At the heart of the harbor activities in Port-Vendres the Fish of the Catalan Coast invites you to discover products direct from the sea, varied and selected for their quality.
Fresh fish from the fish market in Port-Vendres and auctions room around (Llansa Spain, Port la Nouvelle, Sète ...) and shellfish also adorn the stalls of the original property.
In addition, you can indulge in a range of gourmet products, soups, bisque, anchovies ... but also by regional products with unexpected flavors.
You can enjoy a range delicatessen where originality and a wide selection of wine from the Roussillon (Cave the Abbé Rous, Caves du Roussillon, Dominicans ...).

The diversity of products give this place a unique charm which one likes to wander.

 

The retail niche in Port Vendres wholesale fish market (Criée aux poisons) is a popular seafood eatery and shopping point.
With good reason: the best of raw materials are close at hand, as the market is among the largest in the western Mediterranean. Vans and lorries come and go, and the fishing fleet based in the port docks just a quay away.
Along two walls, there are shelves lined with seafood delicacies, condiments and wines. There are counters with fresh shellfish and prepared dishes. Live lobsters and langoustines stare out from tanks. Just outside the entrance, there’s a pavilion dedicated to fresh fish of innumerable species. It’s the seafood shoppers’ delight.

The focal point for sampling shoppers as well as snack seekers is a pub-height counter toward the back of the retail shop. Here, you rub shoulders with the real stuff: the waiters are seafood workers, wearing rubber boots and waterproof aprons. They speed back and forth, opening oysters, cleaning mussels and serving customers at the counter. They are workingmen, doing their jobs with pride. Many are linguistically capable, speaking Catalan, English and other languages, in addition to French. The menu of reasonably-priced small dishes is a single A4 sheet, printed both sides, encased in plastic, oysters, shellfish and crustaceans on one side, tapas and wines on the other. Everything on the menu is available on the shelves and counters in the shop; few counter customers leave without buying something to take home.

To navigate to the market, first find the memorial Obelisk at the head of the old part of the port (Vieux Port). With your back to it, you are looking East. At your left is the church and quays for fishing, customs, rescue and pilot boats. Follow the quays to the northeast: first Quai de l’Artillerie, then Quai du Fanal and finally, Quai de la Quarantine to Criée aux poissons, a large rectangular building adjoining a fishing and leisure boat works and yard. Go to the left around the building and follow the large signs to the entrance of the retail part of the market. It’s about a five-minute walk, but you may drive if you wish.

A team of professionals welcomes you, advise you and invites you to share the passion of the trade from the sea and fish.

(source: www.cotecatalane.com)

Opening :  April, May, June and September: from 8:30 to 12:30 and from 3.30pm to 7.30pm (closed Monday) - July, August: daily from 8:30 to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm - October to March: 8.30 to 1pm (closed on Mondays).