Guidebook for Melbourne

Siobhan Simone Koletsis
Siobhan Simone Koletsis
Guidebook for Melbourne

Food Scene

Fantastic Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant
32 locals recommend
Maha
21 Bond St
32 locals recommend
Fantastic Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant
Best dumplings in Melbourne. Booking is preferred but you might get lucky and score a seat in the downstairs area!
89 locals recommend
HuTong
14-16 Market Ln
89 locals recommend
Best dumplings in Melbourne. Booking is preferred but you might get lucky and score a seat in the downstairs area!
Owned by acclaimed chef Grossi Florentino, The Cellar Bar is simple Italian food at its finest. Sit outside and enjoy the views of the Paris end of the city if the weather is agreeable!
6 locals recommend
The Cellar Bar
80 Bourke Street
6 locals recommend
Owned by acclaimed chef Grossi Florentino, The Cellar Bar is simple Italian food at its finest. Sit outside and enjoy the views of the Paris end of the city if the weather is agreeable!
Best contemporary Asian food in Melbourne. It has a no reservations policy (which drives me mad) - however, go and put your name down and you will wait no longer than 20 minutes!
552 locals recommend
Chin Chin
125 Flinders Ln
552 locals recommend
Best contemporary Asian food in Melbourne. It has a no reservations policy (which drives me mad) - however, go and put your name down and you will wait no longer than 20 minutes!
By acclaimed hospitality guru Andrew McConnell, you can't go wrong!
109 locals recommend
Supernormal
180 Flinders Ln
109 locals recommend
By acclaimed hospitality guru Andrew McConnell, you can't go wrong!
A city laneway less than a minute away, cafes galore, street dining.
49 locals recommend
Degraves St
49 locals recommend
A city laneway less than a minute away, cafes galore, street dining.
Great for a tasty breakfast, lunch or dinner. Top notch and typical Melbourne. Not cheap but not super expensive, depending on what you order.
200 locals recommend
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Ln
200 locals recommend
Great for a tasty breakfast, lunch or dinner. Top notch and typical Melbourne. Not cheap but not super expensive, depending on what you order.
Simple, quick and tasty Mexican food.
187 locals recommend
Fonda Mexican
144 Chapel St
187 locals recommend
Simple, quick and tasty Mexican food.
Located right behind the apartment, this restaurant is an oldy but a goody. It isn't that cheap but you can get a decent bento box for lunch for $17. Worth a try if your a Japanese fan.
Hako
310 Flinders Ln
Located right behind the apartment, this restaurant is an oldy but a goody. It isn't that cheap but you can get a decent bento box for lunch for $17. Worth a try if your a Japanese fan.
Delicious Peruvian food!!! It's down an alley with other cool bars also. True Melbourne style.
31 locals recommend
Pastuso
19 AC/DC La
31 locals recommend
Delicious Peruvian food!!! It's down an alley with other cool bars also. True Melbourne style.
Tasty meatballs with wine. Easy, fun and fast!
33 locals recommend
The Meatball & Wine Bar - Flinders Lane
135 Flinders Lane
33 locals recommend
Tasty meatballs with wine. Easy, fun and fast!
Untouched Italian restaurant from the 70's that was where the waiters used to go for a meal after they finished work. Simple, old school Italian food with 70's decor. Down a lane and up some stairs.
15 locals recommend
The Waiters Restaurant
20 Meyers Pl
15 locals recommend
Untouched Italian restaurant from the 70's that was where the waiters used to go for a meal after they finished work. Simple, old school Italian food with 70's decor. Down a lane and up some stairs.
Great breakfast or lunch place, veg options and open weekends which used to be unusual in that end of the city.
195 locals recommend
Grain Store
517 Flinders Ln
195 locals recommend
Great breakfast or lunch place, veg options and open weekends which used to be unusual in that end of the city.
Famous Melbourne Burger joint. Small burgers but tasty. Great chips, make sure you request the special chipotle seasoning.
19 locals recommend
Huxtaburger
357 Collins St
19 locals recommend
Famous Melbourne Burger joint. Small burgers but tasty. Great chips, make sure you request the special chipotle seasoning.
Fantasic coffee and pastries
55 locals recommend
Dukes Coffee Roasters
247 Flinders Ln
55 locals recommend
Fantasic coffee and pastries
An new rooftop bar in Melbourne with more of a restaurant/tapas vibe. Amazing view!!!
Melina on the Rooftop
168 Lonsdale St
An new rooftop bar in Melbourne with more of a restaurant/tapas vibe. Amazing view!!!
Superb organic roast chicken! Great salads. Absolutely delicious. Open until 10pm every day except closed on Sundays. Yummy!
Henriettas Chicken Shop and Bar
Superb organic roast chicken! Great salads. Absolutely delicious. Open until 10pm every day except closed on Sundays. Yummy!
Beautiful Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) only 30 seconds away. Delicious, cheap and easy. They even have duck pho!
Pho Flinders Express
290 Flinders St
Beautiful Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) only 30 seconds away. Delicious, cheap and easy. They even have duck pho!
Hidden secret on Hardware Lane, which is full of touristy average restaurants. Great wine and food to match. Delicious!
31 locals recommend
Kirk's Wine Bar
46 Hardware Ln
31 locals recommend
Hidden secret on Hardware Lane, which is full of touristy average restaurants. Great wine and food to match. Delicious!
My favourite French restaurant in Melbourne. Food to die for. Hidden up some stairs it really feels like a Parisian Bistrot!
9 locals recommend
French Saloon
46 Hardware Ln
9 locals recommend
My favourite French restaurant in Melbourne. Food to die for. Hidden up some stairs it really feels like a Parisian Bistrot!

Drinks & Nightlife

Ponyfish Island is one of my favourite bars in Melbourne. A 30 second walk away, it is my 'local' hidden under the bridge on the Yarra River. Great toasties, beers, coffee...
163 locals recommend
Ponyfish Island
163 locals recommend
Ponyfish Island is one of my favourite bars in Melbourne. A 30 second walk away, it is my 'local' hidden under the bridge on the Yarra River. Great toasties, beers, coffee...
One of Melbourne's many rooftop institutions...
175 locals recommend
Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston St
175 locals recommend
One of Melbourne's many rooftop institutions...
My favourite rooftop bar in Melbourne. Great cocktails and funky setting.
163 locals recommend
Madame Brussels
59 Bourke St
163 locals recommend
My favourite rooftop bar in Melbourne. Great cocktails and funky setting.
Late night coffee, cigar, dessert, cheese, cocktail or wine? Siglo has a wonderful terrazzo offering fantastic views of Parliament house and it's surrounding parks.
115 locals recommend
Siglo
161 Spring St
115 locals recommend
Late night coffee, cigar, dessert, cheese, cocktail or wine? Siglo has a wonderful terrazzo offering fantastic views of Parliament house and it's surrounding parks.
One of Melbourne's most memorable rooftop views. Just a 10 minute stroll from the city or a 5 minute tram ride, you will enjoy panoramic views of Melbourne and it's north...and don't forget the food!
366 locals recommend
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick St
366 locals recommend
One of Melbourne's most memorable rooftop views. Just a 10 minute stroll from the city or a 5 minute tram ride, you will enjoy panoramic views of Melbourne and it's north...and don't forget the food!
This is a hidden gem with great drinks and delicious chicken and chips and other tasty dishes. You can even get the chicken and chips take away. Uniquely Melbourne!
10 locals recommend
Belleville Melbourne
1 Globe Alley
10 locals recommend
This is a hidden gem with great drinks and delicious chicken and chips and other tasty dishes. You can even get the chicken and chips take away. Uniquely Melbourne!
Late night bar in Melbourne. Go there for a gig, google it, it has a reputation.
146 locals recommend
Cherry
68 Little Collins St
146 locals recommend
Late night bar in Melbourne. Go there for a gig, google it, it has a reputation.
Another late night Melbourne favourite if you want to dance to the wee hours...
10 locals recommend
Boney
68 Little Collins St
10 locals recommend
Another late night Melbourne favourite if you want to dance to the wee hours...
Beer lovers paradise.
Beer DeLuxe Fed Square
Flinders Street
Beer lovers paradise.
Fantastic winter night market at the iconic Queen Victoria Market site. Food, music, stalls, gift shops. Typical Melbourne even on a freexing night!
11 locals recommend
Winter Night Market
Queen Street
11 locals recommend
Fantastic winter night market at the iconic Queen Victoria Market site. Food, music, stalls, gift shops. Typical Melbourne even on a freexing night!

Essentials

Melbourne's most central and comprehensive market. It is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays, though open for a night market on Wednesdays in summer.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
957 locals recommend
Melbourne's most central and comprehensive market. It is closed on Mondays and Wednesdays, though open for a night market on Wednesdays in summer.
Supermarket a minute away
24 locals recommend
Woolworths Flinders Street (Metro)
262 Flinders St
24 locals recommend
Supermarket a minute away

Arts & Culture

A wonderful arts precinct with many galleries, restaurants and festivals
797 locals recommend
Federation Square
797 locals recommend
A wonderful arts precinct with many galleries, restaurants and festivals
A 5 minute stroll, see what is on show at the NGV
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
A 5 minute stroll, see what is on show at the NGV

Everything Else

This is a family business explaining the process of opals. BUT if you want to see snakes or Australia's most venomous spiders....this is your chance. No worries, they are under lock and key!
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
94 Elizabeth St
This is a family business explaining the process of opals. BUT if you want to see snakes or Australia's most venomous spiders....this is your chance. No worries, they are under lock and key!
A hidden underground exit from Flinders Street Train Station with some very quirky shops and street art. Enter from Flinders St or Degraves St.
Campbell Arcade
A hidden underground exit from Flinders Street Train Station with some very quirky shops and street art. Enter from Flinders St or Degraves St.

Sightseeing

Melbourne's iconic graffiti laneway. A 10 minute maximum walk from my place
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier Ln
245 locals recommend
Melbourne's iconic graffiti laneway. A 10 minute maximum walk from my place