Savvy shoppers can find the best prices the District has to offer in bleak warehouses north of Union Station.
Capital City Market, at the intersection of New York and Florida avenues, has been the wholesale epicenter of the city for over 75 years. Fresh shipments of fruits, vegetables and meats pour in and out of the market in a seemingly never–ending stream of trucks.
Worn and gritty, the largely wholesale market is not immediately inviting to retail shoppers. But if you know which big metal doors to open, retail deals abound on traditional and exotic foods, take out, and home supplies.
Just two blocks from a new Metro stop, the market is in the middle of a neighborhood undergoing major redevelopment. Proposed plans to revitalize the market, a change that could give the area a facelift but potentially alter the character of the market, have been met with some resistance.
Explore the market with the map above.