Guidebook for Fitzroy North
Food Scene
Good for coffee, breakfast, lunch and sweet things.
The rear courtyard is perfect for a sunny day.
15 locals recommend
Min lokal
422 George StGood for coffee, breakfast, lunch and sweet things.
The rear courtyard is perfect for a sunny day.
Good coffee, a great place for breakfast and for sitting inside on a cold day.
16 locals recommend
Ici
359 Napier StreetGood coffee, a great place for breakfast and for sitting inside on a cold day.
Iconic Fitzroy coffee house, they also do great breakfasts and lunches and their cakes are worth the indulgence.
They roast their own coffee on site.
16 locals recommend
Elektra Caffe
268 Brunswick StIconic Fitzroy coffee house, they also do great breakfasts and lunches and their cakes are worth the indulgence.
They roast their own coffee on site.
Dench Bakers has been a regular haunt of mine since early 2005 when its pastries and coffee became a welcome distraction from study.
Definitely worth staying for a meal and picking up some bread too.
79 locals recommend
Dench Cafe
109 Scotchmer StDench Bakers has been a regular haunt of mine since early 2005 when its pastries and coffee became a welcome distraction from study.
Definitely worth staying for a meal and picking up some bread too.
Tiamo and the adjoining Tiamo2 are an institution of Melbourne's Little Italy.
Good honest Italian fare that goes well with the house wine carafes. If it's busy you may have to wait to be seated.
27 locals recommend
Tiamo Coffee Restaurant
303 Lygon StreetTiamo and the adjoining Tiamo2 are an institution of Melbourne's Little Italy.
Good honest Italian fare that goes well with the house wine carafes. If it's busy you may have to wait to be seated.
Whether you're eating at the bar or the dining room, The Panama is worth trying - nice relaxed atmosphere, great food and service.
62 locals recommend
Panama Dining Room
231 Smith StWhether you're eating at the bar or the dining room, The Panama is worth trying - nice relaxed atmosphere, great food and service.
Modern Asian restaurant in amongst bars and restaurants on Brunswick Street.
High quality ingredients with good range of flavours - definitley not to be missed.
43 locals recommend
Rice Queen Oriental Diner and Bar
389-391 Brunswick StModern Asian restaurant in amongst bars and restaurants on Brunswick Street.
High quality ingredients with good range of flavours - definitley not to be missed.
Drinks & Nightlife
A Fitzroy instituion, the Rose has been recently updated.
They still have many beers on tap, well done traditional 'pub grub' and several TVs to watch the football, cricket or whichever sport is currently on.
14 locals recommend
The Rose Fitzroy
406 Napier StreetA Fitzroy instituion, the Rose has been recently updated.
They still have many beers on tap, well done traditional 'pub grub' and several TVs to watch the football, cricket or whichever sport is currently on.
Popular Fitzroy pub with plenty of beers on tap and live music Mon, Wed and Fri to Sun.
Quality meals in the bar, the upstairs dining room and on the rooftop terrace nightly and for weekend lunches.
57 locals recommend
Marquis of Lorne
411 George StPopular Fitzroy pub with plenty of beers on tap and live music Mon, Wed and Fri to Sun.
Quality meals in the bar, the upstairs dining room and on the rooftop terrace nightly and for weekend lunches.
One of the best pubs in Melbourne, a personal favourite.
Lots of beer on tap, a good wine list and an excellent menu for lunch and dinner daily.
Check out the specials board and the beer garden too.
103 locals recommend
Napier Hotel
210 Napier StOne of the best pubs in Melbourne, a personal favourite.
Lots of beer on tap, a good wine list and an excellent menu for lunch and dinner daily.
Check out the specials board and the beer garden too.
A good local pub, with live music and always packed on the weekends.
It has a great covered beer garden upstairs too.
17 locals recommend
Labour in Vain
197A Brunswick StA good local pub, with live music and always packed on the weekends.
It has a great covered beer garden upstairs too.
Everything Else
Large open space park with plenty of grass and huge elms and gums to sit in the shade of on a sunny day.
The park is especially packed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons over the summer.
268 locals recommend
Edinburgh Gardens
Alfred CrescentLarge open space park with plenty of grass and huge elms and gums to sit in the shade of on a sunny day.
The park is especially packed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons over the summer.
Essentials
Local supermarket that's a Melbourne icon with a broad range of fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.
Piedimonte's has an excellent range of cheeses and Italian foods.
Open until 9pm daily.
130 locals recommend
Piedimonte's Supermarket & Liquor, North Fitzroy
49A Best StLocal supermarket that's a Melbourne icon with a broad range of fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.
Piedimonte's has an excellent range of cheeses and Italian foods.
Open until 9pm daily.
Where to get the essentials.
A small supermarket and bottleshop with a good range of products.
If you're looking for more than a few things it's best to go to one of the other supermarkets. Open until 11pm daily.
19 locals recommend
IGA Fitzroy
424-428 Brunswick StWhere to get the essentials.
A small supermarket and bottleshop with a good range of products.
If you're looking for more than a few things it's best to go to one of the other supermarkets. Open until 11pm daily.
Part newsagency - with a very wide range of magazines, newspapers, cards and stationery; part convenience store - food, toiletries; part everything else - homewares, umbrellas, you name it, they've probably got it.
You can also top up your Myki travel card.
Fitzroy Authorised Newsagency
125 Johnston StPart newsagency - with a very wide range of magazines, newspapers, cards and stationery; part convenience store - food, toiletries; part everything else - homewares, umbrellas, you name it, they've probably got it.
You can also top up your Myki travel card.
Shopping
Independent record store with a good range of vinyl and CDs.
They also sell event tickets.
8 locals recommend
Polyester Records
387 Brunswick StIndependent record store with a good range of vinyl and CDs.
They also sell event tickets.
A great bookstore with a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, cooking and magazines.
27 locals recommend
The Brunswick Street Bookstore
305 Brunswick StA great bookstore with a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, cooking and magazines.
Arts & Culture
A great place to grab a meal, a coffee or a loaf of bread at the wood fired bakery onsite.
Wander around the historic gardens and buildings or the farmers market on the fourth Saturday every month.
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers StA great place to grab a meal, a coffee or a loaf of bread at the wood fired bakery onsite.
Wander around the historic gardens and buildings or the farmers market on the fourth Saturday every month.
NGV International on St Kilda Rd was founded in 1861. It has a pre-eminent collection of international art, ceramics and design.
Free entry to permanent collection. Open 10-5 daily.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdNGV International on St Kilda Rd was founded in 1861. It has a pre-eminent collection of international art, ceramics and design.
Free entry to permanent collection. Open 10-5 daily.
NGV Australia at Federation Square opened in 2002 with the premier Australian art collection - including Indigenous Australian art.
Free entry to permanent collection. Open 10-5, daily.
128 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell StreetNGV Australia at Federation Square opened in 2002 with the premier Australian art collection - including Indigenous Australian art.
Free entry to permanent collection. Open 10-5, daily.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
A great exhibition space in a stunning building in the Southbank Arts Precinct with regular new exhibitions.
Visit www.accaonline.org.au to see what's currently showing.
90 locals recommend
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
111 Sturt StAustralian Centre for Contemporary Art.
A great exhibition space in a stunning building in the Southbank Arts Precinct with regular new exhibitions.
Visit www.accaonline.org.au to see what's currently showing.
Adjacent to ACCA, the Malthouse Theatre have a number of spaces showing contemporary and emerging theatre and music.
Visit http://malthousetheatre.com.au/ to see what's currently on.
They also have a great cafe with indoor and outdoor spaces.
64 locals recommend
Malthouse Theatre
113 Sturt StAdjacent to ACCA, the Malthouse Theatre have a number of spaces showing contemporary and emerging theatre and music.
Visit http://malthousetheatre.com.au/ to see what's currently on.
They also have a great cafe with indoor and outdoor spaces.
Entertainment & Activities
CERES is good to spend a morning or an afternoon.
With an organic foodstore (and market Wed, Fri and Sat), the Organic Cafe and Merri Table & Bar restaurant and green open space you can really relax at this community hub on the banks of Merri Creek.
236 locals recommend
CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetCERES is good to spend a morning or an afternoon.
With an organic foodstore (and market Wed, Fri and Sat), the Organic Cafe and Merri Table & Bar restaurant and green open space you can really relax at this community hub on the banks of Merri Creek.
Great independent cinemas with a large number of screens in the heart of Lygon Street.
From large theatres for blockbusters to smaller ones for independent, arthouse, and foreign language films and documentaries, there's always something worth seeing.
Cheap tickets on Mondays. Extra cheap for sessions before 4pm.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StGreat independent cinemas with a large number of screens in the heart of Lygon Street.
From large theatres for blockbusters to smaller ones for independent, arthouse, and foreign language films and documentaries, there's always something worth seeing.
Cheap tickets on Mondays. Extra cheap for sessions before 4pm.
Small independent cinema with a range of blockbusters, arthouse and independent films showing.
83 locals recommend
Kino Cinemas
45 Collins StSmall independent cinema with a range of blockbusters, arthouse and independent films showing.
Vintage bikes can be hired by the day or by the week. They can also be collected from Mottainai Cycles
(Rear 23 Johnston Street, Collingwood).
More details at http://thehumblevintage.com
The Humble Vintage Bike Hire Co.
Vintage bikes can be hired by the day or by the week. They can also be collected from Mottainai Cycles
(Rear 23 Johnston Street, Collingwood).
More details at http://thehumblevintage.com