Guidebook for Coburg
Food Scene
Definitely worth a visit for cheap, excellent Lebanese pizza and fast food. Has a sister bakery very close to us at 395 Sydney Rd.
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A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RdDefinitely worth a visit for cheap, excellent Lebanese pizza and fast food. Has a sister bakery very close to us at 395 Sydney Rd.
A Minor Place.
103 Albion StThey do incredible pancakes here.
Situated in the old grounds of Pentridge Prison, this is a lovely cafe in a once notorious gaol. Worth wandering around, and Coburg Lake is close.
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The Boot Factory
19 Pentridge BlvdSituated in the old grounds of Pentridge Prison, this is a lovely cafe in a once notorious gaol. Worth wandering around, and Coburg Lake is close.
Domenico Traditional Coffee
221 Moreland RdA wide selection of coffee beans, and excellent coffee very close by.
Steam Junkies
11 Florence StGreat little cafe on the Upfield cycle path.
Pentridge Burgers
41-43 Stockade AveFantastic burgers 5 mins walk away!
The Elizabeth Cafe
130 Elizabeth StGreat cafe with a good selection of pattiserrie baked on site
Great Eastern European food and coffee. Right near Coburg Train station and Upfield Bike path
The Eastern Bloc
133 Bell StGreat Eastern European food and coffee. Right near Coburg Train station and Upfield Bike path
Royal E Punjab
873 Sydney RdExcellent, unpretentious Indian takeaway and restaurant.
Pista House
16 Sydney RdA very wide array of Indian Sweets and Savouries.
Fabulous pizzas a few minutes walk away. Can get very busy, so worth booking in advance.
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Cornerstone Pizzeria
107 Harding StFabulous pizzas a few minutes walk away. Can get very busy, so worth booking in advance.
Decent Lebanese food, friendly and reasonably priced.
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Tiba's Lebanese Restaurant
504 Sydney RoadDecent Lebanese food, friendly and reasonably priced.
Excellent food, friendly service and a decent courtyard out the back when the front is too crowded.
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Kao Thai Restaurant
347 Sydney RdExcellent food, friendly service and a decent courtyard out the back when the front is too crowded.
Quirky 80's decor, friendly staff and excellent coffee.
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True North
2A Munro StQuirky 80's decor, friendly staff and excellent coffee.
Every Saturday until 1pm, this local school hosts a wonderful array array of local produce, beers, preserves and cheeses. There's a bike path all the way down O'Hea St. Check website for stallholder listings that week.
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Coburg Farmers' Market
92 Bell StEvery Saturday until 1pm, this local school hosts a wonderful array array of local produce, beers, preserves and cheeses. There's a bike path all the way down O'Hea St. Check website for stallholder listings that week.
Check website for dates; often a weekly night market, usually Saturdays. Food, live music and shopping.
Batman Market
14-22 Gaffney StCheck website for dates; often a weekly night market, usually Saturdays. Food, live music and shopping.
Excellent food, a really great breakfast menu and a regularly rotated lunch menu; always worth checking out the specials.
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Minimo
822 Sydney RdExcellent food, a really great breakfast menu and a regularly rotated lunch menu; always worth checking out the specials.
Excellent budget friendly middle-eastern food in a busy and popular venue.
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Zaatar
365 Sydney RdExcellent budget friendly middle-eastern food in a busy and popular venue.
Hardings Corner Cafe Restaurant
5 Harding StFantastic little cafe, great for breakfast or lunch.
Budget friendly but decent dumplings situated in an unprepossessing parking lot.
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Wang Wang Dumpling
51 Waterfield StBudget friendly but decent dumplings situated in an unprepossessing parking lot.
An incredible selection of beautiful cakes, tarts, muffins and slices, as well as very reasonably priced and excellent food.
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Green Refectory
115 Sydney RdAn incredible selection of beautiful cakes, tarts, muffins and slices, as well as very reasonably priced and excellent food.
Very popular cafe and restaurant set in the original walls of Pentridge prison.
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The Glass Den
15 Urquhart StVery popular cafe and restaurant set in the original walls of Pentridge prison.
Islamic Museum of Australia
15A Anderson RdDecent middle-eastern cafe on the Merri Creek bike path
Ruby's
138 Nicholson StGreat coffee, Mediterranean food and fantastic milkshakes.
Trivelli Cake Shop
369 Sydney RdA huge selection of Italian cakes, desserts and pastries.
The Deli Coburg
401 Sydney RdLovely deli and cafe.
Friendly deli, bakery and cafe, on the O'Hea bike highway.
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O'Heas Bakery & Deli
203-205 O'Hea StFriendly deli, bakery and cafe, on the O'Hea bike highway.
Fish On Sydney
373 Sydney RoadExcellent fish and chips.
Hidden away in a mall that has seen better days, this place will sort out your pie needs.
The Pie Place
471 Sydney RdHidden away in a mall that has seen better days, this place will sort out your pie needs.
Taste of Thai
434 Sydney RoadDecent Thai food
Drinks & Nightlife
Edinburgh Castle Hotel
681 Sydney RdNice rundown bar with live music.
Pub with a good selection of vegetarian food. Live music most nights.
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The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney RdPub with a good selection of vegetarian food. Live music most nights.
Excellent bar and restaurant with live music most nights.
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The Post Office Hotel Dining Hall
229-231 Sydney RdExcellent bar and restaurant with live music most nights.
Quirky decor, excellent selection of craft beers, good food.
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The Woodlands Hotel
84-88 Sydney RdQuirky decor, excellent selection of craft beers, good food.
The Brunswick Green
315 Sydney RdGood bar and live music venue.
Howler
7-11 Dawson StLocal live music venue and bar; nice courtyard.
Local live music venue; excellent beer garden.
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The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney RdLocal live music venue; excellent beer garden.
Excellent bar in a huge and beautiful old building with a rambling and spacious beer garden.
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Railway Hotel Brunswick
291 Albert StExcellent bar in a huge and beautiful old building with a rambling and spacious beer garden.
Browns Corner Hotel
502 Sydney RdLocal bar
Shopping
Excellent locally made jeans,$50 a pair, and altered and fitted to your measurements in an hour. Looks like a hole in the wall from the outside, but you'll find the inside is crowded with hipsters.
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Dejour Jeans
542 Sydney RdExcellent locally made jeans,$50 a pair, and altered and fitted to your measurements in an hour. Looks like a hole in the wall from the outside, but you'll find the inside is crowded with hipsters.
Open every Sunday and situated on the grounds of one of Australia's last surviving drive-in cinemas, this market has a truly startling array of genuine trash and occasionally treasures.
Coburg Trash & Treasure Market
155 Newlands RdOpen every Sunday and situated on the grounds of one of Australia's last surviving drive-in cinemas, this market has a truly startling array of genuine trash and occasionally treasures.
Royal Nut Company
60 Fallon StreetAn amazing selection of nuts, spices, oils, sweets, seeds and condiments.
Leaf House Vape Shop Coburg - Vape Store Melbourne - E Cigarette Supplies
136 Nicholson StFriendly local vape shop.
Entertainment & Activities
A 25 minute cycle down the Upfield Bike path, or ten minute train trip...
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Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd station
A 25 minute cycle down the Upfield Bike path, or ten minute train trip...
One of the last drive-in cinemas in Australia.
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Village Cinemas Coburg Drive-In
155 Newlands RdOne of the last drive-in cinemas in Australia.
Outdoor swimming pool on the Merri Creek bike path
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Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool
50 Murray RdOutdoor swimming pool on the Merri Creek bike path
Brunswick Velodrome
Cycling velodrome on the Merri Creek trail
Cinema and shopping centre; buses from McDonald Reserve depart every 10 min (30 min journey)
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Northland Shopping Centre
2-50 Murray RdCinema and shopping centre; buses from McDonald Reserve depart every 10 min (30 min journey)
Parks & Nature
The walking trail and cycle path connects to many other cycle paths and is a picturesque way to cycle all the way into town. Access to the path is directly behind our house.
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Merri Creek
The walking trail and cycle path connects to many other cycle paths and is a picturesque way to cycle all the way into town. Access to the path is directly behind our house.
Once the site of the quarry where the stones that built Pentridge were dug, now a lake and park in sight of Pentridge's bluestone walls.
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Doug Hull Adventure Park
Carr StreetOnce the site of the quarry where the stones that built Pentridge were dug, now a lake and park in sight of Pentridge's bluestone walls.
Sightseeing
Pleasant cycle along the Merri Creek path to CERES; you can wander the grounds; stop by the nursery, market, and cafe; take a guided tour; attend a workshop, and more....
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Park tal-Ambjent tal-Komunità ta 'CERES
Roberts StreetPleasant cycle along the Merri Creek path to CERES; you can wander the grounds; stop by the nursery, market, and cafe; take a guided tour; attend a workshop, and more....
Wander the grounds of one of Australia's most notorious prisons, now in the process of being converted to homes and shops.
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Pentridge Prison Events
15 Urquhart StreetWander the grounds of one of Australia's most notorious prisons, now in the process of being converted to homes and shops.
Essentials
Friendly bottle shop with a wide selection of local and international craft beers and ciders.
Coburg Wine & Spirits
472 Sydney RdFriendly bottle shop with a wide selection of local and international craft beers and ciders.
Dan Murphy's Coburg
1 Louisa StLiquor superstore
Local supermarket. Next door is the NQR (the "Not Quite Right") where some splendid bargains can be had.
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Woolworths Coburg Station
3 Louisa StLocal supermarket. Next door is the NQR (the "Not Quite Right") where some splendid bargains can be had.
Coles
Separation StreetLocal supermarket
KFL Supermarket
376 Sydney RdLarge Asian supermarket
7-11 Elizabeth St
7-11 Elizabeth StreetOpen 24 hours