Guidebook for Melbourne
Food Scene
Maha
21 Bond StFantastic Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant
Best dumplings in Melbourne. Booking is preferred but you might get lucky and score a seat in the downstairs area!
89 localnici recomandă
HuTong
14-16 Market LnBest dumplings in Melbourne. Booking is preferred but you might get lucky and score a seat in the downstairs area!
Owned by acclaimed chef Grossi Florentino, The Cellar Bar is simple Italian food at its finest. Sit outside and enjoy the views of the Paris end of the city if the weather is agreeable!
6 localnici recomandă
The Cellar Bar
80 Bourke StreetOwned by acclaimed chef Grossi Florentino, The Cellar Bar is simple Italian food at its finest. Sit outside and enjoy the views of the Paris end of the city if the weather is agreeable!
Best contemporary Asian food in Melbourne. It has a no reservations policy (which drives me mad) - however, go and put your name down and you will wait no longer than 20 minutes!
552 localnici recomandă
Chin Chin
125 Flinders LnBest contemporary Asian food in Melbourne. It has a no reservations policy (which drives me mad) - however, go and put your name down and you will wait no longer than 20 minutes!
By acclaimed hospitality guru Andrew McConnell, you can't go wrong!
109 localnici recomandă
Supernormal
180 Flinders LnBy acclaimed hospitality guru Andrew McConnell, you can't go wrong!
A city laneway less than a minute away, cafes galore, street dining.
49 localnici recomandă
Degraves St
A city laneway less than a minute away, cafes galore, street dining.
Great for a tasty breakfast, lunch or dinner. Top notch and typical Melbourne. Not cheap but not super expensive, depending on what you order.
200 localnici recomandă
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders LnGreat for a tasty breakfast, lunch or dinner. Top notch and typical Melbourne. Not cheap but not super expensive, depending on what you order.
Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel StSimple, quick and tasty Mexican food.
Located right behind the apartment, this restaurant is an oldy but a goody. It isn't that cheap but you can get a decent bento box for lunch for $17. Worth a try if your a Japanese fan.
Hako
310 Flinders LnLocated right behind the apartment, this restaurant is an oldy but a goody. It isn't that cheap but you can get a decent bento box for lunch for $17. Worth a try if your a Japanese fan.
Delicious Peruvian food!!! It's down an alley with other cool bars also. True Melbourne style.
31 localnici recomandă
Pastuso
19 AC/DC LaDelicious Peruvian food!!! It's down an alley with other cool bars also. True Melbourne style.
Tasty meatballs with wine. Easy, fun and fast!
33 localnici recomandă
The Meatball & Wine Bar - Flinders Lane
135 Flinders LaneTasty meatballs with wine. Easy, fun and fast!
Untouched Italian restaurant from the 70's that was where the waiters used to go for a meal after they finished work. Simple, old school Italian food with 70's decor. Down a lane and up some stairs.
15 localnici recomandă
The Waiters Restaurant
20 Meyers PlUntouched Italian restaurant from the 70's that was where the waiters used to go for a meal after they finished work. Simple, old school Italian food with 70's decor. Down a lane and up some stairs.
Great breakfast or lunch place, veg options and open weekends which used to be unusual in that end of the city.
195 localnici recomandă
Grain Store
517 Flinders LnGreat breakfast or lunch place, veg options and open weekends which used to be unusual in that end of the city.
Famous Melbourne Burger joint. Small burgers but tasty. Great chips, make sure you request the special chipotle seasoning.
19 localnici recomandă
Huxtaburger
357 Collins StFamous Melbourne Burger joint. Small burgers but tasty. Great chips, make sure you request the special chipotle seasoning.
Dukes Coffee Roasters
247 Flinders LnFantasic coffee and pastries
An new rooftop bar in Melbourne with more of a restaurant/tapas vibe. Amazing view!!!
Melina on the Rooftop
168 Lonsdale StAn new rooftop bar in Melbourne with more of a restaurant/tapas vibe. Amazing view!!!
Superb organic roast chicken! Great salads. Absolutely delicious. Open until 10pm every day except closed on Sundays. Yummy!
Henriettas Chicken Shop and Bar
Superb organic roast chicken! Great salads. Absolutely delicious. Open until 10pm every day except closed on Sundays. Yummy!
Beautiful Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) only 30 seconds away. Delicious, cheap and easy. They even have duck pho!
Pho Flinders Express
290 Flinders StBeautiful Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) only 30 seconds away. Delicious, cheap and easy. They even have duck pho!
Hidden secret on Hardware Lane, which is full of touristy average restaurants. Great wine and food to match. Delicious!
31 localnici recomandă
Kirk's Wine Bar
46 Hardware LnHidden secret on Hardware Lane, which is full of touristy average restaurants. Great wine and food to match. Delicious!
My favourite French restaurant in Melbourne. Food to die for. Hidden up some stairs it really feels like a Parisian Bistrot!
9 localnici recomandă
French Saloon
46 Hardware LnMy favourite French restaurant in Melbourne. Food to die for. Hidden up some stairs it really feels like a Parisian Bistrot!
Drinks & Nightlife
Ponyfish Island is one of my favourite bars in Melbourne. A 30 second walk away, it is my 'local' hidden under the bridge on the Yarra River. Great toasties, beers, coffee...
163 localnici recomandă
Ponyfish Island
Ponyfish Island is one of my favourite bars in Melbourne. A 30 second walk away, it is my 'local' hidden under the bridge on the Yarra River. Great toasties, beers, coffee...
Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston StOne of Melbourne's many rooftop institutions...
My favourite rooftop bar in Melbourne. Great cocktails and funky setting.
163 localnici recomandă
Madame Brussels
59 Bourke StMy favourite rooftop bar in Melbourne. Great cocktails and funky setting.
Late night coffee, cigar, dessert, cheese, cocktail or wine? Siglo has a wonderful terrazzo offering fantastic views of Parliament house and it's surrounding parks.
115 localnici recomandă
Siglo
161 Spring StLate night coffee, cigar, dessert, cheese, cocktail or wine? Siglo has a wonderful terrazzo offering fantastic views of Parliament house and it's surrounding parks.
One of Melbourne's most memorable rooftop views. Just a 10 minute stroll from the city or a 5 minute tram ride, you will enjoy panoramic views of Melbourne and it's north...and don't forget the food!
366 localnici recomandă
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StOne of Melbourne's most memorable rooftop views. Just a 10 minute stroll from the city or a 5 minute tram ride, you will enjoy panoramic views of Melbourne and it's north...and don't forget the food!
This is a hidden gem with great drinks and delicious chicken and chips and other tasty dishes. You can even get the chicken and chips take away. Uniquely Melbourne!
10 localnici recomandă
Belleville Melbourne
1 Globe AlleyThis is a hidden gem with great drinks and delicious chicken and chips and other tasty dishes. You can even get the chicken and chips take away. Uniquely Melbourne!
Late night bar in Melbourne. Go there for a gig, google it, it has a reputation.
146 localnici recomandă
Cherry
68 Little Collins StLate night bar in Melbourne. Go there for a gig, google it, it has a reputation.
Another late night Melbourne favourite if you want to dance to the wee hours...
10 localnici recomandă
Boney
68 Little Collins StAnother late night Melbourne favourite if you want to dance to the wee hours...
Beer DeLuxe Fed Square
Flinders StreetBeer lovers paradise.
Fantastic winter night market at the iconic Queen Victoria Market site. Food, music, stalls, gift shops. Typical Melbourne even on a freexing night!
11 localnici recomandă
Winter Night Market
Queen StreetFantastic winter night market at the iconic Queen Victoria Market site. Food, music, stalls, gift shops. Typical Melbourne even on a freexing night!
Essentials
Melbourne's most central and comprehensive market. It is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays, though open for a night market on Wednesdays in summer.
957 localnici recomandă
Piața Regina Victoria
Queen StreetMelbourne's most central and comprehensive market. It is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays, though open for a night market on Wednesdays in summer.
Woolworths Flinders Street (Metro)
262 Flinders StSupermarket a minute away
Arts & Culture
A wonderful arts precinct with many galleries, restaurants and festivals
797 localnici recomandă
Federation Square
A wonderful arts precinct with many galleries, restaurants and festivals
A 5 minute stroll, see what is on show at the NGV
1737 localnici recomandă
Galeria Națională din Victoria
180 St Kilda RdA 5 minute stroll, see what is on show at the NGV
Everything Else
This is a family business explaining the process of opals. BUT if you want to see snakes or Australia's most venomous spiders....this is your chance. No worries, they are under lock and key!
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
94 Elizabeth StThis is a family business explaining the process of opals. BUT if you want to see snakes or Australia's most venomous spiders....this is your chance. No worries, they are under lock and key!
A hidden underground exit from Flinders Street Train Station with some very quirky shops and street art. Enter from Flinders St or Degraves St.
Campbell Arcade
A hidden underground exit from Flinders Street Train Station with some very quirky shops and street art. Enter from Flinders St or Degraves St.
Sightseeing
Melbourne's iconic graffiti laneway. A 10 minute maximum walk from my place
245 localnici recomandă
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnMelbourne's iconic graffiti laneway. A 10 minute maximum walk from my place