Fruit and spices
On the ground floor.
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The capital's main market since the mid-nineteenth century, under Victorian-style iron roofs near the harbour, and the best place to feel the daily pulse of Mauritius and its mix of Indian, African, Chinese and European peoples. On the ground floor are piles of tropical fruit and fresh vegetables, the smell of spices and curry, and stalls of medicinal herbs whose sellers prescribe a brew for every ailment. Upstairs and in the side wings are shops for crafts, baskets, fabrics and souvenirs. Do not leave without tasting Mauritian street food: dholl puri, thin flatbread stuffed with split peas and served with curry and chutneys, gateaux piments, fried split-pea fritters, and cold alouda, a sweet milk drink. The market is crowded and noisy, especially in the morning, so keep your belongings close and bargain in the souvenir shops. It usually closes early on Sunday afternoons.
On the ground floor.
A brew for every ailment.
Dholl puri and alouda.
Farquhar Street, central Port Louis
Aapravasi GhatThe site of the old immigration depot on Port Louis harbour, through which about3 minutes walk4.3
Jummah Mosque, Port LouisThe most famous and most beautiful mosque in Mauritius, standing in the heart of3 minutes walk4.8
Caudan WaterfrontA shopping and leisure complex on the Port Louis quayside, opened in the 1990s o6 minutes walk4.4
Fort Adelaide (La Citadelle)A stone fort on a hill above central Port Louis, built by the British between 1810 minutes walk4.3Dholl puri, lentil-stuffed flatbread with curry, gateaux piments fritters, and cold alouda.