If you think Double Bay is a little sleepy with not much happening you are wrong! Every Thursday a weekly 'Organic Food Market' operates from the peaceful Guilfoyle park. Stalls are set with willow trees as the backdrop and the harbour only two blocks away.
As you easily pull alongside the park, you get the feeling you could be miles away from the city. Locals, businessmen and young families are amongst those who are in on this eastern suburbs secret, some stocking up on produce and dinner, others just looking for a coffee and enjoying the live entertainment.
Toddlers line up (mine included!) eagerly for their turn on the pony ride through the trees. It's worth coming down just to see the smile on their faces. And yes, there is great coffee and plenty of delicious cakes, pastries and breads to go with it. I couldn't go past the blood orange cupcakes myself (thanks Brasserie Bread), however looking equally delicious were the French Patisserie tarts & croissants and Neu's German bread.
Visit 'You can Afford Organics' – perfect little cherry tomatoes, tamarillos and dates. For dinner perhaps some fresh pasta or organic meats and of course you can't leave the markets without some fresh flowers or perhaps a treat for yourself from Spark Candles.
If you are looking for a local market then then you will feel right at home!
