District · St George's
Market Square and the Esplanade
The stalls, the bus station and Young Street; busiest on Saturday morning and cruise days.
Key facts
- Suits
- The Saturday market, the museum, cook-shop lunch
- Sights here
- 4
- Eats here
- 2
What it's like
- Suits:
- The Saturday market, the museum, cook-shop lunch
- In short:
- The stalls, the bus station and Young Street; busiest on Saturday morning and cruise days.
About these names
St George's is two waterfronts and a ridge: the Carenage on the inner harbour, the Esplanade and Market Square on the outer side, and Fort George on the hill above both. Grand Anse, with the main beach hotels, is about 10 km south by road; the airport is on the south-west tip past it.
Where exactly
This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Market Square and the Esplanade
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The stalls, the bus station and Young Street; busiest on Saturday morning and cruise days.
Suits: The Saturday market, the museum, cook-shop lunch
On the map: Grenada National Museum, Market Square (Saturday market)
District guideWalk: Market Square and the EsplanadeIn the districts table
Off the map: Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) (25–40 min by the usual route).
Where’s what, as a list:
- The Carenage: The horseshoe harbour road with restaurants, dive shops and the ferry landing. Flat by the water, steep in every lane going up. Suits: A first morning, harbour views, lunch by the water.
- Market Square and the Esplanade: The stalls, the bus station and Young Street; busiest on Saturday morning and cruise days. Suits: The Saturday market, the museum, cook-shop lunch.
- Fort George Hill: The fort, the hill road and old churches. Steep; take a taxi up and walk down. Suits: Harbour views and history, late afternoon.
- Grand Anse: The long beach with hotels, restaurants and shops, about 15 minutes south of the capital by taxi or minibus. Suits: Beach stays, families, longer trips.
- Sleep area The Carenage (harbour town): suits Families, older travellers, price band $$.
- Sleep area Grand Anse (beach hotels): suits Families, older travellers, price band $$$.
- Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND), 25–40 min by the usual route.
See
Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.
A short 1895 tunnel through the ridge between the Carenage and the Esplanade: a free 10-minute walk between the two waterfronts; there is traffic, so hold hands.
- Hours:
- 00:00–24:0012:00 AM–12:00 AM(check)
- Entry:
- Free
- Fort GeorgeBook a time
Go at 16:00 or later, when the heat drops: 30 minutes for the town and harbour view; taxi up and walk down.
- Hours:
- 08:00–17:008:00 AM–5:00 PM(check)
- Entry:
- Free
- Grenada National MuseumBook a time
Go in the heat of the day: about an hour in the old French barracks on Young Street, with air movement and shade; check the opening days first.
- Hours:
- 09:00–16:309:00 AM–4:30 PM(check)
- Market Square (Saturday market)Book a time
The town's produce and spice market, busiest on Saturday morning: go at 07:30–09:30 for nutmeg, mace, cocoa and a snack before the heat and the ship crowds.
- Hours:
- 06:30–15:006:30 AM–3:00 PM(check)
- Entry:
- Free
Open now in this district
Checking the time in St George's…
Eat
What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.
- Cook-shops, Market Square (confirm locally)
Lunch at a Grenadian cook-shop near Market Square: rice, stew, macaroni pie or oil down on a plate for EC$15–30; go at 12:00–13:00 before the pots run out (confirm locally).
Order: Oil down: Ask if it is ready.
Price: A plate is EC$15–30.
- Roti and patty counters, Market Square (confirm locally)
A fast, cheap lunch: a roti wrap or a meat patty for EC$8–25 at a counter near Market Square; cash only, small notes (confirm locally).
Order: Roti: Choose a filling.
Price: A roti is EC$12–25.
Shopping
Markets and shopping streets from the St George's buying guide that name this district.
- Market Square · Spices, fruit, vegetables, craft, street food · Daytime; busiest Saturday morning (check) · haggling: lightBest early, before the heat and the ship crowds.
- Nutmeg, mace and cocoa · Market Square stalls, supermarkets · Shop hoursBuy whole nutmeg and sealed packs, and check your airline and customs rules for plant products.
Getting there and around
Where to get off
- Taxi up the hill road to the fort gate · for Fort George
- Walk or taxi to Young Street near the harbour · for Grenada National Museum
- Taxi or walk to Market Square · for Market Square (Saturday market)
- Walk from the Carenage or Market Square · for Sendall Tunnel
Walks inside the district
- Sendall Tunnel → Market Square (Saturday market): 6–10 min on foot (Walk through the tunnel to Market Square)
- Market Square (Saturday market) → Cook-shops, Market Square: 3–6 min on foot (Walk to the cook-shops)
- Market Square (Saturday market) → Roti and patty counters, Market Square: 2–4 min on foot (Walk to the counters)
- Grenada National Museum → Market Square (Saturday market): 8–13 min on foot (Walk to Market Square)
On to the next area
- Short taxi or walk: about 9 min to The Carenage
- Short taxi or walk: about 9 min to Fort George Hill
From other sleep areas
- From The Carenage (harbour town): 8–12 min walk to Market Square and the Esplanade
Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.
Walking loop
A loop that starts and ends at the same place, through this district's sights and eats. Pick a length; download it for Organic Maps, OsmAnd or Google Earth.
About 114 min in all: 24 min on foot, the rest at the stops. 4 stops, back to where you started.
- Sendall TunnelStart here · stop about 10 min
- Grenada National Museum3 min walk (estimate) · stop about 30 min
- Fort George7 min walk (estimate) · stop about 20 min
- Market Square (Saturday market)8 min walk (estimate) · stop about 30 min
- Back to Sendall Tunnel: 6 min walk
Walking minutes come from this guide’s route graph where it has one; “estimate” means straight-line distance plus a quarter for street detours at an easy pace. Opening hours are not checked: look at “Open now” below before you set off.
Half-day walk
In the day plans: Day 2 — Grand Etang by driver, then Fort George at dusk (St George's in 3 days)
Streets in this district
Street names that appear in the addresses of this district’s places and eats: useful to type into a map or show a driver.
- Young Street
Safety at night and noise
Market Square and the Esplanadeday: oknight: caution
Busy and safe by day; empty side streets at night.
Nearby districts
Built from this guide’s St George's districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.