The fishing port and craft market two kilometres west of the centre is the most photographed and best-loved corner of Puerto Montt. A long shed of stalls sells alpaca knitwear, copper pans, mate gourds, and amber jewellery; the parallel row of cocinerías does the seafood lunches the city is famous for.
Curanto, a one-pot stew of mussels, clams, sausage, smoked pork, chicken, and potato traditionally steamed underground in hot stones, is the dish to try. Pair it with chicha de manzana, a sharp local apple cider. Best at lunchtime; many stalls close by 4 p.m.