Central Market

The central market, in La Rochelle

The central market of La Rochelle, sheltered under fine halls, is the gourmet and convivial heart of the town, where products of the sea and Charente specialities rub shoulders. The La Rochelle audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this lively market, that overflows into the streets of the old centre on the great market days, a showcase of the local terroir.

The gourmet halls of the old centre

Do you hear the buzz of the chatter, the bargaining and the laughter between the merchants and the inhabitants? Advance and enter the halls that are in front of you to find this so convivial atmosphere in the aisles of the central market of La Rochelle. No doubt that you will find your happiness there among the numerous products offered: Charente galettes, crépinettes, seafood, Marennes-Oléron oysters, mojettes, fleur de sel of the island of Ré… The culinary specialities do not lack in this town turned towards the ocean and its rich terroir. Sheltered under fine covered halls of the nineteenth century, with an architecture of stone, iron and glass, the market is one of the most appreciated of the region. The colourful stalls of the fishmongers, market gardeners, cheesemongers, butchers and greengrocers compose there a lively and tasty picture, where you like to stroll and taste. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, great market days, the stalls multiply and invade the surrounding streets of the old centre, to the great pleasure of the gourmets. Beyond its products, the market is a place of life and meeting, where you take the time to exchange and to enjoy the art of living of La Rochelle. A historic hall and a gourmet heart, the central market is a fine stop of the discovery of La Rochelle.

What to see

Here you discover the central market, sheltered under fine covered halls of the nineteenth century, of stone, iron and glass, where the colourful stalls of the fishmongers, market gardeners and cheesemongers come to life; you taste the specialities of the terroir, seafood, Marennes-Oléron oysters, Charente galettes and fleur de sel of the island of Ré, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays the market overflows into the streets of the old centre. The central market is a gourmet heart of La Rochelle. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The central market lies in the heart of the old centre of La Rochelle, near the arcades leading to the Vieux-Port, reachable on foot. It follows its own days and opening hours, generally in the morning, more extended on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is the ideal place to discover the fresh products; it is best to come in the morning.

What do you find at the central market of La Rochelle?

The specialities of the Charente terroir and the ocean: seafood, Marennes-Oléron oysters, Charente galettes, crépinettes, mojettes and fleur de sel of the island of Ré, on the colourful stalls of the fishmongers, market gardeners and cheesemongers; sheltered under fine halls of the nineteenth century, the market overflows into the streets of the old centre on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Where is the central market of La Rochelle?

In the heart of the old centre of La Rochelle, near the arcades leading to the Vieux-Port, in France.