Guidebook for Melbourne
Food Scene
It opens early at 6am and it's really good coffee with less than a minute walk away. The sandwiches are great as well.
Little Bean Blue
15 Little Collins StIt opens early at 6am and it's really good coffee with less than a minute walk away. The sandwiches are great as well.
It's great Burmese food minutes away, even though the online reviews may say otherwise. It's on the pricier end but the food is good. Get the Stuffed Betel Leaves, Laphet Thoke.
Burma Lane
118 Little Collins StIt's great Burmese food minutes away, even though the online reviews may say otherwise. It's on the pricier end but the food is good. Get the Stuffed Betel Leaves, Laphet Thoke.
Asian fusion tapas restaurant. It's not cheap but the portions are large enough for sharing. The drunken chicken and tofu tempura are great!
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Lucy Liu Kitchen and Bar
23 Oliver LnAsian fusion tapas restaurant. It's not cheap but the portions are large enough for sharing. The drunken chicken and tofu tempura are great!
Chin Chin
125 Flinders LnMy favorite Thai restaurant, hands-down, in Melbourne.
You just have to try the Lime curd, house made torched meringue & lime shortbread crumbs.
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Doughboys Doughnuts
535 Bourke StYou just have to try the Lime curd, house made torched meringue & lime shortbread crumbs.
Ding Tai Fung has the world's best soup dumplings. I know because I was born in Taiwan. And when it opened in Melbourne, how can you not go?
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Din Tai Fung
287 Lonsdale StDing Tai Fung has the world's best soup dumplings. I know because I was born in Taiwan. And when it opened in Melbourne, how can you not go?
You can never go wrong with a coffee and toasties. Breakfast, brunch or a snack, it's good place anytime.
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Switch Board Cafe
220 Collins StYou can never go wrong with a coffee and toasties. Breakfast, brunch or a snack, it's good place anytime.
This is my home-away-from-home spot when I need to get some of that New Yorker vibe back in me. It has bagels, latkes, and peanut butter hot chocolate!
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Bowery To Williamsburg
16 Oliver LnThis is my home-away-from-home spot when I need to get some of that New Yorker vibe back in me. It has bagels, latkes, and peanut butter hot chocolate!
The ingredients are fresh and the flavors are good. I get good Mexican food in the U.S. and I would say Fonda is just as good.
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Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel StThe ingredients are fresh and the flavors are good. I get good Mexican food in the U.S. and I would say Fonda is just as good.
Melbourne has really great Japanese food and to kick it up a notch from a regular izakaya, this place adds a bit of a mysterious vibe and it serves great cocktails.
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Izakaya Den
118 Russell StMelbourne has really great Japanese food and to kick it up a notch from a regular izakaya, this place adds a bit of a mysterious vibe and it serves great cocktails.
Go to Om Nom for a feast not only for your taste buds but for your eyes. The presentation of every dessert is stunning and they are all about the five senses of dining experience.
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Om Nom Kitchen
187 Flinders LnGo to Om Nom for a feast not only for your taste buds but for your eyes. The presentation of every dessert is stunning and they are all about the five senses of dining experience.
Shopping
I recommend QVM for its awesome produce. Get some fresh pasta, meats, cheese and veggies so you can cook up a storm at home. That is as budget-friendly as it gets.
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Queen Victoria Market station
I recommend QVM for its awesome produce. Get some fresh pasta, meats, cheese and veggies so you can cook up a storm at home. That is as budget-friendly as it gets.
It's gourmet market serving great take-away foods and high quality pantry items.
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Spring Street Grocer
157 Spring StIt's gourmet market serving great take-away foods and high quality pantry items.
Essentials
It's a mall with everything you need. There is a food court and a supermarket that opens late.
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QV Melbourne
Swanston StreetIt's a mall with everything you need. There is a food court and a supermarket that opens late.
Getting Around
Parliament Station
Parks & Nature
It's a beautiful park with lots of space. The conservatory is beautiful. They switch the flower displays four times a year. During the warmer season, I definitely recommend having a picnic here.
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Iplayground yeFitzroy Gardens
Wellington ParadeIt's a beautiful park with lots of space. The conservatory is beautiful. They switch the flower displays four times a year. During the warmer season, I definitely recommend having a picnic here.
Sightseeing
There are public tours of Parliament at 9.30 am, 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm , 3.30 pm and 4.00 pm on weekdays when Parliament is not sitting.
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Parliament Gardens
531 Albert StThere are public tours of Parliament at 9.30 am, 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm , 3.30 pm and 4.00 pm on weekdays when Parliament is not sitting.
Melbourne has one of the best Chinatowns in the world. It's much cleaner and the food is so good.
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Chinatown Precinct
35 Market LnMelbourne has one of the best Chinatowns in the world. It's much cleaner and the food is so good.
It's a nice church with great architecture that is minutes away from the apartment.
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St Patrick’s Cathedral Fountain
Smith StreetIt's a nice church with great architecture that is minutes away from the apartment.