Guidebook for Northcote
Food Scene
The coffee is always amazing, and the food is delicious! One of our local favourites.
6 locals recommend
Poke the bear cafe
2A Mitchell StreetThe coffee is always amazing, and the food is delicious! One of our local favourites.
Amazing pastries and delicious coffee! Also right in front on the tram stop, a handy stop if you're heading in or out of the city.
19 locals recommend
All Are Welcome
190 High StAmazing pastries and delicious coffee! Also right in front on the tram stop, a handy stop if you're heading in or out of the city.
Another great cafe with amazing food and coffee. They even do tumeric lattes, and they have sparkling water on tap! A novelty I just love.
9 locals recommend
Tinker Northcote
235 High StAnother great cafe with amazing food and coffee. They even do tumeric lattes, and they have sparkling water on tap! A novelty I just love.
Great if you love dumplings! Always busy, but never busy enough that you don't get a seat.
9 locals recommend
Tao Dumplings
37 Toorak RdGreat if you love dumplings! Always busy, but never busy enough that you don't get a seat.
MESOB
213 High StAmazing Ethiopian restaurant! And often have live music.
A bit further up High St into Thornbury, but its our fav Italian restaurant! Worth a try!
33 locals recommend
Umberto Espresso Bar
917 High StA bit further up High St into Thornbury, but its our fav Italian restaurant! Worth a try!
Drinks & Nightlife
The NSC is a great spot for a pub lunch, and often has live gigs going on in the band room! An old favourite with the locals for many years.
155 locals recommend
Northcote Social Club
301 High StThe NSC is a great spot for a pub lunch, and often has live gigs going on in the band room! An old favourite with the locals for many years.
Wesley Anne is an old chapel converted in a restaurant/bar/music venue, you will see when you walk inside. As a nice beer garden, and also table and chairs out the front to enjoy the High Street Vibe.
90 locals recommend
Wesley Anne
250 High StWesley Anne is an old chapel converted in a restaurant/bar/music venue, you will see when you walk inside. As a nice beer garden, and also table and chairs out the front to enjoy the High Street Vibe.
MESOB's sister bar, right next door. African live music, great place for a drink and a dance with a friend or 2.
The Bar Next Door
211A High StreetMESOB's sister bar, right next door. African live music, great place for a drink and a dance with a friend or 2.
Pallino Bar
790 High StNice and chill, great place to meet someone for a drink.
The sister bar to Umbero's Espresso Bar, so they have the same menu (only a smaller version). Great wines and even better cocktails. Perfect place to meet friends, or ride solo and sit at the bar and chat to the friendly staff.
25 locals recommend
Joanie's Baretto
832A High StThe sister bar to Umbero's Espresso Bar, so they have the same menu (only a smaller version). Great wines and even better cocktails. Perfect place to meet friends, or ride solo and sit at the bar and chat to the friendly staff.
Parks & Nature
Great for a picnic, or to fly a kite. Also has an off leash dog park, so theres lots of your furry friends running around. Also nice to go for a morning or evening walk. Has basketball courts, workout equipment, a skate park and the Plaza with Coles and Liqourland is right across from the park.
38 locals recommend
All Nations Park
Separation StreetGreat for a picnic, or to fly a kite. Also has an off leash dog park, so theres lots of your furry friends running around. Also nice to go for a morning or evening walk. Has basketball courts, workout equipment, a skate park and the Plaza with Coles and Liqourland is right across from the park.
Lovely place to go for peace and quiet (although can be busier on weekends). Stop for a cup of tea, feed the ducks, enjoy the scenery. And if you're feeling adventurous, you can hire a small boat and go out paddling around the river. Just gorgeous.
106 locals recommend
Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens
Fairfield Park DriveLovely place to go for peace and quiet (although can be busier on weekends). Stop for a cup of tea, feed the ducks, enjoy the scenery. And if you're feeling adventurous, you can hire a small boat and go out paddling around the river. Just gorgeous.
Shopping
Cute boutique store, with lovely candles, scarves, bags, and gorgeous homewares and jewellery.
The Phoenix and the Turtle
268 High StCute boutique store, with lovely candles, scarves, bags, and gorgeous homewares and jewellery.
A Quirk Of Fate
289 High StAnother boutique shop, with quirky things.
Kmart Northcote
3 Separation StNeed I say more :) Located adjacent to the smaller Coles in Northcote Plaza.
Arts & Culture
A great place to stroll and wind down. They also have markets once a month!
98 locals recommend
Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe RdA great place to stroll and wind down. They also have markets once a month!
Essentials
There are 2 coles located in the Northcote Plaza Shopping Mall. The smaller one near the Separation St end, and the larger one near the Liquourland.
23 locals recommend
Coles Northcote (Separation Street end)
There are 2 coles located in the Northcote Plaza Shopping Mall. The smaller one near the Separation St end, and the larger one near the Liquourland.
IGA Northcote
284-288 High StALDI Northcote
Separation Street