Guide to Brunswick East
Cafe
Best spot for bread & pastries. Great coffee, and good brunch! Can be busy on weekends.
23 abantu bendawo batusa
Wild Life Bakery
90 Albert StBest spot for bread & pastries. Great coffee, and good brunch! Can be busy on weekends.
Padre Coffee
438 Lygon StBest coffee in Brunswick.
Bars
Uncle Joe's Wine Bar
325 Lygon StGreat local wine bar.
Noisy Ritual
249 Lygon StUrban winery, excellent vino!
Mr Wilkinson
295 Lygon StRestaurants
Mankoushe
323 Lygon StIncredible middle eastern food, our favourite!
Great pizza joint. 2 for 1 on Monday nights! Good deals most nights of the week.
17 abantu bendawo batusa
Compass Pizza
319 Lygon StGreat pizza joint. 2 for 1 on Monday nights! Good deals most nights of the week.
Etta
60 Lygon StNicest dining in Brunswick East! Good for a date night.
Bar Idda
132 Lygon StBeautiful Sicilian food, our favourite Italian spot.
Has won best pizza restaurant in the world, and definitely the best in Melbourne. Has a gelateria next door.
106 abantu bendawo batusa
400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon StHas won best pizza restaurant in the world, and definitely the best in Melbourne. Has a gelateria next door.
Amazing middle eastern bakery, very affordable. Try the halloumi pie!
8 abantu bendawo batusa
A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RoadAmazing middle eastern bakery, very affordable. Try the halloumi pie!
Very Good Falafel
629 Sydney RdGreat spot for vegetarians!
Teta Mona
100A Lygon StWonderful middle eastern food
One of the fancier middle eastern restaurants, lovely produce.
65 abantu bendawo batusa
Rumi Restaurant
2 Lygon StOne of the fancier middle eastern restaurants, lovely produce.
Figlia
Amazing new local for pizza and Italian, great wine list, buzzy atmosphere.
Parks & Playgrounds
Fleming Park
Has a great market on weekends, excellent organic greengrocer, a community garden and a nice cafe.
236 abantu bendawo batusa
CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetHas a great market on weekends, excellent organic greengrocer, a community garden and a nice cafe.
Wonderful walking trail – if you turn south (right) it will take you all the way to the Yarra Trails (hours and hours of walking tracks).
60 abantu bendawo batusa
Merri Creek
Wonderful walking trail – if you turn south (right) it will take you all the way to the Yarra Trails (hours and hours of walking tracks).
Supermarkets & Bottleshops
Our local shop, fairly small collection with bottle shop.
33 abantu bendawo batusa
IGA Xpress Brunswick East
326-328 Lygon StOur local shop, fairly small collection with bottle shop.
Blackhearts & Sparrows
131 Lygon StBest nearby bottle shop.
Organic Wholefoods Brunswick
467 Lygon StClosest organic grocer
ALDI Brunswick
298 Sydney RdCheapest major supermarket
Cinema
Closest nearby cinema – easily accessible by 1 or 6 tram. Cheap Monday sessions.
321 abantu bendawo batusa
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StClosest nearby cinema – easily accessible by 1 or 6 tram. Cheap Monday sessions.
Izeluleko zedolobha
Ukuzulazula
Tram is the easiest way to the city
On the corner of Lygon Street you can catch the 1 or the 6 tram, easily taking you to Carlton or the city.