Cnr Elizabeth and Queen St
until 24 Feb 2010
After a phoenix like victory by Australia in the cricket we headed to the Suzuki Night Market. This weekly event has turned into a mecca for food, you can buy anything from a sangria to freshly squeezed lemonade. We always look forward to the dutch pancakes ($7), these were bite size, fluffy pieces of dough, we enjoyed ours with lemon and icing sugar, a la natural. It was only 6pm and the whole place was buzzing, they have extended the space by half an aisle this year, allowing for much for seating space and food stalls (but best to have someone find a table while the other gets the food - divide and conquer).
The European Pastry Gozleme ($10) was a great addition to the market, these are Turkish hand rolled pastries filled with wonderful lamb mince, they have others on offer. Cacik (Turkish Tzatziki) was light and tasty, squeeze of lemon and this dish is a must have. As you can see from the photo, anneanne (grandma) was out back rolling away like it was home.
By now we were actually starting to get full, so we thought two small soft tacos ($10) would be nice. The stall was very slow in preparing the tacos, maybe they were short a few people but the night was only going to get busier for them. The tacos were not much better, the chicken was over cooked and tasteless, the lettuce was roughly torn up, rice, beans, salsa and guacamole lacked flavor and was cold. It simple needed some salt and pepper.
The markets are always a great place to take children to see the world, but being in such a confined space I suggest you get there early. After a walk around all the wonderful shops selling things like handmade jewellery, coconut watches, wacky aprons, fisherman pants, wood pieces, wall stickers and the ever popular massage tables we were once again ready to eat once more.
Bretzels was manned by a wonderful German lady, these were doughy and nicely baked (not fried), fyi you can order one covered in chocolate.
The night had to end with a strawberry skewer soaked in chocolate, instantly the chocolate hardened and there are no words to describe how simple and amazing strawberries chocolate are. The stall also had marshmallow skewers, chocolate mousse, and ice chocolate slushies.
Try and make time on a Wednesday night to visit the night markets before it ends, there is bound to be something there to entertain and surprise you, but try and get there early. As you can see from the photos below it gets very crowded! The last photo was taken at 7.30pm, did someone say 'dinner time'?
Let us know which food stalls you enjoyed!
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