After a Month Long Closure, Chinatown Markets Are Reopening This Week in a Convenient New Location
The Chinatown crowd favourite returns alongside the ongoing infrastructure upgrades.
Here are your Friday night plans sorted: grab your best eating partner and head to the Chinatown Markets, making its return to a temporary new location this Friday, September 5. The markets will set up shop next to the Paddy's Market Light Rail stop in Chinatown, and will operate every Friday from 5 to 10pm.
The new temporary location offers the perfect opportunity to explore the restaurants and stores along Dixon Street, which forms the heart of Chinatown, before heading to the markets. Expect over 40 stalls selling food and handcrafted goods, with cultural experiences throughout. With a selection of food from street vendors who have honed their recipes over decades, and from emerging young chefs creating new takes on old favourites, you won't leave hungry. Past favourites include dumplings, noodles, takoyaki, roti, pho, and curry.
To the dismay of regular visitors, the markets had been closed for several weeks due to major infrastructure works upgrading the Chinatown precinct. However, the exciting announcement of the reopening of the markets means locals and newcomers alike can still enjoy all that the markets have to offer while the upgrade works continue. The vendors of popular Dragon Bearded Candy are "excited to be able to trade in this new location. We're not just selling food — we're sharing our culture and story with every creation."
The Chinatown Markets return on Friday, September 5. While nearby parking is available, the new location offers convenient direct light rail access.
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