Guidebook for Brunswick
Food Scene
This place is just so good. If you want to try traditional Lebanese food it's is a must try. We recommend doing a mixed share platter because it comes with so many different things and the dips are to die for.
60 locals recommend
Tiba's Lebanese Restaurant
504 Sydney RoadThis place is just so good. If you want to try traditional Lebanese food it's is a must try. We recommend doing a mixed share platter because it comes with so many different things and the dips are to die for.
I love the music here. The food is great Asian food with a twist. It's like they took all the good Asian food of South East Asia, made them traditionally, but also tried to make it a bit better by adding some flair to it. This is not fusion; it's just South East Asian levelled up food.
71 locals recommend
Tom Phat Restaurant
184 Sydney RdI love the music here. The food is great Asian food with a twist. It's like they took all the good Asian food of South East Asia, made them traditionally, but also tried to make it a bit better by adding some flair to it. This is not fusion; it's just South East Asian levelled up food.
If you want Fried Food, then come here. This is like burgers and fried chicken. So good. It's like if you made KFC gourmet.
14 locals recommend
Juanita Peaches
12 Edward StIf you want Fried Food, then come here. This is like burgers and fried chicken. So good. It's like if you made KFC gourmet.
So this place is just the best secret bakery Brunswick has to offer. Good stuff, and you know it's good because it's in a back alley, and it always has a line with white people in it.
11 locals recommend
Ovens Street Bakery
19 Ovens StSo this place is just the best secret bakery Brunswick has to offer. Good stuff, and you know it's good because it's in a back alley, and it always has a line with white people in it.
We could recommend heaps in the city because we used to live there. BUT, this listing is in Brunswick so we will recommend one amazing must have in the city. This little Italian place is just mind blowingly amazing! The food is so good that with each bite you are just like "what? How is it so good?".
84 locals recommend
Tipo 00
361 Little Bourke StWe could recommend heaps in the city because we used to live there. BUT, this listing is in Brunswick so we will recommend one amazing must have in the city. This little Italian place is just mind blowingly amazing! The food is so good that with each bite you are just like "what? How is it so good?".
Ramen here is good. I mean, like there is good ramen in the city (Hakata Gensuke's is the best in my opinion), but here it is really really good too. Also, have some Japanese beer on tap, or warm sake.
9 locals recommend
Misoya Sake Bar
165A Sydney RdRamen here is good. I mean, like there is good ramen in the city (Hakata Gensuke's is the best in my opinion), but here it is really really good too. Also, have some Japanese beer on tap, or warm sake.
Good Days Restaurant
165 Sydney RdSo this is Pho, but like next level. Just amazing.
This food is yummy. Yummy Indian food. Word of warning; Brunswick quite often caters to white people, and this place is no exception. For an Indian place with so much yummy food, it is totally not spicy. If that's your thing, then good for you; but if you want spice, make sure to say "Indian level spicy please". Clarify you like spicy food. And they will make it proper traditional for you.
6 locals recommend
Tandoori Nights
35 Sydney RdThis food is yummy. Yummy Indian food. Word of warning; Brunswick quite often caters to white people, and this place is no exception. For an Indian place with so much yummy food, it is totally not spicy. If that's your thing, then good for you; but if you want spice, make sure to say "Indian level spicy please". Clarify you like spicy food. And they will make it proper traditional for you.
Good food. The vibe is super hipster, friendly, warm. So culturally, this place is really on point with what Brunswick stands for.
76 locals recommend
Green Refectory
115 Sydney RdGood food. The vibe is super hipster, friendly, warm. So culturally, this place is really on point with what Brunswick stands for.
Drinks & Nightlife
If you need to do bar food, the food here is not bad, and they have some vegan friendly options. Check out when they do trivia because that could be fun.
64 locals recommend
The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney RdIf you need to do bar food, the food here is not bad, and they have some vegan friendly options. Check out when they do trivia because that could be fun.
Entertainment & Activities
Great Zoo for the family - my kids love it. But if you are willing to travel, I recommend going to the Werribee Zoo instead. It's a lot further out (I mean you could walk to the Zoo, but not to Werribee), but Werribee has a safari which just absolutely makes it. Like it brought me back to my trip to South Africa - so it has that effect.
139 locals recommend
Melbourne Zoo/Poplar Rd station
Great Zoo for the family - my kids love it. But if you are willing to travel, I recommend going to the Werribee Zoo instead. It's a lot further out (I mean you could walk to the Zoo, but not to Werribee), but Werribee has a safari which just absolutely makes it. Like it brought me back to my trip to South Africa - so it has that effect.
Want to swim or go to the gym? Just round the corner is a sports centre.
98 locals recommend
Brunswick Bound
361 Sydney RdWant to swim or go to the gym? Just round the corner is a sports centre.
Parks & Nature
So you could walk here, but it's pretty which and easy to get here via an uber. It is like a communal garden/farm, with animals and plants. Actually, all the plants you see at the apartment are from here. Highly recommend for a little organic romp.
236 locals recommend
CERES Community Environment Park
Roberts StreetSo you could walk here, but it's pretty which and easy to get here via an uber. It is like a communal garden/farm, with animals and plants. Actually, all the plants you see at the apartment are from here. Highly recommend for a little organic romp.
Princes Park station
Massive Park. You want a huge jog? Go here.
Close to the children's hospital. It has an amazing playground for kids.
168 locals recommend
Melbourne Zoo/Royal Park station
Poplar RoadClose to the children's hospital. It has an amazing playground for kids.
Shopping
Come here for groceries. Coles is bigger, has more stuff. The butcher is great. Get some steaks from the butcher and use out BBQ at home. Season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Heat to 200, put steaks down for 2 min each side to have perfect steaks.
160 locals recommend
Barkly Square
90-106 Sydney RdCome here for groceries. Coles is bigger, has more stuff. The butcher is great. Get some steaks from the butcher and use out BBQ at home. Season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Heat to 200, put steaks down for 2 min each side to have perfect steaks.
Essentials
It's like 7 11 except, it's a proper grocery store. Need anything, and this place is open till midnight. Make sure to take shopping bags out of the cupboard with you as we don't do plastic bags in Melbourne. (Saving the whales and such)
64 locals recommend
Woolworths Brunswick
300-304 Albert StIt's like 7 11 except, it's a proper grocery store. Need anything, and this place is open till midnight. Make sure to take shopping bags out of the cupboard with you as we don't do plastic bags in Melbourne. (Saving the whales and such)
The slightly cheaper version of Woolworths and Coles. I usually go here for snacks.
25 locals recommend
ALDI Brunswick
298 Sydney RdThe slightly cheaper version of Woolworths and Coles. I usually go here for snacks.