How you rate this depends on when you go. Saturday sees it teaming with people eating and drinking at the various stalls which have bar stools and table top eating "station" dotted around the area and finding a place to sit can prove difficult. Oddly though, you have to be careful where you buy your drinks if sitting down. You can buy your food from anywhere but not your drinks and if you buy from somewhere you shouldn't someone will come and tell you off. Sunday to Tuesday it is much quieter. Fruit and vegetable stalls and fish stalls open but many of the food stalls are not and all the seating is packed away. Wednesday sees it open again but not as busy as Saturday. Food is tapas style..ie, small portions..and reasonable in quality. The area is clearly popular with the locals who seem to drink heavily but sensibly.. For grocery shopping, the market is open everyday (I think, although Sunday.might be limited) but for drinks and food and atmosphere, Wednesday to Saturday.