Guidebook for Collingwood
Entertainment & Activities
The fabulous 100,000 person capacity MCG is Australia's premier sporting venue. The home of Australian Rules football through the winter and a major international and interstate cricket venue through summer.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton AvenueThe fabulous 100,000 person capacity MCG is Australia's premier sporting venue. The home of Australian Rules football through the winter and a major international and interstate cricket venue through summer.
Home of the Australian Open tennis tournament in January every year.
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Tennis World Melbourne Park
Home of the Australian Open tennis tournament in January every year.
AAMI Park
Olympic BoulevardThe main stadium for football (soccer) in Melbourne
Shopping
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street MallThe heart of Melbourne's City shopping district
Fresh food and more - an enormous treasure hunt. Closed Monday, Wednesday and most public holidays. Check the market website for trading hours.
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Queen Victoria Market
Queen StreetFresh food and more - an enormous treasure hunt. Closed Monday, Wednesday and most public holidays. Check the market website for trading hours.
Great strip shopping along Smith, Brunswick, Gertrude and Johnston Streets. Explore and discover!
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Fitzroy
Great strip shopping along Smith, Brunswick, Gertrude and Johnston Streets. Explore and discover!
Smith Street Collingwood is a dynamic strip full of clothing and interior design stores, retro furniture, cafes, restaurants, specialist food stores, corner pubs and bars, live music. Supermarkets. North of Johnston Street to Queens Parade find factory outlets.
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Collingwood
Smith Street Collingwood is a dynamic strip full of clothing and interior design stores, retro furniture, cafes, restaurants, specialist food stores, corner pubs and bars, live music. Supermarkets. North of Johnston Street to Queens Parade find factory outlets.
Sightseeing
Famous venue in lovely gardens adjacent to the Museum.
Check for current events.
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Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St Famous venue in lovely gardens adjacent to the Museum.
Check for current events.
Fashion and design hub, cafes, and food stores. Browse the day away.
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Gertrude Street
Gertrude StreetFashion and design hub, cafes, and food stores. Browse the day away.
Brunswick Street
Brunswick StreetGreat mix of stores, cafes, bars, restaurants
Wide selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops within easy walking distance
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Smith Street
Smith StreetWide selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops within easy walking distance
Essentials
Large supermarket. Easy walk or catch the 86 tram at Gertrude/Smith and get off at stop 18
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Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith StLarge supermarket. Easy walk or catch the 86 tram at Gertrude/Smith and get off at stop 18
Coles Collingwood
172 Smith StAlso on Smith St at the site of the original Coles store.
High class delicatessen where you can pick up a gourmet pre-prepared meal.
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Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith StHigh class delicatessen where you can pick up a gourmet pre-prepared meal.
FoodWorks
169 Gertrude StIGA East Melbourne
446 Victoria ParadeFood Scene
Arcadia Cafe Restaurant
193 Gertrude StFabulous salads and savouries
Tokushima
70 Smith StTraditional Japanese well done with friendly service
Grocery Bar East Melbourne
412-442 Victoria ParadeGood breakfast spot
Anada Bar & Restaurant
197 Gertrude StYummy Spanish tapas
A regular haunt. Hip local cafe just over Langridge Street.
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South of Johnston
46 Oxford StA regular haunt. Hip local cafe just over Langridge Street.
Victoria St
Amazing selection of mainly Vietnamese restaurants
Two Birds Cafe
31 Peel StRelaxed light meals
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude StLovely pizza, pasta and more in a relaxed atmosphere
Cutler & Co
57 Gertrude StFine dining - bookings essential
If you like ice cream you'll love Messina. Be prepared to queue up in summer.
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Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith StIf you like ice cream you'll love Messina. Be prepared to queue up in summer.
Drinks & Nightlife
Builders Arms Hotel
211 Gertrude StModern pub food
Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith StLocal bluestone corner pub that often has live music
Foresters
64 Smith StGreat selection of craft beers
Serves Australian produced gins and jaffles (toasties). Try a flight of gin - 5 different taste serves.
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Bad Frankie
139-141 Greeves StServes Australian produced gins and jaffles (toasties). Try a flight of gin - 5 different taste serves.
Arts & Culture
Marvel Stadium
740 Bourke StFooty and more
Easy access using the 109 tram and a short walk down Swanston Street
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State Theatre
100 St Kilda RdEasy access using the 109 tram and a short walk down Swanston Street
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman StMajor Southbank attraction
Princess Theatre
163 Spring StOne of the great live entertainment theatres of Melbourne
Great collection of art works in a building that is itself a work of art
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National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdGreat collection of art works in a building that is itself a work of art
Aboriginal and contemporary art collection
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The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell StreetAboriginal and contemporary art collection
Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St station
See Phar Lap and much much more