Guidebook for West Melbourne
Food Scene
One of our favourite cafes and restaurants about 10 mins walk from our house. A big open warehouse with excellent coffee, food and service. Very friendly and relaxed.
335 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Auction Rooms
103-107 Errol StOne of our favourite cafes and restaurants about 10 mins walk from our house. A big open warehouse with excellent coffee, food and service. Very friendly and relaxed.
Lupino
41 Little Collins StExcellent contemporary Italian. A favourite.
Excellent tapas blending classic Spanish far with a modern setting. Get in early to get a seat, otherwise be prepared to wait at the bar.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar Lourinhã
37 Little Collins StExcellent tapas blending classic Spanish far with a modern setting. Get in early to get a seat, otherwise be prepared to wait at the bar.
Arguably Melbourne's best coffee at the Vic Market
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Market Lane Coffee - Queen Vic Market Victoria St
83-85 Victoria StArguably Melbourne's best coffee at the Vic Market
Excellent venue for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Also try Cumulus upstairs for the great wine selection. You might have to queue on busy nights at dinner time (7pm-ish)
200 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders LnExcellent venue for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Also try Cumulus upstairs for the great wine selection. You might have to queue on busy nights at dinner time (7pm-ish)
Superb contemporary Japanese in a great place overlooking the gardens. A bit pricey
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hihou
1 Flinders LnSuperb contemporary Japanese in a great place overlooking the gardens. A bit pricey
Cool underground bunker with great Japanese food and drinks - if you can find it. Cool crowd.
230 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Izakaya Den
118 Russell StCool underground bunker with great Japanese food and drinks - if you can find it. Cool crowd.
Bar Idda
132 Lygon StExcellent southern Italian. Well-priced
A sensational must for a great dinner. Small with friendly service and outstanding contemporary food (but not fussy)
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Town Mouse
A sensational must for a great dinner. Small with friendly service and outstanding contemporary food (but not fussy)
Bar/cafe on the Yarra River. Great on a warm day or balmy night
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ponyfish Island
Bar/cafe on the Yarra River. Great on a warm day or balmy night
Cafe on the Yarra. Ride your bike down and enjoy the view and people watching in ritzy South Yarra / Toorak.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kanteen
154 Alexandra AveCafe on the Yarra. Ride your bike down and enjoy the view and people watching in ritzy South Yarra / Toorak.
Great coffee, great venue. Also good for breakfast and lunch
144 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters
114 Berkeley StGreat coffee, great venue. Also good for breakfast and lunch
Cheap and excellent Vietnamese. One of the only BYO places in Footscray. 20 minute bike ride away from our place
Pho Tam Restaurant
9 Leeds StCheap and excellent Vietnamese. One of the only BYO places in Footscray. 20 minute bike ride away from our place
Anada Bar & Restaurant
197 Gertrude StExcellent contemporary Spanish
Huxtable
131 Smith StContemporary Australian fusion
Huxtaburger Collingwood
106 Smith StGreat burger joint
Excellent take-away Greek-style (but in a modern good way). Often packed at night
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David StExcellent take-away Greek-style (but in a modern good way). Often packed at night
Big warehouse cafe off the main drag with very good breakfasts and lunches
75 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
South of Johnston
46 Oxford StBig warehouse cafe off the main drag with very good breakfasts and lunches
Very good authentic Japanese Ramen bar in a classic Melbourne lane. Sleek interior and friendly service. Sit upstairs for people viewing or downstairs for something cosier. Have a drink after a hip Ro
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mugen Ramen
11 Bligh PlVery good authentic Japanese Ramen bar in a classic Melbourne lane. Sleek interior and friendly service. Sit upstairs for people viewing or downstairs for something cosier. Have a drink after a hip Ro
Young Bloods
60 Rose StRooftop terrace diner in Fitzroy
Our favourite breakfast in the CBD. A smallish cosy place, packed on weekends (be prepared to queue, and maybe share a table) but the food is generous, thoughtful and delicious
413 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Hardware Société Melbourne
10 Katherine PlOur favourite breakfast in the CBD. A smallish cosy place, packed on weekends (be prepared to queue, and maybe share a table) but the food is generous, thoughtful and delicious
Great bakery to pick up some take-away baked goods, or have a coffee, lunch or dinner at Gill's Diner at the back
Commercial Bakery
360 Little Collins StGreat bakery to pick up some take-away baked goods, or have a coffee, lunch or dinner at Gill's Diner at the back
Beautiful converted synagogue housing a great restaurant, and more casual burger outlet. Great for a nice dinner or a casual one. Can sit at the bar for a drink too
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Trunk Diner
275-285 Exhibition StBeautiful converted synagogue housing a great restaurant, and more casual burger outlet. Great for a nice dinner or a casual one. Can sit at the bar for a drink too
Equitable Place
Equitable PlaceSmall laneway full of restaurants and cafes
Maha
21 Bond StContemporary middle eastern restaurant
City laneway packed with cafes and restaurants
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Degraves St
City laneway packed with cafes and restaurants
The same Movida but with more seating. Same food, but less queuing!
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
MoVida Aqui
500 Bourke StThe same Movida but with more seating. Same food, but less queuing!
Excellent coffee and bagels in cool lane
246 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Manchester Press
8 Rankins LnExcellent coffee and bagels in cool lane
Brother Baba Budan
359 Little Bourke StExcellent coffee in hipster venue
Cafe, bar, gallery, event space, in a giant old warehouse
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Gallery
361 Little Lonsdale StreetCafe, bar, gallery, event space, in a giant old warehouse
Hidden upstairs in Centre Place this is a small but great place for a bite to eat or a drink
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hell's Kitchen
20A Centre PlHidden upstairs in Centre Place this is a small but great place for a bite to eat or a drink
Healthy authentic Mexican food. Try the fish tacos or the kangaroo burritos! Open lunch to dinner weekdays, and weekends from brunch to dinner. Flash fit-out too
187 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel StHealthy authentic Mexican food. Try the fish tacos or the kangaroo burritos! Open lunch to dinner weekdays, and weekends from brunch to dinner. Flash fit-out too
Flipboard Cafe
900 Princes Hwy Service RdTiny but expertly appointed cafe - just go and you'll see!
119 Howard St
Excellent coffee and breakfast/brunch a short walk away
Amazing Israeli Pitas, Cauliflower, vibe in Hardware Lane
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Miznon
59 Hardware LnAmazing Israeli Pitas, Cauliflower, vibe in Hardware Lane
Frances Food & Coffee
245 Franklin StreetBrunch
The best open air fresh food market in Melbourne
957 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mercado de la Reina Victoria
Queen StreetThe best open air fresh food market in Melbourne
Everything Else
Cool open-air cafe and bar in a warehouse with the roof cut open. Great for coffee, lunch, a drink, with a relaxed vibe. Free wifi.
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Workshop
413 Elizabeth StCool open-air cafe and bar in a warehouse with the roof cut open. Great for coffee, lunch, a drink, with a relaxed vibe. Free wifi.
Fast bus to the airport (10 mins walk from our house or a short taxi ride)
272 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Skybus
44 Spencer StFast bus to the airport (10 mins walk from our house or a short taxi ride)
Awesome all-day brunch spot in an heritage listed telephone operator building, just over the road from Flagstaff Gardens. Serving excellent coffee and food daily until 4pm.
25 Wills St
25 Wills StreetAwesome all-day brunch spot in an heritage listed telephone operator building, just over the road from Flagstaff Gardens. Serving excellent coffee and food daily until 4pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
A Melbourne institution on warm nights with a great view of the city, excellent drinks and people watching. Also check out the bookstore and Cookie restaurant below
175 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston StA Melbourne institution on warm nights with a great view of the city, excellent drinks and people watching. Also check out the bookstore and Cookie restaurant below
The original laneway laboratory bar that started it all. Still going strong after 20 years!
189 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Croft Institute
21 Croft AlleyThe original laneway laboratory bar that started it all. Still going strong after 20 years!
Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne StHighly recommended bar with great cocktails
Bar next to Vue De Monde (Melbourne's most pricey avante-garde restaurant). Great drinks and views over Melbourne from the top of a skyscraper
297 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lui Bar
525 Collins StBar next to Vue De Monde (Melbourne's most pricey avante-garde restaurant). Great drinks and views over Melbourne from the top of a skyscraper
Rooftop bar with views over Parliament house. Drinks, food and service all good. You may need to wait for a table. Level 2, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne. The European downstairs is also great for eati
115 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Siglo
161 Spring StRooftop bar with views over Parliament house. Drinks, food and service all good. You may need to wait for a table. Level 2, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne. The European downstairs is also great for eati
Rooftop bar with fake turf and a retro vibe. Great on a warm evening. Order the jug of Pimm's and lemonade
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Madame Brussels
59 Bourke StRooftop bar with fake turf and a retro vibe. Great on a warm evening. Order the jug of Pimm's and lemonade
Rooftop bar and restaurant. Great views over Fitzroy and excellent drinks.
366 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StRooftop bar and restaurant. Great views over Fitzroy and excellent drinks.
Perenially good Spanish tapas restaurant in famous laneway. If you can't get in, check-out Movida next-door (which is next door)
203 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
MoVida
1 Hosier LnPerenially good Spanish tapas restaurant in famous laneway. If you can't get in, check-out Movida next-door (which is next door)
Excellent bar tucked away at the end of Whitehart Lane
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Whitehart Bar
22 Whitehart LnExcellent bar tucked away at the end of Whitehart Lane
Shopping
Avant-garde clothing store in former industrial warehouse down a lane. Very cool stuff
Eastern Market
199 Little Collins StAvant-garde clothing store in former industrial warehouse down a lane. Very cool stuff
Avant-garde clothing store in former industrial warehouse down a lane. Very cool stuff
EASTERN MARKET CAPELA
107 Grattan StreetAvant-garde clothing store in former industrial warehouse down a lane. Very cool stuff
Assin
138 Little Collins StAwesome underground clothing store selling the best international avant-garde fashions
Assin
138 Little Collins StAwesome underground clothing store selling the best international avant-garde fashions
Excellent upstairs boutique selling best international fashions. Also has a Bourke Street store
MARAIS Mens
314 Little Collins StExcellent upstairs boutique selling best international fashions. Also has a Bourke Street store
Big shopping mall with all the big (and smaller) brands
773 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale StBig shopping mall with all the big (and smaller) brands
Sightseeing
The 'living room' of the city, it has a great visitor's centre with lots of information on what to see and do, galleries, restaurants and free wifi
797 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Federation Square
The 'living room' of the city, it has a great visitor's centre with lots of information on what to see and do, galleries, restaurants and free wifi
Tourists flock here for the constantly changing display of graffiti
245 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnTourists flock here for the constantly changing display of graffiti
Parks & Nature
Flagstaff Gardens
309-311 William StOur backyard!
Arts & Culture
Galería Nacional de Victoria
180 St Kilda RdNGVA (National Gallery Victoria Australia) has Australian Art only. NGVI (International) on St Kilda Rd has international art.
128 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Centro Ian Potter: NGV Australia
Russell StreetNGVA (National Gallery Victoria Australia) has Australian Art only. NGVI (International) on St Kilda Rd has international art.