Mercado 9 de Octubre
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Mercado 9 de Octubre is three stories with fish and meat on the bottom, fresh produce and a few snack vendors on the ground floor, and then cookshops and smoothie vendors on top. Bargaining isn't really necessary as prices are pretty standard. The difference is with the size and quality you get for that standard price. We did a majority of our shopping at these produce markets. Jedd also found one of his favorite meals here - a $1 bowl of chicken or pork, starches, and broth. We also enjoyed the batidos (smoothies). I should mention here that the only time a local Cuencano actually named an area that we should avoid for safety (primarily at night) it was here. As pickpocketing is a crime of opportunity, it's always wise to carry as few valuables as possible and keep them close and concealed on your body until you need them. Otherwise it is safe to visit during the day. For more recommendations on what to do in and around Cuenca, find our blog posts by searching: "Intentional Travelers Cuenca"
Intentional Travelers
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A global traveler’s delightful walk through and produce shopping in a wet market. As I always do, a visit to an open public market is a pleasure to gain appreciation of local culture and norms. This is probably the most organized market in Cuenca. The Mercado has a huge open plaza that it shares with a hotel. The market itself is not only the one inside a big while pavilion but also vendors on streets along the plaza….This illustrates the entrepreneurial spirit of Cuencanos 😎😎😎😎😎. The array of produce inside and outside of the market pavilion displays an amazing spectrum of colors that are most pleasing to see😎😎😎. The market pavilion is clean and orderly 👏👏👏 - fruits and produce on the main level - meats and fish on the lower level, and - a food court on the upper level. It’s truly a one-stop shopping for farm products.— Great place to practice one’s price-bargaining skills 😊.
A V (globetrotter)
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The amazing experience at the market. Do you know if you are from far this can be an amazing experience because I love how the woman’s who are selling this stuff are very kind and lovely. They always calling you Mi amor or Vecino this mean my love or my neighbor they have beautiful colors there I love the fruit pleace in the vegetables around one of my another favorite place at the market is the smoothie stand They have very good ones for very good prices is pretty cheap can be from one dollar to three or four dollars no more if you like drink this kind of juice that is your place the best in the fresh one. And what I don’t buy there is the meat because I don’t prefer to get from somewhere else because you don’t know exactly where it is from. What is still OK is not that bad.
Maria J Guerrero
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This market is big enough to bring you amazement but small enough to not take all day. It really is just a spot to but food too cook or on the 3rd floor to eat. I can say if you eat Pig go to the 3rd floor and have some of the roasted pig. It is the best I have ever had. I even tried it in other spots around Ecuador and this place just has it down right. Of course food by American standard is inexpensive and it seems to be just about the right price for the area. I have read people calling it dirty. I don't agree at all . The place is old so some stuff is worn out but nothing was dirty and even the meat market didn't smell bad. That is definitely not the case everywhere.
Bert Stewart
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Place is great for meat fruit and vegetables. Upstairs is the whole roast pig everyone talks about. Be aware hygiene standards here are not like you're used to. They use their hands to load up your plate with everything from pork salad...yes salad...which they dip in the dressing swapping from one to the other wiping their hands on a dirty towel. I ate it and didn't get sick but wouldn't do it again because this is Ecuador the home of diarrhoea and vomiting. Take a look and you decide. Meat was good not operating like some here are doing. Cost was $3 small plate
joe bloggs
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Community theater held in a 109 year old ship which started life as a herring trawler from North Holland, the Netherlands. She was comenderred into WWII as a minesweeper. Having survived that she became a theater on the sea performing in more than 300 international cities. She is now anchored on solid ground in Manta, Ecuador, serving as a local community theater.
sherrill madden
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Nearby Attractions Of Mercado 9 de Octubre
Calderon Park
Puente Roto
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Plaza de las Flores
Museo Del Sombrero De Paja Toquilla
Portal Artesanal
Old Cathedral of Cuenca
Prohibido Centro Cultural
Iglesia Católica Santísimo Rosario | Cuenca
Iglesia de San Blas

Calderon Park
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Puente Roto
4.6
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Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
4.8
(1.7K)
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Plaza de las Flores
4.6
(720)
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Nearby Restaurants Of Mercado 9 de Octubre
Tiesto's Cafe Restaurant
Chocolateria Dos Chorreras
Café Del Parque
Inca Bar and Lounge
Kung Fu Wok
Chifa Jiang Men
Panda Tea Cuenca
Delicias Chinas
Chifa Kaiping
Chifa ZhongHua 中华酒家

Tiesto's Cafe Restaurant
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Chocolateria Dos Chorreras
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Café Del Parque
4.3
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Inca Bar and Lounge
4.4
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4X3X+RGG, y, Mariano Cueva & Pío Bravo, Cuenca, Ecuador
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attractions: Calderon Park, Puente Roto, Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Plaza de las Flores, Museo Del Sombrero De Paja Toquilla, Portal Artesanal, Old Cathedral of Cuenca, Prohibido Centro Cultural, Iglesia Católica Santísimo Rosario | Cuenca, Iglesia de San Blas, restaurants: Tiesto's Cafe Restaurant, Chocolateria Dos Chorreras, Café Del Parque, Inca Bar and Lounge, Kung Fu Wok, Chifa Jiang Men, Panda Tea Cuenca, Delicias Chinas, Chifa Kaiping, Chifa ZhongHua 中华酒家

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