Melbourne, victoria, australia
Brilliant Market
Visited in March 2015
Normally as I do reviews for this blog, it includes restaurants and wine. But being in the food industry, there is so much more in the food world that articles can be focused on. I learned that being in Seattle in 2014 when I went to the Pikes Place Market, a historical food and farmers market that gave me the idea that I can write about for than just restaurants and wine. So, while I was in Melbourne, Australia on a city tour, I stopped by the Queen Victoria’s Market, and found it just as impressive as the market in Seattle.
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From the market’s home page:
Welcome to Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Australia. Also known affectionately as ‘Vic Market’ or ‘Queen Vic’, the Queen Victoria Market has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for more than a century. A historic landmark spread over two city blocks, it’s a vibrant and bustling inner-city Market where you can shop for everything from Australian fruit and vegetables, and local and imported gourmet foods, to cosmetics, clothing and souvenirs.
Main review:
A very diverse market and extremely large covering nearly three city blocks. Once I finally arrived as the public transportation system and tram system can be confusing on which tram number to take to get you close enough to the market.
As I arrived I noticed a small monument next to the parking lot dedicated to John Batman, who was one of the first settlers and founders of Melbourne. The first part of the market I entered contained a large mecca of non-farmers market items for sale. Rows and rows of people selling souvenirs, trinkets, and clothes. Once I made it past the many rows of these Items I discovered the actual farmers market selling all the local grown and organic fruits and vegetables of every variety you can imagine.
The market then continued on into an inclosed building where there were several more rows of individual shops selling local cheese, charcuterie, and in the back section at least 40 venders selling meat, pork, and poultry.
It was great to see a good variety of local products to include kangaroo meat. After this section they had a separate seafood section with more variety than can be imagined, from Blue Crab to Coffin Bay Oysters.
Outside the main building were small candy shops, restaurants, and fast foods, with even more shops, accept these were higher end and boutique places for shopping. Overall, it was a great experience. I purchased several varieties of cheese from the Melbourne area and
Tasmania to include Kings Island Dairy from one of the local cheese stores called Woods Aussie Deli.
I highly recommend visiting the market if you visit Melbourne in the future.
Market address:
Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd
Management Office
Rear of 513 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
PO Box 12415
Franklin Street Post Office
Melbourne VIC 8006
Neighborhood:
Downtown Melbourne
Cross streets:
Corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude:-37.806912
Longetude:144.959466
Contact Information:
Contact:
|
(03) 9320 5822 |
| Market Website: | Queen Victoria’s Market |
| Social Media: |
Facebook Link |
| Twitter @VicMarket | |
| Blog |
Hours:
Lunch:
Daily: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dinner:
Monday
|
Closed |
| Tuesday | 6:00 am –2:00 pm |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 6:00 am –2:00 pm |
| Friday | 6:00 am –5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 6:00 am –3:00 pm |
| Sunday | 9:00 am –4:00 pm |
Standard Time (GMT +10:00)
Review by:
Chef Sean Overpeck (CFE)
Chef Sean cooks for soldiers in Afghanistan, 2012:
"Culinary perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."
TTFN
