Cascais Mercado

Oh my goodness, thank you for making this a post. I knew you'd reply, but didn't realize you couldn't reply directly.

SO excited to hear the Pão com Chorizo is still available. Do they only have it on Wednesdays and Saturdays? What are the hours? Can you send an address?

Can you also tell me if the Roulote Hot Dogs operates year round? This too was a tradition when we lived there, but it was far more basic without real tables or anything. Just the truck and some chairs at the edge of the ocean. I also read they might now be more permanent at the casa da Guia?

Maybe now that I have made a post you can reply directly?

My private message reply was successful in responding to this post. See my answer there.

Kathrynj

Just wondering, with the Mercado operating only 2 days a week, where do people buy the freshest fish and best meat and produce the rest of the time. Are there butchers and fish mongers?

Hoping for a reunion in 2026,
Dennis and Elinore

PS, posted here rather than an email as others may be interested in the answer

The fish market and the talhos are open six days a week. It’s just the produce people who are only there three days a week. During Covid, they started also having it open on Sunday as well as Wednesday and Saturday. The fish market is open Sunday also but the talhos are closed. The fish market is closed Monday as the fisherman don’t fish on Sunday. For produce, all the supermarkets have fresh produce if you need something on the days it’s closed.

There are also a number of small shops open every day. A bakery, French cheese shop, Italian market, nut and dried fruit shop, etc. The Mercado is such an integral part of the town. I can’t imagine living without it.

kathrynj,
thanks for the clarification. this makes much more sense.
i will keep it in mind

Dennis