Guidebook for Fitzroy

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Guidebook for Fitzroy

Food Scene

Best Pizza!
63 locals recommend
Lazerpig
343 Smith St
63 locals recommend
Best Pizza!
Best coffee & brunch on your doorstep.
34 locals recommend
Breakfast Thieves
420 Gore St
34 locals recommend
Best coffee & brunch on your doorstep.
Coffee is good but brunch/lunch menu is better.
125 locals recommend
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St
125 locals recommend
Coffee is good but brunch/lunch menu is better.
Teeny tiny French cafe with beer garden out back & live music in an intimate venue.
19 locals recommend
La Niche Cafe
67 Smith St
19 locals recommend
Teeny tiny French cafe with beer garden out back & live music in an intimate venue.
Burgers in the train carriage on top of the roof, vegetarian/vegan cafe below.
53 locals recommend
Easey's
48 Easey St
53 locals recommend
Burgers in the train carriage on top of the roof, vegetarian/vegan cafe below.
An institution in Melbourne known for its yum vegetarian/vegan food.
185 locals recommend
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 locals recommend
An institution in Melbourne known for its yum vegetarian/vegan food.
Cheap vegetarian burritos and damn tasty.
81 locals recommend
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
81 locals recommend
Cheap vegetarian burritos and damn tasty.
Possibly the best BBQ meat in the entire universe. It's up there.
85 locals recommend
Le Bon Ton
51 Gipps St
85 locals recommend
Possibly the best BBQ meat in the entire universe. It's up there.
Spanish pub/restaurant goodness in the heat of Collingwood - food is of a high quality & the log fire is perfect for cold days in winter.
15 locals recommend
Robert Burns Hotel
376 Smith Street
15 locals recommend
Spanish pub/restaurant goodness in the heat of Collingwood - food is of a high quality & the log fire is perfect for cold days in winter.
Miss Katies Crab Shack restaurant is at the back of the bar & has amazing: fried chicken & waffles, soft shell crab sliders and crab hot pots & more.
Rochester Hotel
202 Johnston St
Miss Katies Crab Shack restaurant is at the back of the bar & has amazing: fried chicken & waffles, soft shell crab sliders and crab hot pots & more.
No frills mexican with a full sized swimming pool (yes you heard right) in the middle of the restaurant for skateboarding in (pros only).
98 locals recommend
Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street
98 locals recommend
No frills mexican with a full sized swimming pool (yes you heard right) in the middle of the restaurant for skateboarding in (pros only).
Pretty amazing vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
76 locals recommend
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge St
76 locals recommend
Pretty amazing vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
Vegan cafe/restaurant.
Las Vegan Cafe
22 Smith St
Vegan cafe/restaurant.
Delicious vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
52 locals recommend
Yong Green Food
421 Brunswick St
52 locals recommend
Delicious vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
New vegetarian/vegan restaurant in the area.
38 locals recommend
Transformer Fitzroy
382 Rose St
38 locals recommend
New vegetarian/vegan restaurant in the area.
An institution in Melbourne famous for it's peking duck. Looks like an average takeaway joint but the duck is amazing. NB: you need to book a table (& your duck) in advance - this place is popular!
Old Kingdom
82 Victoria St
An institution in Melbourne famous for it's peking duck. Looks like an average takeaway joint but the duck is amazing. NB: you need to book a table (& your duck) in advance - this place is popular!
One of the best dumpling places in Melbourne - best to book in advance and ask if you can be seated upstairs.
89 locals recommend
HuTong
14-16 Market Ln
89 locals recommend
One of the best dumpling places in Melbourne - best to book in advance and ask if you can be seated upstairs.
They do a really good brunch.
6 locals recommend
Smith Street Trader
325 Smith St
6 locals recommend
They do a really good brunch.
Great bar, even better BBQ.
65 locals recommend
The Gem Bar and Dining
289 Wellington St
65 locals recommend
Great bar, even better BBQ.
Good cheap Thai food.
14 locals recommend
Yim Yam
76 Smith St
14 locals recommend
Good cheap Thai food.
Upscale bistro dishes and cocktails in a loft with large arched windows and exposed-brick walls.
62 locals recommend
Panama Dining Room
231 Smith St
62 locals recommend
Upscale bistro dishes and cocktails in a loft with large arched windows and exposed-brick walls.
Saint Crispin’s kitchen, run by chefs Joe Grbac and Scott Pickett, prepares a finely considered contemporary menu that’s amended daily according to nature’s bounty. Think cocktails & champagne.
46 locals recommend
Saint Crispin
300 Smith St
46 locals recommend
Saint Crispin’s kitchen, run by chefs Joe Grbac and Scott Pickett, prepares a finely considered contemporary menu that’s amended daily according to nature’s bounty. Think cocktails & champagne.
Café-cum-deli, Alimentary has ready-made meals, meats, and fresh baked breads.
114 locals recommend
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith St
114 locals recommend
Café-cum-deli, Alimentary has ready-made meals, meats, and fresh baked breads.
Cheap eats. Chef George Calombaris’s souvlaki is meant to be pretty damn good.
77 locals recommend
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 locals recommend
Cheap eats. Chef George Calombaris’s souvlaki is meant to be pretty damn good.
The pinnacle of fine-dining in Melbourne, if you can get in.
270 locals recommend
Vue de monde
525 Collins St
270 locals recommend
The pinnacle of fine-dining in Melbourne, if you can get in.
Deli by day, high-falutin’ smokehouse restaurant/bar by night.
Longhorn Saloon
118 Elgin Street
Deli by day, high-falutin’ smokehouse restaurant/bar by night.
Bourbon, beers, barbecue and bluegrass.
9 locals recommend
Bluebonnet Barbecue
124-126 Lygon St
9 locals recommend
Bourbon, beers, barbecue and bluegrass.
Colourful fixture with an all-day authentic menu, from huevos rancheros to enchiladas, and premium tequila.
Los Amates Mexican Kitchen
34 Johnston St
Colourful fixture with an all-day authentic menu, from huevos rancheros to enchiladas, and premium tequila.
Upscale cafe menu and home-cured meats in stylish quarters with black decor, plus outdoor seats
12 locals recommend
Backstreet Bar & Grill
152 Kerr St
12 locals recommend
Upscale cafe menu and home-cured meats in stylish quarters with black decor, plus outdoor seats
This brick-paved laneway can resemble a tourist trap with its insistent touts, but its outdoor seating beneath old warehouse facades is an atmospheric place to dine.
151 locals recommend
Hardware Lane
Hardware Lane
151 locals recommend
This brick-paved laneway can resemble a tourist trap with its insistent touts, but its outdoor seating beneath old warehouse facades is an atmospheric place to dine.
If you had a dollar for every time Centre Place has been photographed by tourists, you'd be very rich indeed. Lined by hole-in-the-wall cafes, reminiscent of somewhere Continental such as Rome.
23 locals recommend
Centre Place
Centre Place
23 locals recommend
If you had a dollar for every time Centre Place has been photographed by tourists, you'd be very rich indeed. Lined by hole-in-the-wall cafes, reminiscent of somewhere Continental such as Rome.
Perfectly located on the banks of the Yarra, Ludlow is a well established riverside destination with its large dining room, cocktail lounge and public bar.
33 locals recommend
Ludlow Bar & Dining Room
6 Riverside Quay
33 locals recommend
Perfectly located on the banks of the Yarra, Ludlow is a well established riverside destination with its large dining room, cocktail lounge and public bar.
Overlooking the banks of the Yarra River, World Restaurant & Bar boasts an eclectic mix of food, wine, music and culture.
29 locals recommend
Hopscotch Melbourne
4 Riverside Quay
29 locals recommend
Overlooking the banks of the Yarra River, World Restaurant & Bar boasts an eclectic mix of food, wine, music and culture.
Cheap & tasty Japanese ramen.
82 locals recommend
Shop Ramen
329 Smith St
82 locals recommend
Cheap & tasty Japanese ramen.
The daddy of burger joints - well worth giving it a whirl.
81 locals recommend
Huxtaburger Collingwood
106 Smith St
81 locals recommend
The daddy of burger joints - well worth giving it a whirl.
This is a gem of a Japanese restaurant off the main track - Japanese food that you would serve in the home. I rate this place highly, it's small and personal with the chefs in front of you.
26 locals recommend
Aka Siro
106 Cambridge St
26 locals recommend
This is a gem of a Japanese restaurant off the main track - Japanese food that you would serve in the home. I rate this place highly, it's small and personal with the chefs in front of you.
A pretty cheap eat, think smoky, deep-fried Louisiana-inspired comfort food, and American ice-cold Brooklyn Lager and Hargreaves Hill Pale too.
15 locals recommend
Po Boy Quarter
295 Smith Street
15 locals recommend
A pretty cheap eat, think smoky, deep-fried Louisiana-inspired comfort food, and American ice-cold Brooklyn Lager and Hargreaves Hill Pale too.
Famed for its 'double patty smash burger' this place also has hotdogs, forage-friendly salads of shaved kohlrabi, radishes, and chickweed; crumbed and deep-fried burrata & much more.
23 locals recommend
Rockwell and Sons
288 Smith St
23 locals recommend
Famed for its 'double patty smash burger' this place also has hotdogs, forage-friendly salads of shaved kohlrabi, radishes, and chickweed; crumbed and deep-fried burrata & much more.
Cool Japanese cafe / store that sells high-end Japanese homewares. The menu offers both Japanese and western-style dishes, with an emphasis on quality, organic ingredients and beautiful presentation.
59 locals recommend
CIBI
33-39 Keele St
59 locals recommend
Cool Japanese cafe / store that sells high-end Japanese homewares. The menu offers both Japanese and western-style dishes, with an emphasis on quality, organic ingredients and beautiful presentation.
Good priced Vietnamese.
XEOM (VIET STREET FOOD)
194 Smith St
Good priced Vietnamese.
A Vietnamese bakery - the queue out the door says it all.
30 locals recommend
N.Lee Bakery
220 Smith St
30 locals recommend
A Vietnamese bakery - the queue out the door says it all.
Rice Queen is still essentially a bar and diner serving a wide selection of varying cuisines from different countries across Asia.
43 locals recommend
Rice Queen Oriental Diner and Bar
389-391 Brunswick St
43 locals recommend
Rice Queen is still essentially a bar and diner serving a wide selection of varying cuisines from different countries across Asia.
Lygon Street in Carlton is 'Little Italy' a mecca for all things red, white and green. Fab restaurants, cafes, grocery stores and gelato.
270 locals recommend
Lygon Street
Lygon Street
270 locals recommend
Lygon Street in Carlton is 'Little Italy' a mecca for all things red, white and green. Fab restaurants, cafes, grocery stores and gelato.
Feed your cheese and wine addiction here - it's all they serve. This is HEAVEN if cheese is your thing.
144 locals recommend
Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie
157 Fitzroy St
144 locals recommend
Feed your cheese and wine addiction here - it's all they serve. This is HEAVEN if cheese is your thing.

Essentials

Convenient for groceries.
105 locals recommend
Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston St
105 locals recommend
Convenient for groceries.
Convenient for groceries.
112 locals recommend
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith St
112 locals recommend
Convenient for groceries.
Closest organic supermarket to the apartment.
29 locals recommend
Organic Wholefoods Fitzroy
277 Smith St
29 locals recommend
Closest organic supermarket to the apartment.
A little further away from the apartment but this is a great little organic grocery store.
38 locals recommend
Aunt Maggie's Fitzroy
188 Gertrude St
38 locals recommend
A little further away from the apartment but this is a great little organic grocery store.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails & BEST views over Fitzroy and Melbourne skyline. Take the elevator at the back of the cafe/restaurant/bar to the rooptop.
366 locals recommend
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick St
366 locals recommend
Great cocktails & BEST views over Fitzroy and Melbourne skyline. Take the elevator at the back of the cafe/restaurant/bar to the rooptop.
Tucked away upstairs above The Black Pearl bar, press the doorbell & you'll find a hidden cocktail bar.
The Attic
304 Brunswick St
Tucked away upstairs above The Black Pearl bar, press the doorbell & you'll find a hidden cocktail bar.
Think yum burratta cheese, whole heads of cauliflower with cheese and awesome steaks.
9 locals recommend
The Noble Experiment Melbourne
284 Smith St
9 locals recommend
Think yum burratta cheese, whole heads of cauliflower with cheese and awesome steaks.
Huge outside beer garden - great in summer.
6 locals recommend
The Fitzroy Beer Garden
245 Gertrude St
6 locals recommend
Huge outside beer garden - great in summer.
One of the closest pubs to the apartment. Downstairs is a pub, upstairs a restaurant & up one floor more is an outdoor terrace.
57 locals recommend
Marquis of Lorne
411 George St
57 locals recommend
One of the closest pubs to the apartment. Downstairs is a pub, upstairs a restaurant & up one floor more is an outdoor terrace.
Cool outdoor bar where the drinks are served from a converted shipping container with good beats, attracts a younger crowd.
87 locals recommend
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Ln
87 locals recommend
Cool outdoor bar where the drinks are served from a converted shipping container with good beats, attracts a younger crowd.
Great city views, good vibe for a bar along Southbank. Foods good too.
52 locals recommend
Left Bank Melbourne Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
1 Southbank Blvd
52 locals recommend
Great city views, good vibe for a bar along Southbank. Foods good too.
Good live music venue. Check out their website for what's on.
28 locals recommend
Yah Yah's
99 Smith St
28 locals recommend
Good live music venue. Check out their website for what's on.
Beer garden out back, beats inside, good little bar.
11 locals recommend
Mr Scruffs
60 Smith Street
11 locals recommend
Beer garden out back, beats inside, good little bar.
Slender eatery and cocktail bar where you can get your hands on poached eggs and a hot Bloody Mary on a weekend morning and French ciders and classic cocktails most other nights.
Habitat Lounge
129 Smith St
Slender eatery and cocktail bar where you can get your hands on poached eggs and a hot Bloody Mary on a weekend morning and French ciders and classic cocktails most other nights.
Los Barbudos is serving rum cocktails and Cuban tunes.
6 locals recommend
Los Barbudos
95 Smith St
6 locals recommend
Los Barbudos is serving rum cocktails and Cuban tunes.
Sports bar & counter pub meals.
8 locals recommend
The Birmingham Hotel
333 Smith St
8 locals recommend
Sports bar & counter pub meals.
Stalwart bar with comfy sofas, bright windows and pavement beer garden, featuring local art and DJs.
66 locals recommend
Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick St
66 locals recommend
Stalwart bar with comfy sofas, bright windows and pavement beer garden, featuring local art and DJs.
Old-school grungy venue with band posters lining red walls and a diverse nightly line-up of live music.
26 locals recommend
The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston St
26 locals recommend
Old-school grungy venue with band posters lining red walls and a diverse nightly line-up of live music.
Cocktails and share plates in a lavish and quirky space with vintage lounges and black-and-white prints.
9 locals recommend
The Alchemist Bar & Cafe
361 Brunswick Street
9 locals recommend
Cocktails and share plates in a lavish and quirky space with vintage lounges and black-and-white prints.
Intimate bar for classic or custom cocktails with old-world decor like chesterfields and deer heads.
109 locals recommend
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude St
109 locals recommend
Intimate bar for classic or custom cocktails with old-world decor like chesterfields and deer heads.
Pan-Asian food and cocktails in a quirky, tiki-themed bar featuring kitsch decor and pot plants.
9 locals recommend
The LuWOW
212 Little Collins Street
9 locals recommend
Pan-Asian food and cocktails in a quirky, tiki-themed bar featuring kitsch decor and pot plants.
Cool spot with comfy couches and a rooftop courtyard bar, plus pizza, DJs and live bands.
61 locals recommend
Bimbo
376 Brunswick Street
61 locals recommend
Cool spot with comfy couches and a rooftop courtyard bar, plus pizza, DJs and live bands.
Vibrant pub with timber decor and a courtyard, popular for sports, student parties and burgers.
Perseverance
196 Brunswick St
Vibrant pub with timber decor and a courtyard, popular for sports, student parties and burgers.
Pub dinners and local ales in an 1880s watering hole with exposed-brick walls, plus weekly trivia. Upstairs is a fine dining restaurant.
14 locals recommend
The Rose Fitzroy
406 Napier Street
14 locals recommend
Pub dinners and local ales in an 1880s watering hole with exposed-brick walls, plus weekly trivia. Upstairs is a fine dining restaurant.
Vibrant, exposed-brick cocktail bar offering indoor bocce, pool and ping-pong, plus free popcorn.
17 locals recommend
Mr Wow's Emporium
97B Smith St
17 locals recommend
Vibrant, exposed-brick cocktail bar offering indoor bocce, pool and ping-pong, plus free popcorn.
Built in 1854, it's the city’s second oldest pub. The public bar and sidewalk beer garden house a diversity of mingling locals, artists and professionals, and inside is a live music venue.
88 locals recommend
Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith St
88 locals recommend
Built in 1854, it's the city’s second oldest pub. The public bar and sidewalk beer garden house a diversity of mingling locals, artists and professionals, and inside is a live music venue.
A little bar/cafe/restaurant on a graffiti covered cobbled lane near the cathedral serves Spanish tapas and shared plates in a down lit room playing funky tunes.
203 locals recommend
MoVida
1 Hosier Ln
203 locals recommend
A little bar/cafe/restaurant on a graffiti covered cobbled lane near the cathedral serves Spanish tapas and shared plates in a down lit room playing funky tunes.
Live music venue - check their website for gig list.
40 locals recommend
The Tote
67-71 Johnston St
40 locals recommend
Live music venue - check their website for gig list.
Bar and live music venue.
24 locals recommend
The Gasometer Hotel
484 Smith St
24 locals recommend
Bar and live music venue.
A little hidden gem at the top of Bourke street. After climbing the stairs you step into in a quirky world of cast iron furniture, floral cushions and tennis clad wait staff. Cool rooftop bar.
163 locals recommend
Madame Brussels
59 Bourke St
163 locals recommend
A little hidden gem at the top of Bourke street. After climbing the stairs you step into in a quirky world of cast iron furniture, floral cushions and tennis clad wait staff. Cool rooftop bar.
The Mitre Tavern is a very old pub absolutely surrounded by the big buildings of Collins Street. You can sit outside and enjoy a meal and a beer in the quiet little lane that it lies within.
12 locals recommend
the Hotel Albion
146 Evans St
12 locals recommend
The Mitre Tavern is a very old pub absolutely surrounded by the big buildings of Collins Street. You can sit outside and enjoy a meal and a beer in the quiet little lane that it lies within.
Great place for a pre-dinner/pre-theater drink. A suitably subtle entrance (only labelled "GP") takes you through the door and down a few stairs to a dimly lit bar. The room is 1920's inspired.
74 locals recommend
Gin Palace
10 Russell Pl
74 locals recommend
Great place for a pre-dinner/pre-theater drink. A suitably subtle entrance (only labelled "GP") takes you through the door and down a few stairs to a dimly lit bar. The room is 1920's inspired.
Across from Flinders Station, this is a Melbourne staple featuring "Chloe" on the second floor. A must see when visiting Melbourne. Friendly staff and average food.
25 locals recommend
Young & Jackson
1 Swanston St
25 locals recommend
Across from Flinders Station, this is a Melbourne staple featuring "Chloe" on the second floor. A must see when visiting Melbourne. Friendly staff and average food.

Shopping

In case you need any pharmaceuticals, this place has everything.
15 locals recommend
Chemist Warehouse Collingwood
244 Smith St
15 locals recommend
In case you need any pharmaceuticals, this place has everything.
Shopping in the center of Melbourne.
313 locals recommend
Melbourne Central
Swanston Street
313 locals recommend
Shopping in the center of Melbourne.
Factory outlet stores close to the Exhibition Center along Southbank.
124 locals recommend
DFO www.catalogclothing.com.au
20 Convention Centre Pl
124 locals recommend
Factory outlet stores close to the Exhibition Center along Southbank.
Convenience store - you can also top up your MYKI here.
7 locals recommend
7-Eleven Collingwood
286 Smith St
7 locals recommend
Convenience store - you can also top up your MYKI here.
Multi-level shopping store - if you want it, it probably has it.
284 locals recommend
Myer Melbourne
336 Bourke St
284 locals recommend
Multi-level shopping store - if you want it, it probably has it.
Multi-level shopping store - if you want it, it probably has it. Slightly more upmarket than Meyer.
102 locals recommend
David Jones
310 Bourke St
102 locals recommend
Multi-level shopping store - if you want it, it probably has it. Slightly more upmarket than Meyer.

Sightseeing

Museum & IMAX theater.
593 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
593 locals recommend
Museum & IMAX theater.
Tallest building in Melbourne - fab 360 vies across Melbourne
537 locals recommend
Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside Quay
537 locals recommend
Tallest building in Melbourne - fab 360 vies across Melbourne
'Tourist Information' can be found here along with street performers. I don't recommend the restaurants much around this area - it's a bit of a tourist trap.
797 locals recommend
Federation Square
797 locals recommend
'Tourist Information' can be found here along with street performers. I don't recommend the restaurants much around this area - it's a bit of a tourist trap.
Lots of restaurants/bars along the waters edge with great views of the city. Can't go wrong with most of them but some are a little pricey.
178 locals recommend
Southbank
178 locals recommend
Lots of restaurants/bars along the waters edge with great views of the city. Can't go wrong with most of them but some are a little pricey.
Huge indoor/outdoor market for general stuff as well as fresh vege, meat and cheese. This is the 'Daddy' of markets in Melbourne.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
957 locals recommend
Huge indoor/outdoor market for general stuff as well as fresh vege, meat and cheese. This is the 'Daddy' of markets in Melbourne.
Eat, drink, shop, farmers markets, moonlight cinema, events, Collingwood childrens farm. Check out their website - there is a lot going on here.
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
280 locals recommend
Eat, drink, shop, farmers markets, moonlight cinema, events, Collingwood childrens farm. Check out their website - there is a lot going on here.
A magnificent cathedral in the heart of the city.
79 locals recommend
St Paul's Cathedral
Flinders Street
79 locals recommend
A magnificent cathedral in the heart of the city.
Rated one of the best 'high tea' venues in Melbourne, they also do chocolate walking tours of Fitzroy finishing off with a Mámor Chocolates tasting.
Mámor Chocolates & High Tea Szalón
153 Johnston St
Rated one of the best 'high tea' venues in Melbourne, they also do chocolate walking tours of Fitzroy finishing off with a Mámor Chocolates tasting.
Spinning over Docklands you get views across the city.
262 locals recommend
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
101 Waterfront Way
262 locals recommend
Spinning over Docklands you get views across the city.
The penguins here are cool.
557 locals recommend
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
King Street
557 locals recommend
The penguins here are cool.
Animals, animals and more animals. They also do a series of music concerts within the zoo grounds in summer time which is cool. Check out their website.
389 locals recommend
Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue
389 locals recommend
Animals, animals and more animals. They also do a series of music concerts within the zoo grounds in summer time which is cool. Check out their website.
A wonderful building set in spectacular gardens , originally built to honour the soldiers of the 1st world war. Great views of Melb city & in the crypt is an ongoing exhibition.
341 locals recommend
Shrine of Remembrance
341 locals recommend
A wonderful building set in spectacular gardens , originally built to honour the soldiers of the 1st world war. Great views of Melb city & in the crypt is an ongoing exhibition.
A great way of getting around Melbourne. Hop on this old renovated tram, listen to the commentary and watch the streets of Melbourne go by. Free and easy to hop on and off where you like.
37 locals recommend
Collins St/Elizabeth St station
37 locals recommend
A great way of getting around Melbourne. Hop on this old renovated tram, listen to the commentary and watch the streets of Melbourne go by. Free and easy to hop on and off where you like.
Melbourne's oldest jail from the 1800's - worth a visit for a bit of history.
291 locals recommend
Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell St
291 locals recommend
Melbourne's oldest jail from the 1800's - worth a visit for a bit of history.
Best enjoyed in summer this park is also the home of the Australian formula one series.
843 locals recommend
Albert Park
843 locals recommend
Best enjoyed in summer this park is also the home of the Australian formula one series.
A building full of charm. The building is full of history dating back to the beginning of Parliament. Recommend a visit if you want to see the beginnings of Victorian parliament/government.
91 locals recommend
Parliament Gardens
531 Albert St
91 locals recommend
A building full of charm. The building is full of history dating back to the beginning of Parliament. Recommend a visit if you want to see the beginnings of Victorian parliament/government.
Well maintained historical building. Many rooms of historical exhibitions and info on the gold rush days and chance to head down into the old gold vault.
40 locals recommend
Old Treasury Building
20 Spring Street
40 locals recommend
Well maintained historical building. Many rooms of historical exhibitions and info on the gold rush days and chance to head down into the old gold vault.

Arts & Culture

Melbs best photography exhibitions.
37 locals recommend
Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George St
37 locals recommend
Melbs best photography exhibitions.
Good local street market.
137 locals recommend
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St
137 locals recommend
Good local street market.
Gallery with rotating displays of photography, art & installations.
7 locals recommend
Strange Neighbour
395-397 Gore St
7 locals recommend
Gallery with rotating displays of photography, art & installations.
The legendary band AC/DC is immortalised by the renaming of this laneway. Good graffiti on display, Peruvian restaurant Pastuso at the end & Cherry Bomb bar for the rock in rollers is located here.
9 locals recommend
ACDC Ln
9 locals recommend
The legendary band AC/DC is immortalised by the renaming of this laneway. Good graffiti on display, Peruvian restaurant Pastuso at the end & Cherry Bomb bar for the rock in rollers is located here.
One of the best streets covered in graffiti/art murals.
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
245 locals recommend
One of the best streets covered in graffiti/art murals.
Check out their website for current dance, circus, theater and music shows.
164 locals recommend
Arts Precinct/St Kilda Road station
164 locals recommend
Check out their website for current dance, circus, theater and music shows.
For a rainy day check out a movie.
322 locals recommend
HOYTS
La Trobe Street
322 locals recommend
For a rainy day check out a movie.
Small cinema/movie theater with comfy seats.
83 locals recommend
Kino Cinemas
45 Collins St
83 locals recommend
Small cinema/movie theater with comfy seats.
Fancy a flutter? Head to the casino and also check out the many restaurants/bars or catch a movie at the Hoyts cinema.
578 locals recommend
Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex
8 Whiteman St
578 locals recommend
Fancy a flutter? Head to the casino and also check out the many restaurants/bars or catch a movie at the Hoyts cinema.
This is the home of circus in Melbourne, onsite is the Melba Spiegeltent where you can book to see circus, cabaret and music acts. Check out their website for current listings.
Circus Oz
50 Perry St
This is the home of circus in Melbourne, onsite is the Melba Spiegeltent where you can book to see circus, cabaret and music acts. Check out their website for current listings.
This place is all about screen art and culture (movies and television and video art mostly) with state of the art exhibitions and two well equipped cinemas.
258 locals recommend
ACMI
Flinders Street
258 locals recommend
This place is all about screen art and culture (movies and television and video art mostly) with state of the art exhibitions and two well equipped cinemas.
Check out their website for current listings - good venue if Jazz is your thing.
22 locals recommend
Paris Cat Jazz Club
6 Goldie Pl
22 locals recommend
Check out their website for current listings - good venue if Jazz is your thing.
Great theatre, always has excellent shows. Food & wine a little pricey inside, but some cheaper venues outside - added attraction is art gallery in same venue for no added cost.
8 locals recommend
Melbourne Theatre Company HQ - Administration, Production, Props Hire
252 Sturt St
8 locals recommend
Great theatre, always has excellent shows. Food & wine a little pricey inside, but some cheaper venues outside - added attraction is art gallery in same venue for no added cost.
This gallery is often overlooked because it is separated from the main St Kilda Rd arts venues by some empty uninviting streets. However, its contemporary art exhibitions are top notch and free.
90 locals recommend
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
111 Sturt St
90 locals recommend
This gallery is often overlooked because it is separated from the main St Kilda Rd arts venues by some empty uninviting streets. However, its contemporary art exhibitions are top notch and free.

Everything Else

It's for all you sports fans who want to watch a game.
107 locals recommend
7C-MCG - Hisense Arena/Melbourne Park station
107 locals recommend
It's for all you sports fans who want to watch a game.
Live music venue.
58 locals recommend
The Night Cat
137-141 Johnston St
58 locals recommend
Live music venue.
Dessert heaven - a popular night spot for gelato - summer time see's people blocking the whole footpath trying to get in.
137 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith St
137 locals recommend
Dessert heaven - a popular night spot for gelato - summer time see's people blocking the whole footpath trying to get in.
Rent a car to get out of Melbourne here.
33 locals recommend
Budget Car & Truck Rental Melbourne City
8 Franklin St
33 locals recommend
Rent a car to get out of Melbourne here.
Rent a car to get out of Melbourne here.
75 locals recommend
Hertz Car Rental Melbourne Flinders Street
114 Flinders St
75 locals recommend
Rent a car to get out of Melbourne here.