The municipal market of Chacao — three floors of fresh produce, fish, butcher shops, dry goods, and small cooked-food counters, on the southern edge of the Plaza Chacao. The building dates from the 1950s and the layout has not changed much since: ground floor for fish and meat, upper floors for fruit, vegetables, and prepared food. It is one of the few traditional markets still functioning properly in middle-class Caracas.
For visitors the upper-floor areperas are the main draw — counters selling fresh arepas, cachapas, and empanadas to a mostly local lunchtime crowd. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the busiest and most colourful; weekday mornings are quieter and easier to navigate. Mostly cash; some places now accept dollars.