Guidebook for Southbank
Food Scene
The "Feed Me" option is fantastic value and the atmosphere is awesome. They don't take bookings, so just rock when you're hungry.
552 locals recommend
Chin Chin
125 Flinders LnThe "Feed Me" option is fantastic value and the atmosphere is awesome. They don't take bookings, so just rock when you're hungry.
My favourite brunch spot. Delicious food and coffee with great service.
21 locals recommend
Hash Specialty Coffee
113 Hardware StMy favourite brunch spot. Delicious food and coffee with great service.
Laksa Bar
108 Little Lonsdale StSeriously the best laksa in Melbourne!
A Melbourne institution with a diverse crowd of regulars. Pellegrini’s is all about character, honest Italian fare and coffee.
228 locals recommend
Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware LaneA Melbourne institution with a diverse crowd of regulars. Pellegrini’s is all about character, honest Italian fare and coffee.
Biggie Smalls Food Truck
86a Smith StreetDelicious kebabs!
Criniti's Southbank
645 Freshwater PlThe best wood fired pizza in Melbourne!
Japanese Teppanyaki Inn
182 Collins StFavourite teppanyaki restaurant!
Sakura Kaiten Sushi
61 Little Collins StBest sushi train in Melbourne!
Definitely try the chilli oil wontons and special friend rice with XO sauce!
9 locals recommend
China Red
206 Bourke StDefinitely try the chilli oil wontons and special friend rice with XO sauce!
The League of Honest Coffee
8 Exploration LnGreat little cafe!
Le Petite Bourke
24 Little Bourke StA quiet and beautiful cafe - great food and coffee!
Gypsy and Pig
391 Little Lonsdale StGreat Bento boxes!
Higher Ground
650 Little Bourke StGreat breakfast and lunch spot!
Cookie
252 Swanston StRed Spice QV
37 Artemis LnBurma Lane
118 Little Collins StMaha
21 Bond StDrinks & Nightlife
Short walk from the apartment. Great bar food and drinks available. Known to be the longest bar in the southern hemisphere.
128 locals recommend
Arbory Bar & Eatery
1 Flinders WalkShort walk from the apartment. Great bar food and drinks available. Known to be the longest bar in the southern hemisphere.
The Rooftop at QT
133 Russell StreetAmazing views and a great atmosphere.
Hopscotch Melbourne
4 Riverside QuayGreat bar food with a fun atmosphere.
Great place for a romantic drink. They have some delicious cocktails, wine and make a fantastic Moscow Mule!
35 locals recommend
Romeo Lane
1A Crossley StGreat place for a romantic drink. They have some delicious cocktails, wine and make a fantastic Moscow Mule!
The Den
8 Whiteman StLocated below The Atlantic restaurant. Great place for a single malt liqueur.
Eau De Vie
1 Malthouse LnThis is an institution. Whiskey lovers rejoice!
Belleville Melbourne
1 Globe AlleyOne of my many favourite chilled bars.
The Mill House
277-279 Flinders LnGreat tunes!
Ms Collins
425 Collins StMelbourne CBD
Siglo
161 Spring StWine, cocktails, whiskey, cigars... a romantic date spot.
Hihou
1 Flinders LnJapanese bar - very nice overlooking Treasury Gardens.
Arts & Culture
Public art museum with a collection of over 70000 works.
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda RdPublic art museum with a collection of over 70000 works.
Shopping
Emporium Melbourne features Australia's first Uniqlo, the largest Australian designer precinct in the country and 30 unique food icons, all in the heart of the CBD.
773 locals recommend
Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale StEmporium Melbourne features Australia's first Uniqlo, the largest Australian designer precinct in the country and 30 unique food icons, all in the heart of the CBD.
Fresh produce and specialty shopping. Be sure to grab a coffee from Market Lane Coffee.
Key things to remember, the market is closed on Monday & Wednesday. Open every other day from 6am to 2pm with a special night market on Wednesday night offering a wide variety of food from all over the world.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen StreetFresh produce and specialty shopping. Be sure to grab a coffee from Market Lane Coffee.
Key things to remember, the market is closed on Monday & Wednesday. Open every other day from 6am to 2pm with a special night market on Wednesday night offering a wide variety of food from all over the world.
Melbourne Central Station
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street MallBlock Arcade
282 Collins StEssentials
IGA Xpress Freshwater Place
6 Freshwater PlVery convenient.
Coles
Separation StreetWoolworths Flinders Street (Metro)
262 Flinders StGetting Around
Download the PTV app for all train lines and times.
710 locals recommend
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders StreetDownload the PTV app for all train lines and times.
Sightseeing
Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside QuayGreat place to see Melbourne from high above the ground.
Hosier Lane is a bluestone cobbled vehicular and pedestrian laneway on the southern edge of the central city grid. Hosier lane is a much celebrated landmark mainly due to its sophisticated Urban art.
245 locals recommend
Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnHosier Lane is a bluestone cobbled vehicular and pedestrian laneway on the southern edge of the central city grid. Hosier lane is a much celebrated landmark mainly due to its sophisticated Urban art.