Guidebook for Fitzroy

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Guidebook for Fitzroy

Everything Else

Great hairdresser!
Miss Gertrude Salon
150 Gertrude St
Great hairdresser!

Drinks & Nightlife

My favourite local bar, with high quality service.
63 locals recommend
Marion
53 Gertrude St
63 locals recommend
My favourite local bar, with high quality service.
Great local pub frequented by locals.
70 locals recommend
The Standard Hotel
293 Fitzroy St
70 locals recommend
Great local pub frequented by locals.
Seriously lovely wine bar.
34 locals recommend
Gertrude Street Enoteca
229 Gertrude St
34 locals recommend
Seriously lovely wine bar.
Really lovely little wine shop and bar.
65 locals recommend
City Wine Shop
159 Spring St
65 locals recommend
Really lovely little wine shop and bar.
If you like cocktails this is the place to go!
78 locals recommend
Black Pearl
304 Brunswick St
78 locals recommend
If you like cocktails this is the place to go!
Cafe during day, bar at night. DJs on Friday/Saturday nights. Young people go there late at night. I'm old.
66 locals recommend
Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick St
66 locals recommend
Cafe during day, bar at night. DJs on Friday/Saturday nights. Young people go there late at night. I'm old.
Fancy bar and fancy food.
13 locals recommend
Amarillo
149 Brunswick St
13 locals recommend
Fancy bar and fancy food.
Front bar is standard pub fare and excellent drinks. Back is fancy-ish restaurant. Nice place.
84 locals recommend
Builders Arms Hotel
211 Gertrude St
84 locals recommend
Front bar is standard pub fare and excellent drinks. Back is fancy-ish restaurant. Nice place.
Excellent pub with great menu.
57 locals recommend
Marquis of Lorne
411 George St
57 locals recommend
Excellent pub with great menu.

Food Scene

The nearest pub with all typical pub fare. Not the hippest joint in town but like a comfy blanket.
St Andrews Hotel - Fitzroy
124 Nicholson St
The nearest pub with all typical pub fare. Not the hippest joint in town but like a comfy blanket.
The best ice cream in town.
63 locals recommend
Pidapipó
299 Lygon St
63 locals recommend
The best ice cream in town.
The best local pizza - and they deliver.
15 locals recommend
Shawcross Pizza Joint
324 Brunswick St
15 locals recommend
The best local pizza - and they deliver.
Vegetarian restaurant and Melbourne institution.
185 locals recommend
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant and Melbourne institution.
Good coffee!
16 locals recommend
Stagger Lee's Fitzroy
276 Brunswick St
16 locals recommend
Good coffee!
Stalwart coffee shop. Been around forever.
16 locals recommend
Elektra Caffe
268 Brunswick St
16 locals recommend
Stalwart coffee shop. Been around forever.
Vegan restaurant
76 locals recommend
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge St
76 locals recommend
Vegan restaurant
Organic bakery. Delicious.
42 locals recommend
Fatto a Mano
228 Gertrude St
42 locals recommend
Organic bakery. Delicious.
The best sandwiches and salads you will ever taste in your life.
31 locals recommend
Alimentari Brunswick Street
251 Brunswick St
31 locals recommend
The best sandwiches and salads you will ever taste in your life.
Fancy vegetarian/vegan restaurant.
38 locals recommend
Transformer Fitzroy
382 Rose St
38 locals recommend
Fancy vegetarian/vegan restaurant.
Amazing pizza.
53 locals recommend
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude St
53 locals recommend
Amazing pizza.

Shopping

Nearest pharmacy.
35 locals recommend
Chemist Warehouse Southbank
250 Sturt St
35 locals recommend
Nearest pharmacy.
About a 15 minute walk for the apartment and a great place to pick up a souvenir.
Melbournalia
37 Swanston Street
About a 15 minute walk for the apartment and a great place to pick up a souvenir.

Essentials

Nearest grocery store. Not great though. Try Korean Kimchi grocer grocer across road first!
41 locals recommend
FoodWorks
484 Macaulay Rd
41 locals recommend
Nearest grocery store. Not great though. Try Korean Kimchi grocer grocer across road first!
Nearest Coles.
105 locals recommend
Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston St
105 locals recommend
Nearest Coles.
Awesome little grocer with heaps of alcohol - if you're into that kind of thing.
8 locals recommend
Korean Kimchi Groceries
161-163 Brunswick St
8 locals recommend
Awesome little grocer with heaps of alcohol - if you're into that kind of thing.
Where to go if you need clothing essentials.
12 locals recommend
Target
500 Chapel St
12 locals recommend
Where to go if you need clothing essentials.
Vegan delicatessen! Bagels, cakes, sandwiches. All the stuff you expect from a regular deli except its vegan.
22 locals recommend
Smith and Deli
107 Cambridge St
22 locals recommend
Vegan delicatessen! Bagels, cakes, sandwiches. All the stuff you expect from a regular deli except its vegan.
Organic grocery store
38 locals recommend
Aunt Maggie's Fitzroy
188 Gertrude St
38 locals recommend
Organic grocery store

Arts & Culture

Great cinema showing mainstream and alternative movies.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 locals recommend
Great cinema showing mainstream and alternative movies.
Old convent that is now a local arts and culture hub.
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
280 locals recommend
Old convent that is now a local arts and culture hub.
Learn about Indigenous culture and the Traditional Custodians of the land.
11 locals recommend
Koorie Heritage Trust
Swanston Street
11 locals recommend
Learn about Indigenous culture and the Traditional Custodians of the land.
This has an excellent collection of Australian Art.
44 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Swanston Street
44 locals recommend
This has an excellent collection of Australian Art.
This lane is now famous for graffiti art.
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
245 locals recommend
This lane is now famous for graffiti art.
If you can make the trip I HIGHLY recommend getting out here. It would cost $80 both ways in an Uber but I reckon worth it.
98 locals recommend
Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe Rd
98 locals recommend
If you can make the trip I HIGHLY recommend getting out here. It would cost $80 both ways in an Uber but I reckon worth it.
Melbourne is a proud multicultural society and this museum details Melbourne's immigration history.
96 locals recommend
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders St
96 locals recommend
Melbourne is a proud multicultural society and this museum details Melbourne's immigration history.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful walks not too far from town.
60 locals recommend
Merri Creek
60 locals recommend
Beautiful walks not too far from town.
Not just for kids! Great place for a walk and near the Abbotsford Convent.
181 locals recommend
Collingwood Children's Farm
18 St Heliers St
181 locals recommend
Not just for kids! Great place for a walk and near the Abbotsford Convent.
Journey into the ancestral lands of the Kulin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture on this walk. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony with an Indigenous guide and discover traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine.
Aboriginal Heritage Walk
Journey into the ancestral lands of the Kulin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture on this walk. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony with an Indigenous guide and discover traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine.
CERES is an environmental park and is a great place to check out.
236 locals recommend
CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts Street
236 locals recommend
CERES is an environmental park and is a great place to check out.