Markets Caraïbes

This is one of the city's oldest markets, also known as the Marché Saint-Antoine, which housed market gardeners in a wooden hall that was destroyed by fire in 1871. The new metal halls date from 1874. The atmosphere is colorful and fragrant with the fruits and spices on display. You'll also find punches, basketry and love potions... Some of the merchants still wear the traditional headdress. It is advisable to ask permission before taking a photo.

The Demain Saint-François association has set up a market on Tuesday from 5pm on the Boulevard de l'Europe. The producers of the commune come to sell their fruit and vegetables directly. You will also find locally made punches, ready-made meals to take away.... Part of the market welcomes local craftsmen who offer seed jewellery, dolls, sculptures, gourds, coconut objects and various objects and souvenirs. Often the market is accompanied by musical entertainment.

Every Friday, the Haitian market ties up an artery just outside the city for the entire day. You can find all kinds of clothes, shoes and other very cheap products whose origin is not always known, but which you can easily suppose to come from international organizations or to be escaped products from the free trade zones... Some good deals to be done here (don't hesitate to bargain, Haitians understand your French), while enjoying the pleasant and somewhat frenetic popular atmosphere.

The old hall dates from 1928. It was built by the architect Ali Tur after the devastating cyclone of 1928. It became dilapidated many decades later and was demolished to make way for a new 300^m2 space. You will find fruits, vegetables and spices (cinnamon, saffron, colombo mix, star anise, cloves, green pepper...) to accompany grilled meats, seeds of roucou which perfume and color the oil for fish broths... Do not hesitate to ask the saleswomen for advice on your purchases.

A colorful market with farmers who come to sell their production of fruits and vegetables but also sellers of spices, jewelry, clothing ... The Mouliens come to do their shopping and meet the visitors for friendly exchanges. A great opportunity to discover authentic flavors and products unknown in France, such as local oranges which are green, apple bananas, land crabs during Easter... The visit is done to the rhythm of Gwo Ka if you arrive around 7pm.

The evening fruit and vegetable market next to the municipal stadium is a real local event. Fruit and vegetable growers come directly to offer their produce at attractive prices. You can also enjoy a selection of dishes and desserts to take away. The commune is home to a large number of regular visitors to its many gites and vacation homes, the majority of whom are retirees, and it's not uncommon to meet both residents and tourists in a very pleasant atmosphere.

This market is a must for any visit to Saint-Pierre! It is also the ideal place to meet the locals, to get acquainted with the fruits and vegetables of the country, to collect flavors, spices and why not to eat there! A typical West Indian market with its salespeople who will make you discover the treasures of their North Caribbean land or the little Creole grannies who sell produce from their garden, without forgetting the fishermen returning from fishing. Preferably, go on Saturday morning.

This market is not the most popular with tourists, but it is one of the largest in Pointe-à-Pitre. It's popular with locals for the food on offer, as prices are very attractive indeed: small producers come to present the fruits of their daily labours. The stalls are numerous and varied, with fruits, spices, local vegetables and freshly caught fish. It's an excellent opportunity to eat locally without breaking the bank, while promoting local production.

Opposite the marina, here is a colorful and lively stop to stock up on local fruits and vegetables, depending on the season, in a 100% Creole and friendly atmosphere. The place naturally provides fresh fish brought back by the morning fishermen, but it also offers a wide range of meats and of course black pudding. There is also a good choice of liqueurs, shrubs, local spices and handicrafts. The atmosphere is typical of a village of the south of the island. An essential stop during your stay.

These are the most popular shopping streets of the colonial city: a real Ali Baba's cave! Hundreds of intertwined electric wires hang along the gigantic multicolored signs. And as the Dominicans do not know how to live without music, the incessant din of the merengue mixes with the noise of the engines and the horns. You can find everything: clothes, shoes, textiles, beauty products, sports articles, food products, telephones... at very competitive prices. La Duarte marks the beginning of Chinatown.

It is the main handicraft market of the capital! It was inaugurated on October 24, 1942, date of the birthday of Trujillo, who ordered its construction. The architecture, very modern for the time, benefited from a system of natural lighting provided by the openings of the roof. Until 1963, only meat and agricultural products were sold there. Today, many craft shops have been set up on the first level, while agricultural products have been relegated to the immediate surroundings of the market.

Horns blaring, scooters whirring, mules braying and merengue chords, raw colors under the hot sun, fried food smells, tropical fruit scents, this is the Caribbean coast in all its splendor, shimmering and turbulent. In addition to the fruits and vegetables that pile up on the ground (come and fill up on bananas!), you will find a whole bunch of sometimes unusual objects along its lively and dusty alleys: kitchen utensils, second-hand clothes, brightly coloured plastic basins..

Tropical fruits, local specialties(dulce and rum), handicrafts, clothes... So many products that you will find in the Mercato Modelo of Santiago. Shops also propose, and especially, jewels of amber and larimar. However, it is very far from the animation and the choice of the Mercado Modelo of Santo Domingo. The one in Santiago has unfortunately decreased in quality for a few years. A visit where to go in spite of everything to impregnate you a little bit of a mercado to the old one and leave the modern shopping centers.

Effervescence and products of all kinds, such is the image of the Mercado Modelo of San Cristobal. You will find on the stalls and in the shops vegetables, tropical fruits, clothes of more or less good quality, various accessories, CDs to remember the years when these musical objects were in vogue but also to find, who knows, songs and melodies unknown (or too little) in France. To soak up the atmosphere of a Dominican covered market. Stop by, even if this Mercado is less important than the one in the capital.

Animated and colorful, the traditional market of La Trinité is a good place to buy tasty grilled chicken legs, fruits, and vegetables harvested in the morning, freshly caught fish, bread from the corner bakery, picnic supplies before going to the beach or discovering the Caravelle peninsula. Hidden under its large, completely restored market hall, it houses well-stocked stalls (spices, infused rums, homemade pâtés) as well as a few local craft stands to find a small souvenir to bring back home.

On Saturday morning, there are about twenty producers, members of the North Atlantic Agricultural Market, who meet on the Félix Lorne square in Sainte-Marie. This association brings together farmers who sell their products directly. Success is such that people come from far away to buy the market garden products (taro, yam, cucumber, lettuce…), fruits, peppers, and spices of these producers. Word of advice: get there early!

Right next to the cemetery, on the seafront, a new and pleasant structure, a large covered market hall, hosts the daily market of Le Diamant and its local producers. In addition to fruits and vegetables, a few small stalls offer local handicrafts to bring back a few gifts: jewelry, trinkets, pareos, punch and rum, madras fabrics, dolls, paintings, not to mention the delicious Martinique pastries. Three small restaurants adjoining the market, on the seaside, offer quality Creole cuisine.

To really immerse itself, and a little more of the daily life of the Cuban people. The stalls are not always well presented, but the general atmosphere is much more communicative than that of the depressing state stores.

This fish market, located on the small port of Lauricisque, has been completely refurbished and inaugurated in 2019, it now allows professional fishermen to offer local fish and seafood products raw or processed in sanitary conditions respecting the standards. The fish and preparations are offered on specific stalls for sale or scaling. Restaurant owners and professionals come to buy directly.

This local market is installed on the small square in front of the tower of Father Labat. It is organized by an association, the ADARSUB (Association for the agricultural and rural development of South Basse-Terre), which gathers farmers of the territory. Local producers come to sell their agricultural production directly to individuals. The stalls are full of fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, local meats, flowers, coconut water, but also processed products (black pudding, punch, cocoa, sweet and savoury cassava)...