Guidebook for Thornbury

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Guidebook for Thornbury

Food Scene

Authentic French cafe/restaurant. Open for coffee/food every day, dinner Thursday - Saturday nights. Thurs nights - French conversation class - $15 with a booking. WIFI.
Bric-a-Brac
709 High St
Authentic French cafe/restaurant. Open for coffee/food every day, dinner Thursday - Saturday nights. Thurs nights - French conversation class - $15 with a booking. WIFI.
Great coffee and food. And WIFI.
17 residents recomanen
Nola's Foodstore
17 residents recomanen
Great coffee and food. And WIFI.
Nice breakfast/lunch menu and relaxed atmosphere.
6 residents recomanen
Crunch Cafe
669 High St
6 residents recomanen
Nice breakfast/lunch menu and relaxed atmosphere.
Nice atmosphere - a place with a piano can't be bad!
Ruckers Hill Cafe
236 High St
Nice atmosphere - a place with a piano can't be bad!
Great Vietnamese food.
14 residents recomanen
Pho Bang Bang
337 High St
14 residents recomanen
Great Vietnamese food.
Great menu, nice hot chocolate!
36 residents recomanen
Short Round
731 High St
36 residents recomanen
Great menu, nice hot chocolate!
Lovely menu. Great fresh juices. I like writing at the bench at the window, and watching the families and cyclists having breakfast.
52 residents recomanen
Red Door Corner Store
70 Mitchell St
52 residents recomanen
Lovely menu. Great fresh juices. I like writing at the bench at the window, and watching the families and cyclists having breakfast.
Great outside garden area - great place to get married!
61 residents recomanen
Pope Joan
77-79 Nicholson Street
61 residents recomanen
Great outside garden area - great place to get married!
Nice chai. Small but good menu. Nice setting - like discovering a secret place.
17 residents recomanen
The Herbert Cafe
41 Arthurton Rd
17 residents recomanen
Nice chai. Small but good menu. Nice setting - like discovering a secret place.
Gorgeous omelettes and lovely hearty winter soups. Fresh outdoor area.
35 residents recomanen
Mixed Business Cafe
486 Queens Parade
35 residents recomanen
Gorgeous omelettes and lovely hearty winter soups. Fresh outdoor area.
Buzzing suburban cafe nestled in the back blocks of Thornbury. Sunny spot - lovely under the verandah on a Sunday morning.
16 residents recomanen
Jerry Joy Cafe
128 Mansfield St
16 residents recomanen
Buzzing suburban cafe nestled in the back blocks of Thornbury. Sunny spot - lovely under the verandah on a Sunday morning.
Tasty Asian vegan food. Lots of meat on the menu, all faux.
17 residents recomanen
Loving Hut Northcote
377-379 High St
17 residents recomanen
Tasty Asian vegan food. Lots of meat on the menu, all faux.
The best scrambled eggs since my grandma's.
11 residents recomanen
Cafe Piccante
216 St Georges Rd
11 residents recomanen
The best scrambled eggs since my grandma's.
Refreshing Pimms and interesting menu. Dog friendly - outside under the umbrellas.
31 residents recomanen
Little Henri
850 High St
31 residents recomanen
Refreshing Pimms and interesting menu. Dog friendly - outside under the umbrellas.
Hearty and simple Italian food with gluten free pasta if you need. Yummy panacotta for dessert.
33 residents recomanen
Umberto Espresso Bar
917 High St
33 residents recomanen
Hearty and simple Italian food with gluten free pasta if you need. Yummy panacotta for dessert.
Great food with a cool retro interior.
114 Miller St
114 Miller Street
Great food with a cool retro interior.
Ouzo - what more can I say! Extremely tasty, generous degustation menus accompanied perfectly by the most amazing selection of ouzo you've ever seen. George Calombaris' taverna - requires a booking.
73 residents recomanen
Hellenic Republic Brunswick
434 Lygon St
73 residents recomanen
Ouzo - what more can I say! Extremely tasty, generous degustation menus accompanied perfectly by the most amazing selection of ouzo you've ever seen. George Calombaris' taverna - requires a booking.
Fantastic food and exquisite service.
65 residents recomanen
Rumi Restaurant
2 Lygon St
65 residents recomanen
Fantastic food and exquisite service.

Entertainment & Activities

A great space close to the Merri Creek. Has a garden centre, lots of permaculture and a lovely cafe.
CERES Permaculture & Bushfood Nursery
Roberts Street
A great space close to the Merri Creek. Has a garden centre, lots of permaculture and a lovely cafe.

Essentials

Fantastic continental supermarket, fish monger, butcher, deli and fruit and veg under one roof. A great shopping experience!
45 residents recomanen
Psarakos PTY Ltd.
8 Clarendon St
45 residents recomanen
Fantastic continental supermarket, fish monger, butcher, deli and fruit and veg under one roof. A great shopping experience!
Great organic groceries and fruit and veg - two large shops.
21 residents recomanen
Naturally on High
697-699 High St
21 residents recomanen
Great organic groceries and fruit and veg - two large shops.

Arts & Culture

Great old theatre.
16 residents recomanen
The Thornbury Theatre
859 High St
16 residents recomanen
Great old theatre.
Great independent cinema, a short tram ride south along High Street.
166 residents recomanen
Palace Westgarth Cinemas
89 High St
166 residents recomanen
Great independent cinema, a short tram ride south along High Street.
Arthur is cool.
Top Video Flash
449 High St
Arthur is cool.

Everything Else

Public Swimming Pool
18 residents recomanen
Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre
180 Victoria Rd
18 residents recomanen
Public Swimming Pool
Wholefood/organic superstore with everything you could ever want. Supplier of Ancient Grains Spelt bread - yum!
116 residents recomanen
Terra Madre
105 High St
116 residents recomanen
Wholefood/organic superstore with everything you could ever want. Supplier of Ancient Grains Spelt bread - yum!
Beautiful riverfront setting for a farm complete with animals, vegetables and minerals. A great visit for the kids (big and small).
181 residents recomanen
Collingwood Children's Farm
18 St Heliers St
181 residents recomanen
Beautiful riverfront setting for a farm complete with animals, vegetables and minerals. A great visit for the kids (big and small).
Battered whiting and chips with tartare sauce.
Fish On High
844 High St
Battered whiting and chips with tartare sauce.

Drinks & Nightlife

Opa Bato on Saturday nights - Balkan Brass.
6 residents recomanen
Farouk's Olive
711 High St
6 residents recomanen
Opa Bato on Saturday nights - Balkan Brass.
Great music, crepes. A little like your own Hernando's Hideaway. Atmospheric.
53 residents recomanen
Open Studio Cocktails & Live Music
204 High St
53 residents recomanen
Great music, crepes. A little like your own Hernando's Hideaway. Atmospheric.