Gourmet Market Tours

The South Melbourne Market runs gourmet guided tours for the truly epicurious. With the help of an experienced Tour Guide, you will learn the Market’s secrets, sample the delights, meet specialist traders and be a part of the hustle and bustle of Melbourne’s oldest market.

When:     Saturdays 10am – midday

Cost:       $30 includes generous food tastings, ingredients for a mystery recipe
               and a Market bag

Book:      Bookings essential - 9209 6295 or click here

SPECIAL OFFER - Book a tour of 5 people and the 6th person goes free.* (Please mention this offer when booking.)

GIFT IDEAS - tour vouchers are available as a gift certificate. They are selling quickly and have proven to be a popular gift. Available at just $30 each (with a discount for bookings of six or more), they can be used anytime within a year.

Small Footprint Tours

We’ll show you how to shop and create a meal with foods grown and produced locally. Join us for this fun and educational tour and make your impact on the environment small, but very delicious.

When:     Saturdays 10am – midday

Cost:       $30 includes generous food tastings and a Market bag

Book:      Bookings essential - 9209 6295 or click here

Testimonials

Thanks for the tour of South Melbourne Market. My husband and I really enjoyed it – neither of us had been there for years and it was great to get tips on the best stalls etc. We bought heaps of stuff and ate like kings that weekend (the flathead was the best I’ve ever had).

Andrea, North Balwyn

The tour was absolutely fantastic.  The tour guide was great and engaging with lots of interesting information.  It was a great idea to give us ingredients from each shop to make our own paella and it was fantastic to have paella at the end.  It was so interesting to see all the different food and wines that are at the market, and the cheese shop was great.  Nothing negative to report.  Please thank the tour guide.  I will definitely be going back to South Melbourne Market!

Cathy, Prahran

 School Tours

The South Melbourne Market is a popular destination for school tours - it is complex, yet contained. It is fully undercover and provides a full range of retail activities. Teachers wishing to access specialist support should contact the Market office:

• Food tours - with tastings
• Behind the scenes - turning a messy business into an environmentally sustainable operation.

 Business Tours

The South Melbourne Market is accessed by tour operators bringing governmental and business groups to Australia to study commerce. The Market provides a perfect window onto the interface between government comemrce and statutory regulation. Environmentally progressive, the Market has professional guides to direct your study group.