The Best Food Markets in Australia

Farmers markets

Three farmers markets in Western Australia, South Australia and Canberra sell produce, meat and cooked food. Bunbury Farmers Market is an indoor market between Perth and the Margaret River wine district, with fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, pies and a florist beside the produce. The Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market runs on Sundays under cover and in an open-air section, and its growers sell South Australian produce. Capital Region Farmers Market in Canberra is a Saturday market in a covered shed at EPIC, with seafood, bread and coffee.

Adelaide and Melbourne

Adelaide Central Market is a covered food market in the city centre that sells fruit, vegetables, cheese, spices and sweets from many cuisines. Cafes and eating counters sit among its stalls. South Melbourne Market has fresh produce, delicatessens, seafood counters, bakeries and oyster bars, and it is smaller than Queen Victoria Market.

Crafts and food stalls

Salamanca Market on Salamanca Place in Hobart is a Saturday market where only Tasmanian producers and makers sell, so the food, honey and crafts are local to the state. Eumundi Markets in Eumundi spread over terraces under big trees, with hundreds of stalls for handmade crafts, clothing, art and food. Eat Street Northshore in Brisbane has food stalls in shipping containers on the river, with dozens of cuisines and stages for live music.