Monaco's markets: Condamine, Monte-Carlo and how they work

Two markets, not several

Monaco has two municipal markets, both run by the Mairie de Monaco through its Service du Domaine Communal – Commerce, Halles et Marchés. There is no market in Monaco-Ville, none in Fontvieille and none in Larvotto, and no rotating weekly market that moves around the districts. If a guide tells you otherwise, it is describing a Monaco that does not exist.

• The Marché de la Condamine, on the Place d'Armes, is the older and larger of the two — a covered hall plus outdoor produce stalls, trading for more than 120 years.
• The Marché de Monte-Carlo, on avenue Saint-Charles, has been on its current site since 2003 and serves the Monte-Carlo and Les Moulins side of the Principality.

Both open every day of the week, including Sunday. This surprises people who expect the French pattern of a market closed on Mondays.

Opening hours

Hours are set by trade, not by market, which is why a single "opening time" is misleading. The produce stalls pack up around midday; the shops and food traders carry on well into the afternoon.

At the Condamine, takeaway and sit-down food follows the trader hours — daily 7am to 3.30pm, then again Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm to 11pm. You do not need to book a table.

The Condamine hall is closed until 2027

Since 15 January 2026, the interior of the Condamine hall has been closed for a major restructuring announced by the Mairie as lasting 13 months, with reopening expected in early 2027.

The market has not stopped. The traders have been installed in a temporary village on the Place d'Armes: ten fitted wooden kiosks for the food traders, a 17 x 10 m marquee seating 65 for the other businesses, and a smaller 12 x 6 m marquee for the organic grocer Solis Bio — around 300 seats in all. Eighteen of the twenty-one operators made the move; two retired and the bar Le Zinc was not renewed.

For the duration of the works the Mairie is covering the traders' pitch fees, utilities and professional equipment. In practice this means you can still do a full shop and still eat there — but the historic hall itself, between the Place d'Armes and the rue Terrazzani, is a building site, and photographs of its interior in older guides no longer match what you will find.

Free delivery, if you live here

The least-known thing about Monaco's markets is that the Mairie will carry your shopping home. The Service du Domaine Communal – Commerce, Halles et Marchés runs a free home-delivery service for purchases made at either market, every day except Sunday, 7.30am to 2pm, reserved for private individuals resident in the Principality.

• Condamine market deliveries: +377 93 30 63 94
• Monte-Carlo market deliveries: +377 93 25 46 45

A number of traders also deliver themselves rather than through the municipal teams — the fishmonger, the florists, the rotisserie and the prepared-food stalls among them. Ask at the stall.

Which market for what

Go to the Condamine for the widest choice and for lunch. It has the butchers, the fishmonger, the cheesemonger, the charcutier, the bakers, the fresh-pasta maker and the prepared-food stalls, and it is the one place in Monaco where you can eat properly without a restaurant bill. It is also two minutes from Port Hercule and the Condamine quarter.

Go to Monte-Carlo if you live on that side. It is smaller and more of a neighbourhood errand than an outing, but the cabins stay open until 7pm — far later than the Condamine — which makes it the better option after work. Fresh pasta and bread are available at both.

For what to buy and what to eat once you are there, see the Monaco food markets guide. For growers, organic produce and the difference between a producer and a reseller, see farmers markets and organic food. The Condamine has its own detailed venue guide.

Seasonal and temporary markets

Beyond the two permanent markets, the Mairie stages the Village de Noël on Port Hercule each winter, generally from early December to the first days of January: several dozen chalets of food and gifts, free entry, plus rides, an ice rink and evening programming. Dates and theme change every year and are published by the Mairie in the autumn — see the Christmas markets guide.

Other temporary markets and food events appear around major fixtures such as the Grand Prix and the E-Prix, usually on or beside the Place d'Armes. These are announced case by case; the Mairie (Place de la Mairie, +377 93 15 28 63, open Monday to Friday 8.30am–4pm) is the authority for all of them.

Also worth reading

• Grocery shopping and supermarkets in Monaco
• Monegasque food and cuisine
• The cost of living in Monaco