Long-awaited Hay St Market has opened inside beloved Paddy’s Market after a multimillion-dollar renovation

A new food mecca has opened in Sydney’s historic Paddy’s Markets after a 20 million-dollar facelift. Entering its new era as Hay St Market at Paddy’s, the refreshed precinct — spanning a massive 3000 square metres — finally opened on Wednesday, 26 March.

Many Sydneysiders hold a soft spot for Paddy’s Markets, which originally opened in 1834 as a general market and evolved to become an amalgamation of fresh produce and snacks to knick-knacks and knock-offs. For…