Guidebook for Kensington

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Guidebook for Kensington

Food Scene

Pastries to die for!
90 locals recommend
Baker D. Chirico
178 Faraday St
90 locals recommend
Pastries to die for!
48 locals recommend
PIZZA Meine Liebe
231 High St
48 locals recommend
61 locals recommend
Bar Idda
132 Lygon St
61 locals recommend
The best in town.
33 locals recommend
Umberto Espresso Bar
917 High St
33 locals recommend
The best in town.
The best coffee in the neighbourhood.
52 locals recommend
The Premises.
202 Bellair St
52 locals recommend
The best coffee in the neighbourhood.
The best cakes!
39 locals recommend
Beatrix
688 Queensberry St
39 locals recommend
The best cakes!
Old-school Melbourne institution.
60 locals recommend
Marios
303 Brunswick St
60 locals recommend
Old-school Melbourne institution.
One of my favourites if I'm in the city and looking for food.
228 locals recommend
Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware Lane
228 locals recommend
One of my favourites if I'm in the city and looking for food.
8 locals recommend
Neapoli Wine Bar
30 Russell Pl
8 locals recommend
The cakes in here just look so beautiful. It's a magical place.
29 locals recommend
Brunetti Flinders Lane
250 Flinders Ln
29 locals recommend
The cakes in here just look so beautiful. It's a magical place.
Japanese-Australian fusion ramen. Still delicious, just a little weird.
82 locals recommend
Shop Ramen
329 Smith St
82 locals recommend
Japanese-Australian fusion ramen. Still delicious, just a little weird.
The best damn laksa I ever did have. There's always a wait for a table unless you arrive before 6pm.
125 locals recommend
Laksa King Flemington
6-12 Pin Oak Cres
125 locals recommend
The best damn laksa I ever did have. There's always a wait for a table unless you arrive before 6pm.
I love this restaurant. They have a bar in the back and serve cheap food on Monday's.
145 locals recommend
Cicciolina
130 Acland St
145 locals recommend
I love this restaurant. They have a bar in the back and serve cheap food on Monday's.
Amazing coffee.
335 locals recommend
Auction Rooms
103-107 Errol St
335 locals recommend
Amazing coffee.
Great coffee.
26 locals recommend
Market Lane Coffee - Carlton
176 Faraday St
26 locals recommend
Great coffee.
Odd I know but this ice-cream shop has the best bread in Kensington. It gets delivered after 10am and is cash only.
1565 Gelateria & Cafe
3 Gower St
Odd I know but this ice-cream shop has the best bread in Kensington. It gets delivered after 10am and is cash only.
Okay this is strange, it's amazing Mexican (maybe the best in Melbourne) and it's in the middle of an industrial estate. It gets busy so best to get in early.
27 locals recommend
La Tortilleria
72 Stubbs St
27 locals recommend
Okay this is strange, it's amazing Mexican (maybe the best in Melbourne) and it's in the middle of an industrial estate. It gets busy so best to get in early.
Anything is possible. Check opening times.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
957 locals recommend
Anything is possible. Check opening times.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best aperol spritz!
73 locals recommend
Gerald's Bar
386 Rathdowne St
73 locals recommend
The best aperol spritz!
13 locals recommend
Amarillo
149 Brunswick St
13 locals recommend
60 locals recommend
Joe's Shoe Store
233 High St
60 locals recommend
The house of punk and rock. Bands playing every night.
40 locals recommend
The Tote
67-71 Johnston St
40 locals recommend
The house of punk and rock. Bands playing every night.
32 locals recommend
Montys Bar
209 St Georges Rd
32 locals recommend
My favourite bar in Melbourne. Low-key and great vibe.
72 locals recommend
The Alderman
134 Lygon St
72 locals recommend
My favourite bar in Melbourne. Low-key and great vibe.
If I'm passing by...
23 locals recommend
Hell's Kitchen
20A Centre Pl
23 locals recommend
If I'm passing by...
French-vibe bar with delicious food. An old favourite of mine.
57 locals recommend
LongPlay
318 St Georges Rd
57 locals recommend
French-vibe bar with delicious food. An old favourite of mine.

Arts & Culture

Cosy cinema showing both blockbuster & arthouse films.
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 locals recommend
Cosy cinema showing both blockbuster & arthouse films.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
West Space
225 Bourke St
One of Melbourne's oldest & best.
8 locals recommend
Anna Schwartz Gallery
185 Flinders Ln
8 locals recommend
One of Melbourne's oldest & best.
Tolarno Galleries
104 Exhibition St
The Australian permanent collection is worth seeing. I also just really love the interior of this building.
128 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell Street
128 locals recommend
The Australian permanent collection is worth seeing. I also just really love the interior of this building.
Murray White Room
Niagara Galleries
245 Punt Rd
STATION GALLERY
9 Ellis St
Interesting exhibitions but need a car to get there.
58 locals recommend
TarraWarra Museum of Art
313 Healesville-Yarra Glen Rd
58 locals recommend
Interesting exhibitions but need a car to get there.

Essentials

If you need a haircut?
FUR Hairdressing
236 Brunswick St
If you need a haircut?

Shopping

Melbourne institution for good literature.
74 locals recommend
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St
74 locals recommend
Melbourne institution for good literature.
A favourite.
World Food Books
37 Swanston St
A favourite.
6 locals recommend
Perimeter Books
734 High St
6 locals recommend
Still one of the best flea markets I've ever been to. Must have a doughnut and coffee on arrival. Get there before 10am to beat the crowd.
61 locals recommend
Camberwell Sunday Market
Market Place
61 locals recommend
Still one of the best flea markets I've ever been to. Must have a doughnut and coffee on arrival. Get there before 10am to beat the crowd.
Favourite second-hand bookstore.
Sainsburys Books
534 Riversdale Rd
Favourite second-hand bookstore.
Sustainable clothing exchange. Good for selling, good for buying.
Recycle Boutique
Sustainable clothing exchange. Good for selling, good for buying.

Parks & Nature

If you feel like a walk in the park.
13 locals recommend
J J Holland Park
13 locals recommend
If you feel like a walk in the park.

Sightseeing

Beaches, surf and lots of tourists. Good for an overnight vacation.
231 locals recommend
Sorrento
231 locals recommend
Beaches, surf and lots of tourists. Good for an overnight vacation.