Sydney Fish Market, a privately owned company was established in 1945 by the NSW government. One can buy Sydney’s freshest seafood here and it is also the home to Sydney’s leading cooking school, Sydney Seafood School. The school offers courses in cooking different variety of seafood at home. Over 14, 000 people attend this school every year.

In terms of variety SFM is world’s second largest seafood market and the biggest in the southern hemisphere. Trading over 13,000 tones of seafood annually it sources products both nationally and internationally. Around 50 tones of seafood are auctioned daily through Dutch computerized auction systems.

SFM provides ultimate seafood experience along with amazing Sydney marketplace atmosphere and is a perfect place to be for seafood lovers. It has a working fishing port, fresh food retail market, wholesale fish market, and food and beverage outlets, it offers visitors with an authentic harbor side experience.

SFM has over 100 species of known and exotic varieties of seafood available daily to satisfy diverse tastes of Sydney residents and other visitors. One can also enjoy perfectly cooked fish and variety of other seafood on the wharf overlooking the ocean.

The Sydney Fish Market is a hot spot for observing the people, meeting family and friends, and a hub for tourists, educational tour groups and office workers, who all enjoy the watching the catch of the day auctioned straight from the fishing trawlers.

SFM offers a unique opportunity for everyone to experience the state of the art working seafood market with their Behind the scene tours every Monday and Thursday. This authentic seafood market is a premier place which attracts over 2 million visitors every year. The tours are conducted by experiences SFM guides. The tours cost $20 for adult and $10 for children under13. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed.

Visitors are required to wear enclosed non slippery shoes due to safety measures.

The Sydney Fish Market also has a sushi bar, delicatessen, cafes, bakery, bottle store, ice supplier, butcher, and gift shop, net and tackles shop, and fresh fruit and vegetable supplying shop.
SFM is located at Bank Street Pyrmont and except for Christmas day it remains open from 7am every day. Convenient quiet and clean, Metro Light Rail is the best way to travel to Sydney Fish Market. You can take the rail from Darling Harbor. One can also take a bus, mono rail or catch a boat to reach the fish market. The Darling Monorail station is just a 10min walk from SFM. There is a paid car parking for private vehicles.

SFM also organizes events to educate people about behind the scene lives at the fish market and to promote fishing.

SFM also has a range of fresh packed seafood meal options called ‘Market Pride’. The products are simple, delicious and easy to make even for those who do not know cooking seafood.
When in Sydney make sure to visit Sydney Fish Market for an out of the world experience.