Guidebook for Melbourne

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Guidebook for Melbourne

Drinks & Nightlife

A great outdoor bar on the river to have a drink on the way to the MCG or Rod Laver, or if you are around here.
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Riverland Bar
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A great outdoor bar on the river to have a drink on the way to the MCG or Rod Laver, or if you are around here.
Has a rooftop bar.
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The Red Hummingbird
246 Russell St
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Has a rooftop bar.
Another rooftop bar, head to the Italian Waiters Club across the lane way for a bowl of pasta.
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Loop Roof
23 Meyers Pl
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Another rooftop bar, head to the Italian Waiters Club across the lane way for a bowl of pasta.
Happy hour 5-7pm
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Fatto Bar & Cantina
100 Saint Kilda Road
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Happy hour 5-7pm
Choose to sit on the East Berlin or West Berlin side of the bar.
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Berlin Bar
16 Corrs Ln
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Choose to sit on the East Berlin or West Berlin side of the bar.
Quirkily decorated with lots of jungle animals and with a big deck, and then on the rooftop is the Palms Bar.
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The Carlton Club
193 Bourke St
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Quirkily decorated with lots of jungle animals and with a big deck, and then on the rooftop is the Palms Bar.
It’s crazy! You can enjoy a wine, but you can get caught up in cocktails and shots served in science beakers and test tubes.
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The Croft Institute
21 Croft Alley
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It’s crazy! You can enjoy a wine, but you can get caught up in cocktails and shots served in science beakers and test tubes.
A couple of shipping containers and wooden crates have been turned into a cool outdoor bar, down an alley off China town (Little Bourke St).
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Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Ln
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A couple of shipping containers and wooden crates have been turned into a cool outdoor bar, down an alley off China town (Little Bourke St).
Some guests recommended to go up here for a cocktail and check out the view rather than Eureka Sky Deck. Wear your good clothes, its pretty fancy.
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Lui Bar
525 Collins St
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Some guests recommended to go up here for a cocktail and check out the view rather than Eureka Sky Deck. Wear your good clothes, its pretty fancy.

Food Scene

Guests suggested I should ad this to the guide book. An institution for some people, a very special place to have a coffee AND a piece of cake. Just looking in the window is a treat.
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Hopetoun Tea Rooms
421 Bourke St
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Guests suggested I should ad this to the guide book. An institution for some people, a very special place to have a coffee AND a piece of cake. Just looking in the window is a treat.
Great Turkish food.
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Köy Restaurant
116-136 Cecil St
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Great Turkish food.
If you want something special, this Japanese Restaurant is worth it. Everyone I take here loves it even if they are sceptical of liking Japanese food. Not cheap.
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Saké Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall
100 St Kilda Rd
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If you want something special, this Japanese Restaurant is worth it. Everyone I take here loves it even if they are sceptical of liking Japanese food. Not cheap.
Fantastic Italian restaurant, down a lane and up the stairs. No tablecloths or wine glasses here, just a very busy, good food place to go at reasonable prices. Can be served very quickly if need be.
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The Waiters Restaurant
20 Meyers Pl
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Fantastic Italian restaurant, down a lane and up the stairs. No tablecloths or wine glasses here, just a very busy, good food place to go at reasonable prices. Can be served very quickly if need be.
Little Bourke Street, from Swanston to Spring is where you'll find China town. Lots and lots of restaurants to choose from.
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Chinatown Precinct
35 Market Ln
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Little Bourke Street, from Swanston to Spring is where you'll find China town. Lots and lots of restaurants to choose from.
A family favourite.
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Mr. Nice Guy Restaurant
10 Healeys Ln
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A family favourite.
A very popular modern Mexican restaurant at the top of Collins Street (that’s the ‘Paris end’). You can now book for lunch Monday to Friday, other meal times you have to queue– part of the fun.
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Mamasita
11 Collins St
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A very popular modern Mexican restaurant at the top of Collins Street (that’s the ‘Paris end’). You can now book for lunch Monday to Friday, other meal times you have to queue– part of the fun.
Great hidden laneway destination. If someone doesn't tell you about this place I don't know how you would find it! Great coffee and food at good prices.
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Krimper Cafe
20 Guildford Ln
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Great hidden laneway destination. If someone doesn't tell you about this place I don't know how you would find it! Great coffee and food at good prices.

Sightseeing

There is a very extensive tourist information centre at Federation Square, on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets. If you are new to Melbourne make this a first stop.
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Federation Square
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There is a very extensive tourist information centre at Federation Square, on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets. If you are new to Melbourne make this a first stop.
Bars, coffee, restaurants, fresh produce. Open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. Some great eateries open day time only. Try the Turkish Gozelme at Koy, yum? Always a line for the famous Sth Melb Dim Sims.
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South Melbourne Market
322-326 Coventry St
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Bars, coffee, restaurants, fresh produce. Open Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun. Some great eateries open day time only. Try the Turkish Gozelme at Koy, yum? Always a line for the famous Sth Melb Dim Sims.

Shopping

Discount Factory Outlet Stores. About a 20 minute walk, very popular place to shop for some bargains.
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DFO www.catalogclothing.com.au
20 Convention Centre Pl
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Discount Factory Outlet Stores. About a 20 minute walk, very popular place to shop for some bargains.
More discount shopping, worth a look. Located at Southern Cross Station. If you are catching the Airport bus this is where it leaves from. There are luggage lockers here.
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Spencer Outlet Centre
201 Spencer St
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More discount shopping, worth a look. Located at Southern Cross Station. If you are catching the Airport bus this is where it leaves from. There are luggage lockers here.

Essentials

Large Coles Supermarket
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Coles Spencer St
201 Spencer St
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Large Coles Supermarket
Large supermarket not too far away.
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Woolworths South Melbourne
113 Cecil St
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Large supermarket not too far away.
Not too far
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Clarendon St IGA Xpress plus Liquor
48 Clarendon St
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Not too far
There is a licensed general store opposite the entrance to DFO
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DFO South Wharf
20 Convention Centre Pl
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There is a licensed general store opposite the entrance to DFO

Everything Else

Just in case
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Southgate Melbourne
3 Southgate Ave
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Just in case
Not too far
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Southgate
3 Southgate Ave
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Not too far