Guidebook for Brunswick East
Food Scene
The pilaf at Rumi is something else! Who knew rice could taste like this.
65 locals recommend
Rumi Restaurant
2 Lygon StThe pilaf at Rumi is something else! Who knew rice could taste like this.
You have to try the signature dish Cassatta. NO, it is nothing like the stuff in the packet! It is a festival in your mouth.
61 locals recommend
Bar Idda
132 Lygon StYou have to try the signature dish Cassatta. NO, it is nothing like the stuff in the packet! It is a festival in your mouth.
Park Street
Park StreetIt has great coffee and a park outside for the kids.
Gelobar
74 Lygon StGreat array of real gelato! Yum!!
Il Carretto Pizza Restaurant
479 Nicholson StThis is old school family pizza. Great atmosphere and food with love!
Lygon Street station
There is so much going on here...you will have trouble fitting it all in!
It is still such a cool place to get a coffee and sit in the window and watch the world go by. Great service and friendly staff.
60 locals recommend
Marios
303 Brunswick StIt is still such a cool place to get a coffee and sit in the window and watch the world go by. Great service and friendly staff.
Drinks & Nightlife
It is a true neighbourhood bar and it supports the art scene. Check out the gallery upstairs.
72 locals recommend
The Alderman
134 Lygon StIt is a true neighbourhood bar and it supports the art scene. Check out the gallery upstairs.
Gerald's is a genuine neighbourhood bar. It has loads of understated European style and is a lovely walk down leafy Rathdowne Street from my house.
73 locals recommend
Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne StGerald's is a genuine neighbourhood bar. It has loads of understated European style and is a lovely walk down leafy Rathdowne Street from my house.
Parks & Nature
It has lovely big old trees for escaping the heat on a Melbourne summer day.
121 locals recommend
Princes Park
200-590 Bowen CresIt has lovely big old trees for escaping the heat on a Melbourne summer day.
Shopping
This is more a history lesson than a supermarket. It is where many Italian (and would be Italians!) stock up on pasta (a whole aisle dedicated to it) imported cheese (gorgonzola, provolone, bocconcini, pecorino...).
49 locals recommend
Mediterranean Wholesalers
482 Sydney RdThis is more a history lesson than a supermarket. It is where many Italian (and would be Italians!) stock up on pasta (a whole aisle dedicated to it) imported cheese (gorgonzola, provolone, bocconcini, pecorino...).
WHERE TO BEGIN...a treasure trove of Italian culture, they have a staff member that travels Italy signing up artisan produces, wine, balsamic, lemonchello...
Enoteca Sileno
920 Lygon StWHERE TO BEGIN...a treasure trove of Italian culture, they have a staff member that travels Italy signing up artisan produces, wine, balsamic, lemonchello...
Essentials
This is a bit of Melbourne history. It is an old school Italian grocery store. Someone will still help you carry your bags to the car! And its also where you can see some very stylish folks too...
130 locals recommend
Piedimonte's Supermarket & Liquor, North Fitzroy
49A Best StThis is a bit of Melbourne history. It is an old school Italian grocery store. Someone will still help you carry your bags to the car! And its also where you can see some very stylish folks too...
Getting Around
GoGet CarShare Pod
Kay StreetJust a few doors out to Lygon St.
Entertainment & Activities
It is surrounded by the ever lovely (and hip) Edinburgh Gardens and is a tad old fashioned Fitzroy. Not a lot of it left I suspect. Very relaxed and friendly way to pass a summer afternoon.
7 locals recommend
Fitzroy Bowls Club station
It is surrounded by the ever lovely (and hip) Edinburgh Gardens and is a tad old fashioned Fitzroy. Not a lot of it left I suspect. Very relaxed and friendly way to pass a summer afternoon.