Pula Market: fish market, shopping and opening hours

Updated October 12, 2026.

Pula Market is a place to buy food in the city centre. The indoor fish market and butchers complement the outdoor fruit and vegetable stalls.

Fish downstairs, fruit and vegetables outside

The fish market is on the ground floor of the main building, alongside outlets selling meat, cheese and pasta. Fruit and vegetables are sold outside, from stone tables beneath chestnut trees.

For a morning trip from Bale to buy fish and other fresh food, we favour the central market in Pula over Rovinj’s market. Fish and meat sales finish earlier than business at some of the outdoor premises, so a late-afternoon arrival will not give you the same shopping options. Cafés and other places to eat and drink operate in the building and around the market for a break after shopping.

Whole and cleaned fish

Cleaning can change the price of fish you take back to your apartment. In June 2026, sardines at the market sold for €4 per kilogram, or around €6 when cleaned. These are not current prices or prices charged by every seller.

A market building opened in 1903

Construction began in 1902, and the market opened on 1 April 1903. The main building's iron structure and the outdoor area planted with chestnut trees date from that period. The 1997 refurbishment adapted the sales spaces for modern retail while preserving the historic building.

Opening hours by market area

Regular hours vary by section, with separate Sunday and public-holiday arrangements:

• Butchers and fish market inside the building: 07:00 to 14:00.
• Shops and food and drink premises inside the building: 07:00 to 15:00.
• Sales from tables and stalls: morning session 07:00 to 13:30, afternoon session 13:30 to 20:30.
• Outdoor premises and pavilions: 07:00 to 22:00.
• Sundays: the market opens from 07:00 to 12:00.

Sunday hours apply on public holidays from 1 June to 1 November. From 2 November to 31 May, the market closes on public holidays.

From 1 June to 30 September, food and drink premises in the building and pavilions open from 07:00 to 22:00, or 07:00 to 15:00 on Sundays and public holidays. These summer hours apply to cafés and restaurants, not to fish and meat sales.

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