Papeete Market is a must-visit for local goods and delicious produce. For the best experience, go early on a Sunday morning (before 9am) for unique food options. Elvis' stall is a standout, offering an array of local products like monoi oils, perfumes, soaps, lotions, vanilla, coffee, and more. Make sure you find him! I found great souvenirs here and excellent mosquito repellents. Elvis, the vendor, is incredibly kind and genuinely helpful. His recommended sprays were effective, and the tamanu oil worked wonders on my mosquito bites. A definite recommendation for all visitors, especially those prone to mosquito bites!

Lots of different products to look at. Several places to eat. Nice people. A pleasant way to spend an hour. Lots of stores and restaurants in the area. We bought a few things for my granddaughters.

It is a good place to buy flowers but the pearl shops were overpriced. The place closes at noon on Dec 30th and was not planning to open up until New Year's week. It was open for a short time in the evening too. Nice to walk by.

This place is a must to visit, to see all the offers from the island, good place to buy your souvenirs, even pearls, good prices. You can also observe local life if you come early enough. it is an open market, no aircon of course, so could be hot inside during wet season.

Located a few blocks from the pier so it's easy to visit and walkable from cruise pier. One section had fish and fresh produce which was fun to see. The rest was typical Tahitian souvenirs-clothing, jewelry ,trinkets. We did not buy as we were just starting a cruise. I found that the prices about the same as in the islands but there was better selection here. There's a lot of shopping around the market and you can buy everything you need. Basic items were high due to most items being imported.

Can't miss this if walking around downtown area. A busy but clean place to shop and eat. All the fresh fish and fruits looked tempting. Souvenirs can be had here with plenty of vendors selling different wares. It's also colorful so a good place for photos.

This is like a giant flea/craft market mixed with a food fair and fish/meat market. Great for locals buying groceries and lunch. For tourists, it’s good for a look see but don’t buy. The prices and quality made it not worth it. I found better quality items around local markets across Tahiti and at the main Tahiti tourism office and at the Tahiti national museum. Definitely don’t buy black pearls here. One thing that they do have (that I did buy) was flower garlands ( leis in Hawaii and heis in Tahiti) from the numerous small hei stands around the outer edge of the market (outside the gates). Fantastic quality, especially the head or hat heis which are much more ornate than what we can buy at similar markets in Hawai’i.

This is a nice open-air market in downtown Papeete. It has tables set up and run by individuals, store, operated by businesses, and a few eating places thrown in. We found that most, even the individual vendors accepted credit cards. There are some bargains, but you will want to comparison shop.

This is a huge market with many vendors for jewelry and clothing. Good prices for most things and lots of variety. Black pearls are available for a reasonable price. There is also a large selection of local food.

The Municipal market is worth a visit and in my case a short visit. It has a little bit of everything from exotic flowers, fake flowers to shell jewelry, other artifacts etc.. There are various food items. One can spend a lot of time here if you are so inclined but I had enough in about half an hour.