The Best Food Markets in Oceania

Covered food markets

Adelaide Central Market sells fruit, vegetables, cheese, spices and sweets from many cuisines in the city centre, with cafes and eating counters among the stalls. South Melbourne Market has produce, delicatessens, seafood counters and bakeries, and its oyster bars and pastry stalls set it apart. Bunbury Farmers Market in Western Australia is an indoor produce and food market, and Capital Region Farmers Market runs in a covered shed at EPIC in Canberra on Saturdays.

New Zealand markets

Hawke's Bay Farmers Market in Hastings is a Sunday market at the Hastings showgrounds, where growers, bakers and cheesemakers sell what they grow or make. The Saturday market in Nelson's city centre car park sells local produce, crafts and street food, from Māori fried bread and whitebait fritters to German pretzels. Otago Farmers Market runs on Saturdays beside Dunedin railway station, with produce, cheese, bread, pies and coffee carts.

Open-air and night markets

Salamanca Market in Hobart runs on Saturdays along Salamanca Place, and only Tasmanian producers and makers sell there. 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 is a night market of food stalls in shipping containers on the river, with stages for live music.