Guidebook

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Guidebook

Local food

Our favourite wine bar. Highly recommend you make a dinner booking as the food is simple, refined and delicious. Be sure to make a booking as it gets busy and has limited room inside. Outdoor options available too.
28 locals recommend
Napier Quarter
359 Napier St
28 locals recommend
Our favourite wine bar. Highly recommend you make a dinner booking as the food is simple, refined and delicious. Be sure to make a booking as it gets busy and has limited room inside. Outdoor options available too.
Great for breakfast or lunch. Also a great homewares store and right next to Plant Society.
59 locals recommend
CIBI
33-39 Keele St
59 locals recommend
Great for breakfast or lunch. Also a great homewares store and right next to Plant Society.
Great for coffee and a pastry on the way into the city via Carlton Gardens.
11 locals recommend
Morning Market
59 Gertrude St
11 locals recommend
Great for coffee and a pastry on the way into the city via Carlton Gardens.
Excellent coffee and salad sandwiches.
18 locals recommend
Burnside
87A Smith St
18 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and salad sandwiches.
Lunch and Dinner
63 locals recommend
Marion
53 Gertrude St
63 locals recommend
Lunch and Dinner
Great pub food. Just around the corner from Napier Quarter and opposite CCP gallery.
57 locals recommend
Marquis of Lorne
411 George St
57 locals recommend
Great pub food. Just around the corner from Napier Quarter and opposite CCP gallery.

Local Shopping

homewares, gifts and our favourite creamed honey. You can also find Studio Tops leather bags & dog leads here.
8 locals recommend
The Hub General Store
36 Cambridge St
8 locals recommend
homewares, gifts and our favourite creamed honey. You can also find Studio Tops leather bags & dog leads here.
Great boutique homewares. Hamish Munro jeweller is at the front of the store and worth a visit.
Pan After
38 Cambridge St
Great boutique homewares. Hamish Munro jeweller is at the front of the store and worth a visit.
Consignment clothing store focussing on international brands including Issey Miyaki, Rick Owens, Margiella etc.
Bruce
157 Gertrude St
Consignment clothing store focussing on international brands including Issey Miyaki, Rick Owens, Margiella etc.
Interior fit out designed by Clare Cousins architects. clarecousins.com.au
17 locals recommend
Aesop
17 locals recommend
Interior fit out designed by Clare Cousins architects. clarecousins.com.au

Local art & design

for all photography lovers
37 locals recommend
Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George St
37 locals recommend
for all photography lovers
Contemporary art
11 locals recommend
Sutton Gallery
254 Brunswick St
11 locals recommend
Contemporary art
Art and design.
Oigall Projects
122 Gertrude Street
Art and design.
An institution. Be sure to visit both NGV International on st kilda road and also NGV Australia at Federation Square. * Alexander McQueen exhibition opening Dec 11.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
An institution. Be sure to visit both NGV International on st kilda road and also NGV Australia at Federation Square. * Alexander McQueen exhibition opening Dec 11.
90 locals recommend
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
111 Sturt St
90 locals recommend
See website for current exhibitions.
7 locals recommend
Buxton Contemporary
Dodds Street
7 locals recommend
See website for current exhibitions.
Also check out Gertrude Glasshouse just around the corner.
Gertrude Contemporary
44 Glasshouse Road
Also check out Gertrude Glasshouse just around the corner.
Venue in the city and Brunswick
17 locals recommend
Neon Parc
15 Tinning St
17 locals recommend
Venue in the city and Brunswick
Brunswick. This gallery represents some of our favourite artists including Jahnne Pascoe -White, Kirsty Budge and more.
Daine Singer
83 Weston Street
Brunswick. This gallery represents some of our favourite artists including Jahnne Pascoe -White, Kirsty Budge and more.
A private gallery located in a beautiful old building. Market lane coffee is downstairs.
Sarah Scout Presents
12 Collins St
A private gallery located in a beautiful old building. Market lane coffee is downstairs.
Representing many great artists and designers including Danielle Brustman. Danielle designed Spectrum an exploration of Colour for NGV triennial 2020 on until 26th June 2022.
Sophie Gannon Gallery
2 Albert St
Representing many great artists and designers including Danielle Brustman. Danielle designed Spectrum an exploration of Colour for NGV triennial 2020 on until 26th June 2022.
Tolarno Galleries
104 Exhibition St
8 locals recommend
Anna Schwartz Gallery
185 Flinders Ln
8 locals recommend
Heritage building home to galleries, artists and creatives
7 locals recommend
Nicholas Building
37 Swanston St
7 locals recommend
Heritage building home to galleries, artists and creatives

City advice

Getting around

86 tram on Smith Street will take you into the city

approximately 15minute commute. You will need a Myki for travel