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    Street stalls of the Sunday tianguis in La Lagunilla, Mexico City

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    Tianguis de La Lagunilla

    Landmark Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México Municipality of Cuauhtémoc Valley of Mexico

    Sunday antiques and flea market north of the Centro: tin toys, vinyl, old cameras and furniture along Comonfort, plus micheladas.

    From Toluca: 1 h 5 min by car (64 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    • From Toluca: about 1 h 5 min by road (~64 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 48 min by car to Tepotzotlán
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    About Tianguis de La Lagunilla

    La Lagunilla is a market district just north of the Centro Histórico, a few blocks from Plaza Garibaldi, and on Sundays it hosts Mexico City's most famous antiques and flea market. The name, 'the little lagoon', recalls the stretch of water linked to Lake Texcoco where canoes once docked with goods for the great market of Tlatelolco. In colonial times the plaza of the Santa Catarina church held one of the city's main tianguis, and the area inherited the baratillo tradition of secondhand goods after vendors were pushed out of the Zócalo in the 17th century. The fixed market halls of today, for new clothes, fabrics, furniture and food, were built in the 1950s to a design by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.

    On Sundays the antiques section takes over Comonfort, Allende, Rayón and Matamoros streets. Stalls pile up old books and magazines, comics, coins, postcards, vinyl records, film posters, cameras, dial telephones, candelabras, silverware, jewellery, masks and furniture; tin toys are among the most sought-after pieces. Writers and collectors have long hunted here: Carlos Monsiváis found part of the collection now in the Museo del Estanquillo at La Lagunilla, and engineer Guillermo González Camarena is said to have bought parts for his first television camera in its stalls. Bargaining is part of the game, and the vendors' stories about each piece are part of the fun.

    Around the antiques, the wider Sunday tianguis sells vintage and secondhand clothing, new fashion, wedding, quinceañera and charro outfits from the covered market, and fabric by the metre. Micheladas are the drink of the day, and the San Camilito food market serves carnitas, birria and pozole. Come early for the best selection; the antiques stalls pack up by mid-afternoon. To the east the market merges into Tepito, so stay around the antiques streets near Comonfort.

    How to get to Tianguis de La Lagunilla

    Drive from Toluca: 1 h 5 min, 64 km

    Take the Metro: Lagunilla station on Line B and Garibaldi/Lagunilla, a transfer station on Lines 8 and B, are the closest. The antiques stalls start on Comonfort, between Paseo de la Reforma and Matamoros. Parking is scarce and streets around the market are clogged with stalls on Sundays, so leave the car behind.

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    Before you go to Tianguis de La Lagunilla: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    The antiques tianguis runs on Sundays only, 9 am to 3 pm. The covered clothing and fabric market is open all week, and the San Camilito food market around the clock. Ciudad de México (turismo) · checked Oct 2026
    Best time of day
    Arrive early on Sunday, when the selection is best and the crowds are thinner. Wikivoyage · checked Oct 2026
    Rules
    Keep to the antiques streets near Comonfort: further east the market blends into Tepito, a much rougher area. Wikivoyage · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Tianguis de La Lagunilla: what to see and do

    Hunt for antiques along Comonfort, Allende, Rayón and Matamoros on Sunday morning.
    Dig through crates of vinyl, old comics, postcards and out-of-print books.
    Look for tin toys, vintage cameras and dial telephones.
    Browse vintage and secondhand clothing in the wider Sunday tianguis.
    See the wedding, quinceañera and charro outfits in the covered clothing market.
    Stop for a michelada and carnitas or pozole at Mercado San Camilito.

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