In a low-lying area named Rua da Praia do Manduco, there was a market providing local residents with food and grocery items for decades and was previously under reconstruction. It reopened again on November 26, 2009 and was named the Complexo Municipal do Mercado de S. Louren蔞.

The new market is an eight-storey building. The ground floor is the wet market selling all kinds of seafood, vegetables and grocery; and a food court is located on the second floor. Moreover, other facilities like a car park, service depot, community centre, library and leisure park can be found inside the market.

The food court is a newly built area providing various types of food. Customers are served with tables and chairs in the indoor area with air-conditioning. The market is facilitated with brighter lights and comfortable space with better hygiene than before. Beside the indoor eating area, customers have another option. They can sit in the outdoor restaurant and next to it there is also a small park for kids to have fun.

Many stalls selling food in the food court were once running their business on both sides of the street named Rua da Praia do Manduco. It was a cramped street which served as a link for residents and peddlers for many years.

Today, there are fewer roadside stalls selling cooked food on the street. Owing to the hygiene concerns, they have moved into shops or moved up to the food court of the new market. A stall which has been selling barbecue chicken for two decades is now running its business in the food court. Since Mrs. Ao, the stall owner of the barbecue chicken has moved her stalls up to the food court, her business has dropped drastically. Ao sighed, "Fewer people come here and buy barbecue chicken after the move, about a 30% loss of customers." Change in place doesn't benefit much indeed.

Apart from Ao, another owner couple, Mr. Lai and his wife who sell bean curd soup complained that the poor air-conditioning service is another reason for the loss of customers. Lai said, "It is too hot when you stay in the food court during summer. The air-conditioner is not well-installed, thus people will not stay there in such a burning-hot environment."

No doubt the environment now has been improved with better hygiene. However, people find it inconvenient to get food in the food court because of the inadequacy of elevators there. Mrs. Wong, a middle-aged housewife said, "It's not as easy as before to buy food there. We used to take orders on our motorbike which was more convenient," When she was asked why she kept on buying the barbecue chicken, she replied, "I like the taste because the barbecue chicken is full of memory to me. I have been buying it since my childhood."

The stall owner of the barbecue chicken added with a big smile, "Although moving up to the food court affects my profits, I won't close down my stall. I enjoy seeing the face of my customers, chatting with them, which get me moving on to run it." Change in place doesn't impede a lot to regular customers. However, the food court operators hope that the government will give them a hand, building an escalator to facilitate the circulation of customers.