Guidebook for Princes Hill
Drinks & Nightlife
Cosy, intimate space with three reds and three whites on the pour (local/foreign/fancy). Hungry? Order some simple Italian food like Nonna makes.
73 locals recommend
Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne StCosy, intimate space with three reds and three whites on the pour (local/foreign/fancy). Hungry? Order some simple Italian food like Nonna makes.
Enjoy your drink outside on a sunny afternoon. Good quality, delicious food.
18 locals recommend
Kent Hotel
370 Rathdowne StEnjoy your drink outside on a sunny afternoon. Good quality, delicious food.
Closest Pub. Steak nights. A place to watch the game on the big screen. Outside courtyard.
39 locals recommend
Great Northern Hotel
644 Rathdowne StClosest Pub. Steak nights. A place to watch the game on the big screen. Outside courtyard.
Food Scene
DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar
295 Drummond StSimple Italian pizza is the name of the game!
If you are a meat lover and you are after a fancy meal... this is the place to come. The chef has even written a bible about meat.
21 locals recommend
La Luna Bistro
320 Rathdowne StIf you are a meat lover and you are after a fancy meal... this is the place to come. The chef has even written a bible about meat.
Love this place! So simple and so friendly. Pick a mouth watering burger with some sweet potato fries and a Tim Tam milkshake or home-made lemonade. Yum!
10 locals recommend
The Local Burger Co
114 Bayswater RdLove this place! So simple and so friendly. Pick a mouth watering burger with some sweet potato fries and a Tim Tam milkshake or home-made lemonade. Yum!
Gelobar
74 Lygon StBest gelato in Melbourne!!!
A destination for Pizza! This chef studied in Naples with the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana and he is now the Australasian principal.
106 locals recommend
400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon StA destination for Pizza! This chef studied in Naples with the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana and he is now the Australasian principal.
Staff here are super friendly. Sit outside or take a perch by the window and enjoy the peaceful Rathdowne St atmosphere.
6 locals recommend
Degani Bakery Cafe
35 Coventry StStaff here are super friendly. Sit outside or take a perch by the window and enjoy the peaceful Rathdowne St atmosphere.
Quite like coming here for a casual brunch. The corn fritters are my favourite item on the menu. Coffee and cake also delicious.
6 locals recommend
enoteca tre bicchieri
623 Rathdowne StQuite like coming here for a casual brunch. The corn fritters are my favourite item on the menu. Coffee and cake also delicious.
Best pastries in town! Can also grab a coffee here to go with it.
6 locals recommend
Filous Patisserie
187 Fenwick StBest pastries in town! Can also grab a coffee here to go with it.
Hole in the wall coffee bar... but head upstairs to sit and enjoy overlooking the rooftops. Simple tasty food too.
18 locals recommend
Cafe BÜ Carlton North
585 Canning StHole in the wall coffee bar... but head upstairs to sit and enjoy overlooking the rooftops. Simple tasty food too.
Code Black Coffee
17 Weston StThis is where I buy my coffee beans... food is good too.
Bright spacious cafe/restaurant with tasty food and very kid friendly.
10 locals recommend
Brunswick Foodstore
29 Weston StBright spacious cafe/restaurant with tasty food and very kid friendly.
Arts & Culture
Arthouse cinema you can take a beer or glass of wine into. Mondays are cheap day.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StArthouse cinema you can take a beer or glass of wine into. Mondays are cheap day.
Shopping
Enoteca Sileno
920 Lygon StFor unique Italian ingredients that will make you look like a master chef.
Belki
631 Rathdowne StAlways love a browse in this beautifully presented store. Lovely kids section.
Children's Books... loads of shops in this strip for children... from toys to cafes.
The Little Bookroom
220 St Georges RdChildren's Books... loads of shops in this strip for children... from toys to cafes.
Sightseeing
Take a jog around the leafy 3km track or have a BBQ by the kids playground.
121 locals recommend
Princes Park
200-590 Bowen CresTake a jog around the leafy 3km track or have a BBQ by the kids playground.
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StGreat museum, fun, very interactive.
Adults $12, children free.
Grab a bike and explore on the trail that circles the city but makes you feel like you are in the bush.
Capital City Trail
Grab a bike and explore on the trail that circles the city but makes you feel like you are in the bush.
Essentials
Can be a little expensive, but they do stock delicious locally made ingredients and it is walking distance from the house.
21 locals recommend
CLAY Health & Organics
721 Rathdowne StCan be a little expensive, but they do stock delicious locally made ingredients and it is walking distance from the house.
First head to Gangemi for fruit and vegetables, cheap and feel like they've been picked from Nonna's yard. Then the butcher and the deli, if you still need something, there's a Coles and Woolworths.
160 locals recommend
Barkly Square
90-106 Sydney RdFirst head to Gangemi for fruit and vegetables, cheap and feel like they've been picked from Nonna's yard. Then the butcher and the deli, if you still need something, there's a Coles and Woolworths.
Entertainment & Activities
Melbourne Zoo
Elliott AvenueOne of the best zoos in the world! Beautiful place to take a walk.
New state of the art building with giant art, a fish tank over 2 levels, meekats and games for kids. Seriously worth a visit!
24 locals recommend
Harker St/Flemington Rd station
New state of the art building with giant art, a fish tank over 2 levels, meekats and games for kids. Seriously worth a visit!