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selling everything from indie fashions to Indigenous artwork, vintage apparel, new and
used books and rare vinyl.
Queen St Mall
and the
Myer Centre
in the CBD house big chain
stores, upmarket outlets and the obligatory touristy trash.
MARKET-LOVERS' GUIDE TO BRISBANE
house, 119 Lamington St, New Farm; 6am-noon 2nd & 4th Sat of month) Fancy some purple heirloom car-
rots or blue bananas? This fab farmers market, with more than 120 stalls, coughs up some unusual produce. Also
great for more predictably coloured flowers, cheeses, coffees and fish. The CityCat ferry takes you straight there.
6am-2pm Sat) Under a grove of huge Moreton Bay fig trees in the West End, this hippie riverside market features
organic foods, gourmet breakfasts, herbs and flowers, bric-a-brac and buskers.
Brunswick St & Duncan St Malls, Fortitude Valley; 8am-4pm Sat, 9am-4pm Sun) These colourful markets
fill the Brunswick St Mall and the Duncan St (Chinatown) Mall in Fortitude Valley with a diverse collection of
crafts, clothes, books, records, food stalls and miscellaneous works by budding designers.
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Eagle St Pier; 7am-4pm Sun) Set along the pedestrian lanes hugging the river, the Sunday River-
side Markets have dozens of stalls selling glassware, handicrafts, art, juices, snacks and live tunes. The CityCat
ferry stop is just a couple of inches away.
5-10pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 9am-5pm Sun) It's a bit touristy, but this 80-stall riverside market has a great range
of clothing, craft, art, hand-made goods and souvenirs (just ignore the lacquered boomerangs).
City Centre
Archives Fine Books
MAP
BOOKS
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.facebook.com/archivesfine
books; 40 Charlotte St; 10am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 11am-5pm Sun)
You could get lost in here for hours: look out for rickety bookshelves, squeaky floor-
boards and upwards of half-a-million second-hand books.
Record Exchange
MAP
MUSIC
GOOGLE MAP
