- Address: Bank St & Pyrmont Bridge Road, Sydney NSW 2009, Australia;
- Website: sydneyfishmarket.com.au;
- Phone: +61 2 9004 1100;
- Open: 07.00-16.30
The famous Sydney fish market is located on the shore of the Blackwattle Bay, in the western suburb of Pirmont. If you need to get there from the central business district of Sydney , you will have to drive about 2 km to the west. The market was founded in 1945 by the authorities and was privately owned in 1994. This is the third largest fish market in the world and the largest in the entire Southern Hemisphere. Every day about 52 tons of fish and seafood are sold here.
How to get there?
If you want to visit this amazing bazaar, you should take the train from The Inner West Light Rail, the next station from Lilyfield to the station "Fish Market".
What is the market famous for?
The modern fish market in Sydney includes:
- fishing pier;
- stores selling fish and fresh seafood;
- sales outlets for the realization of delicacies;
- sushi bar;
- bakery;
- gift shop;
- the market for the sale of vegetables and fruits;
- flower shops;
- stores selling meat;
- a school for training the correct preparation of seafood, annually producing up to 13,000 skilled chefs a year;
- rest zone:
- zone for visitors' walks.
Every day there are held sales of seafood, which can buy treats as wholesalers, and ordinary buyers. For tourists, excursions are often organized here. Most travelers are impressed by the convenient infrastructure of the market and its rich assortment: you can buy fish products home, or you can taste them in a cozy local cafe.
It is on the Sydney fish market that the most delicious and juicy Australian oysters are sold, the fish for sashimi, sliced right behind the counter, squid, octopus, lucian, white perch, ocean trout, shrimp, lobster, crab, giant blue marlin, tuna, mackerel, silvery dory and much more. All above-mentioned inhabitants of the sea are caught early in the morning and immediately delivered to the market for sale. Although there are many cozy cafes in the market, where you can taste delicacies from fish and seafood, shops where cheese, wine, sauces, etc. are sold, there is also enough. It is not forbidden to photograph here.
What to do besides shopping?
There is a customer support center in the market, where anyone can get exhaustive information about the assortment of seafood, the conditions of their storage and transportation, as well as the correct way of preparation. Three times a year the administration of the bazaar publishes the newsletter FISHlineNews, which contains the most original recipes for cooking fish and other seafood, a list of the most fashionable and fashionable restaurants and gastronomic advice of famous culinary specialists specializing in seafood.
The market often hosts various events: performances of musical groups, holidays of mussel lovers, where oysters and mussels are served with fine wine, and the Fleet Blessing holiday is a cultural and religious event that should make local fishermen more fortunate in the next season and protect them.
Shopping in the market
Determine what to buy in the market, it will be difficult. Hot or cold sets are especially popular. The first one usually includes fish of different varieties - toasted or cooked on the grill: salmon, baramundi, etc. If you plan to walk all day around the city and are going to have a snack, take a ready-made cold set with lobsters and shrimps.
Most tourists are attracted by cozy cafes at the pier. Here in the fresh air you will have a unique chance to feast on grilled scallops, fresh oysters or oysters, a sea or kilpatrick (with bacon), shrimp in the boiled form of a shish kebab, octopus cubs or roasted squid rings in batter. If desired, the dishes will be made directly with you, having cleansed and seperated fish and other seafood. The same is done in small shops, which simply shine with purity.
Although the fish market is not an architectural monument, it is very popular due to its special atmosphere: its regulars are not only traders and tourists, but also artists with photographers, inspired by the special inner life of the market. The electronic system of Dutch auctions operates on the market.
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