Guidebook for Melbourne
Food Scene
Great place for breakfast + lots of yummy pastries. Book if you can.
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Grain Store
517 Flinders LnGreat place for breakfast + lots of yummy pastries. Book if you can.
Beautiful middle eastern cuisine - the weekend set menu is great value (and delicious).
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Maha
21 Bond StBeautiful middle eastern cuisine - the weekend set menu is great value (and delicious).
Great for late night dinner after a show/night out ... it's the place that chef's go after they finish work.
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Supper Inn Chinese Restaurant
15 Celestial AveGreat for late night dinner after a show/night out ... it's the place that chef's go after they finish work.
Lovely Japanese right next door - happy hour cocktails 5-7pm
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Yuzu at Church Lane
480 Collins StLovely Japanese right next door - happy hour cocktails 5-7pm
Very popular restaurant specialising in dumplings - make sure you order the xiaolongbao – small dumplings filled with meat and soup – but watch how you bite into them or the soup may finish up in your lap.
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HuTong
14-16 Market LnVery popular restaurant specialising in dumplings - make sure you order the xiaolongbao – small dumplings filled with meat and soup – but watch how you bite into them or the soup may finish up in your lap.
Very modern cafe .... great interesting menu - make sure you try the hot chocolate.
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Hash Specialty Coffee
113 Hardware StVery modern cafe .... great interesting menu - make sure you try the hot chocolate.
Awesome burgers ... just next door in Church Lane - phone your order in (ph. 8597 8452) then wander down to pick it up.... or 'dine in' at the bar.
Burger Boys
32 Church LnAwesome burgers ... just next door in Church Lane - phone your order in (ph. 8597 8452) then wander down to pick it up.... or 'dine in' at the bar.
Beautiful and authentic Balinese restaurant - a short tram ride from Elizabeth Street (No. 57).
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Warung Agus
305 Victoria StBeautiful and authentic Balinese restaurant - a short tram ride from Elizabeth Street (No. 57).
Sosta Cucina
12 Errol StBeautiful modern Italian.
My favourite Ethiopian restaurant - a short train or tram ride.
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The Abyssinian Restaurant
277 Racecourse RdMy favourite Ethiopian restaurant - a short train or tram ride.
Inbetween King & Spencer Street - good coffee & food if you want something quick.
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Perkup Cafe & Burger Bar
610 Collins StInbetween King & Spencer Street - good coffee & food if you want something quick.
Göz City
502 Little Collins StDelicious Turkish gozleme - only open weekdays though!
Degraves Street is an excellent spot for breakfast - cobbled laneway - vibrant and full of options
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Degraves Espresso Bar
23-25 Degraves StDegraves Street is an excellent spot for breakfast - cobbled laneway - vibrant and full of options
Haven't tried this place but there's lots of good breakfast options down Hardware Lane.
Corner & Bench
408 Bourke StHaven't tried this place but there's lots of good breakfast options down Hardware Lane.
Spanish tapas right next to Melbourne's famous Hosier Lane grafitti.
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MoVida
1 Hosier LnSpanish tapas right next to Melbourne's famous Hosier Lane grafitti.
Essentials
IGA plus liquor
470 Collins StIGA just next door for those essentials or snacks - also has bottleshop.
Entertainment & Activities
Fantastic discount ticket office - you can only buy tickets on the day of the show, pay cash and buy the tickets in person ... try your luck in picking up a ticket to a live show.
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Halftix Melbourne
208 Little Collins StFantastic discount ticket office - you can only buy tickets on the day of the show, pay cash and buy the tickets in person ... try your luck in picking up a ticket to a live show.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Carlton Club
193 Bourke StInteresting decor ... grab a booth if you can.
polēpolē kitchen
236 Little Collins StAfrican themed bar - fantastic goat curry.
Quriky rooftop cocktail bar ... fun place to start a night out.
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Madame Brussels
59 Bourke StQuriky rooftop cocktail bar ... fun place to start a night out.
Grungy underground bar that often has great blues bands on a Sunday arvo.
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Cherry
68 Little Collins StGrungy underground bar that often has great blues bands on a Sunday arvo.
Arts & Culture
Check out the Australian Centre for the Moving Image - exhibitions and cinema.
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ACMI
Flinders StreetCheck out the Australian Centre for the Moving Image - exhibitions and cinema.
Wander in to check out the spectacular dome in the reading room.
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Il-Bibljoteka tal-Stat Victoria
328 Swanston StWander in to check out the spectacular dome in the reading room.
Large Australian art collection (Aboriginal art, Heidelberg School etc.) plus ever changing touring exhibitions - don't forget to lie down on the floor in the Great Hall and be mesmerised by the stained glass ceiling.
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National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdLarge Australian art collection (Aboriginal art, Heidelberg School etc.) plus ever changing touring exhibitions - don't forget to lie down on the floor in the Great Hall and be mesmerised by the stained glass ceiling.
Learn about Australia's immigration history.
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Mużew tal-Immigrazzjoni
400 Flinders StLearn about Australia's immigration history.
Shopping
Melbourne's iconic market - fresh food, amazing deli section (Closed Mondays and Wednesdays) - night market on Wednesday nights with free music & loads of food stalls (seasonal - summer & winter). Walk or catch the tram up Elizabeth Street - No. 57, 59 or 19.
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Queen Victoria Market station
Melbourne's iconic market - fresh food, amazing deli section (Closed Mondays and Wednesdays) - night market on Wednesday nights with free music & loads of food stalls (seasonal - summer & winter). Walk or catch the tram up Elizabeth Street - No. 57, 59 or 19.