Walking up Lucas Balderos, you’ll find the artisan market. It’s a narrow, colourful street that ends at the food market along Colegio. Along the way, you can pick up a wealth of souvenirs and can usually bargain if buying multiple items from the same stall or if you’re paying cash for something more expensive. We picked up some picture frames, glassware, and a painting on bark. There are also quite a few jewelry shops, especially around Jardin Principal, if you’re looking for silver pendants and earrings.
The food market is a labyrinth of stalls where fruit, flowers, and other produce are stacked high above your head. There’s also a food court area where you can buy snacks and fruit juices. We stopped at one stall selling freshly squeezed fruit juices - mango, papaya, melon, pina, fresa, manzana, mamey, guayaba, limon, naranja, and zanahoria (15 pesos for a large fruit smoothie), which are made on the spot. In the food market, they also sell a variety of bags with Mexican designs and photographs on the front (70ps). We got one to carry our gifts home in, and the bag itself is a great souvenir.