Tours
Market Foodie Tours
Take a guided tour of Melbourne’s most loved local market, the quintessential village market.
Since 1867, South Melbourne Market has been a treasured inner-city landmark and a favourite amongst locals and visitors. It's a unique experience with a melting pot of great food, entertainment, creativity and culture.
Discover all of this and more on a guided Foodie Tour, with exclusive access to some of the Market’s iconic traders, quality produce and artisan creations.
Tour includes stops (and generous samples!) at a patisserie, chocolatier, fromagerie, oyster bar, Spanish bodega and more.
Details
- Price: $79
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Inclusions: Generous tastings and a South Melbourne Market shopping bag
Private tours are also available. Click here to submit a private tour enquiry.
School Tours
Secondary School Guided Tours
South Melbourne Market guided school tours are a fun, engaging way to help students gain information and develop understanding about sustainable food systems, environmental sustainability in practice and a range of other Victorian curriculum assessment criteria.
- Group size: Tours are available for a group of up to 15 participants (including students & supervisors).
- Length: 1.5 hours. We can modify the content to provide a shorter tour if required.
- Availability: Tours are available on Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm
- Cost: $19 per student. This is inclusive of all tastings and a Market tea towel.
Primary School Guided Tours
We can provide tailored primary school tours for groups up to 15 participants. Please contact the Market Office on 03 9209 6295 to discuss your tour needs.
Testimonials
"Best tour ever with a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. The food was amazing and the stallholders friendly and know their product. Definitely coming back!"
- Leanne and Melva"Thank you for all you did to help me arrange this morning’s tour. All my friends were absolutely delighted... Huge thanks to the tour guide for a wonderfully engaging manner and providing us with all sorts of facts, historical information, cooking tips and stories. We all left planning our next visit!"
- Denise