Mercado da Ribeira (Time Out Market)
For over a century the city’s larder; since 2014, the food hall that taught the world to copy Lisbon.
At a glance
The Mercado da Ribeira stands by the Cais do Sodré on the Lisbon riverfront, its present iron-and-glass hall dating from 1882 and topped by an onion dome. It was the city’s main fresh-food market for generations. In 2014 half of it reopened as the Time Out Market, a food hall of the city’s best cooks that has been copied around the world.
Key facts
- Location: Avenida 24 de Julho, Cais do Sodré, Lisbon
- Present building: 1882
- Structure: iron and glass, with a domed centre
- Today: fresh market and the Time Out Market food hall (since 2014)
- Function: market
History
A market has stood by the river here for centuries; the iron hall that survives went up in 1882, when cities across Europe were roofing their markets in metal and glass. For decades it fed Lisbon from its stalls of fish, fruit and flowers.
As supermarkets drew shoppers away, the building’s western half was reinvented in 2014 as the Time Out Market, gathering the city’s chefs under one roof. The traditional market still trades alongside it.
What you see
The hall is a long iron shed with a domed crossing, light flooding through the glazed roof. On the market side, stalls heap up Atlantic fish and Portuguese produce; on the food-hall side, counters and shared tables fill the floor. Old engineering and new appetite share the same roof.
Practical information
- Open: daily; the food hall runs late
- Cost: free to enter
- Best for: the iron hall, the dome and the food
- Time needed: 30–60 minutes
Getting there
The market is at Cais do Sodré on the riverfront, beside the railway and metro station of the same name, a short walk from the Praça do Comércio.
Nearby
- Cais do Sodré — the riverside station and nightlife quarter
- Praça do Comércio — the great riverside square to the east
Sources
- Wikipedia — Mercado da Ribeira / Time Out Market Lisboa
- Câmara Municipal de Lisboa — market heritage information
- Wikimedia Commons — image source and licence
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