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Food Hall

Shoppers walking near the new food hall, a two-storey building with angled butterfly roof line, canopy with deep eaves and floor-to-ceiling windows (artist impression).
​Artist impression of the Food Hall.
Construction on the market’s newest dining destination is complete and opened in November 2023.

The Queen's Food Hall offers customers a contemporary indoor space to sit and eat, alongside a spectacular line-up of cafes and restaurants.

​​​​​Queen's Food Hall now open

​Through the precinct renewal program, the outdated 1980s food court was demolished and a contemporary Food Hall constructed. 

The new Food Hall is another drawcard for the market, with an adaptable layout to make it easier for traders to do business, providing space for customers to relax and soak up the market atmosphere and improving connections to the rest of the precinct.  

The space features an expansive dining area with lots of seating options​, greenery, toilets and customer amenities.

The Victoria Street terraces have also been restored and repaired to better connect with the vibrant space, while celebrating the much-loved heritage features.​

Visit on a market day for a diverse array of restaurants, cafés and eateries. More information at qvm.com.au.​
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​Project overview

The works, being undertaken under Heritage Victoria Permit No: P35301, include:  

  • New facade and canopy on Queen Street. 
  • Improved dining experience and layout to maximise seating, including new furniture and landscaping. 
  • New roof structure to replace the existing canvas ‘tent’ roof. 
  • Upgrades to air conditioning, lighting, toilets and new flooring. 
  • Replacement of the Victoria Street Terraces’ slate roof. 

Background

  • Improvements to the infrastructure and amenity of the existing food court to enhance the customer experience and connection to other areas of the market was identified in the 2015 Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal Master Plan and was reinforced in t​he 2018 People’s Panel report (Recommendation 6).
  • In 2020, stakeholder engagement sessions were held with traders to define the operational challenges caused by current infrastructure in the Food Court and to gather their ideas to address these issues which would help inform the design of an improved space. This feedback was incorporated into the schematic design.
  • The Food Hall concept designs were unanimously endorsed by Councillors at a Future Melbourne Committee meeting on 13 April 2021.​​

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