Guidebook for Melbourne

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Guidebook for Melbourne

Drinks & Nightlife

A great outdoor bar on the river to have a drink on the way to the MCG or Rod Laver, or if you are around here.
43 locals recommend
Riverland Bar
43 locals recommend
A great outdoor bar on the river to have a drink on the way to the MCG or Rod Laver, or if you are around here.
Has a rooftop bar.
13 locals recommend
The Red Hummingbird
246 Russell St
13 locals recommend
Has a rooftop bar.
Another rooftop bar, head to the Italian Waiters Club across the lane way for a bowl of pasta.
27 locals recommend
Loop Roof
23 Meyers Pl
27 locals recommend
Another rooftop bar, head to the Italian Waiters Club across the lane way for a bowl of pasta.
Happy hour 5-7pm
13 locals recommend
Fatto Bar & Cantina
100 Saint Kilda Road
13 locals recommend
Happy hour 5-7pm
Choose to sit on the East Berlin or West Berlin side of the bar.
188 locals recommend
Berlin Bar
16 Corrs Ln
188 locals recommend
Choose to sit on the East Berlin or West Berlin side of the bar.
Quirkily decorated with lots of jungle animals and with a big deck, and then on the rooftop is the Palms Bar.
59 locals recommend
The Carlton Club
193 Bourke St
59 locals recommend
Quirkily decorated with lots of jungle animals and with a big deck, and then on the rooftop is the Palms Bar.
It’s crazy! You can enjoy a wine, but you can get caught up in cocktails and shots served in science beakers and test tubes.
189 locals recommend
The Croft Institute
21 Croft Alley
189 locals recommend
It’s crazy! You can enjoy a wine, but you can get caught up in cocktails and shots served in science beakers and test tubes.
A couple of shipping containers and wooden crates have been turned into a cool outdoor bar, down an alley off China town (Little Bourke St).
87 locals recommend
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Ln
87 locals recommend
A couple of shipping containers and wooden crates have been turned into a cool outdoor bar, down an alley off China town (Little Bourke St).
Some guests recommended to go up here for a cocktail and check out the view rather than Eureka Sky Deck. Wear your good clothes, its pretty fancy.
297 locals recommend
Lui Bar
525 Collins St
297 locals recommend
Some guests recommended to go up here for a cocktail and check out the view rather than Eureka Sky Deck. Wear your good clothes, its pretty fancy.

Food Scene

Guests suggested I should ad this to the guide book. An institution for some people, a very special place to have a coffee AND a piece of cake. Just looking in the window is a treat.
38 locals recommend
Hopetoun Tea Rooms
421 Bourke St
38 locals recommend
Guests suggested I should ad this to the guide book. An institution for some people, a very special place to have a coffee AND a piece of cake. Just looking in the window is a treat.
Great Turkish food.
9 locals recommend
Köy Restaurant
116-136 Cecil St
9 locals recommend
Great Turkish food.
If you want something special, this Japanese Restaurant is worth it. Everyone I take here loves it even if they are sceptical of liking Japanese food. Not cheap.
27 locals recommend
Saké Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall
100 St Kilda Rd
27 locals recommend
If you want something special, this Japanese Restaurant is worth it. Everyone I take here loves it even if they are sceptical of liking Japanese food. Not cheap.
Fantastic Italian restaurant, down a lane and up the stairs. No tablecloths or wine glasses here, just a very busy, good food place to go at reasonable prices. Can be served very quickly if need be.
15 locals recommend
The Waiters Restaurant
20 Meyers Pl
15 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian restaurant, down a lane and up the stairs. No tablecloths or wine glasses here, just a very busy, good food place to go at reasonable prices. Can be served very quickly if need be.
Little Bourke Street, from Swanston to Spring is where you'll find China town. Lots and lots of restaurants to choose from.
464 locals recommend
Chinatown Precinct
35 Market Ln
464 locals recommend
Little Bourke Street, from Swanston to Spring is where you'll find China town. Lots and lots of restaurants to choose from.
A family favourite.
15 locals recommend
Mr. Nice Guy Restaurant
10 Healeys Ln
15 locals recommend
A family favourite.
A very popular modern Mexican restaurant at the top of Collins Street (that’s the ‘Paris end’). You can now book for lunch Monday to Friday, other meal times you have to queue– part of the fun.
286 locals recommend
Mamasita
11 Collins St
286 locals recommend
A very popular modern Mexican restaurant at the top of Collins Street (that’s the ‘Paris end’). You can now book for lunch Monday to Friday, other meal times you have to queue– part of the fun.
Great hidden laneway destination. If someone doesn't tell you about this place I don't know how you would find it! Great coffee and food at good prices.
30 locals recommend
Krimper Cafe
20 Guildford Ln
30 locals recommend
Great hidden laneway destination. If someone doesn't tell you about this place I don't know how you would find it! Great coffee and food at good prices.

Sightseeing

There is a very extensive tourist information centre at Federation Square, on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets. If you are new to Melbourne make this a first stop.
797 locals recommend
Federation Square
797 locals recommend
There is a very extensive tourist information centre at Federation Square, on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets. If you are new to Melbourne make this a first stop.
Bars, coffee, restaurants, fresh produce. Open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. Some great eateries open day time only. Try the Turkish Gozelme at Koy, yum? Always a line for the famous Sth Melb Dim Sims.
431 locals recommend
South Melbourne Market
322-326 Coventry St
431 locals recommend
Bars, coffee, restaurants, fresh produce. Open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. Some great eateries open day time only. Try the Turkish Gozelme at Koy, yum? Always a line for the famous Sth Melb Dim Sims.

Shopping

Discount Factory Outlet Stores. About a 20 minute walk, very popular place to shop for some bargains.
124 locals recommend
DFO www.catalogclothing.com.au
20 Convention Centre Pl
124 locals recommend
Discount Factory Outlet Stores. About a 20 minute walk, very popular place to shop for some bargains.
More discount shopping, worth a look. Located at Southern Cross Station. If you are catching the Airport bus this is where it leaves from. There are luggage lockers here.
290 locals recommend
Spencer Outlet Centre
201 Spencer St
290 locals recommend
More discount shopping, worth a look. Located at Southern Cross Station. If you are catching the Airport bus this is where it leaves from. There are luggage lockers here.

Essentials

Large Coles Supermarket
258 locals recommend
Coles Spencer St
201 Spencer St
258 locals recommend
Large Coles Supermarket
Large supermarket not too far away.
104 locals recommend
Woolworths South Melbourne
113 Cecil St
104 locals recommend
Large supermarket not too far away.
Not too far
21 locals recommend
Clarendon St IGA Xpress plus Liquor
48 Clarendon St
21 locals recommend
Not too far
There is a licensed general store opposite the entrance to DFO
583 locals recommend
DFO South Wharf
20 Convention Centre Pl
583 locals recommend
There is a licensed general store opposite the entrance to DFO

Everything Else

Just in case
50 locals recommend
Southgate Melbourne
3 Southgate Ave
50 locals recommend
Just in case
Not too far
56 locals recommend
Southgate
3 Southgate Ave
56 locals recommend
Not too far