Guidebook for East Melbourne

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Guidebook for East Melbourne

Food Scene

Great breakfast and coffee, as well as a good selection of take away sandwiches.
22 residents recomanen
Square & Compass
222 Clarendon St
22 residents recomanen
Great breakfast and coffee, as well as a good selection of take away sandwiches.
Excellent coffee and breakfast.
75 residents recomanen
South of Johnston
46 Oxford St
75 residents recomanen
Excellent coffee and breakfast.
Cult croissant shop which foodies make a pilgrimage to. Prepare to queue.
142 residents recomanen
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose St
142 residents recomanen
Cult croissant shop which foodies make a pilgrimage to. Prepare to queue.
Renowned, slightly grungy vegetarian restaurant.
185 residents recomanen
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 residents recomanen
Renowned, slightly grungy vegetarian restaurant.
Very basic café (simple sandwiches and coffee) + small general store for groceries.
9 residents recomanen
East Melbourne Cellars
71 Powlett St
9 residents recomanen
Very basic café (simple sandwiches and coffee) + small general store for groceries.
Good coffee, breakfast and sandwiches. On route to the MCG.
13 residents recomanen
Hard Pressed Coffee
76 Wellington Parade
13 residents recomanen
Good coffee, breakfast and sandwiches. On route to the MCG.
Popular with locals and famous for great coffee and food. Get there early or prepare to queue.
125 residents recomanen
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St
125 residents recomanen
Popular with locals and famous for great coffee and food. Get there early or prepare to queue.
Great food and coffee, as well as excellent take away meals. Open for lunch and breakfast.
114 residents recomanen
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith St
114 residents recomanen
Great food and coffee, as well as excellent take away meals. Open for lunch and breakfast.
Cheap and tasty Thai take away.
Ing Doi Thai
73 Victoria Parade
Cheap and tasty Thai take away.
Cheap Indian take away.
Indian Tukka On Buckley
191 Buckley St
Cheap Indian take away.
Excellent and cheap Vietnamese food.
9 residents recomanen
COCONUT PALMS
183 Smith St
9 residents recomanen
Excellent and cheap Vietnamese food.
The original Jimmy Grants with souvlakis, Greek salads etc.
77 residents recomanen
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 residents recomanen
The original Jimmy Grants with souvlakis, Greek salads etc.
Vegetarian Mexican food.
81 residents recomanen
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
81 residents recomanen
Vegetarian Mexican food.
Charming European-style restaurant with excellent food and great ambience. One of my favourite places in Melbourne.
65 residents recomanen
City Wine Shop
159 Spring St
65 residents recomanen
Charming European-style restaurant with excellent food and great ambience. One of my favourite places in Melbourne.
My favourite bar/ restaurant in Melbourne. Great ambience and excellent cocktails and great food.
57 residents recomanen
Hell of the North
135 Greeves St
57 residents recomanen
My favourite bar/ restaurant in Melbourne. Great ambience and excellent cocktails and great food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent bar and restaurant.
51 residents recomanen
Rupert on Rupert
73 Rupert St
51 residents recomanen
Excellent bar and restaurant.
Old fashioned bar with lots of leather couches and excellent service.
37 residents recomanen
The Melbourne Supper Club
161 Spring Street
37 residents recomanen
Old fashioned bar with lots of leather couches and excellent service.

Parks & Nature

Nice garden featuring Captain Cook's cottage, the fairy tree, miniature tudor village, statues and shady trees. (Avoid after dark.)
227 residents recomanen
Parc infantil dels Jardins Fitzroy
Wellington Parade
227 residents recomanen
Nice garden featuring Captain Cook's cottage, the fairy tree, miniature tudor village, statues and shady trees. (Avoid after dark.)
Great area for walking and bike riding, as well as watching boats on the river.
55 residents recomanen
Parc de Yarra Bend
Yarra Bend Road
55 residents recomanen
Great area for walking and bike riding, as well as watching boats on the river.

Arts & Culture

Interesting quirky gallery and museum. Book online as you are not permitted to walk in off the street, they will pick you up in a shuttle bus from a nearby hotel.
The Johnston Collection
192 Wellington Parade
Interesting quirky gallery and museum. Book online as you are not permitted to walk in off the street, they will pick you up in a shuttle bus from a nearby hotel.
Small gallery with a variety of exhibitions. Worth noting because it is walking distance from the apartment. Includes nice café with garden downstairs.
National Trust (Victoria
Small gallery with a variety of exhibitions. Worth noting because it is walking distance from the apartment. Includes nice café with garden downstairs.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image is a gallery dedicated to film, gaming and media.
258 residents recomanen
ACMI
Flinders Street
258 residents recomanen
Australian Centre for the Moving Image is a gallery dedicated to film, gaming and media.
Contemporary art gallery including indigenous Australian art.
44 residents recomanen
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Swanston Street
44 residents recomanen
Contemporary art gallery including indigenous Australian art.
The main museum.
222 residents recomanen
Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St station
222 residents recomanen
The main museum.
Independent and alternative theatre.
16 residents recomanen
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Pl
16 residents recomanen
Independent and alternative theatre.

Entertainment & Activities

Melbourne's most iconic sporting ground. Also has a sports museum.
976 residents recomanen
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 residents recomanen
Melbourne's most iconic sporting ground. Also has a sports museum.
Abbotsford Convent is an arts precinct consisting of 11 buildings spread over 16 acres in the Yarra Boulevard area which is also a great area for a bike ride or a stroll. Also includes a good food and craft market on weekends, cafes and the Collingwood Children's farm.
280 residents recomanen
Convent d'Abbotsford
1 St Heliers St
280 residents recomanen
Abbotsford Convent is an arts precinct consisting of 11 buildings spread over 16 acres in the Yarra Boulevard area which is also a great area for a bike ride or a stroll. Also includes a good food and craft market on weekends, cafes and the Collingwood Children's farm.
Arthouse and international films.
83 residents recomanen
Kino Cinemas
45 Collins St
83 residents recomanen
Arthouse and international films.
Arthouse cinema, in the cosmopolitan Lygon street.
321 residents recomanen
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 residents recomanen
Arthouse cinema, in the cosmopolitan Lygon street.

Shopping

Boutique fashion.
Who Invited Her
94 Gertrude St
Boutique fashion.
Ceramics and homewares store.
6 residents recomanen
Mud Australia Store - Fitzroy
181 Gertrude St
6 residents recomanen
Ceramics and homewares store.
Unique fashion by Akira Isogowa.
Akira
158 Gertrude St
Unique fashion by Akira Isogowa.
Creative and artistic market. Good for gifts and accessories.
137 residents recomanen
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St
137 residents recomanen
Creative and artistic market. Good for gifts and accessories.

Essentials

Coin operated Laundromat.
16 residents recomanen
My Beautiful Laundrette
153 Brunswick St
16 residents recomanen
Coin operated Laundromat.
Small - medium-sized supermarket
27 residents recomanen
IGA East Melbourne
446 Victoria Parade
27 residents recomanen
Small - medium-sized supermarket
Large supermarket.
76 residents recomanen
Coles Collingwood
172 Smith St
76 residents recomanen
Large supermarket.
Health foods, natural products and bulk dry goods.
The Source Bulk Foods
202 Smith St
Health foods, natural products and bulk dry goods.