If bustling Broadway and its profusion of colorful shops and theaters is the heart of Downtown, then Grand Central Market is its palate. Playing on a visitor's senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste, this bright cavern is a sprawling array of counters and stalls offering a multi-ethnic menu of meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables and every type of rice, beans, grains and spice - all at bargain prices. For those wanting a snack there is a variety of inexpensive sit-down and stand-up eateries, making the market a place to graze as well as gaze.

It is hard to imagine that the building was designed and built in 1897 as an emporium, only to have its ground floor remodeled in 1917 as a market very much in the European style with a Latin flavor.

Grand Central Market
317 South Broadway
Mon. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Walk through the Market and exit at Hill Street, turn left (south) and walk a few steps to the latest downtown respite...