Queen Victoria Market has always been one my favourite places to visit in Melbourne! Imagine Singapore’s Parsabella Farmers Market, but better. Step into a cozy cafe or enjoy street food aside alfresco tables in the cool breeze. Grab some groceries, a couple of healthy snacks (granola, nuts, pumpkin seeds, etc.) and some wonderful goodies for your skin. More pictures below!
To avoid disappointment for making a wasted trip down, do note down that QVM is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays!! From 1 June to 31 August though, their Night Market opens from 5pm to 10pm on Wednesdays.
Opening Hours
Tuesday/Thursday: 6am-2pm (for produce) and 8am-2pm (for speciality shopping)
Friday: 6am-5pm (for produce) and 8am-3pm (for speciality shopping)
Saturday: 6am-3pm (for produce) and 8am-3pm (for speciality shopping)
Sunday: 9am-4pm (for both produce and speciality shopping)
Getting Here
By Train
- A 7-minute stroll along Elizabteh Street from Melbourne Central Station or William Street from Flagstaff Station
By Bus
- Take the Melbourne Visitor Shuttle and alight at stop 8 for the Market.
By Bike
- Ride along Royal Parade and Victoria Street on the major bike lanes leading to the Market.
- Free bike parking provided in and around QVM!
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By Tram
- My favourite option! Hands up if you have a thing for free rides. I love how convenient travelling is with the free City Circle tram, it’s also why I make sure our accommodation venue is always in the vicinity of the CBD.
- You can take tram 19, 57 or 59 to stop 7, Elizabeth Street or tram 55 to stop 9, Peel Street.
- Get off at the corner of Elizabeth Streets and La Trobe and walk to the Market in the North direction.
Baked goods and brewed coffee – one of the best breakfast combinations. Cappuccino from Market Lane Coffee, coconut macaroons and almond biscotti from the bakery right opposite the glass windows/tables (sorry I can’t remember the name). The almond biscotti pairs perfectly with a dollop of cappuccino foam and the sweetness from the coconut macaroons balances off the bits of bitter in the coffee.
If you’re not up for coffee but some chocolate indulgence, koko black is for you! Their hot chocolate is amazingly rich and luscious. Would never give it a miss each time I’m in Australia.
Check out that charming chocolate art 😉
My family got a few tubs of raw honey back from this store and they loved it!
There’s also a really attractive doughnut truck right at the end of the farmer’s market if you are craving for some sugar and carbs.
Skincare products from Coconut Revolution which I absolutely loved and wish I bought more of! I highly recommend their Coconut Body Butter. It provides a nourishing treatment and tops it off with an amazing coconut scent. They have three kinds of moisturizers: the body lotion, body cream and body butter – in ascending moisturizing levels and thickness. The body butter is the thickest and also the most expensive, but it has the longest lasting effect. Might get my brother to ship more back from Melbourne because their shipping fee costs almost AUD$30 🙁
People watching at Queen Victoria Market can be a really beautiful sight :’)
For more things to do in Melbourne, read here, here, or watch my travel video here!