Guidebook for East Melbourne

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Guidebook for East Melbourne

Food Scene

Great breakfast and coffee, as well as a good selection of take away sandwiches.
22 locals recommend
Square & Compass
222 Clarendon St
22 locals recommend
Great breakfast and coffee, as well as a good selection of take away sandwiches.
Excellent coffee and breakfast.
75 locals recommend
South of Johnston
46 Oxford St
75 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and breakfast.
Cult croissant shop which foodies make a pilgrimage to. Prepare to queue.
142 locals recommend
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose St
142 locals recommend
Cult croissant shop which foodies make a pilgrimage to. Prepare to queue.
Renowned, slightly grungy vegetarian restaurant.
185 locals recommend
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 locals recommend
Renowned, slightly grungy vegetarian restaurant.
Very basic café (simple sandwiches and coffee) + small general store for groceries.
9 locals recommend
East Melbourne Cellars
71 Powlett St
9 locals recommend
Very basic café (simple sandwiches and coffee) + small general store for groceries.
Good coffee, breakfast and sandwiches. On route to the MCG.
13 locals recommend
Hard Pressed Coffee
76 Wellington Parade
13 locals recommend
Good coffee, breakfast and sandwiches. On route to the MCG.
Popular with locals and famous for great coffee and food. Get there early or prepare to queue.
125 locals recommend
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St
125 locals recommend
Popular with locals and famous for great coffee and food. Get there early or prepare to queue.
Great food and coffee, as well as excellent take away meals. Open for lunch and breakfast.
114 locals recommend
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith St
114 locals recommend
Great food and coffee, as well as excellent take away meals. Open for lunch and breakfast.
Cheap and tasty Thai take away.
Ing Doi Thai
73 Victoria Parade
Cheap and tasty Thai take away.
Cheap Indian take away.
Indian Tukka On Buckley
191 Buckley St
Cheap Indian take away.
Excellent and cheap Vietnamese food.
9 locals recommend
COCONUT PALMS
183 Smith St
9 locals recommend
Excellent and cheap Vietnamese food.
The original Jimmy Grants with souvlakis, Greek salads etc.
77 locals recommend
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 locals recommend
The original Jimmy Grants with souvlakis, Greek salads etc.
Vegetarian Mexican food.
81 locals recommend
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
81 locals recommend
Vegetarian Mexican food.
Charming European-style restaurant with excellent food and great ambience. One of my favourite places in Melbourne.
65 locals recommend
City Wine Shop
159 Spring St
65 locals recommend
Charming European-style restaurant with excellent food and great ambience. One of my favourite places in Melbourne.
My favourite bar/ restaurant in Melbourne. Great ambience and excellent cocktails and great food.
57 locals recommend
Hell of the North
135 Greeves St
57 locals recommend
My favourite bar/ restaurant in Melbourne. Great ambience and excellent cocktails and great food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent bar and restaurant.
51 locals recommend
Rupert on Rupert
73 Rupert St
51 locals recommend
Excellent bar and restaurant.
Old fashioned bar with lots of leather couches and excellent service.
37 locals recommend
The Melbourne Supper Club
161 Spring Street
37 locals recommend
Old fashioned bar with lots of leather couches and excellent service.

Parks & Nature

Nice garden featuring Captain Cook's cottage, the fairy tree, miniature tudor village, statues and shady trees. (Avoid after dark.)
227 locals recommend
Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington Parade
227 locals recommend
Nice garden featuring Captain Cook's cottage, the fairy tree, miniature tudor village, statues and shady trees. (Avoid after dark.)
Great area for walking and bike riding, as well as watching boats on the river.
55 locals recommend
Yarra Bend Park
Yarra Bend Road
55 locals recommend
Great area for walking and bike riding, as well as watching boats on the river.

Arts & Culture

Interesting quirky gallery and museum. Book online as you are not permitted to walk in off the street, they will pick you up in a shuttle bus from a nearby hotel.
The Johnston Collection
192 Wellington Parade
Interesting quirky gallery and museum. Book online as you are not permitted to walk in off the street, they will pick you up in a shuttle bus from a nearby hotel.
Small gallery with a variety of exhibitions. Worth noting because it is walking distance from the apartment. Includes nice café with garden downstairs.
National Trust (Victoria
Small gallery with a variety of exhibitions. Worth noting because it is walking distance from the apartment. Includes nice café with garden downstairs.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image is a gallery dedicated to film, gaming and media.
258 locals recommend
ACMI
Flinders Street
258 locals recommend
Australian Centre for the Moving Image is a gallery dedicated to film, gaming and media.
Contemporary art gallery including indigenous Australian art.
44 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Swanston Street
44 locals recommend
Contemporary art gallery including indigenous Australian art.
The main museum.
222 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St station
222 locals recommend
The main museum.
Independent and alternative theatre.
16 locals recommend
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Pl
16 locals recommend
Independent and alternative theatre.

Entertainment & Activities

Melbourne's most iconic sporting ground. Also has a sports museum.
976 locals recommend
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 locals recommend
Melbourne's most iconic sporting ground. Also has a sports museum.
Abbotsford Convent is an arts precinct consisting of 11 buildings spread over 16 acres in the Yarra Boulevard area which is also a great area for a bike ride or a stroll. Also includes a good food and craft market on weekends, cafes and the Collingwood Children's farm.
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent is an arts precinct consisting of 11 buildings spread over 16 acres in the Yarra Boulevard area which is also a great area for a bike ride or a stroll. Also includes a good food and craft market on weekends, cafes and the Collingwood Children's farm.
Arthouse and international films.
83 locals recommend
Kino Cinemas
45 Collins St
83 locals recommend
Arthouse and international films.
Arthouse cinema, in the cosmopolitan Lygon street.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 locals recommend
Arthouse cinema, in the cosmopolitan Lygon street.

Shopping

Boutique fashion.
Who Invited Her
94 Gertrude St
Boutique fashion.
Ceramics and homewares store.
6 locals recommend
Mud Australia Store - Fitzroy
181 Gertrude St
6 locals recommend
Ceramics and homewares store.
Unique fashion by Akira Isogowa.
Akira
158 Gertrude St
Unique fashion by Akira Isogowa.
Creative and artistic market. Good for gifts and accessories.
137 locals recommend
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St
137 locals recommend
Creative and artistic market. Good for gifts and accessories.

Essentials

Coin operated Laundromat.
16 locals recommend
My Beautiful Laundrette
153 Brunswick St
16 locals recommend
Coin operated Laundromat.
Small - medium-sized supermarket
27 locals recommend
IGA East Melbourne
446 Victoria Parade
27 locals recommend
Small - medium-sized supermarket
Large supermarket.
76 locals recommend
Coles Collingwood
172 Smith St
76 locals recommend
Large supermarket.
Health foods, natural products and bulk dry goods.
The Source Bulk Foods
202 Smith St
Health foods, natural products and bulk dry goods.