Since always, Lisbon has established itself as a meeting place for merchants and the place of arrival of goods from the East of Africa and Brazil, later marketed to central and northern Europe. Essential goods were sold on the streets of the city, which began to cause some concern in terms of organization and led to the need to create specific locations for merchants. This is how the Ribeira Velha Market came about, in the Campo das Cebolas area, where vegetables, fish and fruit were sold.
In 1766, after the earthquake, due to the city’s restructuring plan drawn up by Marquês de Pombal, the market was transferred to Cais do Sodré, where it is currently located. In 1771, King José ordered the construction of the new Market on Avenida 24 de Julho, for the sale of fresh fish. Also known as Mercado da Ribeira Nova, the space was designed by engineer Ressano Garcia, who built a 10,000-square-meter building with an iron structure and installed a central corridor with water, which allowed goods to be preserved and provided sanitation. from the stalls. Since the opening date, the market has undergone successive renovations and expansions. In 1893, a fire almost completely destroyed the market and it was eventually demolished in 1926.
The reconstruction of the market was completed in 1930 and João Piloto was the architect in charge of rebuilding the space. An oriental-inspired dome was installed and the exterior was tiled. At the entrance, tile ashlars were placed, by the painter Vitórai Pereira, and panels whose theme is the sea, created by Jorge Colaço. A clock was also installed, considered revolutionary for the time, coming from France, from the company Horloges Bodet. The Market regained its reputation as the center of wholesale and retail trade.
In the 21st century, in 2001, the first floor of the space dedicated to a new social, cultural and recreational aspect was inaugurated.
In 2014, the market received an innovative project: Time Out Market. It is in this space that you will find a multitude of restaurants, bars and commercial spaces, on the same floor as the traditional stalls selling fresh products, where the chefs present at the Time Out Market buy the fresh fish, vegetables and fruits that they serve in their restaurants. On the first floor, there is now an iconic restaurant in the city, Pap’açorda, a bar, Rive Rouge, a multipurpose room, known as Estúdio Time Out, which hosts the best events in town, and a space for cowork and creative work. and cultural, the Second Home. Discover the best of Lisbon at the Time Out Market.
Av. 24 de Julho 49, 1200-479 Lisboa, Portugal
O Mercado da Ribeira, também conhecido como Mercado 24 de Julho, passou, desde a sua origem, por várias reabilitações. Há oito anos, recebeu o projeto Time Out Market, reunindo hoje a tradição de um mercado a um espaço moderno com restaurantes e áreas de lazer. Conheça a sua história e a importância que continua a ter na cidade. Neste espaço que encontra uma multiplicidade de restaurantes, bares e espaços comerciais, no mesmo piso das bancas tradicionais de venda de produtos frescos, onde os chefs presentes no Time Out Market compram o peixe fresco, as hortícolas e as frup...
