Guidebook for Brunswick
Food Scene
Wide Open Road
274 Barkly Stgood coffee, and nice breakfast/lunches
Asian style meals, and happy hour 5-7pm with $5 wine and $10 cocktails
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Tom Phat Restaurant
184 Sydney RdAsian style meals, and happy hour 5-7pm with $5 wine and $10 cocktails
Thaila Thai House Restaurant
82 Lygon Stsimple Thai food, BYO
world famous pizza (margarita won world’s best pizza)
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400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon Stworld famous pizza (margarita won world’s best pizza)
Gelobar
74 Lygon Stclassic Italian cakes, fun vibe on weekends
yummy turkish food (long-ish walk or short tram ride up Sydney Rd)
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Alasya Restaurant
555 Sydney Rdyummy turkish food (long-ish walk or short tram ride up Sydney Rd)
Nice cafe/wine bar. Nice to walk along the capital city trail pathway from our house to get there.
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Park St
815 Nicholson StNice cafe/wine bar. Nice to walk along the capital city trail pathway from our house to get there.
Tiamo
303 Lygon StNice pasta lentil soup for about $11
Market Lane Cafe
133 Victoria StBest coffee in Melbourne (I think)
Jimmy Watson's
333 Lygon StWolf's Lair is a great rooftop bar
One of our closest cafes with really cheap meals (and nice homemade pies)
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Green Refectory
115 Sydney RdOne of our closest cafes with really cheap meals (and nice homemade pies)
Quite a trendy and well-known Greek restaurant, owned by a celebrity chef
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Hellenic Republic Brunswick
434 Lygon StQuite a trendy and well-known Greek restaurant, owned by a celebrity chef
Chin Chin
125 Flinders LnPopular expensive restaurant (I haven't been there though)
Drinks & Nightlife
The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney Rd$10 jugs of beer and $5 pints
Howler
7-11 Dawson StHipster style bar popular on weekends
Goldilocks
264 Swanston StMy favourite rooftop bar in melbourne
Great cocktail bar - perfect at sunset with amazing views of melbourne. Live music on Sunday afternoons.
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Lui Bar
525 Collins StGreat cocktail bar - perfect at sunset with amazing views of melbourne. Live music on Sunday afternoons.
A expensive restaurant that is popular (I haven't been there though)
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Spice Temple
8 Whiteman StA expensive restaurant that is popular (I haven't been there though)
Everything Else
Zambrero Brunswick
90-106 Sydney Rdsimple chain store Mexican takeaway (Barkly Square)
Capital City Trail
This beautiful track starts just near our house
Princes Park Drive
This park is great to run around. (from home 1 lap is about 5km, 2 laps is 8km)
Zoológico de Melbourne
Elliott AvenueNice zoo
Half price movies on Mondays (choc-top ice creams are good too!)
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Cinema Nova
380 Lygon StHalf price movies on Mondays (choc-top ice creams are good too!)
DOC Delicatessen
330 Lygon StPopular Italian restaurant
Cheap Asian meals - mainly BYO and very lively on weekends
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Chinatown Precinct
35 Market LnCheap Asian meals - mainly BYO and very lively on weekends
Delicious Asian food, but a bit of a hassle to get to without a car (Dumpling Kingdom is especially good)
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Box Hill
Delicious Asian food, but a bit of a hassle to get to without a car (Dumpling Kingdom is especially good)
use a 20% discount voucher, still a little expensive but nice (there are some in your guest room)
Caixa eletrônico ANZ Melbourne Aquarium
King Streetuse a 20% discount voucher, still a little expensive but nice (there are some in your guest room)
Jardins Botânicos Reais Victoria
Beautiful parkland to walk around
Nice place to visit for a day walk (need a car though). Make sure to visit Hanging Rock too.
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Mount Macedon
Memorial Cross Loop RoadNice place to visit for a day walk (need a car though). Make sure to visit Hanging Rock too.
DFO South Wharf
20 Convention Centre PlSome discounted shopping
Southbank
Nice to walk along - especially on weekends
Can do a tour of the grounds if interested in sport
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton AvenueCan do a tour of the grounds if interested in sport
Free tourist tram that orients you to some landmarks of Melbourne CBD
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Collins St/Elizabeth St station
Free tourist tram that orients you to some landmarks of Melbourne CBD
Nice gardens to walk around - with Captain Cook's cottage
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Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington ParadeNice gardens to walk around - with Captain Cook's cottage
Gertrude Street
Gertrude StreetQuite trendy with some nice cafes
I run free meditation classes here most Tuedays - ask me for details.
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The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Swanston StreetI run free meditation classes here most Tuedays - ask me for details.
Lots of hipsters tend to have picnics and drinks here on weekends here during summer.
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Jardins de Edimburgo
Alfred CrescentLots of hipsters tend to have picnics and drinks here on weekends here during summer.