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The ultimate guide to Melbourne's best markets

Explore Melbourne's iconic markets.

Smiling vendor selling a range of pastries, dips and spreads at Queen Victoria Market.

Queen Victoria Market

This beloved Melbourne landmark is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.

Open street frontage of Spring Street Grocer.

Spring Street Grocer

Cheese, gelato, groceries, coffee and gourmet foods all under one roof.

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Where to buy Japanese milk bread in Melbourne

Find Melbourne's best Japanese cafes and bakeries serving fluffy white shokupan.

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A visitor's guide to Queen Victoria Market

Plan your day at Melbourne's most beloved open-air market.

The exterior of the cafe and cake shop Le Yeahllow, with people sitting outside on yellow benches and chairs on the city footpath, eating and drinking.

Le Yeahllow

This second Lt Bourke St branch serves artisan cake and coffee every day, for dine-in or to-go.

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Captains of Industry

A laneway cafe, bar and retail space featuring handmade boots, an onsite barber and a jeweller.

Wide range of Asian sauces and condiments lining supermarket shelves.

Tokyo Hometown Japanese & Korean Supermarket

A great range of products from Japan, Malaysia and Asia including groceries, snacks and sweets.

Pair of hands pulling apart a plaited pastry that is covered in poppy-seeds, above a wooden tray that contains other sweet pastries.

Bread Club

North Melbourne bakery specialising in traditional French style sourdough and pastries.

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The Bottle-O

Local independent bottle shop, stocking a range of beer, wine and spirits.

Bags of fruit and nut chocolates on a shelf.

Koko Black

Luxury chocolate store located on the corner of Swanston and Collins streets.

Colourful assorted lollies.

The Original Lolly Store

A specialty store offering old-fashioned boiled lollies, imported chocolates and sweets.

Close up of red lollies.

Sugar Station

Specialty store offering imported lollies, chocolate, liquorice and soda.

Street entrance to the Melbourne Mixue shop with exterior signage visible, and a glimpse into the interior.

Mixue Bubble Tea

The viral Chinese bubble tea and ice cream shop is now in Melbourne.

The interior of a wine store with bottles of wine displayed on wooden shelves and benches.

Act of Wine

Boutique wine store selling natural wine, craft beer and small batch artisan spirits.

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The Original Lolly Store

A specialty store in Carlton, offering old-fashioned boiled lollies, imported chocolates and sweets.

The shopfront of Asian grocer, East West Marketplace.

East West Marketplace

Discount food and traditional Asian snacks.

Sweet products on display on a shop counter.

LeTAO

The first Australian boutique store from the famous Japanese dessert makers.

Collection of iced cupcakes.

Joy Cupcakes

Cupcakes baked fresh every day using all natural ingredients with no artificial colours or flavours.

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Bill's Farm

Delicatessen with farm-fresh and gourmet produce from Australia and around the world.

A plate with three icing-topped cupcakes next to a box of branded cupcakes.

The Cupcake Queens

For people who are serious about cupcakes.

Staff member using tongs to pick up a square of jerky from one of four stacks of jerky.

Jerky House

A tasty range of chicken and beef jerky in flavours including five spice, honey, chilli and curry.

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Melbourne City Meats

Specialising in free-range chicken, juicy turkeys and locally-grown duck meat.

Display of blue and white ceramic teapots and mugs.

McIver's Coffee & Tea

A family-run coffee and tea shop, located in the Dairy Hall at the Queen Victoria Market since 1951.

Exquisite square of chocolate cake.

Le Petit Gateau

An indulgent French patisserie serving sweet and savoury treats.

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Ice cream

Gelato, sorbet or ice cream – find your favourite flavour at one the city's many ice cream stores.

Several custard-filled Italian bomboloni sweet pastries.

Baker D Chirico

Artisan bread and sweet and savoury pastries including Italian bomboloni.

Man smelling a glass of wine in an underground cellar featuring two large barrels with multiple wine bottles on top.

Vintage Cellars

Excellent range of local and imported wines, beer and spirits.

Two square-shaped white appliances with black hot plates side by side on a wooden table, one with a silver bowl of ramen on it, a microwave on top of them both and a large water container beside.

Ilura Mart Asian Grocery Store

Welcome to your neighborhood Asian grocery and DIY Ramen Bar.

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East Melbourne IGA and Liquor

East Melbourne IGA and Liquor is conveniently located in the Tribeca Complex in East Melbourne.

Brid's-eye of three cups of swirled yoghurt with various toppings.

llaollao QV

Europe's number 1 natural frozen yogurt comes to Melbourne.

Decorated cupcake.

Little Cupcakes

This bakers and frosters at on William Street lovingly handcraft their gourmet cupcakes daily.

Slices of multi-layered cake from a range of different mille crepes cakes.

Millé and B

Boutique patisserie specialising in the delicately layered Millé Crepe Cake.

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Lune

The place to go for a pain au chocolat, almond croissant, ham and gruyere, or lemon-curd cruffin

Glazed and iced ring doughnuts.

Krispy Kreme

American-style doughnuts, espresso coffee, ice cream and an ever-growing range of flavoured shakes.

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Shopping

Discover Melbourne's best shopping, from laneway boutiques to elegant arcades and flagship stores.

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Dining events

Find the best food events in Melbourne, from food festivals to wine tastings and cooking classes.

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Kulture Garage

African arts and culture pop-up gallery and exhibition site.

Leopard-print handbags and sandals on a white background.

Miss Louise

Luxury store bringing the latest designer footwear and accessory brands exclusively to Melbourne.