Central Flacq Market — Local services in Isle Mauritius

A true local experience. The market has fresh fruit, vegetables, spices, baskets, clothing and other souvenirs. The parking is a bit chaotic. We got lucky with arriving in the lane just as someone was pulling out, but the parking was full and quite over crowded. The market and parking are protected by local policeman. The market was also quite crowded. We were told that it was open on Sundays and Wednesdays, so maybe this is why it was so crowded. Prices were pretty average, but the locals are willing to bargain and bring down their prices. We walked to the 2nd row of shops and noticed that the prices were far less than that of those in the front row (closest to the road) so we were lucky to have shopped around a bit before committing to any purchases. We bought some traditional curry spices, fresh fruits (apples, pears and papaya) we also got some bottled chili and I was very happy with my palm leaf woven bag. (I managed to bargain quite a bit to get the price down) overall it was a good experience. I went with my husband, mom and 4 year old son. My 4 year old was a bit apprehensive about the crowds so it helped to carry him on shoulders etc. Overall, it was a good experience and I'm glad we went to see what the proper local market had to offer. *I would mention that you should remember to bring your own bags for your shopping purchases. The locals are apprehensive to offer plastic bags as they are very environmentally friendly * you can buy some reusable bags there so don't worry if you...

The market is quite big. You can buy most of your vegetables and fruits there. Most if not all are clearly marked on prices. As for the garment areas (t shirts, collared shirts) expect a range from 350 rupees to 900 rupees. You can talk them down on t shirts to about 250 or 300, the collared Mauritius shirts that have dodo or anything that says “Mauritius” expect about 500. The food area is AMAZING it’s on the far right toward the back. The chicken biryani is crazy good expect to pay 135 rupees for that (about $2.95 or 271 euro) that also has a clear label. There’s a Huge line for it. So expect a wait time. They also had kebab which was equally as good for 85 rupees. PARKING…a complete mess. If you are driving well know that the double yellow lines in the road does NOT mean you can park there. Go into the crazy parking area. If you can. But it’s riddled with taxis waiting on customers and they are also blocking the stalls. I went around (after 10 attempts) toward the bus station and parked in that lot. It’s about a 7 minute walk from there. But at least I know my car wasn’t getting it’s picture taken for a fine later. 😃. OVERALL EXPERIENCE: great minus the parking issue. It’s about 20 min from Trou D’euce. (Pardon the spelling!) keep in mind it’s more of a vegetable fruit market more than anything else. But you can find small souvenirs as well. I did go on a Sunday so that could be why it was packed. The below picture is of the guy preparing the biryani,...

Been going to the flacq market since i was a kid, and since then the location of the market has shifted from behind the district court to behind the old bus terminal and now behind the Auguste Volaire stadium. Its a nicely built, modern and open air market. It gets really crowded on market days especially in the morning. The market days are wednesdays and sundays. The market has a few hundred parking spaces around, although all might be taken during market days. Pro tip- go very early on sundays, ideally before 7 AM to be sure to secure a parking sport near the market. There must be more than a hundred of stalls, from people selling vegetables to people selling fruits, fruit trees, houshold items, clothing and withour forgetting the meat/poultry section. The market also has a small food court with adequate sitting spaces with a good view of the nearby pond. If you are coming by bus, the market is just behind the...