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title: "Central Market, San José — GetMap"
description: "Herbs hang beside old lunch counters. Its narrow lanes hold food stalls, herb sellers, flower stands, and tiny lunch counters called sodas. Opened in…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJO_ePiWPjoI8RjlsgmsfWidk
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# Central Market

Herbs hang beside old lunch counters

History · 🇨🇷 San José · one place, one stop

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Its narrow lanes hold food stalls, herb sellers, flower stands, and tiny lunch counters called sodas. Opened in 1880, the market still fills a city block with the same close-packed maze that has served San José for generations.

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[All 11 in San José](https://getmap.travel/quests/city/cr/san-jose)

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