Brisbane Food Markets for a Tasty Night Out
Hungry for something but you’re not quite sure what? These Brisbane food markets are the best place to start!
For the foodies in the room (that’s 100% of our readership if we say so ourselves), food markets are an absolute mecca. We love nothing more than wandering through rows of stalls, smelling delicious morsels in the air and deciding which treat is next on the menu.
From special events, vegan goodies or regular Asian food markets, here are the best Brisbane food markets to satiate your appetite for variety, flavour and fun.
West End Solstice Market
West End is best known for its eclectic and diverse array of cuisines and events, and this month is no different with the arrival of the West End Solstice Market.
Cosy up by a bonfire, soak up the live music and explore over 120 stalls of delicious food, quirky crafts and refreshing beverages. There’ll be roving entertainment, kids activities, workshops and plenty more to keep you entertained.
Friday 14th June, 4:00pm to 10:00pm
Corner of Montague Road and Jane Street, West End
Brisbane Vegan Markets
For every type of vegan food, snack or skincare you haven’t yet heard of, enter the Brisbane Vegan Markets! The best way to discover new vegan products as well as try tasty samples that will have you coming back for more! Don’t forget to bring a hearty appetite, as the tantalising scents of sizzling burgers or warm and sugary doughnuts prove (very) difficult to resist. We tried.
Bimonthly, dates vary
Various locations
Eat Street Northshore
A mere fifteen minutes from the CBD on a historic wharf on the Brisbane River lies an enormous market metropolis bursting with hot food, cold refreshing drinks and quirky stalls to browse through.
This Brisbane food market proved so popular that it had to be upgraded to a larger site on the Northshore so that they could accommodate over 70 traders, ranging from 5 themed bars, eclectic shopping stalls and micro restaurants from six of the world’s seven continents, all housed in repurposed shipping containers.
Eat Street is the perfect dining and drinks destination for couples and groups on weekend evenings or Friday nights after a long, busy week.
Fridays and Saturdays, 4pm to 10pm
Sunday, 4pm to 9pm
221D MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
Brisbane Genki Market
One of Brisbane’s best Asian food markets now runs twice monthly, offering double the delicious opportunities! Brisbane Genki Market can be found on Charlotte Street in Brisbane’s CBD, and has been running since early 2021.
You’ll discover gifts, artisanal wares and handmade pieces, along with Japanese-style ceramics, gift cards and journals. Then, once you enter the street food section, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped in dotonburi with the sheer volume of heavenly-scented takoyaki, dango and so much more.
Two Sundays a month, 10:00am to 3:00pm
123 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City
Alien Night Market
Brisbane’s south side has welcomed a fun new food market to the ranks with the arrival of Alien Night Market, an otherworldly new way to find a delicious dinner. These Asian food markets showcase the best of traditional and modern dishes, in an out-of-this-world setting.
Located next to the popular Area 51 play centre in Underwood, this food market leans into the playful and unserious energy that makes a night market feel more like an adventure than a quest for a filling dinner.
Enjoy live music performances, competitive games and immersive contests that you can play with (or against!) your friends.
Friday to Sunday, 5:00pm to 10:00pm
51 Kingston Road, Underwood
Night Feast
Brisbane’s most exciting immersive foodie event will return for a third year in 2024.
Night Feast will once again package live music, installations, roaming performers and incredible food into an immersive Spring Feast extravaganza. Amidst a program of free events and art, you’ll enjoy pop up stalls from some of Brisbane’s best restaurants.
Head down to the Powerhouse this October to explore the installations and feast upon some of Brisbane’s best restaurants menus, reinvented in an enthralling new way.
Resumes in October 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, Yagara Country, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm
Global Food Markets
Logan Central’s Global Food Markets were created in 2005, by the Ethnic Communities Council of Logan, as a platform to connect migrant farmers with the local community.
Fast forward to present day, and you’ll find that this popular market has evolved to include street food vendors serving up a variety of cuisines to surprise and delight your palate. If you’re searching for a diverse and exciting food market to try this weekend, visit the Global Food Markets to try something new!
Sundays, 6:00am to 12:00pm
Corner Croydon and Station Roads, Logan Central
Monthly Food Truck Markets
South City Square is now home to a rotating roster of food trucks, making an appearance every month. Set to a soundtrack of live music, dine from a variety of drool-worthy lunch, dinner and dessert trucks, whilst you sprawl out in the Square and enjoy something a little different.
The food trucks of the month will be announced on South City Square’s Instagram, so be sure to check in and find out what flavours will be popping up next at these Brisbane food markets.
South/City/SQ, 148-160 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
Now that you’ve tasted your way through Brisbane’s best food markets, fill your basket with some healthy fresh fare from these weekend produce markets around the city. Or find more delicious Asian fare at one of Brisbane’s best Asian fusion restaurants.
