Guidebook for Southbank
Everything Else
Federation Square
Location for Melbourne Tourist Information office
Tan Track
Tan TrackGreat running track around the Botanical Gardens
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman StMany high end shops and restaurants
Car Rental. Try www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au for cheap hire car details
8 locals recommend
Avis Truck Rental Southbank
198-200 Normanby RdCar Rental. Try www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au for cheap hire car details
Food Scene
Amble Cafe
325 Flinders LnGreat coffee and food. Open weekdays
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders LnOne of our favourite restaurants
MoVida
1 Hosier LnGreat spanish restaurant
Victoria St
Little Vietnam. Awesome food and cheap eats
Patricia Coffee Brewers
493-495 Little Bourke StSome of the best coffee in Melbourne. Open weekdays
Brother Baba Budan
359 Little Bourke StGreat coffee and great interior design
The League of Honest Coffee
8 Exploration LnGreat coffee
ShanDong MaMa
200 Bourke StGreat dumpling restaurant
Hako
310 Flinders LnGreat mid level Japanese
BLUETRAIN
3 Southgate AveLower cost food in Southbank
Lygon Street
Lygon StreetMelbourne's Little Italy
Fitzrovia Restaurant and Cafe
155 Fitzroy StGreat cafe run by friends. :)
Mamasita
11 Collins StMexican Restaurant
Hardware Lane
Hardware LaneLots of cafes and restaurants
Top Paddock Cafe
658 Church StGreat Breakfast
Chez Dré
285-287 Coventry StGreat Breakfast
Sensory Lab
310 Little Collins StGreat Coffee
St Ali Coffee Roasters
12-18 Yarra PlGreat coffee and food
Essentials
Prahran Market station
Gourmet Food Market
South Melbourne Market
322-326 Coventry StGreat food and crafts market with some good restaurants
Queen Victoria Market
Queen StreetMelbournes Oldest Market
Sightseeing
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdInternational Art Galley
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell StreetGallery for Australian Art
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Excellent park and Botanical Gardens
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders StGood museum
Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside QuayGreat views of the city
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StGreat Museum
Chinatown Precinct
35 Market LnGreat food and sights
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnSome great graffiti
Degraves St
Picturesque laneway
St Kilda beach
Inner City beach, bars and restaurants
Fitzroy
Bohemian area of Melbourne with great shops, bars and cafes
Melbourne Zoo
Elliott AvenueAnimals :)
Drinks & Nightlife
Riverland Bar
Great bar next to the river.
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls LnBar in a shipping container
The Croft Institute
21 Croft AlleyMelbourne's most hidden bar
Murmur Piano Bar
17 Warburton LnGreat little bar in an old wool store
Bar Americano
20 Presgrave PlTiny bar
Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston StRooftop Cinema and bar
Cabinet Bar & Balcony
11 Rainbow AlleyGreat little bar, gay friendly
Common Man
39 Dukes WalkGood bar at the end of the south bank entertainment strip
Shopping
Haigh’s Chocolates
282 Collins StGreat Chocolate
CHANEL MELBOURNE
140 Flinders LnGreat Leather goods
Southgate
3 Southgate AveDiscount Shopping
Chapel Street
Chapel StreetMelbourne premier shopping street
Bridge Road
Bridge RoadDiscount Shopping
Arts & Culture
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre PlMelbourne Convention Centre