Guidebook for Brunswick
Essentials
Closest supermarket. Also you can buy a whole wheel of Parmesan cheese if you feel so inclined.
8 residents recomanen
Gervasi FoodWorks Italian Food
870-872 Sydney RdClosest supermarket. Also you can buy a whole wheel of Parmesan cheese if you feel so inclined.
Mediterranean Wholesalers
482 Sydney RdAcres of pasta and the like.
Coles
Separation StreetSupermarket
Woolworths Brunswick
300-304 Albert StSupermarket
A supermarket with a very wide selection of fine deli products, artisanal cheese, breads, chutneys and international food.
74 residents recomanen
SUPA IGA Brunswick
614 Sydney RdA supermarket with a very wide selection of fine deli products, artisanal cheese, breads, chutneys and international food.
Royal Nut Company
60 Fallon StreetAn amazing selection of nuts, spices, oils, sweets, seeds and condiments.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Post Office Hotel Dining Hall
229-231 Sydney RdGood pub with excellent food.
Quirky decor, excellent selection of craft beers, good food.
21 residents recomanen
The Woodlands Hotel
84-88 Sydney RdQuirky decor, excellent selection of craft beers, good food.
The Brunswick Green
315 Sydney RdGood bar and live music venue.
Edinburgh Castle Hotel
681 Sydney RdNice rundown bar
Howler
7-11 Dawson StLocal live music venue; nice courtyard.
The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney RdLocal live music venue; excellent beer garden.
Pub with a good selection of vegetarian food. Live music most nights.
64 residents recomanen
The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney RdPub with a good selection of vegetarian food. Live music most nights.
Food Scene
Excellent cafe closeby; see http://aplaceaday.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/steam-junkies.html
for details
9/7-9 Florence St
Excellent cafe closeby; see http://aplaceaday.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/steam-junkies.html
for details
Great Eastern European food and coffee. Right near the train station if you don't fancy walking or cycling.
133 Bell St
133 Bell StreetGreat Eastern European food and coffee. Right near the train station if you don't fancy walking or cycling.
Two Monks Cafe
350 Sydney RdExcellent coffee, pleasant atmosphere and old fashioned decor.
Con's Super Deli
49 Melville RdOld fashioned milk bar with great fish and chips and burgers.
Steam Junkies
11 Florence StGreat little cafe on the bike path, 1km down.
An incredible selection of beautiful cakes, tarts, muffins and slices, as well as very reasonably priced and excellent food.
76 residents recomanen
Green Refectory
115 Sydney RdAn incredible selection of beautiful cakes, tarts, muffins and slices, as well as very reasonably priced and excellent food.
Excellent food, a really great breakfast menu and a regularly rotated lunch menu; always worth checking out the specials.
13 residents recomanen
Minimo
822 Sydney RdExcellent food, a really great breakfast menu and a regularly rotated lunch menu; always worth checking out the specials.
True North
2A Munro StQuirky 80's decor, friendly staff and excellent coffee.
Excellent food, friendly service and a decent courtyard out the back when the front is too crowded.
15 residents recomanen
Kao Thai Restaurant
347 Sydney RdExcellent food, friendly service and a decent courtyard out the back when the front is too crowded.
Decent Lebanese food, friendly and reasonably priced.
60 residents recomanen
Tiba's Lebanese Restaurant
504 Sydney RoadDecent Lebanese food, friendly and reasonably priced.
Domenico Traditional Coffee
221 Moreland RdA wide selection of coffee beans, and excellent coffee very close by.
Sammy's Trattoria Bar & Pizzeria
246 Sydney RoadExcellent pizza.
Definitely worth a visit for cheap, excellent Lebanese pizza and fast food.
81 residents recomanen
A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RdDefinitely worth a visit for cheap, excellent Lebanese pizza and fast food.
Situated in the old grounds of Pentridge Prison, this is a lovely cafe in a once notorious gaol. Worth wandering around, and Coburg Lake is close.
12 residents recomanen
The Boot Factory
19 Pentridge BlvdSituated in the old grounds of Pentridge Prison, this is a lovely cafe in a once notorious gaol. Worth wandering around, and Coburg Lake is close.
A Minor Place.
103 Albion StThey do incredible pancakes here.
Sightseeing
Pleasant cycle along the Merri Creek path to CERES; you can wander the grounds; stop by the nursery, market, and cafe; take a guided tour; attend a workshop, and more....
236 residents recomanen
Parc Comunitari de Medi Ambient CERES
Roberts StreetPleasant cycle along the Merri Creek path to CERES; you can wander the grounds; stop by the nursery, market, and cafe; take a guided tour; attend a workshop, and more....
A fiteen minute cycle down the Upfield Bike poath, or ten minute train trip...
389 residents recomanen
Zoo de Melbourne
Elliott AvenueA fiteen minute cycle down the Upfield Bike poath, or ten minute train trip...
Shopping
Excellent locally made jeans,$50 a pair, and altered and fitted to your measurements in an hour. Looks like a hole in the wall from the outside, but you'll find the inside is crowded with hipsters.
42 residents recomanen
Dejour Jeans
542 Sydney RdExcellent locally made jeans,$50 a pair, and altered and fitted to your measurements in an hour. Looks like a hole in the wall from the outside, but you'll find the inside is crowded with hipsters.
Everything Else
Brunswick Bound
361 Sydney RdIf you fancy a swim, this is the place to do it.