Ange’s guidebook
Food scene
This was our local cafe when we lived at number 48. They're lovely and the coffee is excellent. I still make sure I pop in for a coffee and a cheesie (pao de queijo) a few times a week.
Bossa Nova Brazilian Restaurant Café
156 Elgin StreetThis was our local cafe when we lived at number 48. They're lovely and the coffee is excellent. I still make sure I pop in for a coffee and a cheesie (pao de queijo) a few times a week.
Fantastic little cafe by day/wine bar & tapas style bites by night.
They make delicious ciabattas for lunch - there's always a vego and a meat option, and the coffee is excellent.
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Heartattack and Vine
329 Lygon StFantastic little cafe by day/wine bar & tapas style bites by night.
They make delicious ciabattas for lunch - there's always a vego and a meat option, and the coffee is excellent.
The yummiest Japanese breakfast & lunch options - excellent little cafe (it won best in Melbourne!) that is a firm favourite with all the locals.
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ima Japanese Cafe
1 Elgin StThe yummiest Japanese breakfast & lunch options - excellent little cafe (it won best in Melbourne!) that is a firm favourite with all the locals.
On a sunny Melbourne afternoon, this is absolutely the best place to be in Carlton. Incredible Mexican food and delicious drinks, with shaded outdoor seating - or you can act like a proper Melburnian and get takeaway and sit on the nature strip.
Taquito
350 Drummond StreetOn a sunny Melbourne afternoon, this is absolutely the best place to be in Carlton. Incredible Mexican food and delicious drinks, with shaded outdoor seating - or you can act like a proper Melburnian and get takeaway and sit on the nature strip.
A bit further afield, Bon Ap' is my favourite place in Fitzroy to stop for a coffee and a pastry. The croissants are some of the best in Melbourne (made to be eaten, not photographed), and the coffee, of course, is excellent.
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Bon Ap' Petit Bistro
193 Brunswick StA bit further afield, Bon Ap' is my favourite place in Fitzroy to stop for a coffee and a pastry. The croissants are some of the best in Melbourne (made to be eaten, not photographed), and the coffee, of course, is excellent.
One of the top restaurants in Australia - exceptional service, incredible wine list, and delicious food. Not a budget night out, but if you don't want to go all in, you can stop by for lunch - have a coffee and a couple of shared plates and you will still get the Wine Room experience.
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Carlton Wine Room
172-174 Faraday StOne of the top restaurants in Australia - exceptional service, incredible wine list, and delicious food. Not a budget night out, but if you don't want to go all in, you can stop by for lunch - have a coffee and a couple of shared plates and you will still get the Wine Room experience.
Super cool little wine bar on Rathdowne St. It's about a 10 min walk from number 48 - great food and wine and a fun vibe.
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Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne StSuper cool little wine bar on Rathdowne St. It's about a 10 min walk from number 48 - great food and wine and a fun vibe.
Upstairs on Nicholson St - it's a moodily lit wine bar/restaurant that serves up consistently delicious food, erring on the side of heartiness.
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Neighbourhood Wine
1 Reid StUpstairs on Nicholson St - it's a moodily lit wine bar/restaurant that serves up consistently delicious food, erring on the side of heartiness.
A Vego Pub! If you're veg and looking for hearty fare and a few pints, this is the place...
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Green Man's Arms
418 Lygon StA Vego Pub! If you're veg and looking for hearty fare and a few pints, this is the place...
Yoga
A good studio if you like a Vinyasa Flow style of practice. Lovely teachers and a beautiful studio that provides all equipment so is ideal for out-of-towners.
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Good Vibes Yoga
116 High StA good studio if you like a Vinyasa Flow style of practice. Lovely teachers and a beautiful studio that provides all equipment so is ideal for out-of-towners.
The most beautiful studio, run by incredibly kind, dedicated, and knowledgeable teachers. If you have a regular yoga practice and are looking for a studio while you're on holiday, I highly recommend AYCM.
**The studio provides equipment.
Ashtanga Yoga Centre of Melbourne
110-112 Argyle StThe most beautiful studio, run by incredibly kind, dedicated, and knowledgeable teachers. If you have a regular yoga practice and are looking for a studio while you're on holiday, I highly recommend AYCM.
**The studio provides equipment.
Sightseeing
The museum is a particularly diverting destination if you are in town with kids. There are excellent installations, a rainforest section with native birds and frogs, and a dedicated kids' sensory playroom for 0-6-year-olds.
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Mużew ta 'Melbourne
11 Nicholson StThe museum is a particularly diverting destination if you are in town with kids. There are excellent installations, a rainforest section with native birds and frogs, and a dedicated kids' sensory playroom for 0-6-year-olds.