Markets & Food Events

From the team behind beloved suburban gems Riserva, Baia Di Vino and Lucia comes Breadcetera—a fresh neighbourhood concept where daily essentials meet delightful discoveries.

For an authentic taste of Italy—the kind Nonna would be proud of—make tracks to Melbourne Arancini.

Get 'em while they’re hot! Miss Amelie Gourmet Pies has expanded its Melbourne presence with a new location at the historic Queen Victoria Market, offering pie lovers a taste of their award-winning creations.

Trading the desk for the dough, the Mornington Peninsula local and ex-Urban List ed turned pizza devotee Simon Cassar, has parked his pop-up venture, Pizza Luna, at Quealy Winemakers for a summer residency takeover.

Say hello to Frankie’s Pie Shop—bringing the fluffy, crispy pastry snack to the Fitzroy Mills Market in a not-so-normal kinda way. What we mean is you won’t see your classic pie flavours in this joint, which is expected when it’s brought to life by an ex-Farmer’s Daughters and Marion chef, Francesca Giorgi Monfort.

Mörk Chocolate emerged as a captivating family-owned brand, sparked to life by the synergy of the North Melbourne couple, Kiril Shaginov and Josefin Zernell. On a mission to elevate Melbourne's revered café culture, they started Mörk to ensure that every cherished establishment delivered an exceptional cup of dark hot chocolate that rivalled their esteemed coffee offerings. Now, Mörk Chocolate unveils their latest triumph—a cosy new store nestled within the vibrant tapestry of the Queen Victoria Market.

Fans of flavour and seafood feasts, listen up. Louisiana-style Crawfish sensation, The Boiling Crab, is bringing their hands-on dining experience to a brand new location in Melbourne’s CBD. 

Marko is the newest plant-based kid on the block, setting up shop a stone's throw away from the South Melbourne market.

The only good thing that’s Melbourne’s lengthy lockdown has left us is several ghost kitchens continuing to trade without a brick and mortar locale. The latest to arrive via plenty of Instagram hype is Oru Bake, an account slinging a grip of loosely Japanese desserts which epitomise the age-old ‘looks too good to eat’ truism.

When that hunger hits, nothing quite hits the spot like some no-fuss hot chippies, a big ol’ fried chicken burger or a bucket of wings. The all-female identifying team at Preston’s Fried Hustle have hit the nail on the head with that formula, offering up a bevy of salty goodness and accompanying treats.

After Dinner by Heston shut its doors at the beginning of Melbourne’s lockdown, chef Gareth and his partner, Cat, had a lot of time on their hands. Gareth joined the many Melburnians baking their way through isolation, but he and Cat couldn’t eat all the tarts on their own. And so Tarts Anon was born. The business is their side-hustle, but with over 3k followers on Instagram already, these humble desserts are gaining traction. 

The residents of Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street and surrounds quickly became accustomed to picking up their baked goods from the temporary Marion Grocer. Realising it had quickly become a fixture of the cherished culinary strip, restaurateur Andrew McConnell has decided to relocate his grocery, now known as Morning Market, to a permanent locale two doors down.

With the pubs closed right now, it's fair to say there are a lot of Melburnians craving a good old-fashioned parma.

There are several ways to make yourself known in Melbourne’s hospo industry. Some basic marketing is the first step, a decent menu will help word-of-mouth spread naturally, and a ballsy business name will certainly put you ahead of the pack. Say g’day to A Dingo Ate My Taco.

Brunswick is definitely not lacking in the excellent-spots-to-get-a-feed department, but in case you’ve tried every single one, you’ll be happy to know there’s a new name in town.

La Central is Melbourne’s first Spanish deli-meets-bodega at South Melbourne Market. Conceived by Spanish-born Alberto Andres and Rufino Ramos, the guys were inspired by the vibrant markets of Barcelona and Madrid for this opening.

Connie Polito and Michael Nihill have been in the Melbourne hospitality scene for years. After running a successful pizzeria, which quickly became a Melbourne favourite, they sold the business and moved away from it. And in the last few months, the dynamic duo has been operating a food truck with an interesting name.

Prahran Market just got an exciting addition last month, and we’re all for it.

The Ascot Lot is another addition to Melbourne’s growing food truck park scene, and it’s delivering all the things Melbournians could possibly desire.

It’s how Torres Strait islanders welcome people to a feast or banquet, and how they like to enjoy food: surrounded by the people they love.

Olivia Sutton opened her highly acclaimed specialty cheese shop, Harper & Blohm, in 2014 to share her love of cheese with Melbournians. Named after the maiden names of her grandparents, Merle Harper and Mona Blohm, the shop was originally located in Essendon, but as of November 2018 has found a new home on Sydney Road in Brunswick.

The Melbourne dessert plains are fraught with aggressively sweet competition. And one of its chief contenders doesn’t even have a permanent location yet. But don’t let that minor factoid deter you—these guys make some pretty mean sweet treats.

Deep Thornbury was born like many great ideas, over a few beers. Or as founder Rhys calls them, "Denzel Frothingtons". Rhys is definitely our kind of guy. 

People always say things like ‘Oh, the Queen Vic Market has been there forever.’ But we often take it for granted: there has been a market at the top of Queen St for over 140 years. Since 20 March 1878 in fact.

There are two truly iconic markets in Melbourne, when you get right down to it. Queen Victoria (which has been going strong since the 1860s) and South Melbourne Market, which first opened its stalls back in 1867.

All hail the almighty boerewors! The emperor of the sausage kingdom is a fat, juicy, South African sausage seared over burning hot coals. And there's only one place we go to get the good stuff in Melbourne: Boeri Bros food truck.

What world are we even living in?

When it comes to food trucks these days, it takes a lot to make Melbourne sit up and take notice. We like to think we’ve seen it all before. Well we just found something you haven’t seen: a vintage Italian three-wheeler, driving all over town serving cups of homemade tiramisu.

Prepare your taste buds for some seriously delicious eats people because from the ashes of Sydney’s famous Bao Stop, rises Cloud Thief!

“In-a Spain, we don’t play by the rules. We don’t use no measurements.”

Whether you've already completed your weekly shop or not, we can guarantee you’re not going to be able to refrain from waltzing on in to LaManna & Sons. This place is the definition of eye candy (or veggie).

Visually pleasing and delicious? Nope, we’re not talking Harry Styles’ latest video, we’re talking Poke Time Food Truck’s new mobile spread.

Coffee by day, dogs by night – this food cart is popping up at some of the hottest events in Melbourne.

Not quite a restaurant, not quite a food truck! The Smoke Pit is an authentic low & slow American BBQ roving stall, serving up the most finger lickin’, mouth-watering beef brisket and pulled pork you’ve ever tasted. And if you’re feeling adventurous, try their ridiculously hot habanero chilli sauce!

Slow food with quick service! Everything at the Street Feast food truck is cooked low'n'slow for a minimum of 18 hours, creating tender flavoursome meats you can only dream of (until you hunt down the truck, obviously). Partner that with their signature dry rub, topped with fresh coleslaw and you have yourself a feast on the street.

This badass barber shop has brought all the things we love about inner city barbershops to the outer eastern suburbs. Bossman offers a premium barber experience, specializing in trims, shaves and all things dapper. 

We don’t know why, but food just tastes better when it’s served from a truck! Welcome to Thornbury is a permanent food truck park where up to six trucks drive in and cook up a storm each day. The menu depends on their daily schedule (check their website), but we guaranteed it’s always good and regularly features Mr Burger. There’s also an undercover bar, serving a massive range of ciders, wines, craft beers and cocktails to warm your insides.

Any sweet tooth will attest that the logistics of eating a waffle on the go is a lot like attempting to eat your Nonna’s spaghetti with chopsticks. One chopstick. A brilliant Melbourne, waffle-loving duo has the artery-clogging solution: Waffle Pops. Traditional crispy on-the-outside, chewy on-the-inside Belgium waffles are served on a stick and covered in 12 extravagantly sweet toppings. 

As a welcome new addition to Melbourne's already vibrant food truck scene, Super Taco is here to bring some bite back into our Mexican food. Offering a range of tacos with crazy ingredients (including cactus), Super Taco is also serving up a range of tasty sides like charred corn, hand-fried corn chips and chipotle beans. Yes please!

The Daily Food Co. truck, nicknamed Lola, serves up delicious American-style fare from its retro-style horse float. With a menu that includes popcorn chicken, tacos, and one of the most drool-worthy pork sliders we've encountered in a looooong time, this Melbourne food truck isn't for the faint-hearted. We've heard that they also team up with BBQ legends The Gem for delicious meaty specials—check the Daily Food Co.'s Facebook page for details and expect lip-smacking food that beats most trucks around. 

Currently located in Fitzroy, The Voodoo Jerk Truck serves up some of the most delicious Jamaican food in Melbourne from its back-alley kitchen. Twinned with Pixel Alley, the truck itself is hidden from the main strip of Smith Street, making it an awesome foodie hidden treasure to take your mates to. As for the must-try? Jerk chicken every time!

One of Melbourne’s favourite food trucks, Nuoc Mama's serves up contemporary Vietnamese street food perfect for every outdoor event! It’s no wonder Melburnians go stalking after one of this city’s best trucks, with modern Banh Mi, Kim Chi fries and spicy chicken just some of the mouth-watering bites on offer. 

Melbourne food truck Soul Kitchen serves up some of the best wholesome soul food and coffee in Melbourne (provided by St. Ali) from its converted Volkswagen camper van. You'll be able to find them at events throughout venues, as well as book them for your own private soul food party. Winner!

Sliders are basically the greatest thing ever, and there's no better place to get them than one of Melbourne's best food trucks, Sliders on Tyres. Serving epic sliders, chicken wings and thick cut chips, you'll not leave these guys hungry! Get to Sliders on Tyres at events in Melbourne—check their website for details!

The Souvlaki Cart food truck serves—you guessed it!—souvlaki street food to Melbourne's most hungry punters. MAily attending weekend events and festivals, the awesome mobile truck is one of Melbourne's best food trucks for delicious souvas, made from top quality ingredients. Looking for a tasty lunch in Melbourne? The Souvlaki Cart team have you covered!

Did you know that Fitzroy crepe restaurant Rue De Creperie has a food cart?! You can pick up some of their delicious sweet and savoury crepes from their mobile crepe cart, which pops up at events in Melbourne thrughout the year. Stuck for choice? Go for the strawberry and chocolate...they're gluten-free too!

Trailer Made food truck brings together a variety of European and Middle Eastern food influences in some of Melbourne's best street food dishes. With a focus on artisanal food that's free from the fluff of fine dining, Trailer Made should be on your list, whether you're a Melbourne food truck fanatic or not!

Waffles on wheels?! Yes please! Melbourne dessert truck WaffleWorks serves up freshly cooked waffles from its legendary food truck, which you'll find at food markets, parks and festivals. Whether you like your waffles slathered in chocolate or served with fresh fruit, the WaffleWorks food truck caters to any and all. 

Mushroom-aholics, this one's for you! One of the best vegetarian food trucks in Melbourne, The Little Mushroom Co. serves delicious mushroom and halloumi burgers from its cute food van. The Melbourne food truck is one of our favourites for a meat-free lunch—get on board with their tasty vegetarian lunches in Melbourne!

We're head-over-heels for the Thai food by Melbourne food truck White Guy Cooks Thai! Listers, if you love Thai flavours, you'll be drooling over their fried chicken, spring rolls and pork belly slider, and craving more of their curries, which includes one of the best green curries in Melbourne. Get on over to the White Guy Cooks Thai website and find out where you can pick up their delicious Thai food this week!

If you're in need of some spicy food in Melbourne, definitely check out where The Curry Truck will be stopping by! One of Melbourne's best food trucks for hotter flavours, you'll be chowing down on some tasty fresh veggies and seasoned meats, cooked into delicious curries and all wrapped up in roti. 

Slow-cooked American BBQ food trucks don't come much better than Melbourne food truck mavericks Smokin' Barry's. Speclialists in mouth-watering BBQ meat on the go (brisket, pulled pork and ribs, as well as corn and other tasty sides), the Smokin' Barry's team can be found popping up at some of Melbourne's most awesome foodie hotspots. 

Señor BBQ (or Senor BBQ for those who are fluent in Spanish!) is one of Melbourne's best food trucks for Argentinian food done the right way. If you're a fan of authentic Argentinian cooking, we can guarantee you'll love their incredible spiced chicken, BBQ ribs, sausages and healthy salads. You'll find Señor BBQ at Melbourne's top markets and foodie events, delivering food with gusto. Yum!

Greek food is notoriously fabulous when served street-style. It’s no wonder with one of Melbourne’s favourite food trucks, Pappa Pita, making waves across the city. You can share their meat skewers with someone special, but don’t skip their signature Greek donuts (loukoumades) with a variety of finger-licking sweet fillings. You’ll want a serve to yourself. 

India is known for some of the best street food in the world, and Overdosa Indian food truck brings some of these flavours right to your doorstep. Featuring the dosa, a crepe-style wrap which holds all your goodies for easy street eating, Overdosa is one of Melbourne’s favourite food trucks! 

These two Melbourne mums are the coolest kids on the block. Dishing out ICE CREAM SANDWICHES all summer long, My Two Mums is one of Melbourne’s best food trucks for ice-cream addicts. In true mother-style, everything on the menu is locally sourced and lovingly made. Get them before they're all gone! 

For everything German, the Mutter Krause food truck is your best mate. Featuring Germany’s favourite sausages from classic bratwurst to the original currywurst, you can customise your Mutter Krause hot dog with add-ons and creamy sauces right here in Melbourne! Yummo! 

Melbourne’s favourite hot dog shop is now mobile! Yes that’s right – if you’re unfortunately not located near their Chapel Street store, you can access Massive Wiener’s massive hot dogs via their food truck. Their favourite cheeky offerings will soon be available at a location near you! 

Mamma Van is a Melbourne food truck that's all about the meat. From lamb to pork, beef brisket to popcorn chicken, this is a protein-lover's dream destination. Luckily, the Mamma Van food truck changes location frequently, so we have no doubt you’ll grab the first chance to feast on some of Melbourne’s tastiest street offerings!

For the perfect speedy summer treat, grab one of Lucky Pop’s all natural ice-creams. These aren’t your ordinary chilled sweets though, Listers. The Lucky Pops range includes toasted coconut, avocado and lime, and lychee and rose. We’d even grab one of these chilled bad boys through winter!

Lil Nom Noms is a Melbourne food truck dishing up Vietnamese favourites in delicious, bite sized street-food form. Yum! Our favourites are their fluffy steamed baos and crispy spring rolls. Grab some of Melbourne’s best Vietnamese eats right on the street—what are you waiting for?! 

For the finest finger lickin' southern eats on offer outside of New Orleans, look no further than the Gumbo Kitchen Food Truck. If it’s tender meat covered meals, crispy offerings or fried anything you’re after, this is the spot for you. Get down to one of Melbourne's finest food trucks—it'll be worth the wait! 

Looking for something different in your street food? The GrumbleTumms food truck is about Australian as you can get. Croc beef pies, kangaroo burgers and, of course, the classic vegie pastie are some of the gems on offer from GrumbleTumms. 

The cream of the Melbourne food truck crop, the Dude Food Man food truck brings gourmet street food to Melbourne. Think gorgeous Australian wagyu beef patties, 48 hour cooked pork, and Portobello mushroom burgers. This is quality Melbourne food, minus pretentiousness. 

Tacos, fries and beers—there’s absolutely nothing more we could want from one of Melbourne’s best food trucks! Dos Diablos whips up some mighty-delicious Mexican food, perfect for sharing and caring with a healthy flow of piping hot chips and cold beers on a chilly night. Eat away! 

If you need to fill up on your proteins, Digging for Fire is the Melbourne food truck for you! Digging for Fire BBQ serves some of the freshest, juicy meats in this city. Vegetarians don’t worry; there are plenty of options available for you too! Have your goodies served as you like.  

Mixing classic Mexican flavours with a contemporary American twist, proceed with caution to Melbourne’s Danger Dog food truck. Don’t underestimate these hot-dog babies. You have been warned, and you will be addicted after one bite. 

The classic street food item, you can’t go wrong with corn-on-the-cob. And the geniuses behind the Cornutopia food truck in Melbourne have made it oh-so-easy to get in your belly! Served in street-style boxes, this Melbourne food truck also offers tacos and corn chips for your Mexican-foodie pleasure!

If you’re lucky enough to be hanging around this food truck, why not give your body a boost? Offering a range of slurpable superfood juices, Blendco has some of Melbourne’s best cleansing juices on the move! Our pick is the Detox Blend with coconut water, kale, spinach, ginger, lemon, tumeric and spirulina. 

All-natural, handmade gelato on the move—that's what the Billy van Creamy food truck is all about. Billy van Creamy is a Melbourne food truck favourite, bringing artisanal gelato (possibly) to your doorstep. It’s amazing what some people can achieve in a truck, isn’t it?  

Sometimes all you’re looking for is a warm, juicy, tender burger. The Beatbox Kitchen food truck brings Melburnian’s all around Victoria just that! With a simple menu (really simple, there’s just three items on the menu!), Beatbox Kitchen have perfected their meals to bring you the burger of your dreams. 

If you haven’t been acquainted with street-savvy, African cuisine the Afrofeast Food Truck will be more than happy to educate you! One of Melbourne’s best food trucks, Afrofeast pumps out some of this city’s freshest street eats. You’ll be stalking this truck down after one bite! 

Oh how we adore you, Pressed Juices! Delicious, healthy and nutritious, this is true guilty free drinking. The infamous Melbourne cold pressed juice brand now runs a Juice Van, which visits different suburbs of Melbourne every day. Follow Pressed Juices on Instagram to keep updated on locations. Fresh juices are coming to you soon, Listers! 

Brunswick Backyard in East Brunswick is the latest venture from the team behind awesome Fitzroy restaurant Hammer & Tong. Brunswick Backyard plays host to the Hammer & Tong food truck every weekend in a permanent outdoor dining space that comes complete with a delicious new menu. Order the croque champignon—essentially a posh toasted sandwich—and you won't be disappointed!

Round the Way bagels are hitting the spot with Melburnians. This snazzy food truck is bringing New York street food to hungry Aussies, with delicious inventions like the Chan Chan Bagel Burger, featuring chicken breast marinated in spiced Cuban rum. Also offering a range of cheeky macarons, coffee and cupcakes, Round the Way ticks all the boxes for your hunger, caffeine, or sweet tooth cravings!

Serving up all natural, non-fat frozen yoghurt, the Yogurddiction food truck is the trick to cool you down when hitting the streets of Melbourne in summer! They have a huge range of toppings to choose from too, so go on, be naughty! 

This snazzy 1960s Airstream trailer has been converted into a mobile pizza purveyor, and we’re loving Happy Camper Pizza's simple but quality pizza offering! Traditional style to more inventive pizzas are on offer. We’re licking our lips over the fig and proscuitto pizza with gorgonzola, béchamel, rocket and balsamic. As well as being totally mobile, the Happy Camper crew are pretty versatile, and happy to cater for your next function too.

KFC as it should be—Korean Fried Chicken! And even better, it’s in truck form! The Korean Fried Chicken Truck is a mobile wonderland serving up chicken burgers, wings and more! Roaming the streets of Melbourne, the Korean Fried Chicken Truck is sure to meet your salty, crunchy and wickedly naughty food cravings!

A food truck dedicted to Brûlées? Did we die and go to heaven! Nope. But heaven’s very own meals on wheels are serving up Melburnians sweet and delicious brûlées from The Brûlée Cart! See inventive flavours like choc-cointreau, salted caramel, or lavender and honey! 

The Ghost Kitchen is an emerging food truck that we’re a little bit in love with. It’s something different on the streets of Melbourne, dishing up delightful Taiwanese street snacks, such as spring onion pancakes, guo bao (slow cooked pork belly bun) and salt n’ pepper popcorn chicken. Deliciously naughty street food, just the way we like it!

Vietnamese street food where it belongs, on the streets where the hungry hoards await! Nem N’ Nem food truck is a regular at Yarraville Gardens, and sells delicious hawker-style Viet treats. Think beef in betel leaves, or even Vietnamese tacos!

Grab a toastie with the most at the toastie food truck, TOASTA! Serving gourmet toasties, homemade sodas and sides, get yo' comfort food on with this mobile machine, heading to a neighbourhood near you!

The legends that are Hammer & Tong decided to head to the streets, and boy are we happy they did. Enter, the Hammer & Tong Food Truck! Get excited for menu favourites such as soft shell crab burgers, lobster rolls, and even lavender yoghurt custard!

The team behind Hammer & Tong 412 are bringing Korean food to the streets, with the Gogi food truck. Look out for flavours like the Gogi Dog, beef and spicy pork tacos, and everyone’s ‘guilty pleasure’ favourite; Korean fried chicken. Gogi translates to meat in Korean, and that’s a food truck motto we can totally get on board with!