Guidebook for Fitzroy
Food Scene
Great coffee and great food. By the same owners of Tinker in Northcote, which is a bit of a brunch sensation.
10 locals recommend
Bentwood Fitzroy Cafe
237 Napier StGreat coffee and great food. By the same owners of Tinker in Northcote, which is a bit of a brunch sensation.
EPIC VIEWS. Great drinks, good Spanish style snacks. And VIEWS! If you don't go here for at least one drink, you're an idiot? Kidding, but you should also make it there.
366 locals recommend
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StEPIC VIEWS. Great drinks, good Spanish style snacks. And VIEWS! If you don't go here for at least one drink, you're an idiot? Kidding, but you should also make it there.
The local pub. They have a great steak night on Wednesday which is super popular among locals. $15 steaks and good vibes in the courtyard.
33 locals recommend
The Rainbow Hotel
27 Saint David StreetThe local pub. They have a great steak night on Wednesday which is super popular among locals. $15 steaks and good vibes in the courtyard.
Proud Mary
172 Oxford StSome of the best coffee in Melbourne.
Get fresh milk directly from a whole in the wall Monday - Friday 7-4ish. It's like going back in time, but in the future :-)
St David Dairy
16-18 St David StGet fresh milk directly from a whole in the wall Monday - Friday 7-4ish. It's like going back in time, but in the future :-)
It's said croissants from Lune are the best in the world - and that's not a joke. Line up, buy a box and spend an hour posting the experience to your instagram stories ;-) You can also see the chefs in action, through some glass walls, which is awesome.
It's also not in Elwood - it's on Rose Street, Fitzroy (Google it!)
142 locals recommend
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose StIt's said croissants from Lune are the best in the world - and that's not a joke. Line up, buy a box and spend an hour posting the experience to your instagram stories ;-) You can also see the chefs in action, through some glass walls, which is awesome.
It's also not in Elwood - it's on Rose Street, Fitzroy (Google it!)
Really delicious BBQ fair and late-late night drinking if that's your thing.
85 locals recommend
Le Bon Ton
51 Gipps StReally delicious BBQ fair and late-late night drinking if that's your thing.
Little Hop
277 Brunswick StBest tacos in Fitzroy.
Great coffee, great brunch, great salads. Genuinely a good experience.
31 locals recommend
Alimentari Brunswick Street
251 Brunswick StGreat coffee, great brunch, great salads. Genuinely a good experience.
Napier Hotel
210 Napier StGet the Chicken Parma with smoke kangaroo meat.
Sonido
69 Gertrude StYUM! Delicious South American breakfast foods.
Archie's All Day
189 Gertrude StReally excellent breakfast, one of the best in the city.
Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith StBest ice cream in the Fitzroy/ Collingwood area.
Seriously good greek food. They don't have a menu, you just get what you are given (Fish or Meat) - not recommended if you are vegetarian or picky.
31 locals recommend
Jim's Greek Tavern
32 Johnston StSeriously good greek food. They don't have a menu, you just get what you are given (Fish or Meat) - not recommended if you are vegetarian or picky.
Bloody marvellous. Excellent wines, excellent food., no reservations - but well worth it.
43 locals recommend
Embla
122 Russell StBloody marvellous. Excellent wines, excellent food., no reservations - but well worth it.
Hakata Gensuke Tonkotsu Ramen
168 Russell StBEST RAMEN IN MELBOURNE. That is all.
Great pub food and drinks. Generally a pretty good looking crowd.
57 locals recommend
Marquis of Lorne
411 George StGreat pub food and drinks. Generally a pretty good looking crowd.
Terror Twilight
11-13 Johnston StGreat brunch
Great dinner spot, great wine list. On Sunday's they have a $50 set menu, which is awesome - you need to book ahead,
43 locals recommend
Bar Liberty
234 Johnston StGreat dinner spot, great wine list. On Sunday's they have a $50 set menu, which is awesome - you need to book ahead,
Drinks & Nightlife
Cocktails. Serious cocktails. Feels like a little bit of New York in Melbourne, in a way.
109 locals recommend
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude StCocktails. Serious cocktails. Feels like a little bit of New York in Melbourne, in a way.
The Rooks Return
201 Brunswick StGo on a Wednesday when it's Jazz night.
Great food, great drinks, good vibe. On a beautiful corner of Fitzroy, go there when it's warm out for early evening nibbles and wines. It's also good for breakfast - but wine is also great.
28 locals recommend
Napier Quarter
359 Napier StGreat food, great drinks, good vibe. On a beautiful corner of Fitzroy, go there when it's warm out for early evening nibbles and wines. It's also good for breakfast - but wine is also great.
Black Pearl
304 Brunswick StHead up stairs to the cocktail bar.
Marion
53 Gertrude StDelicious winebar
Bad Frankie
139-141 Greeves StCocktails and toasted cheese sandwiches, what more could you want?!
Bar Liberty
234 Johnston StOne of the best wine bars in Melbourne.
Runner Up Rooftop Bar
35 Johnston StreetTrendy rooftop bar
The Standard Hotel
293 Fitzroy StWonderful old pub with a great courtyard (heated in winter)
Goldy's! Tavern
66A Gold StA wonderful old pub that has been refurbished. Great natural wine list.