Don’t leave it to the end! This is a good time to go back to school and see where to buy cheap school supplies in CDMX. The most traditional place to do it is the Historic Center. Check out the streets and squares with the best stationery stores.
According to the calendar of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), the 2024-2025 school year will officially start next Monday , August 26th. We recommend you to go shopping well in advance because these places tend to fill up with people a few days before classes start again. Without further ado, let’s go through the list of places you could visit.
1. Mesones Street
This is the street where you will find all kinds of school supplies, especially between 📍 José María Pino Suárez and Talavera. There are pencils, colors, glue, notebooks, white and colored paper, geometric sets, markers, pens, pencil sharpeners, erasers and a long etcetera.
In general you will find many stalls on the sidewalk, but there are also establishments with good offers. We recommend you to go with time so you can walk around and find the best price. This is the main street in the Centro where you will find stationery stores, but it is not the only one.
2. Plaza Mesones
Here you will also find an infinity of school supplies, stationery and even pencil cases and backpacks. Some of the stores in the plaza sell at wholesale prices. Take a look at everything you can buy. It is located at: 📍 Mesones 129, Centro Histórico de CDMX.
3. Moneda and Regina Streets
The main plus of this street are the school uniforms. They even sell everything necessary for the uniforms of the boys and girls who belong to the escort and the war band.
4. Correo Mayor
This street is known for its stores offering seasonal items; however, you will also find stationery stores, especially in the section located between Mesones and Regina. All three streets are located a few steps from Metro Pino Suarez.
5. Granaditas Market
This market is a little further away from the area we were in so far, but it is worth a visit. It is a huge place where they sell all kinds of shoes for all ages, including tennis shoes and school shoes. It is located at 📍 Aztecas 5, Morelos, Cuauhtémoc.
6. Sandino Market
If in addition to cheap school supplies, you are looking for a place to buy backpacks, this place is a must. It is a market dedicated to the sale of all kinds of backpacks: with seasonal designs, for laptops, for little ones in kindergarten and countless other options. There are also lunch boxes and pencil cases for sale. Mercado Sandino is located at 📍Del Carmen, Centro, Cuauhtémoc.