A few blocks west of the Post Office, along the Bay Road and near the ferry dock on the waterfront, stands the Public Market. Although it operates on a daily basis, Friday evenings and early Saturday mornings are the busiest days at the market. This is also the best time for visitors to witness the abundance of exotic food stalls and purchase all sorts of fresh fruits and vegetable and fresh fish caught just hours before.

In the traditional West Indian style, the local ladies wakeup early in the morning and travel from all around the island to sell their fruits and vegetables in the Public Market. You can sometimes find up to three generations of women behind one food stall. The men also are up at the break of dawn to collect the fish pots they set the day before and sell the fish they caught out in front of the market.

The Public Market is a good place to meet the friendly locals and experience the lively chatter that accompanies every food stall. Bargaining is not common on St. Kitts, except at the Public Market. It is a mosaic of exotic and colorful sights, sounds and aromas. It is definitely worth a visit.