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Eating out

Restaurant picks will only come from places our editor has eaten at. Until then, here is the one place every day-tripper should know about.

Facts checked on 24 October 2026

The Café de Paris from the Casino square. Photo: Benoît Prieur, CC0

The Marché de la Condamine

Monaco’s market has traded on the Place d’Armes for more than 120 years, says the Mairie, with butchers, bakers, a fishmonger, fruit and vegetable growers and florists, plus Monégasque and regional specialities.

  • Traders: every day, 07:00 to 15:30
  • Fruit, vegetable and flower sellers: every day, 07:00 to 12:00
  • Evening food: Tuesday to Saturday, 18:00 to 23:00

From 15 January 2026 the inside of the market hall is closed for 13 months of major works, so the traders have moved out onto the Place d’Armes.

Barbagiuan

A Monégasque speciality to look out for is barbagiuan (also spelt barbajuan): a fried pastry, traditionally filled with Swiss chard and ricotta.

Restaurants

Our restaurant recommendations are to come. Each one will say when we visited and what we paid. Our policy on hosted meals is [to be confirmed by the publisher].

Sources

Each fact on this page comes from one of these. If you spot something that has changed, please tell us.

  1. Le Marché de la Condamine, Mairie de Monaco. Last checked 24 October 2026.
  2. Barbajuan, Wikipedia. Last checked 24 October 2026.