So now that I have moved into my new borough, I decided it was time to explore the places I neglected while living on the island.  First stop today was the Moore St. Market or better known as La Marqueta de Williamsburg.  As I made my way through the neighborhood on foot, the scene screamed San Juan, but it also screamed forgotten. The market entrance is easy to miss, with its lack-luster sign, and the market itself, well, not quite the bustling commercial center it once was.  There were as many empty vendor booths as there were occupied ones.  But what it lacked in size, it made up for in variety and geniality.  

The few vendors were selling everything from tamarindo and savila(aloe) to fresh ground spices and prayer candles.  The one fishmonger had a small, but fresh selection of seafood, the tilefish looked especially good.  Per usual, I started to get hungry and cruised over to a few of the prepared food vendors.  I ended up chatting with Maria, an owner of one the vendors specializing in candles, who offered me free coffee and dulce de coco. Other vendors were preparing empanadas and pasteles for lunch time while a few old men waited outsde a barber shop in the back of the market. I even found a great belt for $2.  

As the day was warming outside, things inside were slow, easy and tranquilo.  I would not say it is the best market I have been to in the city, but it does have a certain character that is sometimes hard to find in the chaos of the city.  

Moore Street Market 

110 Moore St., East Williamsburg  Mon-Thur 8-6  Fri/Sat 8-7 Sun 10-5

J to Flushing, L to Montrose

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