Eat · Grand Marché & Rivière Madame
Créole lunch counters, Grand Marché
Fixed-plate créole lunches at the market counters: colombo, accras and grilled fish; go at 12:00 before the plates run out.
- Order: Fixed-plate créole lunch (colombo, accras, grilled fish)
- Tables and stools
- Walk-in window: before 12:30
- Queue risk: 12:30–14:00
- Bring cash
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Plan
Open now, when you can walk in, what to order
Go now?
Open?
Hours not published
Easiest walk-in
before 12:30
Reservations
Walk-in, no reservation
Paying
Bring cash
Walk-in windows
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
How to order, tip and pay, allergies, and booking
Tipping
Service is usually on the bill already; unlike in the US, don't add 15–20% on top.
Paying
Bring cash
Booking
- Booking
- Walk-in, no reservation
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Note
- Walk-in.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
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How to order here
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What to say
| In English | Say or show | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Good morning | Bonjou | bohn-zhoo |
| I need help | J'ai besoin d'aide | zhay buh-zwan ded |
| Hello | Bonjour | bon-zhoor |
| Thank you | Mèsi or Merci | meh-see |
Paying and tipping
Service is usually on the bill already; unlike in the US, don't add 15–20% on top.
Paying, diet and allergies
Who it suits, booking and the kitchen
Comfort, facts and cons
Hygiene and comfort
- Seating
- Tables and stools
Facts
- Reservations
- Not taken — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: unknown · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Inside the Grand Marché · ~2 min walk
Cons
- Cash only likely.
- Counters shut early afternoon.
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Questions and answers
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Sources
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