Guidebook for North Melbourne
Food Scene
Quinessential Melbourne coffee. These guys are serious about their beans!
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Market Lane Coffee - Queen Vic Market Victoria St
83-85 Victoria StQuinessential Melbourne coffee. These guys are serious about their beans!
Maha
21 Bond StOur favourite middle eastern restaurant
Ombra
76 Bourke StTry house cured salumi with a glass of Italian house red.
Try the slow roast lamb shoulder. They don't take bookings so come early.
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Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders LnTry the slow roast lamb shoulder. They don't take bookings so come early.
PappaRich
Lonsdale StreetCheap and cheerful Malaysian.
Gourmet breakfast - Can be quite popular so you may have to queue
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The Hardware Société Melbourne
10 Katherine PlGourmet breakfast - Can be quite popular so you may have to queue
Paella and sangria. What more could you want??
Ok, they'll throw in Happy Hour too! 4 - 6 pm Fridays and Saturdays
Simply Spanish QVM
Paella and sangria. What more could you want??
Ok, they'll throw in Happy Hour too! 4 - 6 pm Fridays and Saturdays
Spanish restaurant - quite pricey but very good! This location is easier to get a free table at than the one is Hosier Lane.
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MoVida Aqui
500 Bourke StSpanish restaurant - quite pricey but very good! This location is easier to get a free table at than the one is Hosier Lane.
La Porchetta North Melbourne
480 Victoria StreetItalian pizza & pasta. Big serving sizes!
Middle Fish
122-128 Berkeley StAuthentic thai - sour, spicy, fragrant and amazing
This cafe, along with it's next door neighbour, is good for large groups
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Code Black Coffee
17 Weston StThis cafe, along with it's next door neighbour, is good for large groups
Stovetop
108 Leicester StSmall cafe which is part of Melbourne uni. Low key and casual
Essentials
The Vic Market has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for more than a century.
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Isitimela sase-Queen Victoria
Queen StreetThe Vic Market has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for more than a century.
ALDI Melbourne CBD
501 Swanston StClosest supermarket
Woolworths QV
Swanston StreetLarge supermarket, in the basement of QV.
Melbourne Central Station
Drinks & Nightlife
The best spanish food and open late. They do half-bottles of wine for half the price of a full bottle if you ask.
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Bar Lourinhã
37 Little Collins StThe best spanish food and open late. They do half-bottles of wine for half the price of a full bottle if you ask.
HuTong
14-16 Market LnOur favourite dumplings
Workshop
413 Elizabeth StGrungy bar with cheap casual food. Very, very Melbourne.
Paco's Tacos
500 Bourke StBeer and tacos!
Everything Else
Many Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian restaurants are all along Little Bourke St
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Chinatown Precinct
35 Market LnMany Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian restaurants are all along Little Bourke St
Entertainment & Activities
Izoo yaseMelbourne
Elliott AvenueKoalas
O'Brien Icehouse
105 Pearl River RdIndoor ice skating rink open all year
I-Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StAlways new exhibitions
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne StreetHuge screen cinema
Under water viewing - penguins, sharks, and stingrays
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
King StreetUnder water viewing - penguins, sharks, and stingrays
Arts & Culture
I-National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdCheck out the free exhibitions
Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St Kilda RdPerforming arts and concerts
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman StLots of restaurants, bars and casino
Comic's Lounge
26 Errol StCheep and cheerful stand up comedy venue
Sightseeing
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton AvenueKnown locally as The G
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
101 Waterfront WayGiant ferris wheel!
Federation Square
The main Melbourne tourist information office is here
Heritage building set on beautiful Carlton Gardens. Australia's original House of Parliament.
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Indlu Yezibonelo YaseNkosi
9 Nicholson StHeritage building set on beautiful Carlton Gardens. Australia's original House of Parliament.
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnKnown internationally for cutting edge street art