Guidebook for Melbourne

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Guidebook for Melbourne

Shopping

Excellent shopping, cafes, restaurants etc.
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Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre
350 Bourke St
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Excellent shopping, cafes, restaurants etc.
Our best Department store. On both sides of the mall.
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David Jones
310 Bourke St
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Our best Department store. On both sides of the mall.
Large, recently renovated department store. Apple shop on top floor. Good cafe (Brunetti) on the third.
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Myer Melbourne
336 Bourke St
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Large, recently renovated department store. Apple shop on top floor. Good cafe (Brunetti) on the third.
Great little hand-made chocolate shop. Both the hot & the iced chocolate drinks are dangerous!
Chokolait
322 Little Collins St
Great little hand-made chocolate shop. Both the hot & the iced chocolate drinks are dangerous!
Lovely old arcade, good chocolate shop (Haighs) plus cafes etc.
Block Arcade Studios
Lovely old arcade, good chocolate shop (Haighs) plus cafes etc.
Wonderful bookshop in the "cookie" building. Say hi to Sally. Explore the other floors in this Bohemian building.
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Metropolis Bookshop
252 Swanston St
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Wonderful bookshop in the "cookie" building. Say hi to Sally. Explore the other floors in this Bohemian building.
Extensive clothing store in the old post office.. I'm not a big fan myself (fast fashion is environ-mental) but the building is lovely and there is a good coffee shop/cafe in the portico on Elizabeth Street.
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H&M
350 Bourke St
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Extensive clothing store in the old post office.. I'm not a big fan myself (fast fashion is environ-mental) but the building is lovely and there is a good coffee shop/cafe in the portico on Elizabeth Street.
Huge discount store.
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BIG W Queen Victoria Village
Lonsdale Street
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Huge discount store.
Extensive shopping complex downstrairs from our apartment. Food courts, fashion, vast variety. Walkway access to David Jones and Myer department stores, as well as to Melbourne Central, another extensive shopping complex with a multiplex cinema and underground train station.
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Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale St
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Extensive shopping complex downstrairs from our apartment. Food courts, fashion, vast variety. Walkway access to David Jones and Myer department stores, as well as to Melbourne Central, another extensive shopping complex with a multiplex cinema and underground train station.
Multi storey shopping centre one block away. Huge supermarket, electronics store, homewares stores, medical clinic, chemists, food court, cafes and restaurants, many fashion outlets. Multi-storey car park.
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QV Melbourne
Swanston Street
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Multi storey shopping centre one block away. Huge supermarket, electronics store, homewares stores, medical clinic, chemists, food court, cafes and restaurants, many fashion outlets. Multi-storey car park.

Food Scene

Some interesting restaurants, lively street dining. Fun for breakfast. Lunch is the business crowd, evenings a mix, including tourists. See www.urbanspoon.com or yourrestaurants.com.au/vic/Melbourne.
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Хардвэр Лейн
Hardware Lane
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Some interesting restaurants, lively street dining. Fun for breakfast. Lunch is the business crowd, evenings a mix, including tourists. See www.urbanspoon.com or yourrestaurants.com.au/vic/Melbourne.
Excellent tapas - you may need to book.
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Portello Rosso
15 Warburton Ln
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Excellent tapas - you may need to book.
Get a spicy bratwurst and eat it outside-a Melbourne tradition!
Bratwurst Shop & Co
513 Elizabeth St
Get a spicy bratwurst and eat it outside-a Melbourne tradition!
Great upmarket café, dine on the street in relaxed luxury.
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The European
161 Spring St
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Great upmarket café, dine on the street in relaxed luxury.
Very expensive restaurant with interesting décor, but the Cellar Bar out the front is a great place for a classy lunch.
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Florentino
80 Bourke St
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Very expensive restaurant with interesting décor, but the Cellar Bar out the front is a great place for a classy lunch.
Melbourne tradition, dine here then catch a movie at the Nova across the road. There is a bus to Lygon Street from Melbourne Central (Lonsdale Street). The 201 I think.
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Tiamo Coffee Restaurant
303 Lygon Street
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Melbourne tradition, dine here then catch a movie at the Nova across the road. There is a bus to Lygon Street from Melbourne Central (Lonsdale Street). The 201 I think.
Espresso al banco just like in Roma :)
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Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware Lane
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Espresso al banco just like in Roma :)
Excellent up-market restaurant (Japanese/International cuisine fusion).
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Taxi Kitchen
Swanston Street
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Excellent up-market restaurant (Japanese/International cuisine fusion).
Fun trendy "Japanese" food. Sit outside if it's not too cold.
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Chocolate Buddha
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Fun trendy "Japanese" food. Sit outside if it's not too cold.
Great hip restaurant with a Thai flavour (Pricey).
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Longrain Restaurant
44 Little Bourke St
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Great hip restaurant with a Thai flavour (Pricey).
Largish trendy café with fun fresh food.
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Auction Rooms
103-107 Errol St
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Largish trendy café with fun fresh food.
Presently Australia's best restaurant. Get out the platinum card.
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Attica
74 Glen Eira Rd
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Presently Australia's best restaurant. Get out the platinum card.
Fun good value café, lively and filling.
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BLUETRAIN
3 Southgate Ave
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Fun good value café, lively and filling.
Expensive but great seafood. See a show at the Regent next door or the Athenaeum over the road as well.
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Box Seafood Restaurant
189 Collins St
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Expensive but great seafood. See a show at the Regent next door or the Athenaeum over the road as well.
Fun, lively, smorgasbord (or Hawker) style.
China Bar Signature
222 Exhibition Street
Fun, lively, smorgasbord (or Hawker) style.
Lovely old boathouse on the Yarra river, lunch (barby on weekends). Hire a row-boat!
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Дом лодок и чайных садов Фэрфилд-Парка
Fairfield Park Drive
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Lovely old boathouse on the Yarra river, lunch (barby on weekends). Hire a row-boat!
Good hearty food here
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Trattoria Emilia
360 Little Collins St
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Good hearty food here
Brilliant Japanese food on the river in the edge of the concert hall. Take your wallet.
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Saké Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall
100 St Kilda Rd
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Brilliant Japanese food on the river in the edge of the concert hall. Take your wallet.
Great cafe in hipster Brunswick Street.
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Marios
303 Brunswick St
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Great cafe in hipster Brunswick Street.
Good Korean restaurant just down the road. Not great for vegetarians.
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G2 Korean BBQ
301 Elizabeth St
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Good Korean restaurant just down the road. Not great for vegetarians.
A good little Indian restaurant, especially for takeaway.
Gourmet Curry Hut Indian Cuisine
318 Little Collins St
A good little Indian restaurant, especially for takeaway.
Our favourite cheap local Korean restaurant. Try the prawn entrée.
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Oriental Spoon
254 La Trobe St
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Our favourite cheap local Korean restaurant. Try the prawn entrée.
Good italian-themed acfe on third floor of the Myer department store.
Brunetti Myer Melbourne
314-336 Bourke St
Good italian-themed acfe on third floor of the Myer department store.

Everything Else

Vast market with fresh produce and general merchandise. Mon CLOSED, Tue 6am-2pm, Wed CLOSED, Thu 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-5pm (General Merchandise to 4pm), Sat 6am-3pm, Sun 9am-4pm (www.qvm.com.au)
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Рынок королевы Виктории
Queen Street
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Vast market with fresh produce and general merchandise. Mon CLOSED, Tue 6am-2pm, Wed CLOSED, Thu 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-5pm (General Merchandise to 4pm), Sat 6am-3pm, Sun 9am-4pm (www.qvm.com.au)
Down by the seaside (sort of). Take a 30 minute tram ride on the 109 down Collins Street.A few nice restaurants. Catch the ferry to Tasmania!
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Port Melbourne Beach
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Down by the seaside (sort of). Take a 30 minute tram ride on the 109 down Collins Street.A few nice restaurants. Catch the ferry to Tasmania!
Old bayside suburb. Fun for a day trip. Catch the train or take a ferry from Southbank.
Williamstown Health + Lifestyle
99A Douglas Parade
Old bayside suburb. Fun for a day trip. Catch the train or take a ferry from Southbank.
Lay back and watch the stars on the domed ceiling. In the scienceworks Museum, which is great for kids. Technical gadgets, old steam engines et cetera. Train to Spotswood or ferry from Southbank.
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Melbourne Planetarium
2 Booker St
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Lay back and watch the stars on the domed ceiling. In the scienceworks Museum, which is great for kids. Technical gadgets, old steam engines et cetera. Train to Spotswood or ferry from Southbank.
A good medical Centre nearby. Open seven days a week (just the mornings on the weekend). They also provide home visits by doctors
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QV Medical Centre
1 Elizabeth St
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A good medical Centre nearby. Open seven days a week (just the mornings on the weekend). They also provide home visits by doctors

Arts & Culture

Large Multi-cinema complex.
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HOYTS
La Trobe Street
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Large Multi-cinema complex.
Interesting gallery on the ground floor (plus good book shop and café). See the lovely reading room, and Ned Kelly's armour (our most famous bushranger).
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Государственная библиотека Виктории
328 Swanston St
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Interesting gallery on the ground floor (plus good book shop and café). See the lovely reading room, and Ned Kelly's armour (our most famous bushranger).
Modern museum with old collection. Good Indigenous section & Aussie culture section Fun kids area. The room at the back NW corner, full of stuffed animals from the old museum, is fascinating.
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Мельбурнский музей
11 Nicholson St
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Modern museum with old collection. Good Indigenous section & Aussie culture section Fun kids area. The room at the back NW corner, full of stuffed animals from the old museum, is fascinating.
Vast entertainment section, gambling of course, multiplex cinema and a large selection of restaurants, some of excellent quality.
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Crown Promenade Melbourne
8 Whiteman St
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Vast entertainment section, gambling of course, multiplex cinema and a large selection of restaurants, some of excellent quality.
Art-house cinema complex.
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Kino Cinemas
45 Collins St
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Art-house cinema complex.
Melbourne's best art-house cinema complex.
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Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
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Melbourne's best art-house cinema complex.
A good spot to see a cool jazz band. Not always open so google it.
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Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
25 Bennetts Lane
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A good spot to see a cool jazz band. Not always open so google it.
Interesting old building, some good exhibitions. Not a "must-see" but worth a look.
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Immigration Museum
400 Flinders St
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Interesting old building, some good exhibitions. Not a "must-see" but worth a look.
It's OK.
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Мельбурнский аквариум
King Street
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It's OK.
Melbourne Official Arts Hub. Concerts, theatre, ballet, opera et al. Always something going on.
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Arts Precinct/St Kilda Road station
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Melbourne Official Arts Hub. Concerts, theatre, ballet, opera et al. Always something going on.
Extensive Art gallery with international collection. (Aussie art is in Federation square). Wet your fingers on the famous water wall and see the glass ceiling in the great hall.
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Национальная галерея Виктории
180 St Kilda Rd
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Extensive Art gallery with international collection. (Aussie art is in Federation square). Wet your fingers on the famous water wall and see the glass ceiling in the great hall.
Gallery of Australian art including a great contemporary indigenous collection. Many of our greatest works are here, including "Ramming the shears" (oops, I meant "Shearing the rams").
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Иан Поттер Центр: NGV Австралия
Russell Street
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Gallery of Australian art including a great contemporary indigenous collection. Many of our greatest works are here, including "Ramming the shears" (oops, I meant "Shearing the rams").
Lovely old theatre, usually running a musical.
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Princess Theatre
163 Spring St
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Lovely old theatre, usually running a musical.
Lovely old theatre, runs musical theatre & drama.
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Театр комедии
240 Exhibition St
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Lovely old theatre, runs musical theatre & drama.
Beautiful old theatre, musicals and drama.
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Театр Её Величества
219 Exhibition St
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Beautiful old theatre, musicals and drama.
Imax theatre. Sometimes blockbusters on the huge screen in 3D.
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IMAX Мельбурнский музей
Rathdowne Street
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Imax theatre. Sometimes blockbusters on the huge screen in 3D.
A fun little nightclub just around the corner.
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The Toff In Town
252 Swanston St
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A fun little nightclub just around the corner.
Check out a movie on the rooftop! Not wheelchair accessible, sadly.
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Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston St
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Check out a movie on the rooftop! Not wheelchair accessible, sadly.
Home of the Australian tennis open and concerts by famous bands.
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Rod Laver Arena
200 Olympic Blvd
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Home of the Australian tennis open and concerts by famous bands.
The famous Melbourne cricket ground, known as the MCG or simply the 'G. Catch a game of Aussie rules footy, or cricket if it's summertime.
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Стадион Мельбурн Крикет Граунд
Brunton Avenue
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The famous Melbourne cricket ground, known as the MCG or simply the 'G. Catch a game of Aussie rules footy, or cricket if it's summertime.
Melbourne's best small ensemble theatre company IMAO.
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Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
2 Chapel St
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Melbourne's best small ensemble theatre company IMAO.
Grand old movie house, showing art house to hipsters and boho's. Designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who also designed Canberra.
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Театр Астор
1 Chapel St
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Grand old movie house, showing art house to hipsters and boho's. Designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who also designed Canberra.
Under the glass ice cream cone in Melbourne Central shopping centre (just around the corner again.) There is also a giant clock that plays an Aussie jingle on the hour.
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Shot Tower Museum
211 La Trobe St
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Under the glass ice cream cone in Melbourne Central shopping centre (just around the corner again.) There is also a giant clock that plays an Aussie jingle on the hour.
Right across the road. The oldest Catholic Church in Melbourne, so they say. Excellent choir of a Sunday, and they even let in atheists like me.
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Церковь Святого Франциска
326 Lonsdale St
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Right across the road. The oldest Catholic Church in Melbourne, so they say. Excellent choir of a Sunday, and they even let in atheists like me.
Nice old museum boat, at the edge of the South wharf shopping precinct.
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Polly Woodside
21 S Wharf Promenade
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Nice old museum boat, at the edge of the South wharf shopping precinct.
One of our best live theatre venues.
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Malthouse Theatre
113 Sturt St
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One of our best live theatre venues.
Melbourne's concert hall. Classical music and other concerts.
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Хэмер Холл, Мельбурн
100 St Kilda Rd
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Melbourne's concert hall. Classical music and other concerts.
Melbourne's State Theatre. Ballet, drama, Opera and so on.
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State Theatre
100 St Kilda Rd
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Melbourne's State Theatre. Ballet, drama, Opera and so on.
A Melbourne football ground. In winter, go and see an Aussie rules footy match.
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Стадион Марвел
740 Bourke St
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A Melbourne football ground. In winter, go and see an Aussie rules footy match.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun bar for people-watching in the afternoon.
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Transport Hotel
Federation Square
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Fun bar for people-watching in the afternoon.
Lovely old pub, now trendily remodelled but relaxing. See the famous Chloe nude (not so controversial these days).
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Young & Jackson
1 Swanston St
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Lovely old pub, now trendily remodelled but relaxing. See the famous Chloe nude (not so controversial these days).
My favourite cafe of an afternoon. Wonderful Thai "bar" food, cocktails and beers on tap. Used to be the studio of an artist friend of mine. It's my secret so please don't tell anybody about it.
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Cookie
252 Swanston St
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My favourite cafe of an afternoon. Wonderful Thai "bar" food, cocktails and beers on tap. Used to be the studio of an artist friend of mine. It's my secret so please don't tell anybody about it.

Sightseeing

Our incredibly popular public space. Aussie art at the back, ACMI "Moving Image" gallery at the side.
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Площадь Федерации
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Our incredibly popular public space. Aussie art at the back, ACMI "Moving Image" gallery at the side.
Shops, cafes. Some good cheap places.
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Southgate
3 Southgate Ave
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Shops, cafes. Some good cheap places.
Probably the hippest street in Melbourne. Coffee, clothes shops, bookshops, just fun to wander along (there is a tram from the city).
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Брансуик-стрит
Brunswick Street
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Probably the hippest street in Melbourne. Coffee, clothes shops, bookshops, just fun to wander along (there is a tram from the city).
Another hip shopping street.
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Bridge Road
Bridge Road
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Another hip shopping street.
See the penguins walk about your feet at dusk. (Don't pay to go on the tourist trap boats, just walk out to the end of the pier.) Trams & train from the city.
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St Kilda Pavilion
Acland Street
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See the penguins walk about your feet at dusk. (Don't pay to go on the tourist trap boats, just walk out to the end of the pier.) Trams & train from the city.
Brilliant zoo, lovely gardens. See the butterfly house, monkey walk, meerkats, kangaroos ...
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Мельбурнский зоопарк
Elliott Avenue
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Brilliant zoo, lovely gardens. See the butterfly house, monkey walk, meerkats, kangaroos ...
Melbourne's answer to the London eye. Not fantastic but worth a look if you're down the Docklands area. Try the Eureka sky deck for more extensive use of Melbourne.
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Колесо обозрения Melbourne Star
101 Waterfront Way
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Melbourne's answer to the London eye. Not fantastic but worth a look if you're down the Docklands area. Try the Eureka sky deck for more extensive use of Melbourne.
Fabulous! Have some scones by the lake.
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Королевские ботанические сады Виктории
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Fabulous! Have some scones by the lake.
Melbourne's biggest Anglican church.
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Собор Святого Павла
Flinders Street
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Melbourne's biggest Anglican church.
Huge Catholic cathedral.
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St Patrick’s Cathedral Fountain
Smith Street
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Huge Catholic cathedral.
Extensive beautiful gardens. A 20 minute walk from the apartment.
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Fitzroy Gardens Playground
Wellington Parade
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Extensive beautiful gardens. A 20 minute walk from the apartment.
A lovely little cottage which you can visit. Australia's oldest building. Closes at 5 PM (but get there earlier).
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Коттедж капитана Джеймса Кука
Wellington Parade
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A lovely little cottage which you can visit. Australia's oldest building. Closes at 5 PM (but get there earlier).
An interesting place to walk about. Restaurants (a bit touristy) but by the river. Walk along the river an either side for fun.
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Southbank
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An interesting place to walk about. Restaurants (a bit touristy) but by the river. Walk along the river an either side for fun.

Essentials

Huge local supermarket. This has everything and it's open very late.
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Woolworths QV
Swanston Street
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Huge local supermarket. This has everything and it's open very late.