Guidebook for Fitzroy

Arron & Ruth
Arron & Ruth
Guidebook for Fitzroy

Food Scene

Best burger ever
23 locals recommend
Rockwell and Sons
288 Smith St
23 locals recommend
Best burger ever
Good Japanese
26 locals recommend
Wabi Sabi Salon
94 Smith St
26 locals recommend
Good Japanese
Great for brunches and coffee... very small though so squeeze in.
16 locals recommend
Ici
359 Napier Street
16 locals recommend
Great for brunches and coffee... very small though so squeeze in.
The food here is wonderful... the place can be a little empty early on in the night but don;t let this put you off.
12 locals recommend
Backstreet Bar & Grill
152 Kerr St
12 locals recommend
The food here is wonderful... the place can be a little empty early on in the night but don;t let this put you off.
Best breakfast / brunch in Melbourne - bar none.
17 locals recommend
Arcadia Cafe Restaurant
193 Gertrude St
17 locals recommend
Best breakfast / brunch in Melbourne - bar none.
Great food, great decor, great price. Why wouldn't you?
6 locals recommend
Houndstooth Bar & Kitchen
36 Johnston Street
6 locals recommend
Great food, great decor, great price. Why wouldn't you?
Cosby show themed burgers that are superb...
81 locals recommend
Huxtaburger Collingwood
106 Smith St
81 locals recommend
Cosby show themed burgers that are superb...
Great coffee in a hive of creativity. Go and check out the artwork all around you.
Juddy Roller Cafe
222A-226 Johnston Street
Great coffee in a hive of creativity. Go and check out the artwork all around you.
Melbourne = Souvlaki. Try is here for an authentic taste.
77 locals recommend
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 locals recommend
Melbourne = Souvlaki. Try is here for an authentic taste.
Vege Tacos that are delicious.
81 locals recommend
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
81 locals recommend
Vege Tacos that are delicious.
Tasty. Yes.
13 locals recommend
Birdman Eating
238 Gertrude Street
13 locals recommend
Tasty. Yes.
Posh, romantic = pricey. But very good, always voted one of the best in Melbs.
84 locals recommend
Cutler & Co
57 Gertrude St
84 locals recommend
Posh, romantic = pricey. But very good, always voted one of the best in Melbs.
great brunch, cool place.
20 locals recommend
Hammer & Tong 412
412 Brunswick Street
20 locals recommend
great brunch, cool place.
The definition of a hipster brunch.
75 locals recommend
Grub Fitzroy (grub food van)
87-89 Moor St
75 locals recommend
The definition of a hipster brunch.
French coffee. Real french coffee.
19 locals recommend
La Niche Cafe
67 Smith St
19 locals recommend
French coffee. Real french coffee.
A lovely restaurant. Highly recommended.
19 locals recommend
Huxtable
131 Smith St
19 locals recommend
A lovely restaurant. Highly recommended.
Authentic African food and good prices. Pop in for something different, it's delicious.
The Social Studio
30 Perry St
Authentic African food and good prices. Pop in for something different, it's delicious.
A staple of Brunswick street... Very tasty
185 locals recommend
Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
185 locals recommend
A staple of Brunswick street... Very tasty
Good French fair, and a very pretty place to be too.
11 locals recommend
Madame Sousou
231 Brunswick Street
11 locals recommend
Good French fair, and a very pretty place to be too.
Hipster-ville but beautiful with great food, service coffee and art
13 locals recommend
Grace
76 Rose St
13 locals recommend
Hipster-ville but beautiful with great food, service coffee and art
Vegan / raw food restaurant. Yum.
52 locals recommend
Yong Green Food
421 Brunswick St
52 locals recommend
Vegan / raw food restaurant. Yum.
healthy (or not) fish and chips.
9 locals recommend
Hooked Fitzroy
384 Brunswick St
9 locals recommend
healthy (or not) fish and chips.
A Russian tea room and bakery
65 locals recommend
Babka
358 Brunswick St
65 locals recommend
A Russian tea room and bakery
Hot Dogs!
Phat Brats
320 Brunswick St
Hot Dogs!
Pizza by the meter...
15 locals recommend
Shawcross Pizza Joint
324 Brunswick St
15 locals recommend
Pizza by the meter...
Don't expect good service. Do expect good Thai food. You can eat outside at the back too.
14 locals recommend
Yim Yam
76 Smith St
14 locals recommend
Don't expect good service. Do expect good Thai food. You can eat outside at the back too.
Melbourne = Souvlaki. Try an authentic sample of the Greek classic here.
113 St David Street
Melbourne = Souvlaki. Try an authentic sample of the Greek classic here.
Tastes good. Yum
93 locals recommend
Peko Peko
190 Wells St
93 locals recommend
Tastes good. Yum
great sushi. take out only I think
279 Smith St
279 Smith Street
great sushi. take out only I think
lovely bar and restaurant. great service and food designed to share. not cheap but really high quality and a good wine list.
57 locals recommend
Hell of the North
135 Greeves St
57 locals recommend
lovely bar and restaurant. great service and food designed to share. not cheap but really high quality and a good wine list.
The original fat sandwich.
295 Smith St
295 Smith Street
The original fat sandwich.
semi fine dining, very nice wining.
300 Smith St
semi fine dining, very nice wining.
good Italian food, great decor... quite romantic.
114 locals recommend
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith St
114 locals recommend
good Italian food, great decor... quite romantic.

Drinks & Nightlife

Sit outside and buy from the bottleshop for cheap drinking in a great location
23 locals recommend
Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick St
23 locals recommend
Sit outside and buy from the bottleshop for cheap drinking in a great location
Good pub, nice beer garden...
70 locals recommend
The Standard Hotel
293 Fitzroy St
70 locals recommend
Good pub, nice beer garden...
Our local pub, and a good one at that... Pool table in the beer garden and $14 steak night Wednesday. Amazing!
33 locals recommend
The Rainbow Hotel
27 Saint David Street
33 locals recommend
Our local pub, and a good one at that... Pool table in the beer garden and $14 steak night Wednesday. Amazing!
Good Pub with good food. If you're going to eat Roo do it here, they cook it perfectly.
103 locals recommend
Napier Hotel
210 Napier St
103 locals recommend
Good Pub with good food. If you're going to eat Roo do it here, they cook it perfectly.
Beautiful little bar cafe with good music and a late license. Take a seat outside and watch Brunswick street happen.
66 locals recommend
Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick St
66 locals recommend
Beautiful little bar cafe with good music and a late license. Take a seat outside and watch Brunswick street happen.
Fantastically kitsch tiki bar to dance the night away armed with fine rum and 50's / 60's surf music. This place has to be seen to be believed
9 locals recommend
The LuWOW
212 Little Collins Street
9 locals recommend
Fantastically kitsch tiki bar to dance the night away armed with fine rum and 50's / 60's surf music. This place has to be seen to be believed
Good pub with live music and good food too.
88 locals recommend
Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith St
88 locals recommend
Good pub with live music and good food too.
Late night shenanigans
28 locals recommend
Yah Yah's
99 Smith St
28 locals recommend
Late night shenanigans
More late night shenanigans... good bar earlier on too with a skittle alley, table tennis and pool.
17 locals recommend
Mr Wow's Emporium
97B Smith St
17 locals recommend
More late night shenanigans... good bar earlier on too with a skittle alley, table tennis and pool.
Best roof terrace in Melbourne... The views are incredible. Get there before the work crowd do to bag a city view and watch the sun go down.
366 locals recommend
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick St
366 locals recommend
Best roof terrace in Melbourne... The views are incredible. Get there before the work crowd do to bag a city view and watch the sun go down.
Great cocktail bar and the food is meant to be god too. Never got past the rum old fashioned myself.
62 locals recommend
Panama Dining Room
231 Smith St
62 locals recommend
Great cocktail bar and the food is meant to be god too. Never got past the rum old fashioned myself.
Rum. Lots of Rum.
20 locals recommend
The Rum Diary Bar
334 Brunswick St
20 locals recommend
Rum. Lots of Rum.
Cocktail bar... Year on year voted one of the best in Melbs. Head upstairs for the good stuff.
78 locals recommend
Black Pearl
304 Brunswick St
78 locals recommend
Cocktail bar... Year on year voted one of the best in Melbs. Head upstairs for the good stuff.
Somewhere else to end up really late... Good free gigs too.
22 locals recommend
Bar Open
317 Brunswick St
22 locals recommend
Somewhere else to end up really late... Good free gigs too.
Rock(ish) gigs and a late license
26 locals recommend
The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston St
26 locals recommend
Rock(ish) gigs and a late license
Late night live music and dancing.
58 locals recommend
The Night Cat
137-141 Johnston St
58 locals recommend
Late night live music and dancing.
A pub. Plenty of space to get up to mischief.
50 locals recommend
Union Club Hotel
164 Gore St
50 locals recommend
A pub. Plenty of space to get up to mischief.
50's style diner. Good food to boot.
109 locals recommend
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude St
109 locals recommend
50's style diner. Good food to boot.
In formal bar. A few seats outside are nice on a hot evening.
8 locals recommend
The Wilde
153 Gertrude Street
8 locals recommend
In formal bar. A few seats outside are nice on a hot evening.
Traditional pub, rough around the edges and always a character or two knocking around. A small roof terrace can get you out of the madness. Live gigs occasionally too.
17 locals recommend
Labour in Vain
197A Brunswick St
17 locals recommend
Traditional pub, rough around the edges and always a character or two knocking around. A small roof terrace can get you out of the madness. Live gigs occasionally too.
A cool little roof terrace where you can grab simple pizzas for $4
61 locals recommend
Bimbo
376 Brunswick Street
61 locals recommend
A cool little roof terrace where you can grab simple pizzas for $4
Bar, food, live music venue. Poke your head in.
18 locals recommend
The Workers Club
51 Brunswick St
18 locals recommend
Bar, food, live music venue. Poke your head in.
Little creatures brewery's Melbs outfit. I've not eaten here but it looks OK for a drink or two. You should pop in if your a fan of craft beers.
21 locals recommend
Little Creatures Dining Hall
21 locals recommend
Little creatures brewery's Melbs outfit. I've not eaten here but it looks OK for a drink or two. You should pop in if your a fan of craft beers.
Late night drinks and nibbles. I hear they have an extensive tequila bar upstairs too.
11 locals recommend
The Kodiak Club
180 City Road
11 locals recommend
Late night drinks and nibbles. I hear they have an extensive tequila bar upstairs too.
Not been but it's got red lights and jazz wafting onto the street. It's got to be good.
9 locals recommend
Uptown Jazz Cafe
177 Brunswick St
9 locals recommend
Not been but it's got red lights and jazz wafting onto the street. It's got to be good.
New bar, I've not been yet but people are talking.
129 Smith St
New bar, I've not been yet but people are talking.
Grimy bar with some outside seats, and interesting clientele and decent music.
201 Smith St
Grimy bar with some outside seats, and interesting clientele and decent music.

Essentials

Smaller supermarket
105 locals recommend
Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston St
105 locals recommend
Smaller supermarket
Bigger supermarket
112 locals recommend
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith St
112 locals recommend
Bigger supermarket

Shopping

Great deli / cafe. The coffee here is really nice.
Brunswick ST Chiropractic Clinic
277 Brunswick St
Great deli / cafe. The coffee here is really nice.

Arts & Culture

IMAX! Massive bloody IMAX!
315 locals recommend
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne Street
315 locals recommend
IMAX! Massive bloody IMAX!
Great permanent exhibitions on the history of Melbourne and always something exciting going on.
593 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
593 locals recommend
Great permanent exhibitions on the history of Melbourne and always something exciting going on.
A group of restaurants and bars and an outdoor cinema in the grounds of an old convent. Very relaxed and beautiful... Plus a vege curry house where you pay what you can afford!
280 locals recommend
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
280 locals recommend
A group of restaurants and bars and an outdoor cinema in the grounds of an old convent. Very relaxed and beautiful... Plus a vege curry house where you pay what you can afford!

Everything Else

Cool off on a hot day - cheap too.
99 locals recommend
Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra Parade
99 locals recommend
Cool off on a hot day - cheap too.
Bare foot bowling on a summers day is the thing to do. Trust me. Plus the beer is cheap.
8 locals recommend
Fitzroy Victoria Bowling & Sports Club
578 Brunswick St
8 locals recommend
Bare foot bowling on a summers day is the thing to do. Trust me. Plus the beer is cheap.
Just beautiful
227 locals recommend
Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington Parade
227 locals recommend
Just beautiful
The best Gelato in town. Expect a long queue and dance music.
237 Smith St
The best Gelato in town. Expect a long queue and dance music.