10 Shopping Districts and Local Markets in Cannes
Where to Shop in Cannes and What to Buy?
Cannes shopping is an institution, synonymous with haute couture and luxury ready to wear clothing. Here, fashion and style are a way of life with clothing boutiques, tearooms, and interior design stores. The biggest French and international brands turn on the charm to offer you an unforgettable window shopping experience, while bars and cafés welcome you – and your shopping bags – with open arms for a little pick-me-up before heading back.
And as we’re here in the south of France, don’t forget to take some the local market produce home with you, ensuring you enjoy your vacation for that little bit longer. Discover the top shopping districts and local markets in Cannes.
1. Rue Hoche
Trendy shopping
Good for: Shoppers, Food
Rue Hoche and Rue d’Antibes, located in the very city center, make up a well trodden shopping route for visitors who come to shop in the sun. Against a backdrop of 19th century façades, the latter brings together affordable fashion designers, such as Promond and Zara, upmarket ones, such as Maje and Tommy Hilfiger, perfumeries, like Fragonard, and some specialized shops, including Fnac.
The former is lined with both original and trendy shops, local craft boutiques, and stylish little cafés and restaurants to rest your tired feet and give your credit card a break. This is the ideal street to discover the piece to cause a sensation on the beach.
Rue Hoche
2. La Croisette
Elegance defined
Good for: Shoppers, Luxury
La Croisette exudes a unique mix of luxury and delight along its 1.8 miles. This famous boulevard is where the largest designer houses, like Dior, Chanel, and Yves-Saint-Laurent, have chosen to set up shop. Unmissable leather brands such as Lancel, Vuitton, Fendu, Gucci, and Hermès will meet your accessory needs. Jewelers aren’t left out either, with Cartier, Chopard, and Ferret, among others.
If, however, you prefer to save your vacation budget for other pleasures, there’s nothing stopping you from going for a wander and just marveling over La Croisette. Read more
La Croisette
3. Rue Meynadier
Friendly food businesses
Good for: Shoppers
Rue Meynadier, the longest pedestrian street in Cannes, is in the extension of the old town and was one of its first commercial thoroughfares. Back in 1883, when it was still called Rue Grande, it was used by horses and horse-drawn carriages. Dressmakers, shoemakers, and cobblers stood opposite butchers and greengrocers.
Nowadays, people continue to visit the street to stock up on meat, cheese, olives, nuts, good wine, macarons, and sugared almonds. There are also a few souvenir shops and t-shirts of the city hang in shop windows alongside sarongs and other beach garments.
Rue Meynadier
4. Le Carré d’Or
Shopping in a party atmosphere
Good for: Shoppers, Food, Luxury
Le Carré d’Or, part way between Rue d’Antibes and La Croisette, is one of Cannes’ most vibrant districts, especially renowned for its jewelers, chic restaurants, and select lounge bars. It’s fitted out in style to offer the people of Cannes and visitors alike a pleasant day and night time experience.
With its soft lighting, you’ll come as much for the ready-to-wear clothes and swimwear shops as for the terraces where you can enjoy watching serial shoppers and other well-dressed strollers pass by. And, who knows? You might even bump into a celebrity.
5. Rue des États-Unis
A decor lover’s haven
Good for: Shoppers, Luxury
Rue de États-Unis is a lovely shopping street with a variety of luxury decor shops. Want to add some Cannes touches to your decoration? If the design of your hotel room or favorite restaurant has won you over, head for Rue de États-Unis, just off La Croisette, to unearth little gems to show off when you get back home and give your house the unmistakable classy Cannes touch.
The luxury decoration shops have won themselves an excellent reputation with connoisseurs. They stand alongside some ready-to-wear fashion shops as well as reputable hair salons such as Jean-Claude Biguine and Jean-Louis David. In short, you can enjoy this road on all fronts because, after all, isn’t that what vacations are for?
Rue des États-Unis
6. Galeries Lafayette
The embodiment of fashion
Good for: Shoppers, Luxury
Galeries Lafayette is a symbol of chicness par excellence, filled with trendy fashion and accessories. Naturally, Cannes needed its own temple dedicated to fashion and beauty. On Rue du Maréchal Foch, between Vieux Port and La Croisette, this multi-brand label chose its home on the Riviera more than a century ago and uses a wealth of ingenuity to bring the latest trends from Paris and elsewhere to life for the people of Cannes and tourists.
A warm atmosphere awaits for the most enjoyable of shopping sessions. Discover the concept of the digital leather shop by choosing a designer bag on a tablet and having it delivered to the store or your home.
Location: 6 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 06400 Cannes, France
Open: Monday–Friday from 10 am to 7.30 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm
Phone: +33 (0)4 97 06 25 00
Galeries Lafayette
7. Nocturnes du Quai Saint-Pierre
Picturesque craft market on the seafront
Good for: Food, Nightlife, Shoppers
For 2 months every summer Quai Saint-Pierre comes alive with a bustling night market that makes a wonderful evening activity in Cannes. Around 40 stalls are struck up along the waterfront so grab yourself a cool drink from a street vendor and wander the aisles in search of an incredible souvenir.
From handmade jewelry to stylish hats to unique toys, you’ll find it all. Why not purchase some of the local produce and have a mini picnic? Nothing beats sharing a fresh baguette with a loved one and watching the sun set over the sea.
Location: Quai Saint-Pierre, 06400 Cannes, France
Open: Thursdays from 7 pm to midnight (Closed rest of the year)
Nocturnes du Quai Saint-Pierre
8. Allées de la Liberté flower market
Sparkling colors and intoxicating scents
Good for: Shoppers
Allées de la Liberté flower market (Le marché aux fleurs des Allées de la Liberté) offers a peaceful, shady space where you can enjoy a moment of sweet idleness that is good for the soul. On Tuesday to Sunday mornings, a thousand seasonal colors made up of lavender, mimosas, tulips, and exotic flowers glow like jewels against the gentlest of backgrounds. This age-old market attracts budding gardeners and curious souls alike.
On weekends, you can also find an arts and crafts market and, if you go for a wander around, make sure not to miss the quaint music stall which dates back to 1880 and is recorded on the French list of historic monuments.
Location: 1 Allée de la Liberté Charles de Gaulle, 06400 Cannes, France
Open: Tuesday–Friday and Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm, Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm (Closed Mondays)
Allées de la Liberté flower market
9. La Bocca Market
A village market in the city
Good for: Shoppers, Food
La Bocca Market is a lively trade and craft market that takes place in, unsurprisingly, the La Bocca district. A stone’s throw from the Midi beaches, the district still has all the aspects of a traditional village with equal numbers of tourists and locals creating a friendly atmosphere in the streets, restaurants, bars, and boutiques. The Provençal market plays a large part, being one of the most varied and visited in the city.
On Wednesday evenings in July and August, you can discover the Bocassienne Nights (Nocturnes Bocassiennes), a trade and craft market that will welcome you in the characteristic spirit of the place and offer local produce and decorative objects, all in the delicate summer breeze.
Location: 25 Place Paul Roubaud, 06150 Cannes, France
Open: Tuesday–Sunday from 7 am to 1 pm (Closed Monday)
La Bocca Market
10. Gambetta Market
The scent of Provence
Good for: Shoppers, Food
At Gambetta Market (Marché Gambetta) you can enjoy the fresh morning air to fill your senses, and your suitcases, with delights of Provence. In the very heart of town, market gardeners will delight your ears with their sing-song accent, your nose with the scent of their Garrigue herbs (including vervain, thyme, and basil) and your taste buds with their perfectly ripe tomatoes, juicy fruit, handmade oils, delicious olives, homemade cold meats, and 100% local aniseed biscuits.
This gourmet moment is essential to every stay in Cannes. This market is bursting with life and opens almost every day of the year.
Location: 3 Place Gambetta, 06400 Cannes, France
Open: Daily from 7 am to 1 pm (Closed Mondays in Winter)
Gambetta Market
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