Guidebook for Melbourne

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Guidebook for Melbourne

Drinks & Nightlife

Rooftop bar on Spring Street.
115 locals recommend
Siglo
161 Spring St
115 locals recommend
Rooftop bar on Spring Street.
Rooftop bar in the CBD.
27 locals recommend
Loop Roof
23 Meyers Pl
27 locals recommend
Rooftop bar in the CBD.
East meets West post WWII Berlin.
188 locals recommend
Berlin Bar
16 Corrs Ln
188 locals recommend
East meets West post WWII Berlin.
Take in some live music. Local and international musicians and bands.
131 locals recommend
Corner Hotel
57 Swan St
131 locals recommend
Take in some live music. Local and international musicians and bands.
Classy bar for whiskey, cocktails and food. Plus a hidden lounge behind a bookcase.
127 locals recommend
Eau De Vie
1 Malthouse Ln
127 locals recommend
Classy bar for whiskey, cocktails and food. Plus a hidden lounge behind a bookcase.
Late night dining. Notable cocktails and spirits list
82 locals recommend
Boilermaker House
209-211 Lonsdale St
82 locals recommend
Late night dining. Notable cocktails and spirits list
Late night martinis and classic cocktails in a quirky basement lounge.
74 locals recommend
Gin Palace
10 Russell Pl
74 locals recommend
Late night martinis and classic cocktails in a quirky basement lounge.
A bar with classic-styling pouring fancy cocktails and coffee.
48 locals recommend
Bar Americano
20 Presgrave Pl
48 locals recommend
A bar with classic-styling pouring fancy cocktails and coffee.
Cozy haunt with a fireplace serving classic cocktails and bar bites.
35 locals recommend
Romeo Lane
1A Crossley St
35 locals recommend
Cozy haunt with a fireplace serving classic cocktails and bar bites.
Drink and bar food with spacious balcony terrace and a cityscape view.
13 locals recommend
Loch & Key
34 Franklin St
13 locals recommend
Drink and bar food with spacious balcony terrace and a cityscape view.
A striking rooftop bar in Collingwood.
53 locals recommend
Easey's
48 Easey St
53 locals recommend
A striking rooftop bar in Collingwood.

Food Scene

A popular Southeast Asian restaurant.
90 locals recommend
Rice Paper Scissors
15 Hardware Ln
90 locals recommend
A popular Southeast Asian restaurant.
Some of the best coffee in the CBD.
12 locals recommend
Traveller Coffee
14 Crossley St
12 locals recommend
Some of the best coffee in the CBD.
A culinary and coffee icon of Melbourne.
229 locals recommend
Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware Lane
229 locals recommend
A culinary and coffee icon of Melbourne.
Argentinian fare. Vegetarians beware.
45 locals recommend
San Telmo
14 Meyers Pl
45 locals recommend
Argentinian fare. Vegetarians beware.
Coffee!
tom thumb
53 Flinders Ln
Coffee!
All day eating house and bar in Flinders Lane.
200 locals recommend
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Ln
200 locals recommend
All day eating house and bar in Flinders Lane.
Thai eating house and beer hall.
381 locals recommend
Cookie
252 Swanston St
381 locals recommend
Thai eating house and beer hall.
Frank Camorra's respected restaurant in Hosier Lane. Graffiti and tapas.
203 locals recommend
MoVida
1 Hosier Ln
203 locals recommend
Frank Camorra's respected restaurant in Hosier Lane. Graffiti and tapas.
Probably the best Mexican restaurant in Melbourne.
287 locals recommend
Mamasita
11 Collins St
287 locals recommend
Probably the best Mexican restaurant in Melbourne.
Coffee specialists in the CBD.
55 locals recommend
Dukes Coffee Roasters
247 Flinders Ln
55 locals recommend
Coffee specialists in the CBD.
Excellent Café in Hardware Lane.
413 locals recommend
The Hardware Société Melbourne
10 Katherine Pl
413 locals recommend
Excellent Café in Hardware Lane.
Excellent vegetarian restaurant in Fitzroy North.
101 locals recommend
Moroccan Soup Bar
47-51 St Georges Rd
101 locals recommend
Excellent vegetarian restaurant in Fitzroy North.
Inventive veggie and vegan meals.
185 locals recommend
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 locals recommend
Inventive veggie and vegan meals.
Vegetarian restaurant
76 locals recommend
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge St
76 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant
Tasty vegetarian restaurant in Richmond.
15 locals recommend
Tofu Shop International
78 Bridge Rd
15 locals recommend
Tasty vegetarian restaurant in Richmond.
Contemporary Polish food with an extensive vodka list.
81 locals recommend
Borsch Vodka & Tears
173 Chapel St
81 locals recommend
Contemporary Polish food with an extensive vodka list.
Voted best gelato in Australia.
137 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith St
137 locals recommend
Voted best gelato in Australia.

Arts & Culture

The oldest continuous entertainment site on mainland Australia.
81 locals recommend
Princess Theatre
163 Spring St
81 locals recommend
The oldest continuous entertainment site on mainland Australia.
A National Trust of Australia listed theatre. Take in a show. Admire the architecture.
63 locals recommend
Regent Theatre
191 Collins St
63 locals recommend
A National Trust of Australia listed theatre. Take in a show. Admire the architecture.
A major gallery with an international art collection.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
A major gallery with an international art collection.
A major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.
128 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell Street
128 locals recommend
A major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.
A museum displaying Australia's shared immigration history.
96 locals recommend
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders St
96 locals recommend
A museum displaying Australia's shared immigration history.
A natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens.
593 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
593 locals recommend
A natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens.
An iconic concert venue and theatre in St Kilda.
114 locals recommend
Palais Theatre
Lower Esplanade
114 locals recommend
An iconic concert venue and theatre in St Kilda.

Sightseeing

Climb the steps and enjoy the view down Bourke Street.
91 locals recommend
Parliament Gardens
531 Albert St
91 locals recommend
Climb the steps and enjoy the view down Bourke Street.
Make sure to visit the Dome Reading Room.
568 locals recommend
State Library Victoria
328 Swanston St
568 locals recommend
Make sure to visit the Dome Reading Room.
A worthy World Heritage Site-listed building.
189 locals recommend
Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St
189 locals recommend
A worthy World Heritage Site-listed building.
Central part of Melbourne's ever changing graffiti scene.
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
245 locals recommend
Central part of Melbourne's ever changing graffiti scene.
Laneway. Dining. Graffiti. How very Melbourne!
164 locals recommend
Degraves Street
Degraves Street
164 locals recommend
Laneway. Dining. Graffiti. How very Melbourne!
A bombed-out war-time bunker...? Love or hate its architecture but make sure to visit ACMI and Ian Potter Centre.
797 locals recommend
Federation Square
797 locals recommend
A bombed-out war-time bunker...? Love or hate its architecture but make sure to visit ACMI and Ian Potter Centre.
Stunning heritage shopping arcade in the CBD.
82 locals recommend
Block Arcade
282 Collins St
82 locals recommend
Stunning heritage shopping arcade in the CBD.
Heritage building now a museum housing many exhibits.
40 locals recommend
Old Treasury Building
20 Spring Street
40 locals recommend
Heritage building now a museum housing many exhibits.
A Melbourne tradition to meet your friends beneath the clocks of Flinders Street.
710 locals recommend
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street
710 locals recommend
A Melbourne tradition to meet your friends beneath the clocks of Flinders Street.
Hire a boat. Grab something to eat. A slice of the bush in the city.
84 locals recommend
Studley Park Boathouse
1 Boathouse Rd
84 locals recommend
Hire a boat. Grab something to eat. A slice of the bush in the city.
Cafés, bars, eateries, boutiques, antiques shops, bookshops, art galleries etc.
98 locals recommend
Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street
98 locals recommend
Cafés, bars, eateries, boutiques, antiques shops, bookshops, art galleries etc.
A unique combination of history, culture, shops and cafes.
133 locals recommend
Smith Street
Smith Street
133 locals recommend
A unique combination of history, culture, shops and cafes.

Shopping

A wonderful bookstore on Bourke Street.
8 locals recommend
The Paperback Bookshop
60 Bourke St
8 locals recommend
A wonderful bookstore on Bourke Street.
A Melbourne institution. Named the best bookshop in the world.
74 locals recommend
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St
74 locals recommend
A Melbourne institution. Named the best bookshop in the world.
Historic market selling food, clothing & more.
630 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market station
630 locals recommend
Historic market selling food, clothing & more.
A wide array of vintage and secondhand goods.
46 locals recommend
Chapel Street Bazaar
217 Chapel St
46 locals recommend
A wide array of vintage and secondhand goods.
A Melbourne based chocolatier.
36 locals recommend
Koko Black
335 Bourke St
36 locals recommend
A Melbourne based chocolatier.
Produce vendors, butchers, delis & eateries.
338 locals recommend
Prahran Market station
338 locals recommend
Produce vendors, butchers, delis & eateries.

Parks & Nature

A popular destination to have lunch. Maybe you'll see a possum or two.
40 locals recommend
Old Treasury Building
20 Spring Street
40 locals recommend
A popular destination to have lunch. Maybe you'll see a possum or two.
26 hectares of beautiful gardens on the fringe of the city.
227 locals recommend
Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington Parade
227 locals recommend
26 hectares of beautiful gardens on the fringe of the city.
The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site.
235 locals recommend
Carlton Gardens
235 locals recommend
The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site.
Internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the centre of Melbourne.
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend
Internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the centre of Melbourne.
Perhaps Melbourne's best beach. Perfect for hot summer days and nights.
697 locals recommend
St Kilda beach
697 locals recommend
Perhaps Melbourne's best beach. Perfect for hot summer days and nights.

Entertainment & Activities

Melbourne's best revival cinema.
145 locals recommend
The Astor Theatre
1 Chapel St
145 locals recommend
Melbourne's best revival cinema.
Long running arthouse cinema in Carlton.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 locals recommend
Long running arthouse cinema in Carlton.
Take a swim and admire the architecture.
28 locals recommend
Melbourne City Baths
420 Swanston St
28 locals recommend
Take a swim and admire the architecture.
Historic amusement park on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda.
468 locals recommend
Luna Park Melbourne
18 Lower Esplanade
468 locals recommend
Historic amusement park on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda.