Guidebook for Braddon
Food Scene
American-style burger place, really tasty! Great service and fun atmosphere especially at night.
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Grease Monkey
19 Lonsdale StAmerican-style burger place, really tasty! Great service and fun atmosphere especially at night.
Inspired by East Asia cuisine, Akiba brings amazing food and drinks to Canberra. A fast-paced dining experience.
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Akiba
40 Bunda StInspired by East Asia cuisine, Akiba brings amazing food and drinks to Canberra. A fast-paced dining experience.
Great coffee, great service and amazing food. The Cupping Room is a trendy cafe with the latest flavours. Really great food and value for money
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The Cupping Room
1-13 University AveGreat coffee, great service and amazing food. The Cupping Room is a trendy cafe with the latest flavours. Really great food and value for money
The best Italian food in Canberra. Fabulous service, upmarket restaurant and can be pricey however definitely worth it!
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Italian & Sons
7 Lonsdale StThe best Italian food in Canberra. Fabulous service, upmarket restaurant and can be pricey however definitely worth it!
Hearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
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Marble and Grain
25 Mort StHearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
Moody restaurant with banquettes and white tablecloths for upscale Indian share plates and main
Copper Chimney
24 W RowMoody restaurant with banquettes and white tablecloths for upscale Indian share plates and main
Stylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music
65 Northbourne Restaurant
65 Northbourne AvenueStylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music
A cafe built around doing the simple things well. nice sun spot popular with locals
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Barrio Collective Coffee
30 Lonsdale StA cafe built around doing the simple things well. nice sun spot popular with locals
Lazy Su
9 Lonsdale Stjapanese food
Upscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
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eightysix restaurant
Lonsdale StreetUpscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
Toasted
22 Lonsdale StToasties and Coffee
RYE Cafe
9 Lonsdale StCosy Scando vibes, delicious food and coffee
Beautiful artisan bakery. Pick up a tasty sourdough and run, or sit with a pastry and the paper.
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Sonoma Alexandria Cafe
32 Birmingham StBeautiful artisan bakery. Pick up a tasty sourdough and run, or sit with a pastry and the paper.
Frugii Dessert Laboratory
28-30 Lonsdale StThe just-as-tasty local alternative to Messina.
A cosy spot to enjoy sashimi, ramen and other tasty Japanese treats.
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WHITE CHACO
27 Lonsdale StA cosy spot to enjoy sashimi, ramen and other tasty Japanese treats.
Pizza Gusto
23 Lonsdale StOlé!
Why wouldn’t you order fish and chips when you’re this close to the ocean? But seriously, this place is the best in Canberra and the dimmies are out of this world.
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Catch Fish and Chips
19 Lonsdale StWhy wouldn’t you order fish and chips when you’re this close to the ocean? But seriously, this place is the best in Canberra and the dimmies are out of this world.
Your local micro-brewery is right around the corner. Sit with a pint, grab some bar food, or both. The cheese platter isn’t bad value.
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BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort StYour local micro-brewery is right around the corner. Sit with a pint, grab some bar food, or both. The cheese platter isn’t bad value.
Mediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or wood oven.
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Black Fire Restaurant
38 Mort StMediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or wood oven.
Ramentic Restaurant
24 Lonsdale StDo yourself a flavour. The ramen is as delicious as it is close.
Chez Frederic
14 Lonsdale StDelicious greasy creamy pasta. What diet?
Stylish locale serving modern Australian dishes. The outdoor bar is great for a cocktail in summer, too.
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Sage Dining Rooms
Batman StreetStylish locale serving modern Australian dishes. The outdoor bar is great for a cocktail in summer, too.
The brunch is heavy but you won’t go home hungry. Grungy vibes and sunny outdoor seating.
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Coffee Lab
26 Narellan PlaceThe brunch is heavy but you won’t go home hungry. Grungy vibes and sunny outdoor seating.
Temporada
15 Moore StProduce-driven tapas and share plates. A bit fancy.
Get your dumpling fix. Perhaps not the classiest of dine-in restaurants but a great takeaway option.
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Yat Bun Tong Dumpling House
10-12 Lonsdale StGet your dumpling fix. Perhaps not the classiest of dine-in restaurants but a great takeaway option.
Sean McConnell might be out but if you’re seeking a foodie experience, Monster is worth the Uber. The hotel lobby is a cosy spot to sit with a coffee or glass of red, too.
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Monster Kitchen and Bar
25 Edinburgh AveSean McConnell might be out but if you’re seeking a foodie experience, Monster is worth the Uber. The hotel lobby is a cosy spot to sit with a coffee or glass of red, too.
Stanley's
21 Battye StGreat Food
Boutique beans and inventive, eclectic dining in a trendy space with bookshelves and comfy sofas.
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Two Before Ten
68 Bandjalong CresBoutique beans and inventive, eclectic dining in a trendy space with bookshelves and comfy sofas.
Tilley's Devine Cafe Gallery
Wattle StreetCosy restaurant
Cafe Momo
14 Thynne StDrinks & Nightlife
Trendy bar with good music. In close proximity to other pubs and nightclubs!
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Knightsbridge Penthouse
26 Mort StTrendy bar with good music. In close proximity to other pubs and nightclubs!
Laid-back bar with an outdoor area. Great atmosphere and tasty food!
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Honkytonks
17 Garema PlLaid-back bar with an outdoor area. Great atmosphere and tasty food!
Canberra's biggest pub and nightclub - a lot of young people from ANU on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Pub/bar vibes downstairs and nightclub vibes upstairs! Paid entry upstairs on Friday and Saturday otherwise free entry.
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Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub
105 London CctCanberra's biggest pub and nightclub - a lot of young people from ANU on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Pub/bar vibes downstairs and nightclub vibes upstairs! Paid entry upstairs on Friday and Saturday otherwise free entry.
Tipsy Bull
5 Lonsdale StBest gin bar in town and tasty share plates.
Hopscotch
5 Lonsdale StDrinks and dancing
Authentic local vibe and a really top kitchen. Thursday night is steak night! Live sports played liberally on big TVs and boy do they have a pool hall back there.
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The Civic Pub
8 Lonsdale StAuthentic local vibe and a really top kitchen. Thursday night is steak night! Live sports played liberally on big TVs and boy do they have a pool hall back there.
Hippo Co
17 Garema PlWhiskey and pretzels in the key of speakeasy.
Molly
Odgers LaneNot another speakeasy bar. Molly is good though. So so much whisky.
88mph
10 Hobart PlLike 80s music? Like light-up dance floors? Really like 80s music?
Parks & Nature
The best view of Canberra! A really nice walk up the mountain and the view is definitely worth it!
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Mount Ainslie
The best view of Canberra! A really nice walk up the mountain and the view is definitely worth it!
Beautiful and scenic walk along Lake Burley Griffin - a few tracks that differ in length, close to Parliament House too.
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Lake Burley Griffin
Flynn DriveBeautiful and scenic walk along Lake Burley Griffin - a few tracks that differ in length, close to Parliament House too.
Hiking and you can go up Telstra Tower for a great view of Canberra
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Black Mountain Drive
Black Mountain DriveHiking and you can go up Telstra Tower for a great view of Canberra
Lake Ginninderra College
2 Emu Bank7km walk around the lake
Arts & Culture
Focus on Indigenous culture, European settlement and our interaction with the environment. Free general admission
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Iziko Lomuzi Wokuzibophezela WeNingizimu Afrika
Lawson CrescentFocus on Indigenous culture, European settlement and our interaction with the environment. Free general admission
Canberra's science museum that's fun for both adults and children!
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Questacon - I-Centre Yezemfundo Nezobuchwepheshe YaseNingizimu Afrika
King Edward TerraceCanberra's science museum that's fun for both adults and children!
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia
War Memorial Park
39-73 Moore StThe Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia
Shopping
Large shopping centre to cater for all needs - cafes, retail shops and more! A Dendy cinema is also located here
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Canberra Theatre Centre
London CircuitLarge shopping centre to cater for all needs - cafes, retail shops and more! A Dendy cinema is also located here
Entertainment & Activities
Dendy Cinemas Canberra Centre
148 Bunda StMovie theatre in the heart of Canberra!
Getting Around
Large bus interchange that can take you anywhere around Canberra
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City Bus Station
Large bus interchange that can take you anywhere around Canberra