Guidebook for South Melbourne

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Guidebook for South Melbourne

Food Scene

26 locals recommend
Don Don
1 Bank St
26 locals recommend
Food is yummy
93 locals recommend
Peko Peko
190 Wells St
93 locals recommend
Food is yummy
Allegedly the best kebabs in Melbourne
Kebabs R Yummy
192 Wells St
Allegedly the best kebabs in Melbourne
Fabulous food, fresh fruit and vegetable, flowers, gifts
365 locals recommend
South Melbourne Market station
365 locals recommend
Fabulous food, fresh fruit and vegetable, flowers, gifts
Fabulous Mediterean Turkish inspired menu tapas style sharing platters Best Rosewater Chocolate Mousse Lamb Filo Triangles
15 locals recommend
Kamel
19 Victoria Ave
15 locals recommend
Fabulous Mediterean Turkish inspired menu tapas style sharing platters Best Rosewater Chocolate Mousse Lamb Filo Triangles
Great variety indoor and outdoor dining
13 locals recommend
Dundas & Faussett
111 Dundas Pl
13 locals recommend
Great variety indoor and outdoor dining
Excellent coffee, sandwiches and an assortment of salads all healthy
17 locals recommend
Nashi Sandwich & Coffee Bar
6-8 Dorcas St
17 locals recommend
Excellent coffee, sandwiches and an assortment of salads all healthy
Italian excellence in dining or drinks with stunning views
13 locals recommend
Fatto Bar & Cantina
100 Saint Kilda Road
13 locals recommend
Italian excellence in dining or drinks with stunning views
Tantalizing food of vegetarian fare. Flavours, textures that excite your taste buds.
10 locals recommend
Shakahari Too
225 Clarendon St
10 locals recommend
Tantalizing food of vegetarian fare. Flavours, textures that excite your taste buds.
Breakfast beside the bay, fabulous views across Port Phillip Bay along with the swimmers completing their laps at the famous Brighton Baths.
24 locals recommend
The Baths Middle Brighton
251 Esplanade
24 locals recommend
Breakfast beside the bay, fabulous views across Port Phillip Bay along with the swimmers completing their laps at the famous Brighton Baths.
Divine family run and owned Italian business. Small boutique restaurant tucked away in an off the beat location easily accessible via Chapel St.
58 locals recommend
Thirty Eight Chairs
4 Bond St
58 locals recommend
Divine family run and owned Italian business. Small boutique restaurant tucked away in an off the beat location easily accessible via Chapel St.
Divine food this place is located near the famous South Melbourne market. Tucked away down a side alley not easily found unless your in the know. Look for the sign above your head in black and yellow at the entrance to the alley to find this hidden gem.
118 locals recommend
Chez Dré
285-287 Coventry St
118 locals recommend
Divine food this place is located near the famous South Melbourne market. Tucked away down a side alley not easily found unless your in the know. Look for the sign above your head in black and yellow at the entrance to the alley to find this hidden gem.
A variety of hot and cold selections. Prepared on site. Great early morning coffee.
Humbaba
20 Dorcas St
A variety of hot and cold selections. Prepared on site. Great early morning coffee.

Drinks & Nightlife

Right beside the Yarra a funky outdoor venue
43 locals recommend
Riverland Bar
43 locals recommend
Right beside the Yarra a funky outdoor venue
Great views, dining and drinks along the Southbank Promenade a short tram ride away on the No 58. Or a 20 minute walk from my apartment
52 locals recommend
Left Bank Melbourne Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
1 Southbank Blvd
52 locals recommend
Great views, dining and drinks along the Southbank Promenade a short tram ride away on the No 58. Or a 20 minute walk from my apartment
Dining experience is great here at Cookie, several levels with varying things on dining & bar Rooftop Cinema
381 locals recommend
Cookie
252 Swanston St
381 locals recommend
Dining experience is great here at Cookie, several levels with varying things on dining & bar Rooftop Cinema
Some tunes, dancing, drinks good fun
77 locals recommend
Spice Market
Beaney Lane
77 locals recommend
Some tunes, dancing, drinks good fun
Funky crowd dining and drinks
8 locals recommend
Collins Quarter
86 Collins St
8 locals recommend
Funky crowd dining and drinks
Food casual dining in the Southgate area of the Yarra Promenade
8 locals recommend
BearBrass
3 Southgate Ave
8 locals recommend
Food casual dining in the Southgate area of the Yarra Promenade
Outddor garden overlooking the bay and the Heads to the Port Phillip Bay
186 locals recommend
Portsea Hotel
3746 Point Nepean Rd
186 locals recommend
Outddor garden overlooking the bay and the Heads to the Port Phillip Bay
A variety of areas to suit all tastes. Bar with a big screen full of sports. Upstairs for dining inside or out.
25 locals recommend
The Duke of Wellington
146 Flinders Street
25 locals recommend
A variety of areas to suit all tastes. Bar with a big screen full of sports. Upstairs for dining inside or out.
A fabulous view of the city awaits you on the rooftop bar. Dining with a large selection of beers, wine and spirits to choose from..
15 locals recommend
Coppersmith Hotel
435 Clarendon St
15 locals recommend
A fabulous view of the city awaits you on the rooftop bar. Dining with a large selection of beers, wine and spirits to choose from..
Laid back tunes, great food as you watch the crowds pass on by in a scenic location beside the Yarra.
29 locals recommend
Hopscotch Melbourne
4 Riverside Quay
29 locals recommend
Laid back tunes, great food as you watch the crowds pass on by in a scenic location beside the Yarra.

Parks & Nature

Tranquility, dining flora and the occasional fauna
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend
Tranquility, dining flora and the occasional fauna
Great hiking trails. A fabulous cafe to look across the city skyline and towards the bay from.
66 locals recommend
Dandenong Ranges National Park
School Road
66 locals recommend
Great hiking trails. A fabulous cafe to look across the city skyline and towards the bay from.
84 locals recommend
Studley Park Boathouse
1 Boathouse Rd
84 locals recommend
89 locals recommend
Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
The Georgian Road
89 locals recommend

Shopping

Clarendon Street
Clarendon Street
A full length strip of shopping to restaurants, bars, a movie cinema complex, banking and other essentials. Shopping easily accessible via car or tram from my apartment.
458 locals recommend
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
458 locals recommend
A full length strip of shopping to restaurants, bars, a movie cinema complex, banking and other essentials. Shopping easily accessible via car or tram from my apartment.
Everything your heart may desire lies in wait for you here. At Melbourne's new flag ship shopping hub in the center of the city.
773 locals recommend
Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale St
773 locals recommend
Everything your heart may desire lies in wait for you here. At Melbourne's new flag ship shopping hub in the center of the city.
A recent 6 million refurbishment of Chadstone Shopping Center sees it as an experience unrivaled by any others. A mecca for those who love to shop and wish to access the finest things all underneath the one roof.
275 locals recommend
Chadstone Shopping Centre
1341 Dandenong Road
275 locals recommend
A recent 6 million refurbishment of Chadstone Shopping Center sees it as an experience unrivaled by any others. A mecca for those who love to shop and wish to access the finest things all underneath the one roof.
Factory outlets for a variety of products. Furniture outlets. Restaurants along the Yarra.
583 locals recommend
DFO South Wharf
20 Convention Centre Pl
583 locals recommend
Factory outlets for a variety of products. Furniture outlets. Restaurants along the Yarra.

Essentials

There are also stores including Spotlight, a Gym, Health food store, Medical Centre, dry cleaners, bakery, gift store, chemist, food court.
104 locals recommend
Woolworths South Melbourne
113 Cecil St
104 locals recommend
There are also stores including Spotlight, a Gym, Health food store, Medical Centre, dry cleaners, bakery, gift store, chemist, food court.
Located in central Clarendon Street. In a complex with a pharmacy, florist, barber, bottle shop.Cafe
102 locals recommend
Coles South Melbourne
229 Coventry St
102 locals recommend
Located in central Clarendon Street. In a complex with a pharmacy, florist, barber, bottle shop.Cafe

Sightseeing

Beautiful stroll along the Promenade of The Bay Tram 1 takes you to South Melbourne beach via the Albert park shopping strip
9 locals recommend
Port Phillip Bay
9 locals recommend
Beautiful stroll along the Promenade of The Bay Tram 1 takes you to South Melbourne beach via the Albert park shopping strip
341 locals recommend
Shrine of Remembrance
341 locals recommend
The Mornington Peninsula is a beautiful area along the bay
10 locals recommend
Mornington Peninsula Visitor Information Centre & Booking Service
359B Point Nepean Rd
10 locals recommend
The Mornington Peninsula is a beautiful area along the bay
Great stroll along the bay, shopping and dining
231 locals recommend
Sorrento
231 locals recommend
Great stroll along the bay, shopping and dining
Home to the famous Bells Beach where the Rip Curl Pro is held every year. The location of the film shoot for the movie "Point Break", which starred Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.
73 locals recommend
Torquay
73 locals recommend
Home to the famous Bells Beach where the Rip Curl Pro is held every year. The location of the film shoot for the movie "Point Break", which starred Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.
A beach side getaway approximately 2 hours via car from my apartment. Along the famous Great Ocean Road. Where the pier to pub swim is held yearly. Fabulous place for a stroll along the jetty and for fish and chips on the beach.
91 locals recommend
Lorne
91 locals recommend
A beach side getaway approximately 2 hours via car from my apartment. Along the famous Great Ocean Road. Where the pier to pub swim is held yearly. Fabulous place for a stroll along the jetty and for fish and chips on the beach.
61 locals recommend
Williamstown
61 locals recommend
A stroll along the Yarra, you may spot a pod of dolphins. dragon boat paddlers, canoe sculling. A cycle path travels along parts of the Yarra river. BBQ facilities are dotted along it.
112 locals recommend
Yarra River
112 locals recommend
A stroll along the Yarra, you may spot a pod of dolphins. dragon boat paddlers, canoe sculling. A cycle path travels along parts of the Yarra river. BBQ facilities are dotted along it.
46 locals recommend
Altona Pier
Esplanade
46 locals recommend
34 locals recommend
Port Melbourne
34 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Iconic exhibitions on your doorstep
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
Iconic exhibitions on your doorstep
Explore the hidden world of Melbourne's Museum with a variety of permanent exhibitions and show case visiting displays to tantalise.
222 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St station
222 locals recommend
Explore the hidden world of Melbourne's Museum with a variety of permanent exhibitions and show case visiting displays to tantalise.