Coburg Farmers Market

The sense of community is strong at Coburg’s petite but beautifully formed Saturday food fête (mfm.com.au) run by Melbourne Farmers Markets, which also operates the Alphington, Carlton, Abbotsford and Gasworks (Albert Park) outposts. This Inner Northern market is also strictly Victorian, with more than 30 carefully curated stalls offering “one of everything”, according to MFM’s Michelle O’Connor. “We wouldn’t have two honeys or two eggs,” she says. Go for restaurant-quality Day’s Walk Farm organic veg, plus regional dairy, meat, potatoes, citrus and coffee from not-for-profit social enterprise Streat.

A Sydney culinary institution, held each Saturday morning at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops (carriageworks.com.au), this 76-stall market attracts the best-known gourmands from around the state. There’s a swathe of award-winning names: LP’s Quality Meats, Berkelo breads, Block 11 Organics, Country Valley Dairy, Kurrawong Organics, Pepe Saya cultured butter... the list goes on. Chef Luke Powell is a regular with his outstanding hotdogs and Flour and Stone’s much-adored baked treats are a must.