This post was dedicated to the ladies of the group. During the trip, to feed the gulping kids and growing teenagers of the group, we could eat out every day, for every meal. This could have a deep impact on our pockets. So we chose to have home-cooked breakfasts and packed lunches. We eat out for dinners but occasional special home-cooked feasts using local ingredients, away from home. Apart from the usual visits to Woolsworth or Coles (for myself, to the BWS or Liquorland), we also visited local markets for fresh produce and general shopping. I had a previous post on Sunday markets in the Moreton Bay area, this one concentrated around the Gold Coast areas.
Carrara Markets
Best kept secret from the general tourist. There wasn’t a lot of publicity on pamphlets or tourist maps. I needed a bit of research and reading up online to pick this up. This market actually opens every day. But I think the outdoor area that sells a variety of stuff and cafes only opens during weekends. We were there on a Saturday, slight drizzle but did not dampen our moods.
After walking around the indoor market building, we soon realised that this market was much bigger with the outdoor portion, spread amongst large spaces. We ended up buying quite a bit of
There was a mini-golf putting facility with the market grounds. Boosted to be the cheapest in Gold Coast, So we paid for the kids to play one round. It was the cheapest in town no doubt, and the theme of pirates, dinosaurs and dragon slayer-knights, were quite well presented. Didn’t felt like this was a cheap mini-golf. The outdoor putting ground was even more elaborate with statues in an Asian theme. The kids had a fierce competitive round.
We had a good simple Japanese lunch at one of the market kiosks. Cheap and nice.
Fishermen’s Cooperatives
Unfortunately, we were too late. By 10 am, all the morning catches were gone. I picked up a conversation with one of the fishermen, and learnt that 630 am would be a good time to get our hands on the freshest catches. You can actually walk down to the pontoons where the trawlers were berthed and buy seafood straight from the fishermen.
We ended up just walking around the other parts of Fishermen’s Wharf. Nothing much to see in the morning, as the place had been mainly tenanted to pubs and restaurants. This place should come to life in the night I guess.
Peter’s Fish Market
In the same morning, we visited the Peter’s Fish Market. Not sure if this was famous, we were there because the market was listed on google maps as an attraction. It was about lunch time when we reached and there was already a small crowd ordering their lunches. Not a lot of fresh raw seafood left for purchase maybe because we were late, but we managed to order some “catch of the day” deals from the restaurant counter. The fish and chips, plus seafood combo lunch was pretty good.
Miami Marketta
Hidden away from the main streets, This place in “Miami” (south of surfer’s paradise) turns to live on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays evening. We drove there to seek for dinner. There were food stalls serving wide variety from Asian to Mediterranian. There were also live music and ample sitting place for dining in.
There were several families with kids enjoying their dinner, and big groups of friends gathering with foods and drinks. There were a dessert aisle and a drinks bar. Really
felt like a carnival. We ended up
Broadbeach Sunday Market
The Broadbeach Sunday market opens along the beach promenade every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. This was almost the same as the Redcliffe Jetty markets where stores we set up in tentages. Art & crafts stores, clothes, fresh produce and cooked food.
I was out for a morning run and walked through the market with my elder kid. We wanted to go back and take all out here to shop but it rained in the late morning while we were about to leave the house. There were no regrets because we had a better catch as we went for indoors shopping instead.
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