Eat · Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat
Dholl puri stalls (Central Market area)Dholl puri
Street snacks near the Central Market: dholl puri (a thin flatbread with split-pea filling) and gato piment; go before 13:00 when the stalls are still stocked.
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Map & directions
Directions
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Key facts
- Price
- unknown
- Hours
- unknown
- Walk in
- before 12:00
- easiest window
- Seating
- counter
- 28″ bags
- No
- Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat
Walk-in windows
before 12:00: high12:00–14:00: riskyafternoon: risky
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Facts
- Reservations
- false — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food
- Diet
- vegetarian: yes · gluten free: none · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Streets around the Central Market and Rue Farquhar · ~3 min walk
Cons
- Stalls are cash only.
- Some stalls close by mid-afternoon or on Sundays.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterCentral Market & Aapravasi Ghatnearest point: Aapravasi Ghat interpretation centre (AC)160 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterChinatown & Jummah Mosque330 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterCaudan Waterfrontnearest point: Museum entrance (AC)400 m · 7 min walk
- Sleep areaCaudan Waterfront (hotel)600 m · 10 min walk
- ClusterChamp de Mars & Fort Adelaide640 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaChamp de Mars (guesthouse or hotel)880 m · 14 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Port Louis in 4 days.
Sources
- Wikivoyage — Port Louis (secondary)