Guidebook for Fitzroy
Food Scene
Glamourous and serious food, expensive and romantic. Andrew McConnell’s only fine dining restaurant is an easy stumble home.
84 locals recommend
Cutler & Co
57 Gertrude StGlamourous and serious food, expensive and romantic. Andrew McConnell’s only fine dining restaurant is an easy stumble home.
Hidden inside The Builders Arms Hotel with a tiny dining room, and a set menu in a historically important building. Fitzroy history meets incredibly contemporary food.
8 locals recommend
Moon Under Water
211 Gertrude StHidden inside The Builders Arms Hotel with a tiny dining room, and a set menu in a historically important building. Fitzroy history meets incredibly contemporary food.
Ohh so loved is Huxtable! Glorious, uncomplicated food, fantastic wines, beautiful surrounds.
19 locals recommend
Huxtable
131 Smith StOhh so loved is Huxtable! Glorious, uncomplicated food, fantastic wines, beautiful surrounds.
Small back street restaurant, interesting modern Australian..... don't order everything on the menu, you will not fit it all in (we speak from experience).
20 locals recommend
Hammer & Tong 412
412 Brunswick StreetSmall back street restaurant, interesting modern Australian..... don't order everything on the menu, you will not fit it all in (we speak from experience).
Delicious, dark and cosy, flavoursome, a little bit of Spain ion Gerturde Street. Keep an eye on what all those gorgeous little nibbles cost, it’s very easy to lose track of the budget!
52 locals recommend
Anada Bar & Restaurant
197 Gertrude StDelicious, dark and cosy, flavoursome, a little bit of Spain ion Gerturde Street. Keep an eye on what all those gorgeous little nibbles cost, it’s very easy to lose track of the budget!
The original venue that started Brunswick St, busy both day and night, sit amongst the ferns and catch some beats.
66 locals recommend
Blackcat Fitzroy
252 Brunswick StThe original venue that started Brunswick St, busy both day and night, sit amongst the ferns and catch some beats.
A Brunswick Street stalwart and a local institution. Open for breakfast through to late night snacks, Mario’s will always sort you out.
60 locals recommend
Marios
303 Brunswick StA Brunswick Street stalwart and a local institution. Open for breakfast through to late night snacks, Mario’s will always sort you out.
If the weather is nice, fight for a seat by the airstream, if the weather is not so grand, fight for a seat inside between the table tennis table, the green house and the severed doll heads
75 locals recommend
Grub Fitzroy (grub food van)
87-89 Moor StIf the weather is nice, fight for a seat by the airstream, if the weather is not so grand, fight for a seat inside between the table tennis table, the green house and the severed doll heads
They have a coffee menu which is a bit of a wank, but to be fair they’re also wholesale coffee roasters, and take coffee very seriously... and their breakfast, they take that seriously too.
87 locals recommend
Industry Beans
70-76 Rose StThey have a coffee menu which is a bit of a wank, but to be fair they’re also wholesale coffee roasters, and take coffee very seriously... and their breakfast, they take that seriously too.
The best burgers in Melbourne! Prepare to wait at peak times.
81 locals recommend
Huxtaburger Collingwood
106 Smith StThe best burgers in Melbourne! Prepare to wait at peak times.
Okay, people are losing their minds over this joint. The NY Times have wondered if they are infact the best croissants in the world? The hype is real, and this should definitely be on an Fitzroy holiday makers list. My advice - avoid the main times and the queues, head for a late start after 10am, get a take away croissant, pick up a coffee somewhere less hectic, find a bench or a park, and savour the experience with a little more calm. (actually located in Rose St, Fitzroy - this will only let me select their old Elwood location).
142 locals recommend
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose StOkay, people are losing their minds over this joint. The NY Times have wondered if they are infact the best croissants in the world? The hype is real, and this should definitely be on an Fitzroy holiday makers list. My advice - avoid the main times and the queues, head for a late start after 10am, get a take away croissant, pick up a coffee somewhere less hectic, find a bench or a park, and savour the experience with a little more calm. (actually located in Rose St, Fitzroy - this will only let me select their old Elwood location).
Drinks & Nightlife
Elaborate, engineered, unexpected, exceptional and expensive...! The menu changes constantly, and if they like you, they’ll invite you to the private bar upstairs for a digestif.
46 locals recommend
Saint Crispin
300 Smith StElaborate, engineered, unexpected, exceptional and expensive...! The menu changes constantly, and if they like you, they’ll invite you to the private bar upstairs for a digestif.
Bar Open
317 Brunswick StGrungy, dark and messy. go there late if you're feeling trashy.
The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston StLocal indie rock venue, free or cheap entry most nights.
Unassuming facade, even less assuming front bar, but make your way to the internal beer garden to discover what has been a local secret for decades.
70 locals recommend
The Standard Hotel
293 Fitzroy StUnassuming facade, even less assuming front bar, but make your way to the internal beer garden to discover what has been a local secret for decades.
First floor cocktail bar by the owners of Milk and Honey.... old school, dark and moody like a stormy rum cocktail.
109 locals recommend
The Everleigh Melbourne
150-156 Gertrude StFirst floor cocktail bar by the owners of Milk and Honey.... old school, dark and moody like a stormy rum cocktail.
Everything Else
Check the guide, something amazing is always on and the water wall is worth a visit alone.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdCheck the guide, something amazing is always on and the water wall is worth a visit alone.
Turtles, aboriginal food gardens and dinosaurs all a short walk from home.
593 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson StTurtles, aboriginal food gardens and dinosaurs all a short walk from home.