Pick up everything for your Easter feast at Queen Vic Market. Whether you’re looking for fresh local seafood, Victorian quality cuts of meat and poultry, seasonal fruit and veggies, homemade hot cross buns, sweet treats and artisanal chocolate – you will find it all at Queen Victoria Market.
Good Friday Seafood
Feast on fresh this Easter and explore the Market’s Meat & Fish Hall for your Good Friday feast. Our fishmongers are stocked with local favourites including salmon, oysters and fresh prawns, ensuring a bountiful selection for your celebrations. Complete your feast with decadent delicacies like Moreton Bay bugs, blue swimmer crab and high-grade sashimi.
Deep Blue Seafood has succulent South Australian octopus legs which are tenderised to perfection and delicious served straight from the barbecue.
Limnos Seafood has a generous range of prawns, freshly shucked oysters, cray and fresh fish.
Prosser’s Seafood are well stocked with a local barramundi, salmon along with succulent prawns, oysters and mussels. Chat to their friendly staff for information on the best catch for your Easter feast.
Yianni’s Seafood specialises in fresh seafood including filleted fish, whole fish and shellfish, including snapper, salmon, flathead and blue eye.
Market fresh tip: Pop into the Meat & Fish Hall during the week of Easter to discover a range of seasonal fish and remember to ask our friendly traders what the catch of the day is!
Browse the Market’s experienced fishmongers for the perfect catch.
Hot Cross Bun Trail
Embark on a mouthwatering journey through Queen Victoria Market’s Hot Cross Bun Trail! From timeless classics to innovative twists, savour the diverse and delectable hot cross buns crafted by skilled bakers.
Mörk has delicious hot cross buns that feature wheat and spelt sourdough fermented for three days, infused with spices, aniseed and Tasmanian honey, then studded with tea-soaked fruits and dark chocolate. After baking, each bun is finished with a spiced cacao glaze.
M & G Caiafa offer a heavenly range of Hot Cross Buns, ranging from sourdough, traditional and chocolate. While you are there, browse their range of delicious Easter Eggs, perfect for your Easter egg hunt!
Woodfrog Bakery delights with their traditional fruit hot cross bun, perfectly spiced and generously studded with juicy sultanas and currants, enriched with eggs and butter, and finished with a delicate touch of cinnamon.
Ferguson Plarre have been making Hot Cross Buns for 120 years, with their traditional recipe being over 50 years old. A range not to be missed, their Hot Cross Buns are a must this Easter, with buns containing only Aussie ingredients. Explore their range including “The Jammy” piped full of raspberry jam, traditional fruit Hot Cross Buns famously containing more fruit than flour, Choc Chip Hot Cross Buns and White Choc & Raspberry Hot Cross Buns.
Andrew’s Bread Shop have a delicious range of Hot Cross Buns ranging from traditional, sourdough to gluten-free and the fan favourite chocolate plus more.
Easter Sunday lunch with Victorian Quality Meat and Poultry
Explore the offerings at one of our 27 skilled butchers and poulterers. Premium lamb cuts are already on display in our traders’ windows and are expected to be highly sought after. Indulge in a classic roast leg of lamb, perfectly complemented by seasonal roasted vegetables.
At The Corner Chicken Shop, you’ll find a generous Easter Pack including two lemon butterfly chickens, lemon and herb and peri peri marinated fillets and plain sausages. Pre-order in-store or online and receive 25% off!
At Taylor Family Meats, find boneless spring lamb shoulders, Taylor-made for any occasion. This Easter, find full or half shoulders on sale in-store at the Market.
At Hagen’s Organics, treat the family to easy carve lamb leg, deliciously seasoned with macadamia, bacon and lemon (plain also available).
Market fresh tip: For those seeking variety and affordability this Easter, our butchers suggest trying alternate cuts like BBQ lamb chops, lamb rump, or spring lamb chops.
Click here to browse the Market’s butchers and poulterers.
Seasonal Fruit & Veg
With an abundance of fruit, vegetable and organic traders located in A to D Sheds, shopping Melbourne’s best fresh and affordable produce has never been easier. Autumn seasonal roasting vegetables are in abundance and will serve as great accompaniments for Easter feasts – look out for Brussels sprouts, carrots, potatoes, pumpkins, parsnips, rhubarb and beetroot.
Market Boys are stocked with a huge selection of fruit and vegetables, providing market fresh produce at competitive prices. In season, explore broccoli, pumpkin, sweet potato cabbage, cauliflower and eggplant, Brussels sprouts and will serve as great accompaniments for your Easter feasts.
The Fresh Pear are known for supplying premium quality fruit and specialise in in-season apples and pears.
At The Apple Corner you’ll find not only delicious, quality fruit and vegetables, but also chestnuts and pantry staples.
Market fresh tip – Chat to our friendly greengrocers for their recommendations and to see what’s in season! Browse the Market’s fruit, vegetable and organic traders.
Dairy Hall is deli-licious
The Dairy Produce Hall is fully stocked with Easter treats including hot cross buns, artisanal chocolate, antipasto delights, deli meats and delicious cheese.
At Hellenic Deli, find your Orthodox Easter staples including traditional tsoureki, homemade dips, dolmades and a huge selection of olives.
At Ripe, you’ll find an enormous selection of Australian artisanal cheese, with more than 50 award-winning varieties that are sure to suit your budget, excite your taste buds and surprise your guests this Easter.
Dianne’s Delights offer an array of deli goods, dips, antipasti, cheese and olives. Find something for any taste bud or budget.
At Queen Vic Deli, find stunning real egg-shells, filled with chocolate praline from Germany, plus egg dying and decorating kits for your Orthodox celebrations.
This Easter at Mörk, they have introduced their Dessert Eggs – a life sized chocolate egg filled with four different dessert fillings: Triple Chocolate Egg, Pumpkin Pie Egg, Caramel Biscuit Egg and Passionfruit & Marshmallow Egg. Younger chocolate fans can enjoy sensory Rattle Eggs and Sprinkle Bunny Pops with natural sprinkles, perfect for little tummies.
Get creative in the kitchen with Gewürzhaus very own Hot Cross Bun mix, with flavours of cassia, ginger and clove, plus a hint of citrus from ground coriander seeds. Perfect for baking up an Easter feast!
Click here to browse the Market’s delicatessen traders.
From Across the Market
Let Frederick’s take some of the work out of your Easter preparations with their family-size, fan favourite scallop pie, available in either mild curry or mornay sauce.
If you’re looking for a little something special to finish off your Easter feasting, try the delicious artisanal gelato from Geloso Gelateria made using market fresh, seasonal produce.
Shop Queen Vic Market Online
If you can’t make it to the Market, shop on Queen Victoria Market Online! Browse over 3,000 products and shop Easter favourites including hot cross buns, fresh seafood, local lamb, fruit & veg, drinks, chocolates and many more. Enjoy same Market day delivery to over 220 suburbs or Click & Collect if you order before 10am.
