Guidebook for Melbourne
Food Scene
Higher Ground
650 Little Bourke StGreat coffee, good breakfast menu
I Love Chicken
39 Rose LnGreat Korean BBQ Chicken
Best pork belly in town! Great mix of Asian dishes.
Frequently voted as one of Melbourne's best Asian cuisine restaurant
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Red Spice Road
141 Queen StBest pork belly in town! Great mix of Asian dishes.
Frequently voted as one of Melbourne's best Asian cuisine restaurant
The world's cheapest Michelin starred meal has arrived in Melbourne!
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Hawker Chan
157 Lonsdale StThe world's cheapest Michelin starred meal has arrived in Melbourne!
Restaurateur and chef, Johnny Di Francesco is the first Australian ever trained in Naples to the ‘Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana’ rules and was recently named the best in the world at The 2014 World Pizza Championships in Parma for his now famous Margherita pizza.
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Gradi at Crown
8 Whiteman StRestaurateur and chef, Johnny Di Francesco is the first Australian ever trained in Naples to the ‘Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana’ rules and was recently named the best in the world at The 2014 World Pizza Championships in Parma for his now famous Margherita pizza.
Modern Australian Fine Dining. Amazing eight course meal and great wine selection
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EZARD
187 Flinders LnModern Australian Fine Dining. Amazing eight course meal and great wine selection
Le Petit Gateau
458 Little Collins StBest Chocolate cake in Melbourne!
Artisanal coffee ground on site. Tiny place so it might be standing room only when you go!
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Patricia Coffee Brewers
493-495 Little Bourke StArtisanal coffee ground on site. Tiny place so it might be standing room only when you go!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Rooftop at QT
133 Russell StreetGreat cocktail menu, awesome rooftop bar
Melbourne's whisky masters! Award winning bar that seriously know their whisky!
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Whisky and Alement
270 Russell StMelbourne's whisky masters! Award winning bar that seriously know their whisky!
Cherry Bar doesn’t need to be convinced of its status as a legend. This is a venue that refers to itself as “pretty much the best rock’n’roll bar in the world”; a venue that an infatuated Noel Gallagher once offered to buy; that turned away Lady Gaga’s request for an after party because a local band had already been booked. In its 17 years, this rough-and-ready dive bar has shaped Melbourne’s live music culture, pushed for positive change in the music industry and pulled more pints for off-duty rock stars than we could drink in a lifetime
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Cherry
68 Little Collins StCherry Bar doesn’t need to be convinced of its status as a legend. This is a venue that refers to itself as “pretty much the best rock’n’roll bar in the world”; a venue that an infatuated Noel Gallagher once offered to buy; that turned away Lady Gaga’s request for an after party because a local band had already been booked. In its 17 years, this rough-and-ready dive bar has shaped Melbourne’s live music culture, pushed for positive change in the music industry and pulled more pints for off-duty rock stars than we could drink in a lifetime
The site for Kirk’s was once home to Kirk’s Bazaar, a horse-trading pavilion built in 1840, only now they trade in semillion not stallions. Perfect place for an afternoon drink or lunchtime nibbles!
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Kirk's Wine Bar
46 Hardware LnThe site for Kirk’s was once home to Kirk’s Bazaar, a horse-trading pavilion built in 1840, only now they trade in semillion not stallions. Perfect place for an afternoon drink or lunchtime nibbles!
The tiny 10 person bar means it's standing room only. IT happens to also serve some of Melbourne's best cocktails!
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Bar Americano
20 Presgrave PlThe tiny 10 person bar means it's standing room only. IT happens to also serve some of Melbourne's best cocktails!
Bar, nightclub and notorious pick-up venue is quite a reputation, but Ms Collins owns it all with no shame or pretence, making it refreshing for the up-market drink scene.
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Ms Collins
425 Collins StBar, nightclub and notorious pick-up venue is quite a reputation, but Ms Collins owns it all with no shame or pretence, making it refreshing for the up-market drink scene.
Sophisticated cocktail bar on the 55th floor offering amazing views of the city
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Lui Bar
525 Collins StSophisticated cocktail bar on the 55th floor offering amazing views of the city
The Iconic Casino complex is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world.
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Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex
8 Whiteman StThe Iconic Casino complex is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world.
Arts & Culture
Australia's only national museum of film, videogames, digital culture and art – situated in the heart of Melbourne at Federation Square. Open daily
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ACMI
Flinders StreetAustralia's only national museum of film, videogames, digital culture and art – situated in the heart of Melbourne at Federation Square. Open daily
Arts Centre station
Australia's largest performing arts venue
Sightseeing
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is Australia's largest, oldest and most popular sporting venue. The MCG has hosted plenty of international cricket, including the first-ever Test and the 1992 World Cup final, countless VFL/AFL Grand Finals, the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Other sporting spectacles include FIFA World Cup soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away matches and State of Origin and international rugby union clashes. Apart from its sporting events, the MCG has also witnessed many blockbuster music concerts, and even Pope John Paul II held a mass there when he visited Melbourne in 1986.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton AvenueThe Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is Australia's largest, oldest and most popular sporting venue. The MCG has hosted plenty of international cricket, including the first-ever Test and the 1992 World Cup final, countless VFL/AFL Grand Finals, the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Other sporting spectacles include FIFA World Cup soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away matches and State of Origin and international rugby union clashes. Apart from its sporting events, the MCG has also witnessed many blockbuster music concerts, and even Pope John Paul II held a mass there when he visited Melbourne in 1986.
The Shrine of Remembrance is Melbourne's most iconic landmark, where Victorians have been coming since 1934 to honour the service and sacrifice of Australian men and women in war and peacekeeping
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Shrine of Remembrance - Stop 19 station
The Shrine of Remembrance is Melbourne's most iconic landmark, where Victorians have been coming since 1934 to honour the service and sacrifice of Australian men and women in war and peacekeeping
One of Melbourne's most grand and historic landmarks,The Block Arcade. Built in 1892 and modelled on the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele in Milan, The Block Arcade is a heritage listed shopping arcade situated on Melbourne's Golden Mile and home to the largest mosaic floor in the southern hemisphere, its magnificent glass dome and the iconic Hopetoun Tearooms
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Block Arcade
282 Collins StOne of Melbourne's most grand and historic landmarks,The Block Arcade. Built in 1892 and modelled on the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele in Milan, The Block Arcade is a heritage listed shopping arcade situated on Melbourne's Golden Mile and home to the largest mosaic floor in the southern hemisphere, its magnificent glass dome and the iconic Hopetoun Tearooms
Step back in time and walk the road to the gallows in a 19th century prison, be arrested in a modern-day Police Station or put yourself on trial in court.Home to Melbourne's oldest prison, historic Magistrates' Court and former Police City Watch House, Russell Street has been at the heart of crime, law and order in Melbourne since the 1840s. Most of Australia’s infamous characters, including iconic bushranger, Ned Kelly and notorious gangster Squizzy Taylor have spent time within the walls of this amazing precinct
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Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell StStep back in time and walk the road to the gallows in a 19th century prison, be arrested in a modern-day Police Station or put yourself on trial in court.Home to Melbourne's oldest prison, historic Magistrates' Court and former Police City Watch House, Russell Street has been at the heart of crime, law and order in Melbourne since the 1840s. Most of Australia’s infamous characters, including iconic bushranger, Ned Kelly and notorious gangster Squizzy Taylor have spent time within the walls of this amazing precinct
Seat of Victoria's parliament built in 1856 with 2 legislative chambers and grand colonnaded facade.
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Parliament Gardens
531 Albert StSeat of Victoria's parliament built in 1856 with 2 legislative chambers and grand colonnaded facade.
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
101 Waterfront WayGreat views of Melbourne and surrounds
Eureka Skydeck 88 has awe inspiring views of Melbourne from the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere - try "The Edge"
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Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside QuayEureka Skydeck 88 has awe inspiring views of Melbourne from the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere - try "The Edge"
Essentials
Coles Spencer St
201 Spencer StGetting Around
Don't forget to buy a Myki card -
Your reusable travel card for trains, trams and buses in Melbourne and regional Victorian centres.
Top up before your journey. touch on and touch off at a myki reader as you travel.
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Southern Cross Station
Don't forget to buy a Myki card -
Your reusable travel card for trains, trams and buses in Melbourne and regional Victorian centres.
Top up before your journey. touch on and touch off at a myki reader as you travel.
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders StreetEuropcar Melbourne Southern Cross Station
Spencer StreetThrifty Car and Truck Rental Melbourne
Shopping
Spencer Outlet Centre
201 Spencer StMassive Factory Outlet Centre
Melbourne Central Station
Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale StGreat food court