Abbotsford Guidebook
Food scene
At the end of our street, this new open-air addition to the neighbourhood has chilled live music, a bar and street-style food that you can eat on share tables. V cool.
Abbots Yard
329-341 Victoria StreetAt the end of our street, this new open-air addition to the neighbourhood has chilled live music, a bar and street-style food that you can eat on share tables. V cool.
This is the cafe at the bottom of our warehouse building. They do great coffee and exceptionally good breakfast including chili scrambled egg. There's wifi and plenty of space for working.
96 locals recommend
Three Bags Full
60 Nicholson StThis is the cafe at the bottom of our warehouse building. They do great coffee and exceptionally good breakfast including chili scrambled egg. There's wifi and plenty of space for working.
A five-minute walk up Nicholson Street, this pub is good for casual dining in the beer garden, or a craft draft beer in the front bar with the footy on in the background.
18 locals recommend
The Park Hotel Abbotsford
191 Nicholson StA five-minute walk up Nicholson Street, this pub is good for casual dining in the beer garden, or a craft draft beer in the front bar with the footy on in the background.
The sourdough bread on sale here is sensational, and you might want to take a seat to enjoy space: high ceilings, both seating & indoor plants where plus bang-on coffee, food and exquisite cakes.
31 locals recommend
Au79
29 Nicholson StThe sourdough bread on sale here is sensational, and you might want to take a seat to enjoy space: high ceilings, both seating & indoor plants where plus bang-on coffee, food and exquisite cakes.
On Victoria Street, five-minute's away, this traditional Vietnamese bakery does some of Melbourne's best crispy pork 'bahn mi' rolls. Do it!
7 locals recommend
Phuoc Thanh
206 Victoria StOn Victoria Street, five-minute's away, this traditional Vietnamese bakery does some of Melbourne's best crispy pork 'bahn mi' rolls. Do it!
Hearty pork ramen and sake by the glass, this casual eatery on Victoria is your Japanese fix.
10 locals recommend
Shizuku Ramen & Craft Beer
309 Victoria StHearty pork ramen and sake by the glass, this casual eatery on Victoria is your Japanese fix.
You guessed it... this laidback eatery on Victoria streets does delicious herb-laden pho and other Vietnamese specialities.
59 locals recommend
I Love Pho
264 Victoria StYou guessed it... this laidback eatery on Victoria streets does delicious herb-laden pho and other Vietnamese specialities.
Sightseeing
This beautiful old convent precinct is now an arts hub, where you can check out exhibitions and boutique shops before settling into a vegan curry, pizza or cold beer on the lawn.
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers StThis beautiful old convent precinct is now an arts hub, where you can check out exhibitions and boutique shops before settling into a vegan curry, pizza or cold beer on the lawn.
Access to the walking and bike tracks along the Yarra River is five minutes from our house. Head along the river, into the city or all the way to the Port Philip Bay.
112 locals recommend
Yarra River
Access to the walking and bike tracks along the Yarra River is five minutes from our house. Head along the river, into the city or all the way to the Port Philip Bay.
For adults and kids alike, this beautiful riverside locale is a slice of the the countryside in the heart of Melbourne. Take the scenic route to get here via the bike trail.
181 locals recommend
Collingwood Children's Farm
18 St Heliers StFor adults and kids alike, this beautiful riverside locale is a slice of the the countryside in the heart of Melbourne. Take the scenic route to get here via the bike trail.
Take a bike ride or stroll along the bike track to Dight's Falls, a scenic place on the Yarra River. Good for picnics.
20 locals recommend
Dights Falls
112A Trenerry CresTake a bike ride or stroll along the bike track to Dight's Falls, a scenic place on the Yarra River. Good for picnics.
There's a little bridge nearby on Gipps Street that crosses the Yarra River and gets you to parkland with lots of river trails, picnic tables and space to kick a footy/read a book.
21 locals recommend
Yarra Bend Park station
There's a little bridge nearby on Gipps Street that crosses the Yarra River and gets you to parkland with lots of river trails, picnic tables and space to kick a footy/read a book.
Essentials
Woolworths Abbotsford
313 Victoria StOne-stop shop for groceries etc.
Jump on the city-bound train for a quick and easy five-stop commute into Flinder's Street, in the heart of the city, or Jolimont Station near the MCG.
25 locals recommend
19-North Richmond Railway Station/Victoria St (Richmond)
Jump on the city-bound train for a quick and easy five-stop commute into Flinder's Street, in the heart of the city, or Jolimont Station near the MCG.
Collingwood Station is a little old-fashioned charmer. It's one stop further away from the city than North Richmond station.
29 locals recommend
Collingwood Station
Collingwood Station is a little old-fashioned charmer. It's one stop further away from the city than North Richmond station.
Just down the road, Minh Phat is one of Melbourne's famous Asian supermarkets. It has everything from fish sauce to frozen dumplings & is worth a stroll around even if you're not buying.
21 locals recommend
Minh Phat Asian Supermarket
2-8 Nicholson StJust down the road, Minh Phat is one of Melbourne's famous Asian supermarkets. It has everything from fish sauce to frozen dumplings & is worth a stroll around even if you're not buying.
Buy your fruit and veg from this Vietnamese retailer in The Hive shopping mall. It's cheaper than the supermarkets and the produce is more varied.
Saigon Village Fresh Food Centre
313 Victoria StBuy your fruit and veg from this Vietnamese retailer in The Hive shopping mall. It's cheaper than the supermarkets and the produce is more varied.
One-stop shop for chemist items in The Hive mall. it's cheaper than the supermarkets.
6 locals recommend
Chemist Warehouse Abbotsford The Hive
313 Victoria StOne-stop shop for chemist items in The Hive mall. it's cheaper than the supermarkets.