Top food markets in Sydney

Whether you’re shopping for organic fruit and vegetables or ocean-fresh seafood, Sydney’s food markets span the city, and reflect the state's diversity of local produce.

Destination NSW

Aug 2025 - 7 min read

Paddy’s Markets

Often chaotic, but always fun, Paddy’s Haymarket is one of the oldest and largest markets in Australia. Grocers from across the city once came here to pick up produce to resell; 150 years down the track, it’s a mostly retail affair, attracting shoppers on the hunt for seasonal produce – at extremely reasonable prices. Given the market’s setting in Chinatown, many stalls specialise in hard-to-find Asian fruit and veggies, alongside specialty herbs and spices. In Western Sydney, Paddy's Flemington is the largest wholesale market in the city. It's open from Friday to Sunday and each day has a different theme. On Saturday, the enormous warehouse becomes a vast farmers market with the best seasonal produce at bargain prices.

Paddys Markets, Haymarket

Sydney Fish Market

For a full immersive experience into everything scaly and swimming, it’s hard to look past the Sydney Fish Market. Every day, traders arrive early to attend wholesale seafood auctions, while the general public descend at a more reasonable hour to admire sea urchins, spanner crabs, oysters, prawns and barramundi. Take away your goodies or linger at tables along the boardwalk, enjoying the freshest imaginable fish and chips, sashimi or lobster tail while overlooking Pyrmont’s Blackwattle Bay. For hand-on tips on preparing your haul, head to the on-site Sydney Seafood School – classes here instruct on everything from Singapore-style chilli crab to Spanish paella.

Gourmet Getaway Tours, Sydney Fish Market

Bondi Farmers Market

Rain or shine, the Bondi Farmers Market puts out the stalls every Saturday, celebrating farm-fresh produce on the grounds of Bondi Beach Public School. Load your shopping basket with seasonal fruit and vegetables, free-range meat, just-picked flowers, artisanal breads, cheese and olives. Then refuel with a vegan cookie or roast pork roll before strolling along Sydney’s most famous stretch of sand, just metres away.

Bondi Farmers Market, Bondi - Credit: Bondi Farmers Market

Watsons Bay Market

Robertson Park at Watsons Bay transforms into a bustling food market twice a year – once in spring and once in summer. More than 150 stalls that pop up in the harbourside sunshine with providores selling all things fresh and seasonal, alongside global eats from Vietnam to Peru. While you shop, point kids in the direction of the jumping castles and amusement-park games.

Watsons Bay Summer Market, Watsons Bay

Carriageworks Farmers Market

While Carriageworks often hosts fashion shows, art exhibitions and music festivals, the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Redfern becomes a food mecca every Saturday morning. Depending on the season you visit the Carriageworks Farmers Market, you’ll meet the farmers who grow Hartley Truffles, Mountain View tomatoes and The Fungi mushrooms, and load your shopping bags with Pecora Dairy cheeses, Pepe Saya butter, Alto Olives and Westmont Pickles. This Sydney institution is as much about community as it is stocking your fridge, with locals bringing the entire family – dogs included – to enjoy the atmosphere and a steaming bowl of pho.

Carriageworks Farmers Markets, Eveleigh - Credit: Jacquie Manning

Marrickville Organic Food & Farmers Market

People across Sydney attend the eclectic Sunday Marrickville Market, specialising in organic food across a spectrum of fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood. Aside from offering farm-fresh edibles, stallholders here range from tarot readers to fashion designers, with plenty of on-site entertainment – even pony rides for kids. Depending on the week, visitors queue for everything from dim sum and cold-pressed smoothies to homemade slices and tarts.

Marrickville Organic Food & Farmers Market, Marrickville - Credit: Stephen D Choularton

Tramsheds Growers Market

Head to Glebe for another Sunday shopathon at the Tramsheds Growers Market, hosting a revolving collection of stalls from the likes of Nomad Spices, The Honey Library and AB Cheese. When you’re done browsing, grab lunch at one of the precinct’s restaurants.

Tramsheds Sydney Markets at Glebe, Inner Sydney

Tramsheds Sydney, Glebe

Flour Mill Markets

The suburb of Summer Hill is the site of the Flour Mill Markets, a fortnightly Sunday gathering with a focus on sustainability – it’s entirely plastic free. Held in the forecourt of the historic Mungo Scott building (once a flour mill), this is the place to discover small-batch producers: try Mama Liu’s chilli oil, handmade chocolate by A Tiny Bit Decadent and Marshmallow Club's S’mores kits.

Flour Mill Market in Summer Hill, Inner West Sydney, Sydney

Flour Mill Market, Summer Hill

Ryde Wharf Market

As its name suggests, Ryde Wharf Marke t has a watery setting – the Parramatta River and the Ryde Bridge form the backdrop for these markets, held on the second and fourth Sunday of the month in Meadowbank’s Anderson Park. The 70-plus stalls hawk fashion, artisanal wares and food, with the latter’s highlights including delectable bureks from Alexander’s Bakery and equally delectable sweet Filipino pastries.

Ryde Wharf Market, Ryde - Credit: Ryde Wharf Market

Northside Produce Market

Just over the Harbour Bridge in North Sydney, the Northside Produce Market draws locals on the first and third Saturday of the month. The long list of stall-holders changes, depending on what’s in season, but might include Maria River Distillery, Margin’s Mushrooms, Willowbrae Chevre Cheese and Moonacres Farm. Grab a Broomfields pie or an offering from Brooklyn Boy Bagels with a schmear, and soak the vibrant atmosphere in Civic Park.

Northside Produce Market, Sydney North

Orange Grove Markets

Stock up on organic goods in Leichardt every Saturday from 8am to 1pm at the Orange Grove Market. You’ll also find gourmet goodies from France, Argentina, Turkey and more along with Bowen's bacon and egg rolls, Flour and Stone's lemon cake and Mayan coffee.

Fresh produce at Orange Grove Organic Markets, Leichardt

Orange Grove Organic Markets, Leichardt - Credit: Orange Grove Organic Markets

Manly Fresh Produce Markets

Head to Manly on Sundays for the Fresh Produce Markets at Sydney Road and Short Street Plaza, a short walk from Manly wharf and ferries. Here you can purchase produce directly from NSW farmers and makers, including organic fruit and vegetables, quality cheeses, olive oils, freshly baked bread and fresh flowers.

Manly Fresh Produce Markets, Manly - Credit: Manly Fresh Produce Markets

Parramatta Farmers Market

Every Wednesday Centenary Square is the setting for Parramatta Farmers Market. You’ll find an array of fresh produce including fresh fruits, eggs, vegetables, nuts, bread, meat, honey, pastries and flowers, along with street food vendors selling delicious quiches, paella, gozleme and more.