# Central Market Hall (Nagycsarnok)

What to do en Budapest · Budapest

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/central-market-hall · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; closed on public holidays
- Para quién: All ages; with a pushchair, use the lifts

The great covered market of 1897 beside Liberty Bridge · Paprika, cured meats and lángos upstairs · Also open on Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00

What it is
The Central Market Hall, which Budapest calls the Nagycsarnok (the great hall), is an iron and brick structure from 1897 with a roof of coloured ceramic tiles. On the ground floor are the stalls of meat, cured meats, vegetables and paprika in little bags and tins; in the basement, fish and pickles; on the upper floor, food stalls, among them lángos, the fried dough with sour cream and cheese, and embroidery shops.
Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 6:00 to 18:00.
Saturday, from 6:00 to 16:00.
Sunday, from 10:00 to 16:00.
Closed on Hungarian public holidays.

Getting there
Metro M4 or trams 2, 47 and 49 to Fővám tér, at the door. Address: Vámház körút 1-3, at the end of the pedestrian street Váci utca and next to Liberty Bridge.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 47.487, 19.0583

## Cerca de aquí

- [Maverick Central Market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/where-to-stay/maverick-central-market), a 210 m
- [Gellért Baths, closed for renovation until 2028](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/gellert-baths), a 549 m
- [Rudas Baths, the 16th-century Turkish bath and the rooftop jacuzzi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/rudas-baths), a 797 m
- [Café Gerbeaud](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/where-to-eat/cafe-gerbeaud), a 1.2 km
- [One-Hour Danube Cruise with Legenda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/danube-cruise), a 1.3 km
- [Borkonyha Winekitchen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/where-to-eat/borkonyha-winekitchen), a 1.5 km
- [St Stephen's Basilica and Its Viewing Gallery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/st-stephens-basilica), a 1.6 km
- [Advent Bazilika, the St Stephen's Basilica Christmas Market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest/things-to-do/advent-bazilika), a 1.6 km

## Consejos

### Buy paprika downstairs, eat upstairs
The ground-floor stalls have more variety; the fast food is on the gallery.

### Go in the morning
At midday the upper floor fills with groups.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is the Central Market Hall open on Sunday?
Yes, from 10:00 to 16:00.

### What can you buy?
Sweet and hot paprika, salami, goose foie gras, Tokaji wine and embroidery.

Destino: [Budapest](https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/budapest.md)