Guidebook for Fitzroy
Food Scene
Slowpoke Espresso
157 Brunswick StGreat Coffee.
Simple, delicious food.
Friendly staff.
$
Malaysian.
Combine delicious little bites into a meal to share
$$
Lunch Specials are good value
Masak Masak
230 Smith StreetMalaysian.
Combine delicious little bites into a meal to share
$$
Lunch Specials are good value
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude StDelicious Pizza.
$$
De Clieu
Top quality coffee
$$
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude StCheap Vegetarian Mexican
$
La Niche Cafe
67 Smith StGreat place for lunch
$$
Stagger Lee's Fitzroy
276 Brunswick StNice Cafe. Good food and coffee
$$
Delicious baked goods.
We recommend the raspberry danish or any of the cakes. Don't be fooled by how they look, they are all delicious!
$
65 Einheimische empfehlen
Babka
358 Brunswick StDelicious baked goods.
We recommend the raspberry danish or any of the cakes. Don't be fooled by how they look, they are all delicious!
$
Vegetarian Moroccan.
Have a banquet. The cheaper option is usually more than enough food..
$
Take the 112 from brunswick st going away from the city..
100 Einheimische empfehlen
Moroccan Soup Bar
47-51 St Georges RdVegetarian Moroccan.
Have a banquet. The cheaper option is usually more than enough food..
$
Take the 112 from brunswick st going away from the city..
We saved up for a special dinner and weren't disappointed.
Urban spoon rates it $$$$... ouch
179 Einheimische empfehlen
Coda
141 Flinders LnWe saved up for a special dinner and weren't disappointed.
Urban spoon rates it $$$$... ouch
Best Lasagna.
They are not the friendliest bunch but the food is great.
$$
36 Einheimische empfehlen
DOC Espresso
326 Lygon StBest Lasagna.
They are not the friendliest bunch but the food is great.
$$
For the Laksa and the somewhat funny dodgy service. Cheap. You get what you pay for I guess.
$
17 Einheimische empfehlen
Viet Rose Vietnamese Restaurant
363 Brunswick StFor the Laksa and the somewhat funny dodgy service. Cheap. You get what you pay for I guess.
$
Not too noisy as some restaurants can be.
Great Modern Chinese / Asian
$$$
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Lee Ho Fook
11-15 Duckboard PlNot too noisy as some restaurants can be.
Great Modern Chinese / Asian
$$$
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith StGood Italian food $$$
Peko Peko
190 Wells StGood Japanese $$
Yim Yam
76 Smith StCheap Thai Food
$ - $$
Good food and coffee.
Laid back atmosphere and plenty of space.
$$
75 Einheimische empfehlen
Grub Fitzroy (grub food van)
87-89 Moor StGood food and coffee.
Laid back atmosphere and plenty of space.
$$
Min lokal
422 George StGood food and coffee
$
Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick StGood for a drink
good food and drinks
gets busy on the weekend
$$
21 Einheimische empfehlen
Little Creatures Dining Hall
good food and drinks
gets busy on the weekend
$$
Blue Chillies
182 Brunswick StNice Asian Food
Lunch specials are quite good
$$$
Good food and coffee
2014 won a heap of awards for various cafe related things.
$$
87 Einheimische empfehlen
Industry Beans
70-76 Rose StGood food and coffee
2014 won a heap of awards for various cafe related things.
$$
Good food and coffee
Pierre Roelofs' Dessert Evening. Thursdays.
19 Einheimische empfehlen
Cafe Rosamond
Good food and coffee
Pierre Roelofs' Dessert Evening. Thursdays.
Tomboy Cafe
356 Smith StGood food and Coffee
$
CIBI
33-39 Keele StJapanese Cafe
Good food and Coffee
Also sells Japanese ceramics
$$
Jungle Juice Bar
20 Centre PlTiny little cafe. Nice bagels. good spot for lunch
$
The Journal Cafe
253 Flinders LnGood spot for lunch
$$
Switch Board Cafe
220 Collins Sttiny tiny cafe.
in an arcade off swanston st
$
DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar
295 Drummond Stgreat pizza
Drinks & Nightlife
Napier Hotel
210 Napier StA Fitzroy Institution. Value for money atmosphere.
$$
A Stones throw from the apartment. Bistro food is great. Front bar specials Mon-Wed. Wide range of beer on tap.
$$
$16 steak special Mondays..
12 Einheimische empfehlen
The Gertrude Hotel
148 Gertrude StA Stones throw from the apartment. Bistro food is great. Front bar specials Mon-Wed. Wide range of beer on tap.
$$
$16 steak special Mondays..
The closest cocktail bar to the apartment
$$
Upstairs
109 Einheimische empfehlen
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude StThe closest cocktail bar to the apartment
$$
Upstairs
Great atmosphere. Like going back in time. In true European style they make terrible coffee, order a granita instead. Homemade flavours
$$
228 Einheimische empfehlen
Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware LaneGreat atmosphere. Like going back in time. In true European style they make terrible coffee, order a granita instead. Homemade flavours
$$
Meyers Place Bar
24 Crossley StGreat little bar
$ - $$
Hell's Kitchen
20A Centre PlUpstairs. Also does food
$
The best pub fare
Great atmosphere.
Sams favourite pub
$$
65 Einheimische empfehlen
The Gem Bar and Dining
289 Wellington StThe best pub fare
Great atmosphere.
Sams favourite pub
$$
Everything Else
Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra ParadeNice outdoor pool
Edinburgh Gardens
Alfred CrescentPopular place for a picnic on weekends
Carlton Gardens
Nice place for a picnic or to relax on the grass
Westpac ATM
2 Keilor RdWestpac ATM
Bank of Melbourne Branch
231 Smith StATM inside
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose StLocal designers
open weekends
Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George StPhotography Gallery
Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith StIce Cream.
Shopping
Obus
226 Gertrude StWomens clothes designed in Melbourne
ALPHA60 Fitzroy
179 Brunswick StWomens clothes designed in Melbourne
The Fabric Store
184 Brunswick StGreat fabrics you wouldn't find anywhere else
Pieces of Eight Gallery
335 Russell PlLocally designed jewellery
Third Drawer Down
1851 George StLocally designed gifts
Essentials
Aunt Maggie's Fitzroy
188 Gertrude StOrganic Produce and Supermarket.
Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston StSupermarket
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith Stsupermarket
Arts & Culture
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne StreetIf you need to see a movie on a massive screen
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StArt House and Foreign Films. Monday night is cheap night
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
111 Sturt StWorth a visit if you are in the area
For that authentic "I don't get it" gallery going experience
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Gertrude Contemporary
21-31 High StFor that authentic "I don't get it" gallery going experience
West Space
225 Bourke StArtist run gallery. Buzz level one for entry and take the lift up
Bus Projects
7 Johnston StArtist run gallery
SEVENTH
215 Church StreetArtist run gallery
TCB Art Inc.
5 Wilkinson StreetArtist run gallery.
Upstairs.
Look for the doorway beneath a weird basketball hoop