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Mercado Central de San Pedro

A place to eat in San Pedro, Cusco, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Morning.

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Mercado Central de San Pedro in San Pedro, Cusco
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Why go

Cusco's main market for fruit juices, soups, breads and local produce.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Cusco, alongside 5 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Chicha por Gastón Acurio and Plaza de Armas.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
San Pedro
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Cusco, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Chicha por Gastón Acurio

    Gastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant for regional Andean dishes in a colonial building.

    Food · 0.5 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Plaza de Armas

    Main square framed by the Cathedral and La Compañía church, built over the Inca plaza.

    Sight · 0.6 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Qorikancha

    Inca Sun Temple with precise stonework inside the Santo Domingo convent.

    Sight · 0.7 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Cusco Cathedral

    16th-century cathedral with Cusco School paintings, including a Last Supper with guinea pig.

    Sight · 0.7 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Museo del Pisco

    Pisco bar with tasting flights and well-made pisco sours.

    Drinks · 0.8 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Cicciolina

    Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.

    Food · 0.9 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Mercado Central de San Pedro is a stop on our Cusco & Machu Picchu route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Cusco

Mercado Central de San Pedro is our only food pick in Cusco; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Cusco guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Cusco run from 16°C in April to 18°C in November; December is usually the wettest month. For Mercado Central de San Pedro itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Cusco from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Cusco weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Mercado Central de San Pedro, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
Ca. Thupaq Amaru 477, Cusco 08002, Peru
Coordinates
-13.52096, -71.98267
Destination
Cusco, Peru

Mercado Central de San Pedro: quick answers

How much time do you need at Mercado Central de San Pedro?

Plan on about an hour at Mercado Central de San Pedro. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Mercado Central de San Pedro?

Our pick: Morning. Insider tip: Juice stalls are best; watch your bag.

Where is Mercado Central de San Pedro?

Mercado Central de San Pedro is at Ca. Thupaq Amaru 477, Cusco 08002, Peru, in San Pedro. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Mercado Central de San Pedro?

Mercado Central de San Pedro appears on Cusco & Machu Picchu, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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