Guidebook for Hawthorn

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Guidebook for Hawthorn

Essentials

Great supermarket, way better then your average IGA, short 5 minute walk away.All the staples plus ready to eat meals. Awesome deli and Cheese selection. Sells alcohol with good beers and wines
21 locals recommend
Renaissance Hawthorn IGA Plus Liquor
550 Glenferrie Rd
21 locals recommend
Great supermarket, way better then your average IGA, short 5 minute walk away.All the staples plus ready to eat meals. Awesome deli and Cheese selection. Sells alcohol with good beers and wines
Bigger more generic supermarket
28 locals recommend
Coles Glenferrie
689-699 Glenferrie Rd
28 locals recommend
Bigger more generic supermarket

Everything Else

About 10 minute walk away
14 locals recommend
Hawthorn Station
14 locals recommend
About 10 minute walk away
University
22 locals recommend
Swinburne University of Technology
John Street
22 locals recommend
University
Post Office for posting!
34 locals recommend
Australia Post
650 Chapel St
34 locals recommend
Post Office for posting!
Books, lots and lots of books!
Libraries Victoria
255 Upper Heidelberg Rd
Books, lots and lots of books!

Shopping

Plenty of great cafes, retail shops and the train station
18 locals recommend
Glenferrie Station
18 locals recommend
Plenty of great cafes, retail shops and the train station

Arts & Culture

Arthouse cinema, has a jazz bar Friday Saturday night, also shows all the popular films but specialises in niche films
50 locals recommend
Lido Cinemas
675 Glenferrie Rd
50 locals recommend
Arthouse cinema, has a jazz bar Friday Saturday night, also shows all the popular films but specialises in niche films
3rd most booked venue in the world for events!
312 locals recommend
Rod Laver Arena
200 Olympic Blvd
312 locals recommend
3rd most booked venue in the world for events!
Home of Melbourne Victory, The Rebels, Melbourne Storm and Melbourne City FC
243 locals recommend
AAMI Park
Olympic Boulevard
243 locals recommend
Home of Melbourne Victory, The Rebels, Melbourne Storm and Melbourne City FC
Home of Australian Rules Football and Australian Cricket
976 locals recommend
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 locals recommend
Home of Australian Rules Football and Australian Cricket

Food Scene

Chicken place recommended by George Columbaris, pretty delicious!
Chicken Central
237 High St
Chicken place recommended by George Columbaris, pretty delicious!
Classic Melbourne brunch place, great coffee, great meals, get there early if you don't want to line up to get in
12 locals recommend
Finders Keepers Cafe
87-89 Riversdale Rd
12 locals recommend
Classic Melbourne brunch place, great coffee, great meals, get there early if you don't want to line up to get in
Super cheap and delicious fish and chips for under $10
Anna's Fish & Chips
538 Glenferrie Rd
Super cheap and delicious fish and chips for under $10
Rooftop pizza bar, great views into the city from the top deck!
20 locals recommend
Santoni Pizza & Bar
634 Glenferrie Rd
20 locals recommend
Rooftop pizza bar, great views into the city from the top deck!
Awesome cafe with great coffee, very busy with the locals so get there early and avoid the wait!
55 locals recommend
Friends of Mine
506 Swan St
55 locals recommend
Awesome cafe with great coffee, very busy with the locals so get there early and avoid the wait!

Drinks & Nightlife

Unbelievable scotch collection 400+ scotches, delicious boilermakers as well as great beers!
8 locals recommend
The Kilburn
348 Burwood Rd
8 locals recommend
Unbelievable scotch collection 400+ scotches, delicious boilermakers as well as great beers!
Classic Melbourne Pub, get your parma/parmi here!
14 locals recommend
Glenferrie Hotel's Restaurant
324 Burwood Rd
14 locals recommend
Classic Melbourne Pub, get your parma/parmi here!
Great spot to have a drink on the way to the sports and entertainment precinct
50 locals recommend
Richmond Club Hotel
100 Swan St
50 locals recommend
Great spot to have a drink on the way to the sports and entertainment precinct