{"id":1753,"date":"2016-10-25T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/https\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2018-05-30T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T09:37:16","slug":"the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"The foolproof guide to Sydney’s markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

From<\/strong> indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Each week the city\u2019s bundle of neighbourhood markets draws locals and travellers in their hundreds with the promise of good buys, good food and good vibes all too tempting. For those looking to delve into the city\u2019s market scene, here\u2019s our round-up of Sydney\u2019s best. Budget travellers beware, it’s hard to say no to the treasures and trinkets at these top spots<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Grounds Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"the-grounds-sydney-markets\"<\/p>\n

The Littlest Things<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"sydney-the-markets-the-grounds\"<\/p>\n

Alana Dimou, Broadsheet<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The city\u2019s most Instagrammed brunch spot loves to keep Sydneysiders on their toes. The caf\u00e9\u2019s latest venture, The Grounds Markets<\/a><\/strong>, is no exception. Arguably Sydney\u2019s most famous caf\u00e9, the Grounds of Alexandria is as sought-after for its coffee as it is for its chic rustic warehouse interiors. The Grounds is much more than just a caf\u00e9 though, with the site also holding an on-site florist, Potting Shed, gardens, and a farm (home to a much-loved resident, the pig Kevin Bacon). Open each weekend, The Grounds Markets brings the best makers, bakers and creators to one place, with local producers changing hands each week to keep stalls fresh and inspiring for visitors. The icing on top of an already epic cake, the coming of the markets make The Grounds the ideal Sunday morning destination.<\/p>\n

Go for<\/strong>: The Instagram-worthy location and the chance to see the legendary Kevin Bacon in the flesh!<\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>9am \u2013 3.30pm each Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Rocks Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"The-rocks-sydney-markets\"<\/p>\n

Courtesy of The Rocks Markets\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

An oldie but a goodie, on any given weekend you\u2019re likely to find us (and a\u00a0heap of other in-the-know shoppers) at The Rocks’ Markets. Dotting the laneways and alleys of Sydney\u2019s historic centre, stalls are filled with passionate creatives. Foodies, bespoke artists, fashion designers, and vintage hunters all put their best works on display here. Despite being just five minutes from Sydney\u2019s CBD, the Rocks Markets<\/a><\/strong> remain remarkably quiet, so there’s plenty of time to find your favourite pieces and have a chinwag with local sellers without interruption. And with stunning views of Sydney\u2019s harbour brandishing every turn, we know you\u2019ll come away from The Rocks Markets a smitten kitten.<\/p>\n

Go for<\/strong>: The old-world charm in an iconic location.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> 10am – 5pm each Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Moore Park Produce Market<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"moore-park-market-sydney\"<\/p>\n

\"Moore-park-market-sydney2\"<\/p>\n

Food, food and more food is the order of the day at Moore Park Produce Market<\/a><\/strong>, the latest pop-up venture to grace the inner city\u2019s popular EQ building. Hosted by chef Matt Kemp, all produce stalls are carefully curated by this passionate TV personality, ensuring only the best of the best in the food industry gets a look-in here. Up-and-coming local producers sit alongside bigger names like celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge in this marketplace, where eco-friendly and super tasty bites rule. Foodies assemble; we\u2019ve found your Mecca.<\/p>\n

Go for<\/strong>: The chance to brush up on your kitchen skills with Australia’s finest chefs by your side.<\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>8am \u2013 2pm each Wednesday and Saturday, (both days offer two-hour free parking too).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Newtown Community Markets\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"newtown-markets-sydney\"<\/p>\n

Urban edge and eclectic hippy vibes go hand-in-hand in Sydney\u2019s Newtown. D\u00e9cor pieces, vintage clothing, blink-and-you\u2019ll-miss-it vinyl records and original \u2013 and often wacky \u2013 creations from the local community find their home in Newtown Square each Saturday<\/a><\/strong>. A compendium revealing the very best of Newtown, this lesser-known gem is right by the diverse main strip with tattoo parlours, bars and caf\u00e9s just a stone\u2019s throw away from stalls. The markets here are just the beginning, you\u2019ll never be short of weird and wonderful things to do in this hood.<\/p>\n

Go for:<\/strong> An urban exploration of Sydney\u2019s slicker streets.<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 4pm each Saturday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Carriageworks Farmers Market<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"carriageworks-farmers-market-sydney\"<\/p>\n

Courtesy of Carriageworks\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Freshly baked bites from the legendary Bourke Street Bakery and a rich batch of freshly ground coffee goes down a treat in this sun-filled warehouse-cum-marketplace. Another killer foodie destination, Carriageworks Farmers Market<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>brings the state\u2019s best biodynamic and organic producers to the forefront, with curly-tailed carrots and raw honey, fresh juices and loose leaf teas just the cusp of the foodie finds you\u2019ll snag here. While food remains the order of the day, this marketplace\u2019s edgy industrial setting is what truly makes it a standout.<\/p>\n

Go for:<\/strong> A chance to spot award-winning chef and author, Kylie Kwong, working her magic at the Billy Kwong stall. Her plump pork buns drizzled with chilli are to die for.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> 8am \u2013 1pm each Saturday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Glebe Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Sydney-markets-glebe\"<\/p>\n

Start your weekend right with a Saturday visit to Glebe Markets<\/a><\/strong> in Sydney\u2019s inner West. From fresh produce stalls, vintage steals, pre-loved clothing and maker\u2019s pieces, Glebe Markets offers a treasure trove of collectables that the whole family can get behind. Live music and few bevvies on the lawn complete the experience.<\/p>\n

Go for: <\/strong>The diversity. Most stalls change hands each week, so you\u2019ll never be short of things to discover at Glebe Markets.<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>: 10am – 4pm each Saturday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sydney Fish Market<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"fish-market-sydney-travel\"<\/p>\n

He Needs Food<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n

Sydney Fish Markets<\/strong><\/a> is a whole other kettle of fish, and that\u2019s what makes it so special. On any given day, this working fishing port plays host to wholesale and retail fish markets, shops, eateries, a legendary cooking school as well as a rowdy fish auction each morning. The largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, this salty marketplace has an atmosphere like no other. You may not find your next party outfit here, but you will have a hell of a lot of tales to tell. Vegetarians may want to skip this one, but for everyone else, put this high on your Sydney hitlist.<\/p>\n

Go for:<\/strong> The culture; this age-old fishing port doesn\u2019t make niceties for tourists.<\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>7am \u2013 4pm every day, with on-site restaurants open till late.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0What’s your favourite Sydney markets?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AKA – where you\u2019ll find us this Aussie summer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20,12,25],"tags":[113,114],"yoast_head":"\nThe foolproof guide to Sydney's markets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Here's our favourites.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The foolproof guide to Sydney's markets\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Here's our favourites.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Guidebook - isango!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isangotravels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-25T14:06:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-05-30T09:37:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alice Griffin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@isango\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@isango\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alice Griffin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The foolproof guide to Sydney's markets","description":"From indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Here's our favourites.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The foolproof guide to Sydney's markets","og_description":"From indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Here's our favourites.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/","og_site_name":"The Guidebook - isango!","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isangotravels\/","article_published_time":"2016-10-25T14:06:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-05-30T09:37:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":666,"url":"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alice Griffin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@isango","twitter_site":"@isango","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alice Griffin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/","url":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/","name":"The foolproof guide to Sydney's markets","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-5.jpg","datePublished":"2016-10-25T14:06:21+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-30T09:37:16+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/#\/schema\/person\/460d41e77d0f75ffbc47686f5d37803e"},"description":"From indie arts and crafts and vintage threads to organic bites and coffee trucks, Sydney knows its markets. Here's our favourites.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-5.jpg","width":1000,"height":666,"caption":"sydney markets"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/the-foolproof-guide-to-sydneys-markets\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The foolproof guide to Sydney’s markets"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/","name":"The Guidebook - isango!","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/#\/schema\/person\/460d41e77d0f75ffbc47686f5d37803e","name":"Alice Griffin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca13ef13db5815ab49be4579abd45f74?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca13ef13db5815ab49be4579abd45f74?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alice Griffin"},"description":"Australian writer-slash-coffee enthusiast penning her adventures across Europe Alice hails from Sydney and is currently trying to find her way in the UK, visiting great caf\u00e9s by day and hole-in-the-wall speakeasies by night. When she\u2019s not befriending every dog in sight, Alice is travelling. The whole of Europe is on her list. After years of acting like it\u2019s her job to know all the inside travel info, she can\u2019t quite believe she\u2019s actually getting paid to do this. She humbly hopes her pieces will stop you from boarding the wrong bus, visiting mediocre museums or showing up at Stansted airport when your flight is at Heathrow\u2014all of which she has done before\u2014but she\u2019s not making any promises. Read Her Adventures","url":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/author\/alice-griffin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1753"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7604,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1753\/revisions\/7604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}