Guidebook for Collingwood

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Paul & Mercedes
Guidebook for Collingwood

Food Scene

Oddly only open for dinner on Thursday and Friday nights. Classic pub atmosphere, often very quiet but they have simple but surprisingly good food. On,y 50m down the street.
Vine Hotel
59 Wellington St
Oddly only open for dinner on Thursday and Friday nights. Classic pub atmosphere, often very quiet but they have simple but surprisingly good food. On,y 50m down the street.
Very serious about their coffee here.
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
De Clieu
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very serious about their coffee here.
This cafe is relatively new and has been really well set up inside with a interesting menu and good coffee. It's the place with planter boxes outside.
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
South of Johnston
46 Oxford St
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This cafe is relatively new and has been really well set up inside with a interesting menu and good coffee. It's the place with planter boxes outside.
At the top end of Melbourne cafes and extremely popular - best to avoid peak times!
125 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St
125 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
At the top end of Melbourne cafes and extremely popular - best to avoid peak times!
Fairly basic eating and coffee but close and a lovely shading seating under the street trees.
Cambridge Cafe
45 Derby St
Fairly basic eating and coffee but close and a lovely shading seating under the street trees.
A great out of the way city coffee house.
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The League of Honest Coffee
8 Exploration Ln
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A great out of the way city coffee house.
Often go here - good coffee, atmosphere and open longer than others.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Mess Hall
51 Bourke St
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Often go here - good coffee, atmosphere and open longer than others.
Excellent value and great food. Very close.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Yim Yam
76 Smith St
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Excellent value and great food. Very close.
Great setting and interesting food, overlooking the Collingwood Children's farm in in a delightful bushland setting.
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Farm Cafe
18 St Heliers St
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great setting and interesting food, overlooking the Collingwood Children's farm in in a delightful bushland setting.
Middle of the road good value up market pub.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Baden Powell Hotel
61-65 Victoria Parade
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Middle of the road good value up market pub.
One of a number of great value eating places in Smith St.
93 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Peko Peko
190 Wells St
93 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of a number of great value eating places in Smith St.
Great food, coffee and atmosphere located in an old hat factory. Can be a little crowded on weekends.
96 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Three Bags Full
60 Nicholson St
96 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great food, coffee and atmosphere located in an old hat factory. Can be a little crowded on weekends.
A charming Italian Melbourne institution that has remained essentially unchanged since the 1950s. Order simple but tasty Italian dishes at the bar and watch the action. Great for a snack after a show.
229 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Charlie's Bar
71 Hardware Lane
229 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A charming Italian Melbourne institution that has remained essentially unchanged since the 1950s. Order simple but tasty Italian dishes at the bar and watch the action. Great for a snack after a show.
Great new cafe that's opened down the lane only 50m away from us. Still developing but shows great promise with and interesting menu, good coffee, designer ambiance and the passion of a startup.
25 Rokeby St
Great new cafe that's opened down the lane only 50m away from us. Still developing but shows great promise with and interesting menu, good coffee, designer ambiance and the passion of a startup.
Light and airy, simple elegant Japanese meals, great coffee, friendly staff and not too crowded. Also some Japanese designer products on sale. Closed Mondays.
33 Peel St
33 Peel Street
Light and airy, simple elegant Japanese meals, great coffee, friendly staff and not too crowded. Also some Japanese designer products on sale. Closed Mondays.

Everything Else

Haven't used this but they are the only Japanese bathhouse in Melbourne. Referred to in Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor.
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ofuroya the japanese bath house
59 Cromwell St
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Haven't used this but they are the only Japanese bathhouse in Melbourne. Referred to in Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor.
Long established aboriginal art gallery
Ochre Gallery
34 Wellington St
Long established aboriginal art gallery
Usually have good exhibitions.
67 Cambridge St
67 Cambridge Street
Usually have good exhibitions.
Closest launderette - with a great name!
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
My Beautiful Laundrette
153 Brunswick St
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Closest launderette - with a great name!

Arts & Culture

Also check out their stock room across the road which usually has an interesting collection from different exhibitions.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Australian Galleries
35 Derby St
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Also check out their stock room across the road which usually has an interesting collection from different exhibitions.
Home of Australian Rules Football and cricket.
976 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Home of Australian Rules Football and cricket.
Top tennis venue and home of the Australian Tennis Open held in January.
312 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Estadio Rod Laver
200 Olympic Blvd
312 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Top tennis venue and home of the Australian Tennis Open held in January.
This is a great gallery. It has an interesting collection and visiting exhibitions and is not too large. There's a good little cafe on the third floor.
128 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
El Centro Ian Potter: NGV Australia
Russell Street
128 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is a great gallery. It has an interesting collection and visiting exhibitions and is not too large. There's a good little cafe on the third floor.
A world class gallery usually showing a block buster visiting exhibition.
1737 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Galería Nacional de Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A world class gallery usually showing a block buster visiting exhibition.
Can't say we've ever been there but if you're into 3D films...
315 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne Street
315 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Can't say we've ever been there but if you're into 3D films...
Local art and crafts
137 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Rose Street Artists' Market
60 Rose St
137 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Local art and crafts
Great cinema running wide selection of fine films. Monday is good value $6 before 4pm, $9 after!
321 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great cinema running wide selection of fine films. Monday is good value $6 before 4pm, $9 after!

Essentials

A great little bakery that is extremely popular - you'll often see a queue out on the footpath.
42 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fatto a Mano
228 Gertrude St
42 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A great little bakery that is extremely popular - you'll often see a queue out on the footpath.
Large supermarket and bottle shop a bit further up Smith Street.
112 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith St
112 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Large supermarket and bottle shop a bit further up Smith Street.
This is the nearest supermarket right next to the tram stop. Top up Myki cards here.
428 Victoria Parade
This is the nearest supermarket right next to the tram stop. Top up Myki cards here.
Shopping at Aldi is good way to undermine dominance of the big supermarkets and save money at the same time!
325 Victoria St
325 Victoria Street
Shopping at Aldi is good way to undermine dominance of the big supermarkets and save money at the same time!
Another big supermarket
317 Victoria St
Another big supermarket

Sightseeing

One of the best public gardens in Melbourne overlooking the east side of the city. The stands of magnificent old elm trees are one of the last in the world.
227 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque infantil de Fitzroy Gardens
Wellington Parade
227 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of the best public gardens in Melbourne overlooking the east side of the city. The stands of magnificent old elm trees are one of the last in the world.
Food is ok here but this is really about the superb location. Look out for the Olga Cohen Fairy Tree and miniature village if you have kids!
The Pavilion Wedding & Engagement Venues Melbourne
230-298 Wellington Parade
Food is ok here but this is really about the superb location. Look out for the Olga Cohen Fairy Tree and miniature village if you have kids!
Another lovely garden to walk through if your'e heading to the south of the city.
40 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Antiguo Edificio de la Tesorería
20 Spring Street
40 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Another lovely garden to walk through if your'e heading to the south of the city.
Very popular Melbourne tourist attraction. Not really Cooks actual dwelling, but from the same village...
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Casa de Cooks
Wellington Parade
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very popular Melbourne tourist attraction. Not really Cooks actual dwelling, but from the same village...
An amazing circular library space capped by a recently restored dome. Climb up to the galleries for access to exhibitions and great view of the reading room.
568 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Biblioteca Estatal de Victoria
328 Swanston St
568 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
An amazing circular library space capped by a recently restored dome. Climb up to the galleries for access to exhibitions and great view of the reading room.
This is an extensive area of bushland along the Yarra River with great walks and views across to the city.
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque Yarra Bend
Yarra Bend Road
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is an extensive area of bushland along the Yarra River with great walks and views across to the city.
Some of the most lovely gardens in the world.
1262 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Jardín Botánico Real Victoria
1262 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Some of the most lovely gardens in the world.
This 20 storey office tower was the tallest building in Australia when completed in 1958. It gets rather lost now but dominated the skyline when I was a kid.
Orica House
1 Nicholson St
This 20 storey office tower was the tallest building in Australia when completed in 1958. It gets rather lost now but dominated the skyline when I was a kid.
Degraves Street is lined by funky little cafes and the start of a great walk northward through Melbourne's fascinating laneways and arcades.
Degraves Place
Degraves Place
Degraves Street is lined by funky little cafes and the start of a great walk northward through Melbourne's fascinating laneways and arcades.
Can have great exhibitions. Modern interactive permanent displays. $10 entry.
593 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museo de Melbourne
11 Nicholson St
593 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Can have great exhibitions. Modern interactive permanent displays. $10 entry.
Historic building from Melbourne boom time in beautify garden setting. Has various exhibitions during the year.
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Edificio Real de Exhibiciones
9 Nicholson St
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Historic building from Melbourne boom time in beautify garden setting. Has various exhibitions during the year.
Beautify gardens at the city end of Gertrude St recently restored to their original plan.
235 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Carlton Gardens
235 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautify gardens at the city end of Gertrude St recently restored to their original plan.
This section of Johnston St is full of Spanish cafés and bars that really buzz on a Friday, Saturday night
The Spanish Club
57-61 Johnston St
This section of Johnston St is full of Spanish cafés and bars that really buzz on a Friday, Saturday night
Classic Fitzroy. Street is full of funky bars and cafés, clothing, craft and furniture shops all competing for best whimsical sign. Becoming a little too established?
135 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brunswick Street
Brunswick Street
135 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Classic Fitzroy. Street is full of funky bars and cafés, clothing, craft and furniture shops all competing for best whimsical sign. Becoming a little too established?
The most interesting streetscape in Melbourne? Funky clothing and furniture, art and craft, cafés and bars. Top end Melbourne eating!
98 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street
98 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The most interesting streetscape in Melbourne? Funky clothing and furniture, art and craft, cafés and bars. Top end Melbourne eating!
This street is packed with really good value and interesting Vietnamese restaurants and other stores.
60 Victoria St
60 Victoria Street
This street is packed with really good value and interesting Vietnamese restaurants and other stores.
Great place to take kids to see a working farm in a magnificent setting.
181 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Granja Infantil de Collingwood
18 St Heliers St
181 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great place to take kids to see a working farm in a magnificent setting.

Shopping

This is a tiny bookshop puts a lot of thought into a quality book and gift selection. Well worth a visit!
Readings State Library
285-321 Russell St
This is a tiny bookshop puts a lot of thought into a quality book and gift selection. Well worth a visit!

Drinks & Nightlife

A handy pub with reasonable prices, good menu and atmosphere.
Prince Patrick Hotel
135 Victoria Parade
A handy pub with reasonable prices, good menu and atmosphere.
Many recommendations for this surprising rooftop bar and eatery.
366 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick St
366 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Many recommendations for this surprising rooftop bar and eatery.
Interesting food, beer in interesting large diner style space.
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Little Creatures Dining Hall
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Interesting food, beer in interesting large diner style space.