Food Scene
Closest cafe. Some of Melbourne's best coffee and awesome breakfasts. Potato Hash highly recommended.
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Proud Mary
172 Oxford StClosest cafe. Some of Melbourne's best coffee and awesome breakfasts. Potato Hash highly recommended.
Amazing food! Good coffee. Great for breakfast or lunch. Small outdoor terrace
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Bluebird Espresso
134 Johnston StreetAmazing food! Good coffee. Great for breakfast or lunch. Small outdoor terrace
Masterchef's George Calombaris' kebab place. You get chips in it! The grain salad is also great.
77 abantu bendawo batusa
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David StMasterchef's George Calombaris' kebab place. You get chips in it! The grain salad is also great.
Bayte
56 Johnston StModern, exciting, homely Lebanese food. $$
Awesome Greek food and surly service! BYO. If you're up for it just tell them to bring you everything. Dips, seafood, meats and salads. An institution.
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Jim's Greek Tavern
32 Johnston StAwesome Greek food and surly service! BYO. If you're up for it just tell them to bring you everything. Dips, seafood, meats and salads. An institution.
CHEAP Vietnamese bakery. Awesome Salad rolls for next to nothing
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N.Lee Bakery
220 Smith StCHEAP Vietnamese bakery. Awesome Salad rolls for next to nothing
Peko Peko
190 Wells StGreat little Japanese restaurant. They do everything well.
Great simple breakfasts and coffee. A little hole in the wall just off Smith St - one of my favourites.
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Cafe Rosamond
Great simple breakfasts and coffee. A little hole in the wall just off Smith St - one of my favourites.
Burgers, beer and crinkle but chips. Hangover heaven. Say no more.
81 abantu bendawo batusa
Huxtaburger Collingwood
106 Smith StBurgers, beer and crinkle but chips. Hangover heaven. Say no more.
Voted Melbourne's Best New Restaurant in the Age's Good Food Guide 2014. It's a bit OTT for my liking - but if you're a foodie looking to spend some cash, it might be a must. Bookings advised.
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Saint Crispin
300 Smith StVoted Melbourne's Best New Restaurant in the Age's Good Food Guide 2014. It's a bit OTT for my liking - but if you're a foodie looking to spend some cash, it might be a must. Bookings advised.
Good solid Vietnamese restaurant/take away. Try the Silky Tofu with Eggplant - even if you're not vego it's great.
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COCONUT PALMS
183 Smith StGood solid Vietnamese restaurant/take away. Try the Silky Tofu with Eggplant - even if you're not vego it's great.
Drinks & Nightlife
Late night food and cocktails. Great beer on tap. Open until 6am Friday and Saturday (all night food!)
85 abantu bendawo batusa
Le Bon Ton
51 Gipps StLate night food and cocktails. Great beer on tap. Open until 6am Friday and Saturday (all night food!)
Loud rock and roll, beer and sticky carpet. A Melbourne institution.
40 abantu bendawo batusa
The Tote
67-71 Johnston StLoud rock and roll, beer and sticky carpet. A Melbourne institution.
114 Smith St
Hipster haunt and a happening place of an evening. Half price Coopers 4-7pm Mon Fri
Nearby pub that's great for sports viewing (they pretty much show everything there).
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The Birmingham Hotel
333 Smith StNearby pub that's great for sports viewing (they pretty much show everything there).
Cool space with panoramic arch windows for drinks of an evening. $1 oysters from 6-7pm every night!
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Panama Dining Room
231 Smith StCool space with panoramic arch windows for drinks of an evening. $1 oysters from 6-7pm every night!
My favourite pub. Amazing pub food and an open fire. Any AFL tragic will enjoy the old Fitzroy memorabilia on the walls too
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Napier Hotel
210 Napier StMy favourite pub. Amazing pub food and an open fire. Any AFL tragic will enjoy the old Fitzroy memorabilia on the walls too
164 Gore St
Great pub. One of my favourites. Open fire, pool table, undercover beer garden.
Old world cocktail bar. Table service and open till 1am daily.
109 abantu bendawo batusa
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude StOld world cocktail bar. Table service and open till 1am daily.
Great place to have a big night out. Live music and plenty of dancing. Really fun.
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The Night Cat
137-141 Johnston StGreat place to have a big night out. Live music and plenty of dancing. Really fun.
Essentials
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith StEasy 2 minute walk for groceries. Open until 11pm daily
Shopping
Bottle shop with incredible selection of beer. Open until 12am daily.
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McCoppins - Fitzroy
165 Johnston StBottle shop with incredible selection of beer. Open until 12am daily.
Everything Else
Victoria Park station
Nearest train station - 10-15 minute walk