Guidebook for Brunswick East
Essentials
Closest Supermarket to our place.
Opened until 11pm.
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IGA Xpress Brunswick East
326-328 Lygon StClosest Supermarket to our place.
Opened until 11pm.
Food Scene
Great Cheap Thai Street Food - Dine in or takeaway. Dishes from 12.50$ Cash Only.
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Thaila Thai House Restaurant
82 Lygon StGreat Cheap Thai Street Food - Dine in or takeaway. Dishes from 12.50$ Cash Only.
Best Italian Food! Voted the best pizza in Australia. Dishes from around 20$. Busy in the evenings, you might need a reservation or to wait around.
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400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon StBest Italian Food! Voted the best pizza in Australia. Dishes from around 20$. Busy in the evenings, you might need a reservation or to wait around.
Small Block
130 Lygon StGreat brunch place.
Great bakery/cafe. Come here for a cheap and tasty brunch, lunch or any bakery goods you might need.
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Sugardough
163 Lygon StGreat bakery/cafe. Come here for a cheap and tasty brunch, lunch or any bakery goods you might need.
Best Coffee in Brunswick! A large warehouse converted into large trendy coffee serving food.
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Code Black Coffee
17 Weston StBest Coffee in Brunswick! A large warehouse converted into large trendy coffee serving food.
Best Ramen in Melbourne! You might wait for a table but it's worth it. Ramens from 13$-20$.
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Hakata Gensuke Tonkotsu Ramen
168 Russell StBest Ramen in Melbourne! You might wait for a table but it's worth it. Ramens from 13$-20$.
Best Cheap Dumplings in Melbourne. Fresh and delicious. You won't be hungry after eating here.
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Shanghai Street Dumpling & Mini Juicy Bun小街小籠館
342 Little Bourke StBest Cheap Dumplings in Melbourne. Fresh and delicious. You won't be hungry after eating here.
If you love Malaysian, this is the place to come. Always busy.
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Mamak Melbourne
366 Lonsdale StIf you love Malaysian, this is the place to come. Always busy.
Pellegrini's is a Melbourne institution, unchanged in decades. The iconic espresso bar serves authentic Italian food and of course fantastic coffee.
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Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware LanePellegrini's is a Melbourne institution, unchanged in decades. The iconic espresso bar serves authentic Italian food and of course fantastic coffee.
Misschu has a well-earned reputation as the 'Queen of Rice Paper Rolls' and all things Vietnamese. Try Peking duck pancakes, steamed dumplings, buns and spring rolls. Expect to wait for a table.
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misschu - Melbourne CBD
297 Exhibition StMisschu has a well-earned reputation as the 'Queen of Rice Paper Rolls' and all things Vietnamese. Try Peking duck pancakes, steamed dumplings, buns and spring rolls. Expect to wait for a table.
Chin Chin is a fun and modern take on casual, street-inspired Asian food. Inventive and vibrant, it's affordable fine but casual dinning. Mains from $20 - 30.
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Chin Chin
125 Flinders LnChin Chin is a fun and modern take on casual, street-inspired Asian food. Inventive and vibrant, it's affordable fine but casual dinning. Mains from $20 - 30.
Best coffee in the CBD! It’s all about the coffee here! The space is small, with a single communal table, a tiny bar and a total of about 15 seats so you might wait for a table.
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Brother Baba Budan
359 Little Bourke StBest coffee in the CBD! It’s all about the coffee here! The space is small, with a single communal table, a tiny bar and a total of about 15 seats so you might wait for a table.
The best Spanish restaurant in Melbourne, Movida’s modern take on tapas is inspired by the day’s market-fresh produce. And it is located in the epic Hosier Lane!
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MoVida
1 Hosier LnThe best Spanish restaurant in Melbourne, Movida’s modern take on tapas is inspired by the day’s market-fresh produce. And it is located in the epic Hosier Lane!
Best Mexican in the city. Authentic flavours, nice ambience and great range of drinks.
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Mamasita
11 Collins StBest Mexican in the city. Authentic flavours, nice ambience and great range of drinks.
An Eastern European influenced cafe with excellent bread, breakfast and lunch options. You can also buy their home-made jams. Best Corned Beef sandwich in Melbourne.
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Babka
358 Brunswick StAn Eastern European influenced cafe with excellent bread, breakfast and lunch options. You can also buy their home-made jams. Best Corned Beef sandwich in Melbourne.
Best Pork Banh Mi - Vietnamese Sandwich. Cheap and Delicious!
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Trang Bakery and Cafe
382 Smith StBest Pork Banh Mi - Vietnamese Sandwich. Cheap and Delicious!
For the real coffee lovers! Voted the best coffee in Melbourne. Specialty coffee and baked goods in a vast warehouse with high ceilings and roasting machines. Only black coffee!!
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Aunty Peg's
200 Wellington StFor the real coffee lovers! Voted the best coffee in Melbourne. Specialty coffee and baked goods in a vast warehouse with high ceilings and roasting machines. Only black coffee!!
Do not miss this! A real institution in Melbourne! The best place in Carlton to have a something sweet. Have a cake and a coffee and be surrounded by Italians!
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Brunetti Carlton
380 Lygon StDo not miss this! A real institution in Melbourne! The best place in Carlton to have a something sweet. Have a cake and a coffee and be surrounded by Italians!
Best pasta in Carlton! A real Italian experience with causal atmosphere and great staff.
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DOC Espresso
326 Lygon StBest pasta in Carlton! A real Italian experience with causal atmosphere and great staff.
Spicy laksa, traditional Malaysian cuisine and hawker food, in a buzzy setting with bamboo trees. Voted best laksa in Melbourne.
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Laksa King Flemington
6-12 Pin Oak CresSpicy laksa, traditional Malaysian cuisine and hawker food, in a buzzy setting with bamboo trees. Voted best laksa in Melbourne.
Best cheap and tasty brunch in St Kilda. Laid-back cafe with mismatched vintage furniture and compact booths, for light meals and brunch.
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Galleon Cafe
9 Carlisle StBest cheap and tasty brunch in St Kilda. Laid-back cafe with mismatched vintage furniture and compact booths, for light meals and brunch.
Cheap pizza place that turns into a club. It’s bohemia central with old couches and coffee tables to chill out and tuck in. $4 pizza brings the crowds. Check website for times for this insane deal!
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Bimbo
376 Brunswick StreetCheap pizza place that turns into a club. It’s bohemia central with old couches and coffee tables to chill out and tuck in. $4 pizza brings the crowds. Check website for times for this insane deal!
Unpretentious place with wood features, for classic food like sushi, sashimi and cook-at-the-table hot pots.
http://matsumoto.com.au
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Matsumoto Japanese Restaurant
48 Lygon StUnpretentious place with wood features, for classic food like sushi, sashimi and cook-at-the-table hot pots.
http://matsumoto.com.au
Hellenic Republic is Melbourne's premier Greek dining experience opened by George Calombaris.
www.hellenicrepublic.com.au
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Hellenic Republic Brunswick
434 Lygon StHellenic Republic is Melbourne's premier Greek dining experience opened by George Calombaris.
www.hellenicrepublic.com.au
Voted best coffee in Melbourne. Airy, industrial-chic cafe and micro-roaster serving all-day brunch or lunch.
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Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters
114 Berkeley StVoted best coffee in Melbourne. Airy, industrial-chic cafe and micro-roaster serving all-day brunch or lunch.
Great coffee & good place to eat breakfast or brunch. Chilled out place to read the newspaper or a book.
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EL Mirage
349 Lygon StGreat coffee & good place to eat breakfast or brunch. Chilled out place to read the newspaper or a book.
Great food! Fresh, flavourful and affordable. Fresh mint tea is fantastic too. Only 5min walk away from our place, this place is a clear favourite of ours and past guests.
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Moroccan Deli-cacy
313 Lygon StreetGreat food! Fresh, flavourful and affordable. Fresh mint tea is fantastic too. Only 5min walk away from our place, this place is a clear favourite of ours and past guests.
Shopping
Big Supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths for cheaper groceries, Kmart and JB Hifi.
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Barkly Square
90-106 Sydney RdBig Supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths for cheaper groceries, Kmart and JB Hifi.
Great shopping. Lots of buskers and food & coffee close by.
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Bourke Street
Bourke StreetGreat shopping. Lots of buskers and food & coffee close by.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar/pub with live music on. Trivia nights on Tuesday. Burgers from 11$ and tap beer. Always busy as this is a bar where locals go.
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The B.East
80 Lygon StGreat bar/pub with live music on. Trivia nights on Tuesday. Burgers from 11$ and tap beer. Always busy as this is a bar where locals go.
A dedicated craft beer bar - if you love beer, this is a great spot.
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The Alehouse Project
98-100 Lygon StA dedicated craft beer bar - if you love beer, this is a great spot.
Howler is Brunswick's warehouse-turned-art-and-live-entertainment space. Awesome place.
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Howler
7-11 Dawson StHowler is Brunswick's warehouse-turned-art-and-live-entertainment space. Awesome place.
Restaurant and bar. Come in for a drink and maybe stay for dinner. :)
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Cookie
252 Swanston StRestaurant and bar. Come in for a drink and maybe stay for dinner. :)
Floating under the Pedestrian Bridge, Southbank and accessible from stairs descending from above, Ponyfish Island is the perfect bar to linger on a sunny day. Drink and snack available,
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Ponyfish Island
Floating under the Pedestrian Bridge, Southbank and accessible from stairs descending from above, Ponyfish Island is the perfect bar to linger on a sunny day. Drink and snack available,
A great bar in the heart of Fitzroy known for its cheap Pintxos $2 ($1, Mon-Fri noon-4pm). Take the lift in the back to the top - Naked in the Sky rooftop bar with one of the best views of the city!
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Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StA great bar in the heart of Fitzroy known for its cheap Pintxos $2 ($1, Mon-Fri noon-4pm). Take the lift in the back to the top - Naked in the Sky rooftop bar with one of the best views of the city!
Buzzy open-air bar with drinks served from a shipping container, DJs and graffiti-covered walls.Popular hangout in the city.
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Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls LnBuzzy open-air bar with drinks served from a shipping container, DJs and graffiti-covered walls.Popular hangout in the city.
A great rooftop bar serving drinks and spanish inspired tapas.
High up on Lonsdale, surrounded by high rises, Bomba’s rooftop bar looks down on Melbourne’s busy inner city.
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Bomba Tapas Bar and Rooftop
103 Lonsdale StreetA great rooftop bar serving drinks and spanish inspired tapas.
High up on Lonsdale, surrounded by high rises, Bomba’s rooftop bar looks down on Melbourne’s busy inner city.
Hidden bar. Split-space East/West-themed small bar with plush banquettes, bunker-style decor and bathtub tables. Find the door in the laneway, ring the bell and walk up to the first floor.
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Berlin Bar
16 Corrs LnHidden bar. Split-space East/West-themed small bar with plush banquettes, bunker-style decor and bathtub tables. Find the door in the laneway, ring the bell and walk up to the first floor.
Enter through the narrow Rainbow Alley, next to Melbourne Town Hall, this welcoming laneway hidden bar is perfect for some people watching from the balcony above the busy Swanston Street.
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Cabinet Bar & Balcony
11 Rainbow AlleyEnter through the narrow Rainbow Alley, next to Melbourne Town Hall, this welcoming laneway hidden bar is perfect for some people watching from the balcony above the busy Swanston Street.
Cute and cozy bar very close to our place. Nice to enjoy a wine in the evening or unwind after a long day.
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Mr Wilkinson
295 Lygon StCute and cozy bar very close to our place. Nice to enjoy a wine in the evening or unwind after a long day.
Sightseeing
The biggest market in the Southern Hemisphere! Fresh produce, souvenirs, clothes and Deli Hall. Don't miss the 3$ burek (meat or spinach) inside the Deli Hall - Just look for the queue.:)
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Imarike ye-Queen Victoria
Queen StreetThe biggest market in the Southern Hemisphere! Fresh produce, souvenirs, clothes and Deli Hall. Don't miss the 3$ burek (meat or spinach) inside the Deli Hall - Just look for the queue.:)
One of the finest botanical gardens in the world. Free entry.
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Iziko LikaBotaniki LikaKumkani eVictoria
One of the finest botanical gardens in the world. Free entry.
Check out the lane ways that Melbourne is famous for! Centre Place is very busy, stop at Hells Kitchen for a coffee or grab a $4.50 baguette across from it - the cheapest lunch in the city.
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Centre Place
Centre PlaceCheck out the lane ways that Melbourne is famous for! Centre Place is very busy, stop at Hells Kitchen for a coffee or grab a $4.50 baguette across from it - the cheapest lunch in the city.
Federation Square is Melbourne's meeting place. The Melbourne Visitor Centre at Fed Square is a one-stop shop for visitors offering free brochures, maps, event listings, along with souvenirs.
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Federation Square
Federation Square is Melbourne's meeting place. The Melbourne Visitor Centre at Fed Square is a one-stop shop for visitors offering free brochures, maps, event listings, along with souvenirs.
Another awesome market, the labyrinthine interior is packed with stalls selling anything from old-school to boutique. Make sure you try its famous Dim Sims, look out for queue to find it.
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South Melbourne Market
322-326 Coventry StAnother awesome market, the labyrinthine interior is packed with stalls selling anything from old-school to boutique. Make sure you try its famous Dim Sims, look out for queue to find it.
Prepare to play in St Kilda, where you can kick up your heels by the beach, by the stage at live music venues or on the whirligigs at Luna Park. Try one of the best ice-cream at 7 Apples. Take tram 96
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St Kilda
Prepare to play in St Kilda, where you can kick up your heels by the beach, by the stage at live music venues or on the whirligigs at Luna Park. Try one of the best ice-cream at 7 Apples. Take tram 96
Victorian architecture and striking, large clock faces, Melbourne's Flinders Street Station has become the iconic building of Melbourne. So snap a selfie. :)
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Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders StreetVictorian architecture and striking, large clock faces, Melbourne's Flinders Street Station has become the iconic building of Melbourne. So snap a selfie. :)
The FREE City Circle Tram provides a "hop on, hop off" service around the city with commentary. Jump near Fed Sq, Old Treasury, Parliament House or Queen Vic, Melbourne Aquarium.
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Collins St/Elizabeth St station
The FREE City Circle Tram provides a "hop on, hop off" service around the city with commentary. Jump near Fed Sq, Old Treasury, Parliament House or Queen Vic, Melbourne Aquarium.
A Melbourne landmark and cultural icon. Join a free guided tour to see the library’s vast collection.
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I-State Library Victoria
328 Swanston StA Melbourne landmark and cultural icon. Join a free guided tour to see the library’s vast collection.
Come back if you’re hankering for cheap noodles or dumplings.
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Chinatown Precinct
35 Market LnCome back if you’re hankering for cheap noodles or dumplings.
Block Place
Block PlaceA popular alleyway filled with al-fresco cafes and restaurants.
The famous Crown Casino isn't for everyone. Don't waste your money gambling - find the Velvet bar and have a Espresso Martini for just 10$ everyday 5-8pm. Cheers
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Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman StThe famous Crown Casino isn't for everyone. Don't waste your money gambling - find the Velvet bar and have a Espresso Martini for just 10$ everyday 5-8pm. Cheers
Arts & Culture
Melbourne's most celebrated laneway for street art. STREET ART/GRAFFITI
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Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnMelbourne's most celebrated laneway for street art. STREET ART/GRAFFITI
Union Lane
One of the city's best street art. STREET ART/GRAFFITI
Caledonian Lane
Caledonian LaneOne of the city's best street art. STREET ART/GRAFFITI
Closest cinema to watch a movie.
Cheap Mondays $9
http://www.cinemanova.com.au
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Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StClosest cinema to watch a movie.
Cheap Mondays $9
http://www.cinemanova.com.au
Contains Victoria's extensive international collections with the works of some of the biggest names. Entry is free, although fees may apply to special exhibitions. Touch the water wall:)
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I-National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdContains Victoria's extensive international collections with the works of some of the biggest names. Entry is free, although fees may apply to special exhibitions. Touch the water wall:)
While at Fed Square, visit the Australian Centre for the Moving Image with its Screen Gallery, large collection of exhibits including film, video, video, television, interactive installations.
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ACMI
Flinders StreetWhile at Fed Square, visit the Australian Centre for the Moving Image with its Screen Gallery, large collection of exhibits including film, video, video, television, interactive installations.
Seasonal screenings of films old and new, on a super cool rooftop with deckchairs, cocktails and burgers.
Check online for shows and availability: https://www.rooftopcinema.com.au
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Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston StSeasonal screenings of films old and new, on a super cool rooftop with deckchairs, cocktails and burgers.
Check online for shows and availability: https://www.rooftopcinema.com.au