Drinks & Nightlife
Howler
7-11 Dawson StGreat venue for live music and bar.
The Post Office Hotel Dining Hall
229-231 Sydney RdGood food and live entertainment.
Great vegetarian food can be found at this music venue.
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The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney RdGreat vegetarian food can be found at this music venue.
The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney RdIconic music venue.
Edinburgh Castle Hotel
681 Sydney RdBar with live music
Fabulous, sophisticated Jazz and Blues club. Highly recommend that you check out who is playing if you love good music in lovely surrounds.
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Bird's Basement
11 Singers LnFabulous, sophisticated Jazz and Blues club. Highly recommend that you check out who is playing if you love good music in lovely surrounds.
Spotted Mallard
314 Sydney RdGreat music, good vibes.
MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex
1359 Sydney RdGreat live music in Melbourne's north.
Food Scene
Good local food a couple of minutes walk away.
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Lady Melville Cafe & Courtyard
227 Melville RdGood local food a couple of minutes walk away.
Pinarbasi Restaurant
279 Sydney RdFabulous Turkish Meze, Pizza and Grill.
Wang Wang Dumpling
51 Waterfield StBest dumplings around.
Lux Foundry | Brunswick Cafe
21 Hope StGreat for Breakfast or Lunch
A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RdPerfect Pizza's
Cirelli&co
454 Albion StLocal authentic Italian
The Eastern Bloc
133 Bell StEastern European food.
Great coffee
Tiba's Lebanese Restaurant
504 Sydney RoadExcellent Lebanese food
I Carusi Pizza (Brunswick East)
46A Holmes StBirthplace of artesian pizza's
Miss Marmalade
126 Union StGreat for brekky or lunch
Lolo and Wren
484 Albion StOne of my favourites for fabulous breakfast or lunch.
Roy's On Melville
57 Melville RdGood food close by
Large selection of bread, cheeses and more. Good coffee.
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O'Heas Bakery & Deli
203-205 O'Hea StLarge selection of bread, cheeses and more. Good coffee.
Miinot Gelato
71 Melville RdThe best ice creams around, and only a two minute walk away.
Melba's Food Hall
42 Grantham StFine food and organic grocery store.
Great coffee and nursery and you may be lucky enough to meet local identity Vasili, or catch his informative TV show - Vasili's Garden.
Vasili's Garden & Cafe
21-25 Munro StGreat coffee and nursery and you may be lucky enough to meet local identity Vasili, or catch his informative TV show - Vasili's Garden.
Premier Greek dining experience run by celebrity chef, George Calombaris.
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Hellenic Republic Brunswick
434 Lygon StPremier Greek dining experience run by celebrity chef, George Calombaris.
Café-deli hybrid specializing in charcuterie and great coffee.
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Two Little Pigs
146 Sydney RdCafé-deli hybrid specializing in charcuterie and great coffee.
Yummy cakes and good coffee can be found in this funky space.
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Code Black Coffee
17 Weston StYummy cakes and good coffee can be found in this funky space.
Mr & Mrs Howell
173 Sydney RdFocuses on fresh, seasonal produce.
Brunswick Flour Mill
341 Sydney RdGreat for breakfast, lunch or brunch.
Great café with good vegetarian options. Serves coffee from Timor Leste.
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Wild Timor Coffeehouse
282 Sydney RdGreat café with good vegetarian options. Serves coffee from Timor Leste.
Saleem Indian Restaurant
114 Bell StLocal Indian, delivers if you don't feel like going out.
Not so great on the décor but a good option if you are looking for fresh home cooked Japanese, very reasonably priced and within walking distance.
Atami Japanese Restaurant
418 Bell St
Not so great on the décor but a good option if you are looking for fresh home cooked Japanese, very reasonably priced and within walking distance.
The slow cooked American meats are the star in this quiet and unassuming looking restaurant. Open for breakfast (try the lamb shoulder, mashed potato, caramelised onions and herb butter with a fried egg) lunch and dinner.
B3 BBQ
460 Victoria StThe slow cooked American meats are the star in this quiet and unassuming looking restaurant. Open for breakfast (try the lamb shoulder, mashed potato, caramelised onions and herb butter with a fried egg) lunch and dinner.
Short walk away for good food and coffee. If you overindulge there's a small hill to walk it off on the way home.
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Old Faithful Cafe
65 Coonans RdShort walk away for good food and coffee. If you overindulge there's a small hill to walk it off on the way home.
French bakery with the most incredible array of sweets, croissants, pastries and cakes. All made on site following traditional practices, using fresh ingredients with no preservatives.
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Choukette
318 Sydney RdFrench bakery with the most incredible array of sweets, croissants, pastries and cakes. All made on site following traditional practices, using fresh ingredients with no preservatives.
Parks & Nature
Great Saturday morning market with local organic food.
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CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetGreat Saturday morning market with local organic food.
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Shore Reserve
223 Reynard StSporting oval with two playgrounds for younger children.
Off leash park for dogs.
Royal Park Nature Play Playground
28 Gatehouse StreetOne of the best kids playgrounds around.
Arts & Culture
Iziko Lomuzi Wokuhlala
400 Flinders StMelbourne's multicultural origins
Shopping
Isitimela sase-Queen Victoria
Queen StreetMelbournes famous market.
Coburg Farmers' Market
92 Bell StShowcases local produce until 1pm every Saturday.
Has all your nuts, seeds, spices and oils covered. Huge range at reasonable prices.
Royal Nut Company
60 Fallon StreetHas all your nuts, seeds, spices and oils covered. Huge range at reasonable prices.
Woolworths and Coles Supermarkets, KMart, JB Hifi, House, gift stores, deli, bakery, fishmonger, butcher, fruit and veg, bottle shop, fast food outlets - where you should find all your essentials.
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Barkly Square
90-106 Sydney RdWoolworths and Coles Supermarkets, KMart, JB Hifi, House, gift stores, deli, bakery, fishmonger, butcher, fruit and veg, bottle shop, fast food outlets - where you should find all your essentials.
Bit further afield but fabulous for fresh cakes, ready made meals, fruit and vegetables as well as your regular supermarket lines. If you go on a Saturday morning you won't need breakfast - just try all the tastings on offer. Be warned though, it does get very busy.
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LaManna Supermarket
10 English StBit further afield but fabulous for fresh cakes, ready made meals, fruit and vegetables as well as your regular supermarket lines. If you go on a Saturday morning you won't need breakfast - just try all the tastings on offer. Be warned though, it does get very busy.
Essentials
Piedimonte’s Supermarket & Liquor
366-368 Bell StGreat local grocery store.
Large recently opened Coles Supermarket. Has an instore bakery, deli and a large range of alcohol.
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Coles Coburg North
180 Gaffney StLarge recently opened Coles Supermarket. Has an instore bakery, deli and a large range of alcohol.
Entertainment & Activities
Village Cinemas Coburg Drive-In
155 Newlands RdOne of the last remaining drive ins.