts for people back home at a good price here. read more

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