18/10/2026
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This is where many Barcelona locals do their weekly food shopping.
Mercat de Sant Antoni is a city-run market in the Sant Antoni neighborhood, a short walk from El Raval. Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, cheese and cured ham, all under one roof.
It is really three markets in one. A fresh food market, a section selling clothes and accessories, and a book market that takes over on Sundays.
The building dates from 1882. It is a huge iron hall that fills a whole city block, with a dome about 92 feet (28 meters) high in the middle.
Its architect, Antoni Rovira i Trias, once won the contest to design the entire Eixample district. Then Madrid picked a different plan. He designed markets instead.
On Sunday mornings, secondhand books, magazines and collectibles are sold around the building. That tradition goes back to the 1930s.
It is also much less crowded than La Boqueria, and there are bars inside where you can stop for a tapa (a small plate of food) between stalls.
