Seeing out summer at the market

While the days and nights are still warm and the yearn for adventure remains, the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) has something up its sleeve for locals.

Wednesday, February 24 will see (COVID restrictions permitting) the last occasion for locals to venture to the market’s mobile smorgasbord, with the summer return of Melbourne’s newest food truck collective, the Food Truck Stop.

Under the market’s iconic sheds, you’ll find a culinary haven with 10 of the city’s best food trucks, offering up dishes from bao buns, burgers and tacos, to lobster rolls, smashed samosas and smoked barbeque meats.

Food trucks include:

• Twisted Fisherman – Lobster rolls, salt and pepper calamari and tempura battered fish and chips. 
• The Greek Trojan Yiros – Traditional Greek yiros with succulent lamb and chicken; 
• Dingo Ate My Taco – Tex-Mex style street tacos including brisket, pork and more; 
• The Real Jerk – Jamaican jerk chicken with rice, jerk fried chicken and jerk chicken burgers;
• Nem N’ Nem – Vietnamese favourites including bao buns, banh mi, noodle bowls and loaded fries; 
• Pasta Face – Tuscan beef ragu with potato gnocchi, mac and cheese croquettes and parmesan truffled chips;
• Two Fat Indians – Butter chicken, goat curry, vegan chickpea curry, smashed samosas, naan and mango lassi;
• Bigger Than Texas BBQ – Pulled pork sliders, low n’ slow chicken wings and succulent beef short ribs;
• Gorialla Grill – American-Asian inspired eats like chicken and waffle burgers and prawn tacos; and
• The Beer Garden – Sit back and relax in the Beer Garden and enjoy the summer vibes with Brick Lane Brewing beers, Coldstream Brewery ciders, a range of Mitchelton Wines and cocktails from Melbourne Gin Company. 

With your mid-week jaunt organised, the market will also play host to the beloved Melbourne Book Market. 

Running every weekend until the end of March, the Melbourne Book Market is a curated collection of more than 5000 new and pre-loved titles selected and presented by some of Melbourne’s most experienced booksellers as well as authors, illustrators and book creators.

Titles and subjects include literature, history, gardening, travel, art and kids’ books, plus an array of quality second-hand vinyl records and CDs.

The founding members, along with a changing mix of casual traders, will have pop up stalls at the Melbourne Book Market every Saturday and Sunday.

The Food Truck Stop will run from 5pm to 10pm and the Book Market from 10am to 4pm •

For more information visit qvm.com.au