Entrance to the Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles on Oct 26. 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon.
The Grand Central Market, first named “Wonder Market,” is a historical landmark in Downtown Los Angeles.
It opened in 1917 on the ground floor of the Homer Laughlin Building. It currently has more than 40 different food vendors, which provide visitors with plenty of options from cultures around the world.
Neon lights adorn the wall at the Grand Central Market in Downtown LA on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon
It is the largest and oldest public food market in Los Angeles.
Located in the middle of the market is Olio Wood Fired Pizzeria, with a two-ton wood-fired oven, which bakes artisan pizza to 900 degrees of perfection.
Miguel Robles (left) and his employee cook in the kitchen at Olio Wood Fired Pizzeria in Grand Central Market in Downtown LA on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon
Owner Michael Robles has been cooking here since 2013.
Hawaiian pizza is served fresh at Olio Wood Fired Pizzeria at the Grand Central Market in Downtown LA on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon. Hector Vargas eats a pizza from Olio Wood Fired Pizzeria in Downtown LA on Oct. 26, 2023. Photo by Dannie Carreon
