Gozleme, piping hot doughnuts, spiced samosas and pizza slices are offered side by side in family-run stalls.
"The atmosphere is really what counts at the end," he said.For more than 50 years, the airy market has been a vibrant illustration of Melbourne's north — a cultural melting pot where families could rely on good quality, cheap produce.But the sprawling land it sits on also has huge value in the eyes of the state's planners as they consider where to house Melbourne's growing population.
That could include a cinema, fitness centre, medical and childcare centres, community spaces and offices, which the authority says could support up to 1,400 ongoing jobs. "The planning rules we have released will ensure there is a market on that site, that it is a fresh food market, that it has the same look, feel … trading area as it currently does and that it has that vibe about it that makes it special," he said.
"It appears to us that it's an overdevelopment of the site, it looks like it is a concrete jungle, the community have clearly said that is not what they're wanting," she said. Mr Katsaros wants to see the market preserved through the development, so his children can have the opportunity to take on the family business if they choose.
"All my regulars, I know most of them by name, they all call me by name and I have a chat with them," he said."That's the sort of relationship I've had with my customers. "The short leases are not connected with us wanting to hold a stick over the head of the retailers, that is not the intention," he said.
No more high rise housing! It is good for developers only. The buildings so often turn into soulless anti social eyesores that do nothing for communities and increase social isolation. Save the thriving area for all Melbourne's people.