Nuovo Mercato Testaccio, Indoor marketplace in Testaccio district, Rome, Italy
Nuovo Mercato Testaccio is an indoor market housed in a two-story building with around 103 stalls selling fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, fish, bread, and ready-made dishes. Local vendors staff the stalls and supply both home cooks and restaurants with their goods.
The market began in the 1920s as an open-air venue on Piazza Testaccio before moving to its current modern structure to expand vendor capacity.
The marketplace serves as a gathering point where Romans shop daily for ingredients tied to family cooking traditions and neighborhood food customs. Vendors here sell products that have been central to Testaccio tables for generations.
The building stands near the Pyramid of Cestius and has dedicated parking spaces outside its entrance. Visit in the early morning when selection is widest and the crowd thins out later in the day.
Several stalls focus on fifth quarter cuts, a reminder that this neighborhood once housed Rome's main slaughterhouse. This tradition reveals the quarter's roots in the city's food supply system.
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