Guidebook for Saint Kilda

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Guidebook for Saint Kilda

Sightseeing

You haven't had a visit to St Kilda without seeing the penguins. Ignore those Sydney people who tell you there are no penguins in Melbourne!
154 locals recommend
St Kilda Pier
Pier Road
154 locals recommend
You haven't had a visit to St Kilda without seeing the penguins. Ignore those Sydney people who tell you there are no penguins in Melbourne!
A photo on the steps of parliament is essential for your Melbourne album :)
91 locals recommend
Parliament Gardens
531 Albert St
91 locals recommend
A photo on the steps of parliament is essential for your Melbourne album :)
One of the best-known lanes for street art in the city.
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
245 locals recommend
One of the best-known lanes for street art in the city.

Food Scene

Proper Melbourne coffee + freshly baked bread.
86 locals recommend
Woodfrog Bakery
108 Barkly St
86 locals recommend
Proper Melbourne coffee + freshly baked bread.
Tacos & beer. A great spot for weekend lunching (gets louder & busier in the evenings!).
187 locals recommend
Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel St
187 locals recommend
Tacos & beer. A great spot for weekend lunching (gets louder & busier in the evenings!).
You haven't been to Melbourne until you've been to Huxtaburger. (They also do delivery!)
33 locals recommend
Huxtaburger Prahran
203 High St
33 locals recommend
You haven't been to Melbourne until you've been to Huxtaburger. (They also do delivery!)
Karen Martini's pizza place. The aubergine fritters are essential! (And they deliver through Deliveroo.)
44 locals recommend
mr. wolf St Kilda
15 Inkerman St
44 locals recommend
Karen Martini's pizza place. The aubergine fritters are essential! (And they deliver through Deliveroo.)
A reliable local spot for Italian meals. They also do great lunch specials.
43 locals recommend
Ilona Staller
282 Carlisle St
43 locals recommend
A reliable local spot for Italian meals. They also do great lunch specials.
My favourite local spot for Indian food (but it isn't cheap).
40 locals recommend
Babu Ji
6 Grey St
40 locals recommend
My favourite local spot for Indian food (but it isn't cheap).
Food during the day and open late (with live gypsy jazz on summer weekends). Great for breakfast, and good cheap pizzas.
63 locals recommend
Cafe Banff
145 Fitzroy St
63 locals recommend
Food during the day and open late (with live gypsy jazz on summer weekends). Great for breakfast, and good cheap pizzas.
You might walk past this one on the street, since the design doesn't shout out 'Amazing Sri Lankan food' - but it is amazing, and lovers of a spice kick will especially enjoy it.
6 locals recommend
Araliya
118 High Street
6 locals recommend
You might walk past this one on the street, since the design doesn't shout out 'Amazing Sri Lankan food' - but it is amazing, and lovers of a spice kick will especially enjoy it.
You may get lost trying to find it ... but this is one of Balaclava's magical wee hidden spots. A must-find for coffee lovers, vegetarians and vegans.
72 locals recommend
Monk Bodhi Dharma
202 Carlisle St
72 locals recommend
You may get lost trying to find it ... but this is one of Balaclava's magical wee hidden spots. A must-find for coffee lovers, vegetarians and vegans.
During summer (or even winter) it's fun to stop in and try Messina's big range of gelato flavours.
50 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Windsor
171 Chapel St
50 locals recommend
During summer (or even winter) it's fun to stop in and try Messina's big range of gelato flavours.
Melbourne's famous 'pay what you like' restaurant. (It's vegetarian-friendly, too!)
40 locals recommend
Lentil As Anything, St Kilda
41 Blessington St
40 locals recommend
Melbourne's famous 'pay what you like' restaurant. (It's vegetarian-friendly, too!)
A good pin on the Melbourne coffee map. Stop for a coffee before (and after!) shopping at Prahran market.
21 locals recommend
Market Lane Coffee - Prahran Market
163 Commercial Rd
21 locals recommend
A good pin on the Melbourne coffee map. Stop for a coffee before (and after!) shopping at Prahran market.
Wonderful coffee and brunch (and houseplants!) in Balaclava.
25 locals recommend
Hannah
141 Chapel St
25 locals recommend
Wonderful coffee and brunch (and houseplants!) in Balaclava.
Tucked away in Prahran market, this is the little cart that does the best grilled cheese sandwiches in the city.
Maker and Monger
163 Commercial Rd
Tucked away in Prahran market, this is the little cart that does the best grilled cheese sandwiches in the city.

Drinks & Nightlife

THE place for craft beer lovers. (And the back room is great on a hot day.)
145 locals recommend
The Local Taphouse
184 Carlisle St
145 locals recommend
THE place for craft beer lovers. (And the back room is great on a hot day.)

Parks & Nature

Take a picnic and go for a stroll. (Or a run around the famous tan track.)
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend
Take a picnic and go for a stroll. (Or a run around the famous tan track.)
Catch an inner-city picnic along with plenty of art and local history.
49 locals recommend
Birrarung Marr
49 locals recommend
Catch an inner-city picnic along with plenty of art and local history.
Pack and picnic and enjoy a sunny day in the gardens. In summer, there are sometimes outdoor performances to catch.
276 locals recommend
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
11 Herbert St
276 locals recommend
Pack and picnic and enjoy a sunny day in the gardens. In summer, there are sometimes outdoor performances to catch.

Arts & Culture

A small, but never dull, Chapel St gallery.
Bromley & Co
247 Toorak Road
A small, but never dull, Chapel St gallery.
One of Melbourne's treasures, with great permanent exhibitions and lots of touring shows. Free admission to permanent exhibitions.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
One of Melbourne's treasures, with great permanent exhibitions and lots of touring shows. Free admission to permanent exhibitions.
Great rotating exhibits.
258 locals recommend
ACMI
Flinders Street
258 locals recommend
Great rotating exhibits.

Shopping

A great jumble of curios, vintage, antiques, and hidden treasures.
46 locals recommend
Chapel Street Bazaar
217 Chapel St
46 locals recommend
A great jumble of curios, vintage, antiques, and hidden treasures.
A great spot for hipster homewares.
24 locals recommend
Scout House
161A Fitzroy St
24 locals recommend
A great spot for hipster homewares.
A proper place for shopping (and much less tourist-y that Vic Market). Plus, South Melbourne dim sum are legendary! Catch the 96 tram.
365 locals recommend
South Melbourne Market station
365 locals recommend
A proper place for shopping (and much less tourist-y that Vic Market). Plus, South Melbourne dim sum are legendary! Catch the 96 tram.
This is a shop that sells herbs and spices. But in magical ways beyond your imagination! Keen cooks must visit.
Gewürzhaus Herb & Spice Merchants - Block Arcade
282 Collins St
This is a shop that sells herbs and spices. But in magical ways beyond your imagination! Keen cooks must visit.
A whole shop of matryoshka dolls. This is one of those lovely little 'I didn't expect to see that!' places.
Babushkas
331 Bourke St
A whole shop of matryoshka dolls. This is one of those lovely little 'I didn't expect to see that!' places.
Good for fruit & veg shopping - especially for those with culinary interests (don't miss The Essential Ingredient).
338 locals recommend
Prahran Market station
338 locals recommend
Good for fruit & veg shopping - especially for those with culinary interests (don't miss The Essential Ingredient).

Essentials

Small supermarket branch near the 96 tram stop. Usually open late.
103 locals recommend
Woolworths St Kilda West (Metro)
64 Fitzroy St
103 locals recommend
Small supermarket branch near the 96 tram stop. Usually open late.
Adrift without Aldi? There's one nearby.
72 locals recommend
ALDI St Kilda
135 Inkerman St
72 locals recommend
Adrift without Aldi? There's one nearby.
Friendly local organic grocery store.
33 locals recommend
The Little Hen
270-272 Carlisle St
33 locals recommend
Friendly local organic grocery store.
Another supermarket option!
24 locals recommend
COLES EXPRESS
467 Glen Huntly Rd
24 locals recommend
Another supermarket option!
Buying a bottle? This is the place for wine lovers to stock up.
64 locals recommend
Blackhearts & Sparrows
131 Lygon St
64 locals recommend
Buying a bottle? This is the place for wine lovers to stock up.
Hüd is a Scandi-styled Tardis - it looks tiny from the street, but inside is one of Melbourne's best places for beauty treatment.
HÜD Skin + Body
140 St Kilda Rd
Hüd is a Scandi-styled Tardis - it looks tiny from the street, but inside is one of Melbourne's best places for beauty treatment.