Adelaide Central Market Lunch Tour: Tastings & Wine

Taste through 150 years of Adelaide's food history in one morning

A 2.5-hour guided tasting tour of Adelaide Central Market led by a local, where you walk through the 150-year-old market sampling multicultural produce and South Australian specialties, then sit down to lunch and wine at a market café. The tour celebrates the market's history and culinary heritage with tastings woven through the stalls.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Adelaide Central Market and lunch

• Join small group guided tour
• Discover fresh produce market
• Taste multicultural South Australian foods
• Enjoy lunch at market cafe
• Drink a glass of wine

The experience

Two and a half hours gets you through the Central Market's stalls with a guide who knows the vendors and the stories behind what they sell. You taste your way through the produce and prepared foods (the multicultural range that built Adelaide's food scene) stopping to learn what grows here and what arrived with the waves of migration. The guide points out the 150-year history written into the market's layout and the families who have worked the same stalls for generations.

After the walking portion, you sit down at a market café for a proper lunch with a glass of wine. This is not a rushed tasting. The meal gives you time to settle and talk through what you've seen. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available if you let the operator know when you book.

What’s included

• A 2.5-hour guided walk through Adelaide Central Market with tastings at the stalls.
• lunch at a market café.
• a glass of wine.
• coffee or tea.
• and a local guide who speaks English or Chinese.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday, Thursday, Friday and SaturdayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Food Tours Australia - Adelaide Central Market Tours

Is this one for you?The tour starts at the market itself in central Adelaide, so you don't need a car or hotel pickup. Just get yourself to the Central Market and the guide meets you there. That works well if you're staying nearby or using public transport, and it means the whole experience stays in one neighborhood without travel time eating into the tasting.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Chinese.

What exactly do I taste on the Adelaide Central Market tour?

The guide takes you through the market's stalls sampling fresh produce, prepared foods and local specialties that reflect South Australia's multicultural food culture. What you taste depends on what the vendors have that day and the season, but the focus is on the region's produce and the people who grow or prepare it.

Is the Central Market tour suitable if I'm vegetarian or have dietary restrictions?

Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available on the tour. Let the operator know your dietary needs at the time of booking so they can arrange the tastings and lunch accordingly.

How do I get to Adelaide Central Market if I'm not driving?

Public transportation options are available near the market, and the market itself is in central Adelaide. The tour meets at the market, so you can arrive by bus, tram or taxi depending on where you're staying.

What's included in the lunch after the market walk?

Lunch at a market café and a glass of wine are included in the tour price. The meal comes after the 90-minute guided walk through the stalls.