Holiday Foodsteps: Markets, Markets

I love hustly-bustly markets, especially ones that have food stalls thrown into the mix. Sydney has its fair share of markets, and all the ones we visited had food to offer. Happy times, indeed.

 Paddy's Market


 
Step into Paddy's Market and one gets transported to a different world, a world very much like our very own Petaling Street. Market City is a maze of stalls, selling perhaps the cheapest souvenirs in the city. Power through all the "I Love Sydney" t-shirts and boomerangs and you'll find a section of stalls selling fresh produce. Needless to say, we made repeated visits to the market, each time coming away with a lovely selection of summer fruits.


Gorgeous, juicy mangoes - gotta love mango season.

Even the king of fruits made an appearance


Sydney Fish Market 

Fruit markets are always good fun but fish markets have a special place in my heart. Oh, how I've missed you, Billingsgate. The Sydney Fish Market is one part market and one part food court, yes, it really does spoil you. 




Spotting an available table is half the battle won but the real test is in making your choices - and with display counters like these, it really is quite difficult to decide.


 
When in doubt, a combo is the best way to go - grilled all kinds of everything 



 
Plump, briney, sea-tasting oysters


Lobster mornay with a few grilled fish buddies. The flounder had me at first bite.

 
And if there's still any space left for dessert - a chocolate covered banana (or whatever other fruit you fancy), to end the meal on a sweet note. Chocolate covered treats aren't the only sweets on offer - we spotted pots of yogurt and some delicious looking ice cream bars but after all that seafood, our tummies surrendered and one bite of a chocolate covered banana was all some of us could handle.



Foodies Market at the Rocks 

Yes, the name itself is promising.


 
A stretch of stalls that formed a food street very much like London's Whitecross Market - all that sizzling and bubbling calling out to passers-by. 

 
The brother and his spinach gozleme - thin, crisp pastry filled with a mix of spinach and feta cheese. 

Curry laksa, from an Asian takeaway on the street perpendicular to the Foodies Market. Our inner Malaysians were curious, and were rewarded by a rather decent version (considering that it was a takeaway) of a local favourite.