Guidebook for Fitzroy

Belinda
Guidebook for Fitzroy

Food Scene

Cute coffee shop. Great homemade chai. Fantastic breakfast.
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Min lokal
422 George St
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Cute coffee shop. Great homemade chai. Fantastic breakfast.
Aptly named breakfast. The Leprechaun will feed you well. Coffee is not fantastic here.
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Breakfast Thieves
420 Gore St
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Aptly named breakfast. The Leprechaun will feed you well. Coffee is not fantastic here.
Best pork rolls getting around. $5.
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Trang Bakery and Cafe
382 Smith St
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Best pork rolls getting around. $5.
Delicious food, with amazing flavour. The cocktails are not bad either!
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Rice Paper Scissors
15 Hardware Ln
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Delicious food, with amazing flavour. The cocktails are not bad either!
Ever had a beer and burger in a train on a rooftop?
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Easey's
48 Easey St
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Ever had a beer and burger in a train on a rooftop?
Healthy serves. Great options for vegetarians.
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Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
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Healthy serves. Great options for vegetarians.
Delicious vegan fare
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Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge St
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Delicious vegan fare
Cocktail Bar / Restaurant. Highly recommend the pork!
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Rice Queen Oriental Diner and Bar
389-391 Brunswick St
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Cocktail Bar / Restaurant. Highly recommend the pork!
Everyone loves fried chicken! Choose your spice. Medium hot is pretty dang hot.
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Belles Hot Chicken
150 Gertrude St
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Everyone loves fried chicken! Choose your spice. Medium hot is pretty dang hot.
Delicious. Probably the best ramen getting around. Perfect for a rainy day.
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Shop Ramen
329 Smith St
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Delicious. Probably the best ramen getting around. Perfect for a rainy day.
The best vietnamese food in Melbourne. Heaps of options to choose from. 109 Tram from end of Brunswick or Smith Street will take you here.
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Victoria St
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The best vietnamese food in Melbourne. Heaps of options to choose from. 109 Tram from end of Brunswick or Smith Street will take you here.
Vegetarian, but you wouldnt even realise. Delish and an alternative to the Vegie Bar. A good dinner option.
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Transformer Fitzroy
382 Rose St
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Vegetarian, but you wouldnt even realise. Delish and an alternative to the Vegie Bar. A good dinner option.
Pretty lucky to have this about 20 metres from the doorway you'll find the best croissanterie in Melbourne. At the centre of the space is the Lune Lab – a glass cube that looks like a space station and which is climate-controlled at a perfect 18 degrees where they prepare the pastry. If you're really into croissantes you can do a tasting table - book online. Open at 8am - often with queues.
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Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose St
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Pretty lucky to have this about 20 metres from the doorway you'll find the best croissanterie in Melbourne. At the centre of the space is the Lune Lab – a glass cube that looks like a space station and which is climate-controlled at a perfect 18 degrees where they prepare the pastry. If you're really into croissantes you can do a tasting table - book online. Open at 8am - often with queues.
Best Mexican getting around. Chilli corn. Mezcal. Get involved.
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Mamasita
11 Collins St
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Best Mexican getting around. Chilli corn. Mezcal. Get involved.
Thai food to die for.
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Cookie
252 Swanston St
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Thai food to die for.
Another for tasty Thai. $$$ Upstairs, but if you head into GoGo Bar downstairs, hot tip is its the same food for less $$. No booking on weekends. Rock up, they'll call you.
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Chin Chin
125 Flinders Ln
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Another for tasty Thai. $$$ Upstairs, but if you head into GoGo Bar downstairs, hot tip is its the same food for less $$. No booking on weekends. Rock up, they'll call you.
What it says on the box.
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The Meatball & Wine Bar - Flinders Lane
135 Flinders Lane
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What it says on the box.
There is a dumpling house down here that I always forget the name for. It's next door to Ding Ding Lounge. Go here. Best dumplings in ChinaTown
Market Lane
There is a dumpling house down here that I always forget the name for. It's next door to Ding Ding Lounge. Go here. Best dumplings in ChinaTown
Fancy restaurant. Booking necessary
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Longrain Restaurant
44 Little Bourke St
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Fancy restaurant. Booking necessary
If you are out for the best restaurant in Melbourne, and often featured in the world's best list, head here. Spoil yourself with Shannon Bennett's degustation menu. $$$$
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Vue de monde
525 Collins St
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If you are out for the best restaurant in Melbourne, and often featured in the world's best list, head here. Spoil yourself with Shannon Bennett's degustation menu. $$$$
Run by chef Joe Grbac, contemporary menu that’s amended daily. The dining room bar serves equally mulled over cocktails, wines, ales and champagnes. Breakfast here is equally awesome.
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Saint Crispin
300 Smith St
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Run by chef Joe Grbac, contemporary menu that’s amended daily. The dining room bar serves equally mulled over cocktails, wines, ales and champagnes. Breakfast here is equally awesome.
The closest pub to the building. The BEST roast and cold beer. Nice environment and a classy pub. There is also a rooftop bar.
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Marquis of Lorne
411 George St
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The closest pub to the building. The BEST roast and cold beer. Nice environment and a classy pub. There is also a rooftop bar.
New on the Fitzroy scene. Lots of buzz surrounding this 3 story bar/restaurant. Japanese kobachi alongside an amazing beverage list comprised of Japanese inspired cocktails. Village People Hawker Hall and Upside Bar Upstairs.
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Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
127 Brunswick St
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New on the Fitzroy scene. Lots of buzz surrounding this 3 story bar/restaurant. Japanese kobachi alongside an amazing beverage list comprised of Japanese inspired cocktails. Village People Hawker Hall and Upside Bar Upstairs.
Hidden gem with French menu.
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Hell of the North
135 Greeves St
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Hidden gem with French menu.
Late night hunger? Shawcross is your 'I better not have a kebab' option. Fresh pizza by the slice.
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Shawcross Pizza Joint
324 Brunswick St
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Late night hunger? Shawcross is your 'I better not have a kebab' option. Fresh pizza by the slice.
Exactly that.
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Baller
98 Smith St
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Exactly that.
Named after the late Notorious B.I.G. Menu follows the flavour with 90s hommie names. Closed at 11pm when the other kebab joints take over...
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Biggie Smalls Food Truck
86a Smith Street
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Named after the late Notorious B.I.G. Menu follows the flavour with 90s hommie names. Closed at 11pm when the other kebab joints take over...
Mod-Korean. Always packed. Fancy plates of slow-roasted pork and dehydrated kimchi chips along with rice wine cocktails.
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Bistro K
366 Smith Street
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Mod-Korean. Always packed. Fancy plates of slow-roasted pork and dehydrated kimchi chips along with rice wine cocktails.
Masterchefs George Calombaris’s Greek Restaurant. A kebab with chips inside will do you in. The Salads are divine.
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Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
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Masterchefs George Calombaris’s Greek Restaurant. A kebab with chips inside will do you in. The Salads are divine.

Drinks & Nightlife

Less than 20metres away, our cute local pub. Great for watching AFL footy. Also hosts a street party on 29 Nov. CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED
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The Rose Fitzroy
406 Napier Street
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Less than 20metres away, our cute local pub. Great for watching AFL footy. Also hosts a street party on 29 Nov. CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED
A local with plenty of character. Regular live music and delicious meals.
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The Gem Bar and Dining
289 Wellington St
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A local with plenty of character. Regular live music and delicious meals.
Step into this Italian Bar and you will instantly transport to Italy. A fantastic wine list.
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Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne St
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Step into this Italian Bar and you will instantly transport to Italy. A fantastic wine list.
These guys are my clients, and legends in their own right. If you would like to check out the first Melbourne craft beer, Goat Beer, head along to the brewery 5pm on Wednesday and Fridays. They also serve the best oven pizza ever! There are brewery tours from 6.30pm on Wednesday. Uber will get you there for about $10 off peak.
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Mountain Goat Beer
80 North St
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These guys are my clients, and legends in their own right. If you would like to check out the first Melbourne craft beer, Goat Beer, head along to the brewery 5pm on Wednesday and Fridays. They also serve the best oven pizza ever! There are brewery tours from 6.30pm on Wednesday. Uber will get you there for about $10 off peak.
Great pub if you are venturing to another area of Melbourne. Often have live music in the front bar.
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Union Hotel
109 Union St
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Great pub if you are venturing to another area of Melbourne. Often have live music in the front bar.
A outdoor container bar in a laneway. Very Melbourne. HipHop beats. Great dumpling house next door.
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Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Ln
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A outdoor container bar in a laneway. Very Melbourne. HipHop beats. Great dumpling house next door.
Cocktail bar. Great place to warm up or warm down.
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The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude St
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Cocktail bar. Great place to warm up or warm down.
Cocktails in an eclectic decor. Like your great aunts lounge.
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Polly Bar
401 Brunswick St
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Cocktails in an eclectic decor. Like your great aunts lounge.
Upstairs Bar with a retro bowling alley.
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Mr Wow's Emporium
97B Smith St
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Upstairs Bar with a retro bowling alley.

Arts & Culture

Regular exhibitions
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Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George St
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Regular exhibitions
New Release and Arthouse Movies
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Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
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New Release and Arthouse Movies
Live Music Venue. A regular line-up of rock music. A Melbourne institution.
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The Tote
67-71 Johnston St
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Live Music Venue. A regular line-up of rock music. A Melbourne institution.
Live Music.
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The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston St
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Live Music.
Local Gallery. Live Music on Sunday.
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Strange Neighbour
395-397 Gore St
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Local Gallery. Live Music on Sunday.
Regular film and exhibitions.
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ACMI
Flinders Street
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Regular film and exhibitions.
Current: Ai Wei Wei v. Warhol
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National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
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Current: Ai Wei Wei v. Warhol
The Reading Room is a quite space with free wifi, and a stunning room. You can also access free wifi from the garden.
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Staatsbibliotheek van Victoria
328 Swanston St
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The Reading Room is a quite space with free wifi, and a stunning room. You can also access free wifi from the garden.
If you're into live beats, check this place out. Purpose built with a killer sound system. Also an awesome courtyard which is great for a Sunday session. And dumplings... It has everything. Check the line up at www.h-w-l-r.com/
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Howler
7-11 Dawson St
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If you're into live beats, check this place out. Purpose built with a killer sound system. Also an awesome courtyard which is great for a Sunday session. And dumplings... It has everything. Check the line up at www.h-w-l-r.com/
Institution for bands that are generally on the cusp of stardom, or international acts visiting Melbourne. Capacity is about 700. Avoid the pole in the centre of the room - you'll know when you see it! Pub grub upstairs. www.cornerhotel.com
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Corner Hotel
57 Swan St
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Institution for bands that are generally on the cusp of stardom, or international acts visiting Melbourne. Capacity is about 700. Avoid the pole in the centre of the room - you'll know when you see it! Pub grub upstairs. www.cornerhotel.com
Currently the hub for the Intl Comedy Festival - on until 17 April. If you show up last minute, tix often go for anything from $10 for a starter, to $35 international act. Line ups are displayed on a huge board out the front and you can often cut a deal with one of the comedians spruking their show out the front. www.comedyfestival.com.au
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Melbourne Town Hall
130 Swanston St
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Currently the hub for the Intl Comedy Festival - on until 17 April. If you show up last minute, tix often go for anything from $10 for a starter, to $35 international act. Line ups are displayed on a huge board out the front and you can often cut a deal with one of the comedians spruking their show out the front. www.comedyfestival.com.au
Bar/Pub/Restaurant with an open air bandroom when the sun is shining.
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The Gasometer Hotel
484 Smith St
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Bar/Pub/Restaurant with an open air bandroom when the sun is shining.
Tuesday night is comedy night. Big names, small prices.
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The Catfish
30 Gertrude St
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Tuesday night is comedy night. Big names, small prices.

Sightseeing

Home of beautiful park grounds, the Shadow Eclectic event space, and a great farmers market. Check their website for details. Sit, relax and enjoy.
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Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
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Home of beautiful park grounds, the Shadow Eclectic event space, and a great farmers market. Check their website for details. Sit, relax and enjoy.
Craft Market open on weekends.
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The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St
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Craft Market open on weekends.
Take a walk through the gardens and pop in. Regular exhibitions.
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Carlton
9 Nicholson Street
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Take a walk through the gardens and pop in. Regular exhibitions.
Famous exercise location for runners who run "The Tan". 3.8 km around beautiful grounds. Nice for a picnic and also where you will find an outdoor amphitheatre, Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Find out whats on via Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
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Famous exercise location for runners who run "The Tan". 3.8 km around beautiful grounds. Nice for a picnic and also where you will find an outdoor amphitheatre, Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Find out whats on via Arts Centre Melbourne.
Fresh food and produce for cheap as chips. Go early to avoid the crowds. Tram Walk to Victoria Park Train Station, get off at Flagstaff and walk. OR Just walk from here in 40 mins via Carlton Gardens. Best donuts getting around. Follow your nose.
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Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
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Fresh food and produce for cheap as chips. Go early to avoid the crowds. Tram Walk to Victoria Park Train Station, get off at Flagstaff and walk. OR Just walk from here in 40 mins via Carlton Gardens. Best donuts getting around. Follow your nose.
If you would like to see Australia's deadly snakes, here's your chance. A nice open environment for animals as well as acoustic sessions by Twilight.
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Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue
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If you would like to see Australia's deadly snakes, here's your chance. A nice open environment for animals as well as acoustic sessions by Twilight.
Roof Bar in the CBD will killer views and a night time cinema (seasonal)
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Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston St
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Roof Bar in the CBD will killer views and a night time cinema (seasonal)
Street Art Laneway with plenty of notable artists to be discovered.
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Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
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Street Art Laneway with plenty of notable artists to be discovered.
Catch the 86 Tram from Smith Street and wander up the High Street. Get off the tram when you get to the top of the hill. Great views half way though. Wesley Anne pub, Northcote Social Club (live music), and plenty of hipster and vintage shops to check out around here. Cute suburb.
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Northcote
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Catch the 86 Tram from Smith Street and wander up the High Street. Get off the tram when you get to the top of the hill. Great views half way though. Wesley Anne pub, Northcote Social Club (live music), and plenty of hipster and vintage shops to check out around here. Cute suburb.
122 Palmerston is now a little street art hub. Good photo ops with murals painted on the southern wall of a building on Canning Street
Palmerston Street
122 Palmerston is now a little street art hub. Good photo ops with murals painted on the southern wall of a building on Canning Street

Shopping

Vinyl lovers beware. Support local music.
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Polyester Records
387 Brunswick St
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Vinyl lovers beware. Support local music.
If you're into books, head here. Great photo op out front too.
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The Paperback Bookshop
60 Bourke St
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If you're into books, head here. Great photo op out front too.
The best shoe shop I've ever been in, world over. Be careful, you will not leave without shoes.
Zomp Shoez
546 Chapel St
The best shoe shop I've ever been in, world over. Be careful, you will not leave without shoes.
Shop until you drop. Emporium links with Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and Myer.
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Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale St
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Shop until you drop. Emporium links with Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and Myer.
Eclectic, designer shopping strip. Also a comic book store and a few other quirky treasures. Wander along and people watch.
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Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street
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Eclectic, designer shopping strip. Also a comic book store and a few other quirky treasures. Wander along and people watch.
Records and books.
The Searchers Records
93 Smith St
Records and books.

Everything Else

Take a dip
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Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra Parade
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Take a dip
Bend and stretch
I Am That - Yoga
7 Emma St
Bend and stretch
Have a picnic, go for a jog or a wander through the park.
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Edinburgh Gardens
Alfred Crescent
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Have a picnic, go for a jog or a wander through the park.
Forum Theatre is a stunning venue. If you get a chance to see a show / comedy night here, take it. A stunning exterior and interior, it first opened in 1929 with the largest seating capacity of any theatre in Australia. Currently showing Comedy Festival www.forummelbourne.com.au
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Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale St
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Forum Theatre is a stunning venue. If you get a chance to see a show / comedy night here, take it. A stunning exterior and interior, it first opened in 1929 with the largest seating capacity of any theatre in Australia. Currently showing Comedy Festival www.forummelbourne.com.au
Tourist Information Centre is on this corner. You'll find everything you need downstairs.
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Federation Square
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Tourist Information Centre is on this corner. You'll find everything you need downstairs.
Great for a summer day. Take a photo of Luna Park and wander along the waterfront. Acland Street has plenty of bars and cake shops. A good day out seeing the south side Warning: This is not like a Sydney beach. For swimming, head up a little to South Melbourne Beach
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St Kilda
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Great for a summer day. Take a photo of Luna Park and wander along the waterfront. Acland Street has plenty of bars and cake shops. A good day out seeing the south side Warning: This is not like a Sydney beach. For swimming, head up a little to South Melbourne Beach
Closest Train to the City. Super quick commute on the Eltham Line (north bound). Catch the Train to North Richmond for Victoria Street / Vietnamese/Thai food. 2 stops - 5 mins max
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Victoria Park station
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Closest Train to the City. Super quick commute on the Eltham Line (north bound). Catch the Train to North Richmond for Victoria Street / Vietnamese/Thai food. 2 stops - 5 mins max

Essentials

Ride up the bike path for Saturday's farmers market.
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CERES Gemeenschapsmilieupark
Roberts Street
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Ride up the bike path for Saturday's farmers market.
Supermarket
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Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith St
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Supermarket
Supermarket
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Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston St
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Supermarket
Bottle-O
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McCoppins - Fitzroy
165 Johnston St
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Bottle-O