Guidebook for Collingwood
Food Scene
Best sandwiches in the world (no joke). You can phone up and pre-order sandwiches or eat in. Great bakery items/patries etc.
65 locals recommend
Babka
358 Brunswick StBest sandwiches in the world (no joke). You can phone up and pre-order sandwiches or eat in. Great bakery items/patries etc.
Cute little cafe with great coffee. Also features a shop with amazing Japanese home wares.
59 locals recommend
CIBI
33-39 Keele StCute little cafe with great coffee. Also features a shop with amazing Japanese home wares.
Great cafe/foodstore. Great place to eat in for brunch/lunch and has a foodstore with amazing takeaway food for dinner/lunch (ie. salads, prepared meals to reheat, cure meats, pastries etc)
114 locals recommend
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith StGreat cafe/foodstore. Great place to eat in for brunch/lunch and has a foodstore with amazing takeaway food for dinner/lunch (ie. salads, prepared meals to reheat, cure meats, pastries etc)
Best butcher ever. Seriously a must-see for foodies.
22 locals recommend
Meatsmith - Specialty Butcher & Wine Merchant
273 Smith StBest butcher ever. Seriously a must-see for foodies.
Rita's Abbotsford
239 Johnston StGreat local pizza/pasta restaurant. Good vibe.
Hell of the North
135 Greeves StAmazing french restaurant.
Peko Peko
190 Wells StReally great Japanese restaurant. Pretty casual.
Coda
141 Flinders LnReally great modern French/Vietnamese restaurant.
Tonka
20 Duckboard PlReally good modern Indian restaurant. Great place.
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders LnReally nice restaurant but I prefer the bar upstairs.
World's best croissants. Seriously (this is coming from a guy who lived in Paris for two years). Be prepared to line up though.. It's actually in Rose St, Fitzroy now- not sure why it's saying Elwood.
142 locals recommend
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose StWorld's best croissants. Seriously (this is coming from a guy who lived in Paris for two years). Be prepared to line up though.. It's actually in Rose St, Fitzroy now- not sure why it's saying Elwood.
Marquis of Lorne
411 George StGood pub. Great vibe. Rooftop deck.
Panama Dining Room
231 Smith StGood bar and restaurant. Warehouse vibe.
Melbourne institution. Great authentic Greek food. Can BYO (even beer!).
31 locals recommend
Jim's Greek Tavern
32 Johnston StMelbourne institution. Great authentic Greek food. Can BYO (even beer!).
Everyday Coffee
36-38 Sackville StGreat cafe. Great coffee.
South of Johnston
46 Oxford StReally great cafe! (Has a cozy fire in winter)
Addict Food And Coffee
240 Johnston StNice cafe/good coffee
Really great cafe but often there is a line so plenty of other options if this is the case.
125 locals recommend
Proud Mary
172 Oxford StReally great cafe but often there is a line so plenty of other options if this is the case.
Oxford Larder
18 Peel StGreat little cafe. Does takeaway pre-made meals/salads.
Shop Ramen
329 Smith StBest Ramen in Melbourne! Cheap/also does takeaway.
Libertine & Co.
141 Johnston StQuaint little cafe. Great coffee and relaxed vibe.
Great cafe & coffee with great food featuring healthy bowls/broths
12 locals recommend
Terror Twilight
11-13 Johnston StGreat cafe & coffee with great food featuring healthy bowls/broths
Chotto Motto
287 Wellington StGreat Japanese dumplings & great atomosphere
Great little cafe serving breakfast and lunch. Innovative fresh food with great wine list.
28 locals recommend
Napier Quarter
359 Napier StGreat little cafe serving breakfast and lunch. Innovative fresh food with great wine list.
Great bar and bistro. Good vibe and great decor with an outdoor courtyard and deck area.
Poodle Bar & Bistro
81-83 Gertrude StGreat bar and bistro. Good vibe and great decor with an outdoor courtyard and deck area.
Morning Market
59 Gertrude StGreat grocer/bakery/fruit & veg/sandwich shop on Gertrude St.
Fitzroy institution - really great Spanish restaurant on Gertrude Street.
52 locals recommend
Anada Bar & Restaurant
197 Gertrude StFitzroy institution - really great Spanish restaurant on Gertrude Street.
San Telmo
14 Meyers PlGreat Argentinian restaurant! A favourite of mine
Lagotto
1 York StModern Italian - awesome decor and really great food
Hope St Radio
35 Johnston StreetGreat local pasta and wine bar in Collingwood Yards
Jour Cafe & Store
29 Keele StreetGreat little French cafe serving breakfast, lunch and coffee
Hector's Deli
94 Buckingham StreetGreat local sandwich and coffee spot
Drinks & Nightlife
Nighthawks
136 Johnston StGreat little local bar - grungy Brooklyn vibe
Great place for drinks. Really great outdoor area - has retractable roof/heaters in winter. Really good vibe. DJs in outdoor area on Fri/Sat nights. Dumpling night w/ matching beers on Weds (best to book).
They also do good food.
69 locals recommend
Dr Morse Bar & Eatery
274 Johnston StGreat place for drinks. Really great outdoor area - has retractable roof/heaters in winter. Really good vibe. DJs in outdoor area on Fri/Sat nights. Dumpling night w/ matching beers on Weds (best to book).
They also do good food.
Great bar/good vibes. Food from various food trucks that pull up on Fri, Sat & Sundays.
23 locals recommend
Lulie Tavern
225 Johnston StGreat bar/good vibes. Food from various food trucks that pull up on Fri, Sat & Sundays.
Bar Liberty
234 Johnston StReally nice bar - great food. (More sophisticated).
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude StAmazing cocktails. Seriously great. Small but v. nice.
Black Pearl
304 Brunswick StReally good cocktail bar.
Le Bon Ton
51 Gipps StReally great southern american food. Open really late. Fun place.
Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets
80 Smith StGreat little bar. Open late.
Marion
53 Gertrude StReally nice bar. Nice bar food. On the sophisticated side.
Really great pub. Grungy front bar with really great food (there is a separate restaurant & upstairs dining/bar area). Local gem.
65 locals recommend
The Gem Bar and Dining
289 Wellington StReally great pub. Grungy front bar with really great food (there is a separate restaurant & upstairs dining/bar area). Local gem.
Rupert on Rupert
73 Rupert StGood bar. Food isn't amazing. Good vibe.
Cookie
252 Swanston StGreat bar!!
Really really great bar with great dance floor/live music venue attached.
45 locals recommend
The Toff In Town
252 Swanston StReally really great bar with great dance floor/live music venue attached.
The Carlton Club
193 Bourke StGreat rooftop bar (Palmz). Fun venue.
Yah Yah's
99 Smith StDirty bar/dance floor/music venue open really late.
Heartbreaker
234A Russell StReally good bar in the city.
Good restaurant and great rooftop bar (although the rooftop is small).
207 locals recommend
Bomba Tapas Bar and Rooftop
103 Lonsdale StreetGood restaurant and great rooftop bar (although the rooftop is small).
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls LnFun open-air bar
Cherry
68 Little Collins StIconic Melbourne lane way bar. Live music venue.
Really great bar in the city. Serious cocktail bar. More sophisticated than some on this list..
126 locals recommend
Eau De Vie
1 Malthouse LnReally great bar in the city. Serious cocktail bar. More sophisticated than some on this list..
Ferdydurke
31 Tattersalls LnFun bar in the city
Howler
7-11 Dawson StGreat live music venue/bar in brunswick
One of my favourite bars. Fun. It is a little hard to find. Enter via Sniders Lane.
18 locals recommend
Sister Bella
9 Sniders LaneOne of my favourite bars. Fun. It is a little hard to find. Enter via Sniders Lane.
Hell's Kitchen
20A Centre PlGreat bar for lane way people watching.
Rupert on Rupert
73 Rupert StGreat bar
Paradise Alley
25 Easey StGreat local bar. Very 'Collingwood'.
The Gem Bar and Dining
289 Wellington StGreat local pub with live music and good food
Molly Rose Brewery
285 Wellington StGreat little brewery very close to our house
Bodriggy Brewing Company
245 Johnston StBuzzing bar & brewery with great food
Goldy's! Tavern
66A Gold StGreat local pub
Runner Up Rooftop Bar
35 Johnston StreetGreat rooftop bar at Collingwood Yards
Artist’s market
Found in the heart of eclectic Fitzroy, The Rose St. Artists' Market gives you the opportunity to peruse numerous stall displays, collect, source and commission unique handmade works; and of course meet, greet and speak with artists and designers in person.
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St