A trip to this market is a must when you see the city of Budapest. Even if you aren't interested in the souvenirs on the second floor (which, by the way, are priced comparatively well), you should walk through this historic inside market to enjoy the culture, sights, smells, and sounds.
This is not simply a tourist location. It's a place where Hungarians shop for fruits and vegetables, spices, meats, cheeses, and every other type of food product.
The second floor is a large wrap-around loft balcony above the first. It has booths that sell prepared food like "langos"--a big fried flat piece of dough that is topped with sour cream, cheese, garlic oil or a variety of other things. Locals as well as tourists have a beer or eat at the stand-up tables overlooking the first floor.
The second floor also has booths selling Hungarian handicrafts--leather goods, embroidered linens, painted eggs, and touristy things like t-shirts and mugs.
One vendor at the Nagy Csarnok was having fun with a pig with sun glasses when we visited in October 2010.
Occasionally they have a special event in the market. The day we visited in October 2010, they had hand-crafted items in the large center aisle and I got some video of this man playing a hand-made dulcimer.
See also
Central Market 2009.
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