Danks Street Is Getting a New Euro-Style Produce Market and Restaurant

Proof that good food doesn't need to be complicated, Waterloo's newest culinary hot-spot, Danks Street Produce Merchants, is a throwback to the way fresh food markets used to be. Launching this Thursday, October 27, the precinct is the brainchild of Fourth Village Providore owners, the Quattroville family, who've curated a cracking lineup of artisan producers to set up shop in the Danks Street space previously occupied by Fratelli Fresh.

It's a wink to those rustic European markets, with a friendly, community buzz (and not unlike Rosebery's Saporium), and a vibrant food offering spanning six indoor stalls, which will be providing everything from bread and imported cheeses, to charcuterie and fresh pasta. Quality goods from the likes of Brookvale's Berkelo bakery, Hurstville's Oregano Bakery (you know the scrolls), The Free Range Butcher, and Bondi Road's The One That Got Away fishmonger are set to inspire kitchen adventures seven days a week. Plus, a weekend trestle market will play host to producers like Blue Mountains Honey and The Little Wine Company on Saturdays and Sundays.

Meanwhile, a 100-seat bar and restaurant called Mezzanino will take over the sprawling, light-filled first floor — which will be perfect for a mid-shop snack, or those evenings when you'd rather bypass the shopping and cooking part. Here, produce-driven small plates, or piattini, will roam the restaurant atop trolleys, showcasing the day's best haul from the market below.

The Danks Street Produce Market will open on Thursday, October 28 at 3 Danks Street, Waterloo. For more information, visit producemerchants.com.au.