Melbourne Private Multicultural Markets Food Tour: Exploring the City's Diverse Food Scene
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6 Ratings
Melbourne
Embark on a private multicultural food tour in Melbourne's vibrant markets. Experience the city's diverse food scene, taste delicious dishes, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Multicultural Hub - Meet at the Multicultural Hub and then go behind the scenes, taste the food, meet the vendors and discover the local culture of this amazing city.
  • Queen Victoria Market - On this tour, we’ll celebrate the local foodie culture at the famous Queen Victoria Market, the largest open-air market in Australia. With your local host and intimate group, you’ll discover the best of Melbourne’s bustling markets and multicultural community. Learn about local gastronomic culture as well as the history and culinary traditions that are unique to the city. We’ll visit the market in the morning hours before the rush. This will allow you time to interact with the vendors, as you gain rare insight into the history of the city and how the character of Melbourne has developed. Melbourne’s oldest markets are packed with stories, and we’ll include plenty of samples, tastings, and time for you to explore, so you can get the true experience. Hear about how immigration has been a driving force in Melbourne which gives the city such a unique vibe. After the tour continue shopping on your own or ask your guide for some ideas of how to spend your afternoon.
What's Included
  • Learn about Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market
  • Savor a famous Melbourne coffee
  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes access with food tastings and vendor interactions
  • Receive personalized recommendations for your stay
  • Understand the role of historic markets in sustainable shopping
  • Immerse in Melbourne’s foodie culture with a local guide
What's Not Included
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Tips/gratuities for your guide
Additional Information

The markets of Melbourne are vibrant and lively mirrors of the city’s character. Half of Australians are first- or second-generation immigrants and this rich cultural diversity is showcased in its markets. Embark on a journey behind the scenes, experience the cuisine, interact with the sellers, and explore the indigenous culture of this extraordinary city.

  • This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
  • Please wear comfortable clothing appropriate for the weather conditions on the day. Keep in mind that Melbourne’s weather can be unpredictable. This tour will run rain, hail or shine.
  • This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child under the age of 6.
  • This tour can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free requests. Please notify us in advance of any dietary needs.
  • While we strongly recommend that all travellers are vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the risk of transmission and avoid putting undue strain on healthcare services, vaccinations are not a requirement to join an Intrepid Urban Adventures tour.
Location
Multicultural Hub
Elizabeth Street
Outside the Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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N1369tjbrookeb
Jan 3, 2020
Multicultural Food Tour - Definitely recommend doing this tour. Tamara was our guide, she had tons of good food, bars, shopping, etc recommendations for us. Anything you asked you she was able to give recommendations. Great tour guide! Thanks Tamara we really enjoyed our tour with you. The Multicultural food Tour itself was also great. You get to try a ton of foods and get the history of each one. You will not regret this tour if you love food!
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Laurenr1121531
Feb 26, 2019
Excellent way to get a new taste - My partner and I had a great time exploring the South Melbourne Market with our tour guide Evan. From a topping and chatting with the vendors to nibbling on new tasty treats, we had an in depth and behind the scenes view of the market. What a great way to try new things that I wouldn’t have stopped and tried on my own.
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Alexs-tripadv
Jan 5, 2019
Fantastic food tour! - My partner and I did a tour of the markets with Tristan, who was fantastic, personable, and a joy to hang out with. The two of us were the only ones booked for the group so it became a bit of a private tour where Tristan added in some street art sights and other things relevant to our interests (pointed out some architecture along the tour, which we're super into!). Highly recommend doing the tour with Tristan -- A+!
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Anna
Nov 28, 2018
Awesome food tour! - This food tour was of excellent quality and great value! It definitely covered the multicultural aspect of Melbourne and our guide was sure to also give us a bit of history to accompany the food tour. Mick was an excellent guide and took his time to make sure everyone had a great experience. He went above and beyond giving us individual recommendations of places to explore in Melbourne. We tried a few of the spots and it definitely did not disappoint! This food tour is a MUST for those interested in amazing food and history! 5+ stars and would definitely do again!
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Pye93
Nov 26, 2018
Tristan and Mick were brilliant! - We have done lots of tours like this before but what made this one extra special was the detail and passion demonstrated by Tristan who really brought the tour to life and was on hand to tailor it to our likes/dislikes. We also received lots of restaurant recommendations based on our culinary favorites so I would 100% recommend doing this at the start of your holiday so you can continue your food adventure long after the tour.
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Jean
Oct 21, 2018
Disappointing food tour - I booked a Urban Adventures food tour with Trip Advisor through Viator from home over a month before my trip to Australia, choosing between two tours - I chose the one of Melbourne's neighborhoods at 1:30pm for which I would need to buy a tram ticket. The other tour took place inside the Victoria Market, and I decided I would visit on my own. I paid for the tour for 4 persons. A month later in Melbourne we each bought our tram tickets and went to visit the Victoria Market in the morning, spending over 3 hours enjoying the foods and the other items. Meeting our guide at 1:30 we were informed the tour for the neighborhoods had been cancelled and we would be toured around Victoria Market instead. I had attempted to telephone the tour company several times that morning from the hotel to be sure of the time but the phone was not answered. The guide was apologetic and offered to reimburse us for our tram tickets, but a simple email to me when the decision to cancel the neighborhood tour could have prevented our disappointment in this repeat of our own earlier market experience. It certainly was not worth the price we paid. Several of the vendors at the market which were to be visited on the tour were closed. The guide indicated that the website had been modified some time after I paid for the tour. The guide was not at fault but the company took no responsibility for communication with me. I would NOT recommend Urban Adventures to anyone.
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