Guidebook for Carlton

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Guidebook for Carlton

Food Scene

Great pizzas and great Italian ambience; very reasonable price.
118 residents recomanen
DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar
295 Drummond St
118 residents recomanen
Great pizzas and great Italian ambience; very reasonable price.
Excellent wine selection and can have anything by the glass.
27 residents recomanen
Carlton Wine Room
172-174 Faraday St
27 residents recomanen
Excellent wine selection and can have anything by the glass.
Hipster cafe for breakfast; good coffee.
18 residents recomanen
Vincent the Dog
348 Drummond Street
18 residents recomanen
Hipster cafe for breakfast; good coffee.
Cool warehouse style hip joint for breakfast
20 residents recomanen
Vertue Coffee Roasters
8 Raffa Pl
20 residents recomanen
Cool warehouse style hip joint for breakfast
Best Bakery in Carlton; Amazing baguettes.Excellent takeaway coffee from the window next door.
90 residents recomanen
Baker D. Chirico
178 Faraday St
90 residents recomanen
Best Bakery in Carlton; Amazing baguettes.Excellent takeaway coffee from the window next door.
Great all-round Italian.
36 residents recomanen
DOC Espresso
326 Lygon St
36 residents recomanen
Great all-round Italian.
If you like French pastries, especially those with cream and fruit, the place to go.
The French Lettuce
237 Nicholson St
If you like French pastries, especially those with cream and fruit, the place to go.
Greek street food with a modern twist, inspired by George Calombaris' Greek heritage.
77 residents recomanen
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 residents recomanen
Greek street food with a modern twist, inspired by George Calombaris' Greek heritage.
Great combination of cheese and wine with flights, combinations picked by the establishment. Cool swinging seats.
144 residents recomanen
Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie
157 Fitzroy St
144 residents recomanen
Great combination of cheese and wine with flights, combinations picked by the establishment. Cool swinging seats.
Fantastic Italian inspired ice cream if you don't mind queuing up! (Try the affogarto).
63 residents recomanen
Pidapipó
299 Lygon St
63 residents recomanen
Fantastic Italian inspired ice cream if you don't mind queuing up! (Try the affogarto).
If you want a fine relaxing cup of tea, beautifully served with handmade chocolate to match and you have a lot of spare time, this is the place for you.
Porcelain Tea Parlour
149 Elgin St
If you want a fine relaxing cup of tea, beautifully served with handmade chocolate to match and you have a lot of spare time, this is the place for you.
French food done in a Parisien bistro style. Beautiful duck and Pinot Noir.
6 residents recomanen
Mon Ami Paris Grill
144 Nicholson St
6 residents recomanen
French food done in a Parisien bistro style. Beautiful duck and Pinot Noir.
Great for quick Italian fare.
57 residents recomanen
Tiamo
303 Lygon St
57 residents recomanen
Great for quick Italian fare.
The original ans still one of the best coffee outlets.
Grinders Coffee
277 Lygon St
The original ans still one of the best coffee outlets.
Authentic Italian feel. Once the only place to get decent coffee in Melbourne. Have a short macchiato.
6 residents recomanen
University Cafe
257 Lygon St
6 residents recomanen
Authentic Italian feel. Once the only place to get decent coffee in Melbourne. Have a short macchiato.

Sightseeing

Do a 5K time trial run around the Prinny and see how fit you are up against everyone else running.
121 residents recomanen
Princes Park
200-590 Bowen Cres
121 residents recomanen
Do a 5K time trial run around the Prinny and see how fit you are up against everyone else running.
Don't worry about the building, but enjoy a pleasant stroll around the gardens.
189 residents recomanen
Edifici de l'Exposició Reial
9 Nicholson St
189 residents recomanen
Don't worry about the building, but enjoy a pleasant stroll around the gardens.
If you haven't been to this historic campus, worth a walk around and see if you can get into any of the colleges. Newman and Trinity well worth a look.
310 residents recomanen
University of Melbourne
Tin Alley
310 residents recomanen
If you haven't been to this historic campus, worth a walk around and see if you can get into any of the colleges. Newman and Trinity well worth a look.
Beautiful place to relax with Kent hotel nearby which has a good range of beers and reasonably priced food.
Rathdowne Place
Rathdowne Place
Beautiful place to relax with Kent hotel nearby which has a good range of beers and reasonably priced food.
Bicycle superhighway; the best push bike friendly road in Melbourne where cars take a back seat.
Canning Street
Bicycle superhighway; the best push bike friendly road in Melbourne where cars take a back seat.
The best vibe in Melbourne; go for a walk and take it in!
270 residents recomanen
Lygon Street
Lygon Street
270 residents recomanen
The best vibe in Melbourne; go for a walk and take it in!

Drinks & Nightlife

Has to be one of the hippest streets in Melbourne. Go for a stroll down there on Saturday morning or ride a fixie, the only way to fly.
135 residents recomanen
Brunswick Street
Brunswick Street
135 residents recomanen
Has to be one of the hippest streets in Melbourne. Go for a stroll down there on Saturday morning or ride a fixie, the only way to fly.
Good range of beer. Reasonably priced food.
18 residents recomanen
Kent Hotel
370 Rathdowne St
18 residents recomanen
Good range of beer. Reasonably priced food.

Arts & Culture

Worth a visit and only a short walk from the house.
593 residents recomanen
Museu de Melbourne
11 Nicholson St
593 residents recomanen
Worth a visit and only a short walk from the house.
See some spectacular films here.
315 residents recomanen
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne Street
315 residents recomanen
See some spectacular films here.
Need to take in a film? Nova a couple minutes walk away
321 residents recomanen
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 residents recomanen
Need to take in a film? Nova a couple minutes walk away
If you need to do laps, here is the place.
99 residents recomanen
Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra Parade
99 residents recomanen
If you need to do laps, here is the place.
Best bookshop in Melbourne.
74 residents recomanen
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St
74 residents recomanen
Best bookshop in Melbourne.

Shopping

Beautiful range of cheese, but brush up on your French before you go in there.
18 residents recomanen
La Parisienne Pâtés
17 Toorak Rd
18 residents recomanen
Beautiful range of cheese, but brush up on your French before you go in there.
An assortment of esoteric knickknacks.
Poppyshop
283 Lygon St
An assortment of esoteric knickknacks.
Trendy pyjamas!
Peter Alexander
271 Lygon St
Trendy pyjamas!

Essentials

Well worth the trip for an incredible range of Italian pasta, Cheese, meats, wine and other Italian products at extremely reasonable prices.
49 residents recomanen
Mediterranean Wholesalers
482 Sydney Rd
49 residents recomanen
Well worth the trip for an incredible range of Italian pasta, Cheese, meats, wine and other Italian products at extremely reasonable prices.
For basic grocery shopping this is pretty convenient.
77 residents recomanen
Woolworths Carlton
380 Lygon St
77 residents recomanen
For basic grocery shopping this is pretty convenient.
One of the best attractions in Melbourne. Go early on a Saturday morning, have breakfast and coffee at one of the many stalls and soak up the atmosphere.
957 residents recomanen
Mercat de la Reina Victòria
Queen Street
957 residents recomanen
One of the best attractions in Melbourne. Go early on a Saturday morning, have breakfast and coffee at one of the many stalls and soak up the atmosphere.
Great spice shop.
10 residents recomanen
Gewürzhaus Herb & Spice Merchants - Carlton
342 Lygon St
10 residents recomanen
Great spice shop.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful place for a picnic
268 residents recomanen
Jardins d'Edimburg
Alfred Crescent
268 residents recomanen
Beautiful place for a picnic