Guidebook for Brunswick East
Food Scene
These restaurants are mainly close by on Lygon Street and Sydney Road and I can recommend all of them! I am lucky to live in Brunswick!!
Sugardough
163 Lygon StGreat bakery and lunch fare
Fantastic italian food and pizzas. Has won best pizza in the world award. Must book.
106 abantu bendawo batusa
400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon StFantastic italian food and pizzas. Has won best pizza in the world award. Must book.
Up market sensational restaurant. Modern, tasty food. Must book in advance
14 abantu bendawo batusa
Etta
60 Lygon StUp market sensational restaurant. Modern, tasty food. Must book in advance
Rumi Restaurant
2 Lygon StFantastic middle eastern food. Must book
Bar Idda
132 Lygon StRelaxed feel. Fantastic Sicilian food. Must book
Good coffee and lunch. They also sell great bread and pasties but be early!
89 abantu bendawo batusa
Wide Open Road
274 Barkly StGood coffee and lunch. They also sell great bread and pasties but be early!
East Elevation
351 Lygon StGood coffee and lunch
Great for large groups to drink and eat. Relaxed and a little down market
52 abantu bendawo batusa
The Brunswick Mess Hall
400 Sydney RdGreat for large groups to drink and eat. Relaxed and a little down market
This is a cosy restaurant with fantastic homestyle lebanese food, made all the better by the fact that it is BYO.
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Teta Mona
100A Lygon StThis is a cosy restaurant with fantastic homestyle lebanese food, made all the better by the fact that it is BYO.
Traditional white table cloth itaalian restaurant. Great food and ambience. Must book.
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Zia Teresa Restaurant
90 Lygon StTraditional white table cloth itaalian restaurant. Great food and ambience. Must book.
Fantastic lunches, bread, pastries and coffee. Lovely building. Buy breakfast and take the kids to the park down the road.
23 abantu bendawo batusa
Wild Life Bakery
90 Albert StFantastic lunches, bread, pastries and coffee. Lovely building. Buy breakfast and take the kids to the park down the road.
Everyone who comes to Brunswick must have lunch at A1 bakery. It is an iconic lebanese food institution. Delicious and oozing culture
8 abantu bendawo batusa
A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RoadEveryone who comes to Brunswick must have lunch at A1 bakery. It is an iconic lebanese food institution. Delicious and oozing culture
New to Brunswick in a very inner north Melbourne style. Enjoy a variety of cuisines from food truck and a beer and a wine in an outdoor relaxed setting
Welcome to Brunswick
408 Frith StNew to Brunswick in a very inner north Melbourne style. Enjoy a variety of cuisines from food truck and a beer and a wine in an outdoor relaxed setting
Enjoy south asian food in a relaxed atmosphere. Very affordable and delicious
71 abantu bendawo batusa
Tom Phat Restaurant
184 Sydney RdEnjoy south asian food in a relaxed atmosphere. Very affordable and delicious
A modern, buzzing restaurant that serves fresh amazing tacos
57 abantu bendawo batusa
Los Hermanos Mexican Taquería
339 Victoria StA modern, buzzing restaurant that serves fresh amazing tacos
Bhang
2A Mitchell StFab Indian foot
Sporting Club Hotel
Newly renovated and developed pub with great food and vibe
Railway Hotel Brunswick
291 Albert StGreat dining room and outside beer garden
Parks & Nature
A walking/riding track along this creek is very good and goes for kilometres in each direction. It links up with the Yarra River at Yarra Bend in Fairfield.
60 abantu bendawo batusa
Merri Creek
A walking/riding track along this creek is very good and goes for kilometres in each direction. It links up with the Yarra River at Yarra Bend in Fairfield.
Park along the river in the city. Great playground on the river on Southbank
49 abantu bendawo batusa
Birrarung Marr
Park along the river in the city. Great playground on the river on Southbank
Environmental park on the Merri Creek. Cafe, animals, playground.
236 abantu bendawo batusa
CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetEnvironmental park on the Merri Creek. Cafe, animals, playground.
Methven Park
Methven StreetGood little local gem with playground
Located on the Yarra River this heritage listed boathouse does coffees and lunch and hires boats for cruising the Yarra.
106 abantu bendawo batusa
Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens
Fairfield Park DriveLocated on the Yarra River this heritage listed boathouse does coffees and lunch and hires boats for cruising the Yarra.
Essentials
These two supermarkets are very close by
IGA Xpress Brunswick East
326-328 Lygon StColes Brunswick East
127-137 Nicholson StLocal shopping centre
Barkly Street
Barkly StreetSupermarkets, butcher, fishmonger, bakery, chemist, K Mart, Telstra, delicatessen
Arts & Culture
I-National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdQuality art on display
St Kilda is an iconic suburb of Melbourne with Luna Park fun centre, beach and pier, walking paths, shopping, cake shops in Acland Street, good restaurants and bars.
697 abantu bendawo batusa
Isibhede sase St Kilda
St Kilda is an iconic suburb of Melbourne with Luna Park fun centre, beach and pier, walking paths, shopping, cake shops in Acland Street, good restaurants and bars.
Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe RdNeighborhoods
Vibrant strip shopping road. Many restaurants, op shops including Savers, contemporary Australian made art shops, Turkish import shops, Italian import shops.
11 abantu bendawo batusa
Sydney Road
Sydney RoadVibrant strip shopping road. Many restaurants, op shops including Savers, contemporary Australian made art shops, Turkish import shops, Italian import shops.
Renown for its Italian heritage, this area has lots of Italian food shops, the Nova Cinema, and women's shopping
15 abantu bendawo batusa
Lygon Street
Lygon StreetRenown for its Italian heritage, this area has lots of Italian food shops, the Nova Cinema, and women's shopping
Famous for its beachside culture amongst other things, St Kilda is fun for kids with Luna Park, and for adults with cakes in Acland Street, and many restaurants in Acland Street and Fitzroy Street.
225 abantu bendawo batusa
St Kilda
Famous for its beachside culture amongst other things, St Kilda is fun for kids with Luna Park, and for adults with cakes in Acland Street, and many restaurants in Acland Street and Fitzroy Street.
Famous for its dynamic culture over time, this street is a must for a stroll. Edgy and sophisticatedly fashionable women's clothing, nurseries, restaurants and cafes abound.
Brunswick Street
Brunswick StreetFamous for its dynamic culture over time, this street is a must for a stroll. Edgy and sophisticatedly fashionable women's clothing, nurseries, restaurants and cafes abound.
Smith Street
Smith StreetGreat restaurants and cafes. The famous gelato shop Messini
A day out along Smith and Brunswick Street, including a stroll along Johnston Street between Brunswick and Smith Streets is bound to entertain. Modern furniture, pubs and restaurants
Johnston Street
Johnston StreetA day out along Smith and Brunswick Street, including a stroll along Johnston Street between Brunswick and Smith Streets is bound to entertain. Modern furniture, pubs and restaurants
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Tickets for public transport system - MYKI
Myki passes will get you on transport. Available at train stations and from Convenience strores and supermarkets