Varvakeios market, Market hall in central Athens, Greece.

Varvakeios market is a rectangular municipal market hall at Odos Athinas 42, built to plans by architect Ioannis Koumelis with a roof of glass and metal. Meat is sold in the surrounding covered lanes of Armodiou, Aristogitonos and Filopimenos, fish in the central hall, and nuts, dried fruit and spices in the shops facing the street. The fruit and vegetable market lies opposite.

Construction of the Varvakeios market began in 1878 to the plans of architect Ioannis Koumelis, replacing the old Turkish-era bazaar near Monastiraki. A major fire on 8–9 August 1884 interrupted the work, and the hall was finally inaugurated in 1886. A clock tower added to the front in 1906 no longer survives.

The market serves as a daily meeting place where vendors and regular customers build personal relationships over many years. These ongoing connections shape neighborhood life and make the space an important social hub.

The market sits between Monastiraki and Omonia and opens Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 6 PM. Visit early in the morning when selection is widest and crowds are lightest.

The market is nicknamed "the stomach of Athens", echoing the old Parisian halls' "belly of Paris". Of three tavernas once open around the clock inside, only one now stays open into the early evening.