Multicultural Markets Food Tour – Melbourne’s Global Tastes
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Melbourne, Australia
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover Melbourne's multicultural heritage with your taste buds on a walking food tour. Visit to the city’s most famous market, the Queen Victoria Market to see how residents shop, sampling delectable bites along the way. Learn how Melbourne evolved into a foodie destination as you chat with vendors and cooks at a range of ethnic eateries, and cap it off with a drink at a cozy pub.
- Stroll and shop at Melbourne's markets with a food-loving guide
- Includes food and drink tastings from vendors and restaurants
- Great way to connect with locals and the city's culinary culture
- Learn the fascinating history of the Queen Vic Markets and why their multicultural food reflects Australia’s diverse society
What's Included
- Explore Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne’s iconic open-air marketplace
- Taste multicultural delicacies including antipasto, coffee, and gelato
- Discover the stories behind Melbourne’s immigrant communities and food tradition
- Learn about Melbourne’s culinary history and its vibrant multicultural identity
- Enjoy a guided small-group tour led by a knowledgeable local host
- Receive insider tips on where to eat, shop, and explore after the tour
- Additional food and drinks
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Melbourne Multicultural Hub506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Outside the Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
End point
- Queen Victoria MarketQueen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Operating hours.9:30 am
Itinerary
1
Melbourne Multicultural Hub
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Queen Victoria Market
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Worried about walking? It’s an easy 1 km walk, perfect for all fitness levels.
- Rain or shine? This tour runs in all weather — just bring layers and a sense of adventure.
- Is this tour kid-friendly? Absolutely! Kids under 6 are welcome at no charge.
- Have dietary needs? We’re happy to accommodate vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free requests — just let us know in advance.
- Is the tour accessible? Some areas may have limitations, but we’ll tailor the experience with early communication.
- Is sustainability important to you? This tour is carbon neutral and run by a certified B Corp committed to responsible travel.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 76 reviews
Michael_C, Apr 2026
Great morning out. As a local, it was great to learn, see and understand the history and the current running’s of the market. Tristan was very knowledgeable and eager to show us around. It was great to see what great organisations exist at the market and how they are making an impact. The stops were great and the trying of unique products at the market was a great experience. I would recommend this tour to anyone, especially any locals who want to learn more about the market and the store holders.
James_B, Dec 2025
This was a real gem of a tour ; Tristan was so knowledgeable and engaging and clearly had built good relationships with storeholders - we didn't know what to expect but loved it !
JLVBOWDEN_B, Dec 2025
What a great way to get to know your way around this fascinating market. There was a perfect mix of history and food. Definitely don’t have breakfast before you go! Thank you Tristan for giving such an excellent tour.
Bonnie_L, Feb 2025
So many tasty treats in the market and incredible history….still continues to influence Melbourne’s evolution. Great tour…should have done it earlier in my stay!!
Nicole_E, Feb 2025
The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The history was very interesting, and the variety of tastings was great.
Jackie_M, Jan 2025
Highly recommend this tour for both tourists and locals alike. It’s a great way to see the markets and get to know the stories and faces behind the produce. Tristan was fantastic, very knowledgeable and was fantastic at making sure everyone was included and accommodated for. It was such a special experience to meet the store vendors, hear their stories and try samples of produce that you otherwise might not know existed.
Cathy_S, Jan 2025
To really understand a new city, heading to the hustle and bustle of the market place is a great place to start. The it paints and living portrait of how a city develops through trade and commerce. Our tour guide, Tristan, was both knowledgeable and artful in creating the picture of the history and importance of Queen Victoria Market. The vendors who provided food tastings were both generous and instructive, and the food was delicious. Well worth the time investment to really appreciate the background of the marketplace.
Barbara_S, Nov 2024
Enjoyed going into the many areas of the market. The food was wonderful - the doughnuts, the cheeses, the gelato!!! Our tour guide was delightful and so informative.
Peter_H, Nov 2024
Queen Victoria market tour - did it on Tuesday which was a good choice as later on in the week the market is very busy. Good background of the markets history .lovelystall owners who are proud of their products good value
EmilyLizbeth_S, May 2024
My tour ended up just being myself and the tour guide since it wasn't a busy travel season, and this was one of the highlights of my whole trip. My tour guide Anna was so sweet, I cannot stress enough how lucky I felt that I happened to book this tour! She was so insightful about the history of the market and how it continues to operate in the modern day. I really appreciated her perspective as a local and her eagerness to share what she knew about Melbourne. She even went out of her way to help recommend, based on my interests, places to visit and restaurants to eat at in the area. Although there are some specific stalls you visit, I feel like your experience is shaped by what you like and what you show interest in (and also probably, who your tour guide is!) I brought up as we passed a stall that I'd never had an actual Turkish delight, and she ended up buying a bag as an inclusion in the tour! I think the food that is usually included are a coffee, donuts form the infamous American Doughnut Kitchen, bureks (basically a savory or sweet stuffed pastry), an antipasto, and gelato. I didn't find the tour to be jam packed with food, it felt like a good amount just to try some stuff as you stroll around and learn about the market. You could certainly explore the market on your own, but this experience was exactly what I was looking for.
Anne_J, Apr 2024
Great walking Victoria Market tour with Tristan. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the market. We enjoyed great coffee & tastes of cheeses & meats, and finished with delicious gelato.
Joe_P, Mar 2024
Tristan did a fantastic job of showing us around the impressive Queen Victoria Market. From the complimentary coffee at the start to the cup of handmade gelato at the end, this excursion was full of food samples and introductions to many of the vendors who give the market its vibe.
Ann_B, Feb 2024
Excellent, knowledgeable guide. Very hot but he made sure we were comfortable and not rushed at all. Enjoyed conversations and food samples from the traders. Overall an enjoyable and informative experience.
Bruce_M, May 2022
We visited the South Melbourne markets because the Queen Victoria markets were not open that day. Our guide, Tristan said he was less familiar with these markets but reassured us that they were good to visit. The markets are definitely worth a visit but largely we felt we could have made our own way around them without a guide and would have had just as good a time. Apart from a small number of places where we were welcomed by the owners who talked to us about their businesses and showcased what they had to offer, most shops were just random visits without any pre-arranged presentations. Having done other food tours in Australia and overseas, we were left with the impression that, with more preparation and more dynamic delivery, the tour would have represented much better value for money. Overall, it was disappointing and definitely not value for money.
Response from Host, May 2022
Hello Bruce - thank you for taking the time to share your experience and leave a review. We rely on our travellers’ feedback as it’s a firsthand insight into what is happening on our tours. You can be assured that everyone, from our head office team, to our guides and operators, endeavours to provide a trip which not only lets you see a wonderful destination but really experience it. As such, we sincerely appreciate your constructive comments with the alternative South Melbourne Market when unfortunately, the Queen Vic Markets were closed due to current construction and upgrades. We do aim to provide a great alternative itinerary when something does not go as planned as we know travel can sometimes be like that. These have been shared with all the appropriate personnel within the business to review. Thank you again.
Pam_K, May 2022
It gave a different story to the market.
I felt we could have seen more of the market.
I fell the cost was a little high for what we did.
Kristina_H, May 2022
The guide was highly knowledgeable in the history of the markets and Melbourne surrounds.
The quality of the food offered for tasting was adequate but the variety and quantity was minimal. The tour meeting point was more than 30 minutes walk away from the venue. The cost and title of the tour was very misleading.
Congratulations to Tristan for making the best out of a difficult and unrewarding food tour.
Mark_S, Apr 2022
Our guide Tristan was so knowledgeable with the history of the background of the food and culture! Really knows his stuff !!
Catherine_W, Apr 2022
We enjoyed hearing about local identities and tastings of local food from vendors: magic Melbourne coffee, Greek, deserts teas, &Asian food…. All wonderful!
Andrew_K, Jan 2022
Wasn’t to keen on doing this tour has we had already walked a lot of Melbourne a couple of days prior, I was wrong couldn’t believe how much more I hadn’t seen of Melbourne, Tristan was awesome and we learnt and saw so many different parts of the city if it wasn’t for the tour👍🏻
Tina_A, Sep 2019
Thanks Tamra for a great day showing us around the Queen Vic Market. Was amazing to spend time touring our local city.
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