Red Market (Mercado Vermelho)

Macau's landmark 1936 red-brick wet market, freshly reopened in 2024 after a two-year renovation, with roughly a hundred-plus stalls of seafood, meat, and produce over three floors. It's free, it's real daily life, and the streets around it (Three Lamps district) are some of the best cheap-eats territory in the city. Not a food court — come to look, graze nearby.

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

Is the Red Market open again after renovation?

Yes — vendors moved back in and the market reopened at the end of May 2024 after a two-year revamp. The red Art Deco facade got a careful restoration, and the inside is cleaner and better ventilated than before.

How do I get to the Red Market?

It's in northern Macau peninsula on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda, served by plenty of buses (1, 3, 9, 25, 26 among them). From Senado Square it's about 10 minutes by taxi or 20-25 by bus.

Can I take photos inside the Red Market?

Generally yes for the building and general scenes, but ask before photographing individual vendors or their stalls close-up. A smile and a gesture at your camera goes a long way; buying some fruit goes further.

Can I eat at the Red Market?

It's a wet market for raw ingredients, not a hawker center — but the surrounding Three Lamps (Rotunda de Carlos da Maia) district is packed with cheap noodle shops, congee joints, and street snacks. Browse inside, then eat within a two-block radius.

Is the Red Market worth visiting for tourists?

If you want to see how Macau residents actually live and shop — absolutely, and it costs nothing. If live seafood tanks and butcher counters make you queasy, you'll want to skip the upper floors.

Why is it called the Red Market?

Simple: the whole 1936 building is built of red brick. It's one of Macau's few protected Art Deco structures, designed by local architect Julio Alberto Basto, and it's been a market since day one.

What's on each floor of the Red Market?

Roughly: produce and dry goods lower down, fish and seafood, then meat and poultry above. Around 120 stalls returned after the renovation, so it's a proper full-scale market again.

What are the Red Market's opening hours?

Daily from 7:30am to 7:30pm. Morning is when it's liveliest — by late afternoon many stalls are winding down.

Nearby in Ask Macau

• Three Lamps District (Rotunda de Carlos da Maia)Neighborhood0.06 km · 1 min walk
• Mercado Municipal Almirante Lacerda (Red Market Annex / Stalls Area)Market0.13 km · 2 min walk
• IFT Educational RestaurantRestaurant0.26 km · 3 min walk
• Mong Ha Hill Municipal ParkPark0.33 km · 4 min walk
• Kun Iam Temple (Kun Iam Tong)Landmark0.41 km · 5 min walk