Kermel Market
Marché Kermel
A round colonial market with an iron frame, built in 1910, selling seafood, fruit, vegetables, flowers and handicrafts.
Kermel Market was founded in 1910 as a round colonial-style building with a cast-iron frame and coloured tiles. It was destroyed by fire in 1993 and rebuilt to its original design. Inside are stalls selling fish, meat, tropical fruit and flowers, while the outer ring has baskets, fabrics and souvenir stalls. It is tidier than Sandaga and more tourist-friendly. A few minutes' walk from the Gorée Island pier and Independence Square, it makes an easy stop before or after a ferry trip. Bargaining is possible, and you should watch out for pickpockets.
Opening hours
About 07:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Place de l'Indépendance
- Presidential Palace, Dakar
- Sandaga Market
- Museum of Black Civilizations
- Dakar Cathedral
- Théodore Monod Museum of African Art
- Grand Théâtre National
- Grand Mosque of Dakar