Mercat del Poblenou in Barcelona is a covered marketplace offering a wide range of local products. Tourists can try Catalan delicacies here, stock up on fresh fruit, vegetables, traditional spices and preserves. Sellers also offer fish and seafood as well as cheeses produced according to traditional recipes.
Mercat del Poblenou is not only a place where you can shop. You can also have breakfast or drink your morning coffee. Before Christmas celebrated in Catalonia, regional sweets and pastries appear on the stands.
The market was established in this place in 1889, when Sant Martí was still independent of Barcelona. Over the years, the building was rebuilt and modernized many times, today it is a modern building and a meeting point fashionable among the residents.