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Mercat de Sant Antoni

Name: Mercat de Sant Antoni
Price range: $
Rating: 4.4

4.4 ·

Step into Mercat de Sant Antoni, Eixample's everyday shopping hub. Browse fresh fish, meat, and produce stalls alongside clothing and general merchandise vendors, shopping the way local residents really do.

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Reasons to go

Sunday brings a book and collectibles market that takes over the surrounding streets
The market pairs a full food hall with a separate clothing and general merchandise section under one roof
It draws a mostly local crowd rather than tourists, offering a more everyday shopping experience than La Boqueria

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Full description

Mercat de Sant Antoni combines a full food market — fish, meat, produce, and prepared goods — with a separate section of clothing and general merchandise stalls, making it a genuine one-stop shop for the surrounding Eixample neighborhood. It draws far more local shoppers than tourists relative to its size, reflected in a strong local score, while still earning a very high 4.4 rating across nearly 39,000 reviews.

It suits visitors curious about how residents actually shop day to day rather than those looking for a curated tourist market experience.

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Address

Carrer del Comte d'Urgell, 1, Eixample, 08011 Barcelona, Spain · Eixample

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Go in the morning for the widest selection of fresh food
check if it's Sunday, when the market's book and collectibles stalls take over the surrounding streets
expect a more everyday, less polished experience than La Boqueria

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Reviews

Very beautiful market with amazing fresh fish selection, meats and so much more. I found it a little bit lacking in food options but just like La Boqueria, I found food is prepared and then it sits for a while until reheated to order so we didn’t eat anything here. It’s better to go to a local tapas spot where they…

Chef Gerry Rozo - Chef el Padre

2/5

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