Guidebook for East Melbourne

Tim
Guidebook for East Melbourne

Drinks & Nightlife

7 locals recommend
The Tippler & Co.
58 Wellington Parade
7 locals recommend
An iconic Fitzroy pub with great wine and beer.
84 locals recommend
Builders Arms Hotel
211 Gertrude St
84 locals recommend
An iconic Fitzroy pub with great wine and beer.
Great wine bar and wine shop - also has wonderful food.
65 locals recommend
City Wine Shop
159 Spring St
65 locals recommend
Great wine bar and wine shop - also has wonderful food.
A hidden and very stylish (but not pretentious) bar. One of our favourite local bars for a quiet drink. Great wine list, cocktails and bar snacks, and a crackling fire in winter.
35 locals recommend
Romeo Lane
1A Crossley St
35 locals recommend
A hidden and very stylish (but not pretentious) bar. One of our favourite local bars for a quiet drink. Great wine list, cocktails and bar snacks, and a crackling fire in winter.

Food Scene

Set in the Fitzroy Gardens, great coffee and free wifi if you need it! Have the very affordable baked eggs or avocado and feta on toast for brunch.
9 locals recommend
KereKere Green
230 Wellington Parade
9 locals recommend
Set in the Fitzroy Gardens, great coffee and free wifi if you need it! Have the very affordable baked eggs or avocado and feta on toast for brunch.
An icon on the Melbourne food scene - a bit more of a splurge, but well worth it. Some of the best meals and wine in this city.
200 locals recommend
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Ln
200 locals recommend
An icon on the Melbourne food scene - a bit more of a splurge, but well worth it. Some of the best meals and wine in this city.
Great place for coffee and brunch - very Melbourne.
22 locals recommend
Square & Compass
222 Clarendon St
22 locals recommend
Great place for coffee and brunch - very Melbourne.
Nice local cafe, good coffee and ambience.
9 locals recommend
Bedggood & Co Cafe
137 Wellington Parade S
9 locals recommend
Nice local cafe, good coffee and ambience.
A great local pub - good pizza and pretty good parma too.
8 locals recommend
Baden Powell Hotel
61-65 Victoria Parade
8 locals recommend
A great local pub - good pizza and pretty good parma too.
Great for a quick coffee and easy breakfast in the morning before a day of exploring.
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53 Flinders Ln
Great for a quick coffee and easy breakfast in the morning before a day of exploring.
Sells fancy groceries, has a cheese cellar downstairs and very tasty gelato!
51 locals recommend
Spring Street Grocer
157 Spring St
51 locals recommend
Sells fancy groceries, has a cheese cellar downstairs and very tasty gelato!
Great for coffee and cake, or a glass of wine as the day goes on.
10 locals recommend
Self Preservation
70 Bourke St
10 locals recommend
Great for coffee and cake, or a glass of wine as the day goes on.
Quiet cafe in a laneway. Never too busy so good for a coffee in a hurry.
Liaison Cafe
22 Ridgway Pl
Quiet cafe in a laneway. Never too busy so good for a coffee in a hurry.
Fun Mexican spot - they pretty much always have a table, the vibe is great, food is excellent and pretty affordable too!
187 locals recommend
Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel St
187 locals recommend
Fun Mexican spot - they pretty much always have a table, the vibe is great, food is excellent and pretty affordable too!
One of our fave restaurants in all of Melbourne. They do great chilli cheese fries, fried chicken and smoked meets. Good selection of beers and yummy cocktails. Plus they're open til 2am!
85 locals recommend
Le Bon Ton
51 Gipps St
85 locals recommend
One of our fave restaurants in all of Melbourne. They do great chilli cheese fries, fried chicken and smoked meets. Good selection of beers and yummy cocktails. Plus they're open til 2am!
One of our favourite brunch spots - although sometimes there's a bit of a line on weekends.
39 locals recommend
Addict Food And Coffee
240 Johnston St
39 locals recommend
One of our favourite brunch spots - although sometimes there's a bit of a line on weekends.
Good brunch spot - gets a bit busy but the food and coffee is worth it. Pretty sure they have wifi if you need it.
125 locals recommend
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St
125 locals recommend
Good brunch spot - gets a bit busy but the food and coffee is worth it. Pretty sure they have wifi if you need it.
According to ramen fans I know, this is one of the best ramen spots in the city.
65 locals recommend
Hakata Gensuke Tonkotsu Ramen
168 Russell St
65 locals recommend
According to ramen fans I know, this is one of the best ramen spots in the city.
Head to China town for cheap Chinese food and dumplings + BYO drinks.
464 locals recommend
Chinatown Precinct
35 Market Ln
464 locals recommend
Head to China town for cheap Chinese food and dumplings + BYO drinks.
Another favourite dinner spot - sometimes there's a line but often it doesn't take long!
33 locals recommend
The Meatball & Wine Bar - Flinders Lane
135 Flinders Lane
33 locals recommend
Another favourite dinner spot - sometimes there's a line but often it doesn't take long!
Not the nicest place, but definitely one of the best parmas in Melbourne.
23 locals recommend
Imperial Hotel
2-8 Bourke St
23 locals recommend
Not the nicest place, but definitely one of the best parmas in Melbourne.
Everything here is vegan - but you wouldn't know it.
76 locals recommend
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge St
76 locals recommend
Everything here is vegan - but you wouldn't know it.
Tasty greek street food from celeb chef George Colambaris.
77 locals recommend
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 locals recommend
Tasty greek street food from celeb chef George Colambaris.
Greek food from George Colambaris. A favourite local restaurant.
55 locals recommend
GAZI Restaurant
55 locals recommend
Greek food from George Colambaris. A favourite local restaurant.

Parks & Nature

124 locals recommend
East Melbourne
124 locals recommend
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend

Shopping

13 locals recommend
Obus
226 Gertrude St
13 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Obus
226 Gertrude St
13 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Gorman
188 Brunswick St
9 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
Happy Valley Shop
294 Smith St
14 locals recommend
A lovely bookstore.
Hill of Content Bookshop
86 Bourke St
A lovely bookstore.

Essentials

38 locals recommend
IGA Xpress Flinders Street
84 Flinders St
38 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
IGA East Melbourne
446 Victoria Parade
27 locals recommend

Getting Around

Jolimont Station/MCG
45 locals recommend
Richmond Station
45 locals recommend
710 locals recommend
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street
710 locals recommend
Jolimont Rd/Wellington Pde (East Melbourne) station