Guidebook for Fitzroy
Everything Else
Miss Gertrude Salon
150 Gertrude StGreat hairdresser!
Drinks & Nightlife
Marion
53 Gertrude StMy favourite local bar, with high quality service.
The Standard Hotel
293 Fitzroy StGreat local pub frequented by locals.
Gertrude Street Enoteca
229 Gertrude StSeriously lovely wine bar.
City Wine Shop
159 Spring StReally lovely little wine shop and bar.
Black Pearl
304 Brunswick StIf you like cocktails this is the place to go!
Cafe during day, bar at night. DJs on Friday/Saturday nights. Young people go there late at night. I'm old.
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Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick StCafe during day, bar at night. DJs on Friday/Saturday nights. Young people go there late at night. I'm old.
Amarillo
149 Brunswick StFancy bar and fancy food.
Front bar is standard pub fare and excellent drinks. Back is fancy-ish restaurant. Nice place.
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Builders Arms Hotel
211 Gertrude StFront bar is standard pub fare and excellent drinks. Back is fancy-ish restaurant. Nice place.
Marquis of Lorne
411 George StExcellent pub with great menu.
Food Scene
The nearest pub with all typical pub fare. Not the hippest joint in town but like a comfy blanket.
St Andrews Hotel - Fitzroy
124 Nicholson StThe nearest pub with all typical pub fare. Not the hippest joint in town but like a comfy blanket.
Pidapipó
299 Lygon StThe best ice cream in town.
Shawcross Pizza Joint
324 Brunswick StThe best local pizza - and they deliver.
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick StVegetarian restaurant and Melbourne institution.
Stagger Lee's Fitzroy
276 Brunswick StGood coffee!
Elektra Caffe
268 Brunswick StStalwart coffee shop. Been around forever.
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge StVegan restaurant
Fatto a Mano
228 Gertrude StOrganic bakery. Delicious.
The best sandwiches and salads you will ever taste in your life.
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Alimentari Brunswick Street
251 Brunswick StThe best sandwiches and salads you will ever taste in your life.
Transformer Fitzroy
382 Rose StFancy vegetarian/vegan restaurant.
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude StAmazing pizza.
Shopping
Chemist Warehouse Southbank
250 Sturt StNearest pharmacy.
Melbournalia
37 Swanston StreetAbout a 15 minute walk for the apartment and a great place to pick up a souvenir.
Essentials
Nearest grocery store. Not great though. Try Korean Kimchi grocer grocer across road first!
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FoodWorks
484 Macaulay RdNearest grocery store. Not great though. Try Korean Kimchi grocer grocer across road first!
Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston StNearest Coles.
Awesome little grocer with heaps of alcohol - if you're into that kind of thing.
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Korean Kimchi Groceries
161-163 Brunswick StAwesome little grocer with heaps of alcohol - if you're into that kind of thing.
Target
500 Chapel StWhere to go if you need clothing essentials.
Vegan delicatessen! Bagels, cakes, sandwiches. All the stuff you expect from a regular deli except its vegan.
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Smith and Deli
107 Cambridge StVegan delicatessen! Bagels, cakes, sandwiches. All the stuff you expect from a regular deli except its vegan.
Aunt Maggie's Fitzroy
188 Gertrude StOrganic grocery store
Arts & Culture
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StGreat cinema showing mainstream and alternative movies.
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers StOld convent that is now a local arts and culture hub.
Learn about Indigenous culture and the Traditional Custodians of the land.
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Koorie Heritage Trust
Swanston StreetLearn about Indigenous culture and the Traditional Custodians of the land.
This has an excellent collection of Australian Art.
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The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Swanston StreetThis has an excellent collection of Australian Art.
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnThis lane is now famous for graffiti art.
If you can make the trip I HIGHLY recommend getting out here. It would cost $80 both ways in an Uber but I reckon worth it.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe RdIf you can make the trip I HIGHLY recommend getting out here. It would cost $80 both ways in an Uber but I reckon worth it.
Melbourne is a proud multicultural society and this museum details Melbourne's immigration history.
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Iziko Lomuzi Wokuhlala
400 Flinders StMelbourne is a proud multicultural society and this museum details Melbourne's immigration history.
Parks & Nature
Merri Creek
Beautiful walks not too far from town.
Not just for kids! Great place for a walk and near the Abbotsford Convent.
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Collingwood Children's Farm
18 St Heliers StNot just for kids! Great place for a walk and near the Abbotsford Convent.
Journey into the ancestral lands of the Kulin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture on this walk. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony with an Indigenous guide and discover traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine.
Aboriginal Heritage Walk
Journey into the ancestral lands of the Kulin nation and explore their rich and thriving culture on this walk. Experience a traditional smoking ceremony with an Indigenous guide and discover traditional uses of plants for food, tools and medicine.
CERES is an environmental park and is a great place to check out.
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CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetCERES is an environmental park and is a great place to check out.