Carriageworks Farmers Market

A bit overrated, for hand made & food stuff. But if you’re into one off organic premium things guess it’s reasonable. Street food is ok though no where to seat properly, we found milk crates to sit, not much of a relaxing weekend brunch… I’d rather go to a café. A lot of people but mainly browsing or chomping on bacon & egg rolls. Also took ages to find parking.

There are legitimate bargains to be found here but you have to know what you’re doing. A few stalls are just here to trade on the demand for vaguely hipster-​looking things, so it does pay to have a good chat to the «farmers» and «makers» before you pay through the roof for some cheese you could get at the corner store or (as another reviewer pointed out) a frozen supermarket apple. It’s not Sydney’s best farmers market but if it’s your local it certainly does the job, especially once you learn where the good bits are.

I love my Saturday mornings here — I might have only been living in Sydney for a couple of months but you will find me here every Saturday morning picking up some fruit, bread, lush vegetables and some beautiful flowers.
There are some wonderful stalls which are there every week and others which rotate every few weeks.
If you are looking for
–organic seasonal fruit and vegetables
–local and high welfare meats and eggs
–exceptional dairy products including the most amazing butter tasted ever
–bread and artisanal baked goods including my personal favorite a panacotta lamington which is more than worth seeking out!
–flowers and more flowers
–cold brew coffee
–breakfast and lunch options including crepes, bacon n egg rolls and phở
–puppy treats
–much much more then this is the place for you!
This place is puppy friendly and a great Saturday morning outing for family’s, friends or alone!

The housemates and I have a love-​hate relationship with these markets. The negatives are mostly due to the influx of SUVs circling the block and clogging our narrow neighbourhood streets since there is pretty much zero parking at Carriageworks. But deeply ingrained biases aside, the produce at the markets is bloody good although on the expensive side of the equation. Honestly, you do taste the difference though. The grape tomatoes and broccoli (yeah, I said broccoli) and free-​range eggs and baby kale (I know) that I get here are off the hook in terms of quality and flavour. I even managed to switch one of the housemates, who was a total hater, onto buying his produce here simply based on how good it is. There are a few food and coffee stalls, and although I don’t eat here (you’ll find me at my favourite neighbourhood café) the queues suggest they’re worth visiting. And there’s a couple of flower stalls which keep me in poppies when they’re in season. Even though the markets are held in a huge undercover gutted warehouse space they can still get pretty packed at certain times of the day, so just be aware of that if crowds make you agitated. There’s always a few dogs too. If there’s an art show on at Carriageworks you could make a morning of it, and then when it’s a decent time I suggest grabbing a beer outside in the sun at resident bar Cornerstone. It doesn’t have the same lazy vibe as say the Sunday markets on Addison Road — maybe because of the industrial setting? maybe because the clientele are more laidback in Marrickville? — but it’s good enough and easy to get to.

I like going to Farmers Markets. But I always find myself coming back to Eveleigh Market. How can you not, imagine the smell of great food wafting through the air as you walk down the stairs as you approached the market, the bustling of great crowds and friendly stallholders warming up your heart.
So many choices of good produce, great food and coffees. From Duck Pancake at Biily Kwong stall to the great smelling Phở at the other end of the market.
If you do decide to come here, you have to visit La Tartine Bread stall. Mark, the baker is so passionate about his bread. They offer a good selection of Organic Sourdough Bread, and my favourite is the Fruit Bread. In it you’ll find generous amount of fruits and almonds covered the bottom of the bread. This is what I live for!

Nice space and on the whole the produce is what should be available at Farmers Markets… but…‘Batlow Apples’ ???
I know Batlow intimately. It is right in the middle of picking season at the moment and one of the two ‘Batlow Apple’ stands was an utter hoax. Apples bought from Flemington no doubt and the bloke who was manning it did not even know where Batlow was. The other stand was marginally better promising unwaxed apples and at least he had some of the varieties correct. Fuji were picked at least a month ago so these have been in coolstore which is fine. Indeed some apples improve in coolstore, but don’t mislead people!
Thirlmere Chook is very nice but $ 18 a chook?
My final grizzle — Bar Phở didn’t have any phumplings. Bugger!
I think some of the stands here are having a lend.

Absolutely love this place. Really wish they were open on a Sunday too. Having brekky here is fantastic. Highly recommended is the savoury pancake from the Billy Kwong stall — it’s tasty, healthy and relatively light. The steamed pork dumplings are also delicious if you need at little extra on the side. The grass fed beef phở is also fantastic, though not cheap given how small the portion is. There’s depth to the broth and the chilli oil is great — packs a great big punch! I also love the little stalls they have. Fresh produce, pasta, cheese — love it all! Highly recommend venturing down on a Saturday morning for bite and a look around (Kylie Kwong herself is usually there most weekends too! Bonus!)

Friendly people, musicians and food! It isn’t overly packed where you’re pushing and shoving. It has a more chilled and relaxed environment then Bondi Market (don’t get me wrong, Bondi Market is relaxing by grass but Eveleigh Farmer Markets is bigger and worth seeing over Bondi).
You may be able to find some discount on veggies and herbs.

Great farmers market every Saturday.
Local produce sold here, including milk and cheese’s, bread stalls, flower stalls and other goodies you find at food markets.
I love going for a wander and then when i’m feeling peckish going to buy food at Billy Kwong (Kylie Kwong) always has 2 options that you can select from, Generally they include dumplings and a crêpe or savoury pancake.
Resonably priced, sometimes it can get quite busy so go a bit early if you don’t like crowds.
Great way to start a Saturday! Dogs are welcome as I see owners walking around with their pets.

Coeliacs a market you can eat at!!!
It’s a farmers market… and the majority of stands allows a coeliac to taste test a variety of deli foods… my husband loves the crepes… but best of all you can eat at the markets! Coffee is awesome their too and everyone is so friendly.
Based in redfern on wilson st it’s well the adventure into redfern… the carriage works are set across the way however it doesn’t cater anything much for GF…
It’s so rare to be able to taste food as Coeliac especially at farmers markets but best of all celebrity chefs are always onsite especially Kylie wongs family bill wongs stand you must eat at …
Get out … head to the farmers market and enjoy!

I always love going to farmers markets. Sure, the produce is a lot more expensive than the stuff you can buy at Coles or Woolies, but at least you know that a lot of love and creativity has gone into creating the organic, unique or unusual creations that are on offer and that’s worth the extra $$ in my opinion.
Eveleigh is undercover so you can come here rain, hail or shine and not mess up your inner-​city-​hipster hair. It’s great for brunch or just filling up on all the samples on offer across the vendors.

So very expensive for what it is, but I do like to come here on occasion. The fruits and vegetables are good, but I much prefer Addison Road on Sunday mornings.

Saturdays are awesome for food and coffee, lots of eats to try out along with the your normal average fare. This market is really worthwhile checking out for a Saturday morning. They also have a Sunday crafts (Artisan) fare every once in a while, but meh — not really interested in that side and we were bored when we accidentally showed up that day.

Make the rounds to a few of Sydney’s farmer’s markets and you’ll soon realize that each has a distinctive vibe, apart from the obvious «I like buying local.» Marrickville’s got serious eco-​hipster funk, a far-​left embrace of recycling center ethos and alternative lifestyles (seriously, I might just randomly ask any vendor there one day to give me a hug and they would probably do so in a heart beat). Leichhardt /​Orange Grove’s got multi-​ethnic street creds, with a kitschy Guatemalan coffee vendor (non-​colonialistic!), Middle Eastern kitchen and French pastries galore. And Eveleigh? It’s the farmer’s market version of the Dubai oasis.
First off, you’re in a desert. Redfern’s the closest train stop, a 7 minute walk (there’s also a free shuttle, I think), so right off the bat, you already know the neighborhood’s got «character» (but not much else). The market’s in a renovated railway workshop, covered and sectioned off from the rest of the world, which helps keep out the Friday night drunken riff raff (somehow, I managed to sneak through…).
As with the Middle East, the offerings are brought in from all over and are spectacular. Beautiful, mostly organic produce from maybe 10 vendors. Then add unwaxed, unsprayed seasonal fruit from another 5 vendors, with one that offers some truly distinctive varieties like guava and achacha. There are gourmet meat purveyors — duck sausages and meat, pork, lamb, beef, for the carnivore in all of us – and organic cheese, rice, and bread (La Tartine, Sonoma) providers, too. I haven’t spotted a lot of seafood on offer, other than the Brilliant Food folks, but a number of the vendors change from week to week, so it’s hard to tell.
Then comes the fun part — the food vendors, like Billy Kwong and Bird Cow Fish. Kylie Kwong’s there almost every week, cooking up a storm of $ 10 egg pancakes with organic veggies sourced from vendors at the market itself. Blini Bar, at the edge of the workshop, sells sweet and savory crepes for $ 5 or $ 6. You can get your bacon and egg roll fix, but no Turkish gozleme here.
To top it off, there is an eclectic collection of rotating prepared food vendors, selling jams (Blue M and Princess Pantry), marshmellows (Sweetness), muesli (Farmer Jo), yogurt (Halla at you, Yalla! and Country Valley), cupcakes (Cupcake Princess), falafel, flats, and more. All offer generous samples before you buy — and if you aren’t shy, you can probably make an entire meal out of just the samples.
It’s Dubai for a reason, though. Prices are not cheap as a general rule, unless you shop carefully and stick mostly to the produce (though even that can lead to sticker-​shock — check out the tomato stand for a $ 14 punnet of heirloom tomatoes, which is wild). Come with a budget, or be of the view that life’s better without one. This market’s great, but not for those on a financial diet.
P. S. — I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty sure Kylie approves this message.

Beautiful market. And what a great use of an old railway workshed.
Every Saturday it’s filled with tons of local and regional produce: duck eggs, grass-​fed pork sausages, veg, herbs, cheese (including sheep’s cheese, not so common in Australia), flowers, coffee, freshly-​made takeaway food, and tons of other stuff. Most of the vendors have tasting samples, too: if you’re not shy you can actually end up getting pretty well-​fed.
Since much of it isn’t mass-​produced, much of it is more expensive than you’ll pay at the big grocery chains. But if you want quality, sustainable food from people with whom you can discuss the food’s provenance, it’s a super market. Stop by even if it’s just to grab a bacon and egg roll, and pick up a few quality ingredients for a special meal.

Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm, the Blacksmith’s Workshop (adjacent to Carriageworks) comes alive with the weekly Farmers Markets. Run by the Redfern Waterloo Authority, it’s a great place to do your grocery shopping and know that you’re getting the freshest and the best produce available. The heritage-​listed venue is a custom-​renovated railway workshop of the old Eveleigh Railyards, and allows the markets to continue rain, hail or shine. The markets first began in 2009 and has grown in number of stalls and customers over the past few years. There are more than 80 regular stallholders offering organic and biodynamic food producers. Along with fruit and vegetables, you can buy organic pasta, artisan cheese, baked goods, wine, lamb and free-​range pork. Remember to bring cash, or pop over to the ATM in Carriageworks.