MELBOURNE CITY GUIDE
CONSIDERED THE CULTURE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE THRILLS WITH GALLERIES, GRANDSTANDING SPORTING EVENTS AND SOME SERIOUSLY GOOD CAFFEINE.
OUT & ABOUT
Melbourne’s reputation as one of the most culturally rich yet effortlessly laid-back cities in the world is certainly deserved. Its city center is chock-full of street art, coffee roasters, independent boutiques and restaurants, while neighborhoods like KILDA, ST CARLTON and PRAHRAN are perfect for exploring.
THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE
Melbourne’s laneways are dotted along a grid of major streets and are continually reinventing themselves. Check out CENTRE PLACE for cheap eats, HOSIER for street art, and HARDW ARE LANE for a glass of something tasty.
EAT STREETS
Thanks to its multi-cultural heritage you can find Italian food on Carlton’s LYGON STREET, discover freshly shucked $1 oysters at SOUTH MARKET, sip MELBOURNE great coffee in FITZROY, and indulge in celebrated Japanese, pan-Asian and modern Australian dishes on , one of FLINDERS LANE the city’s most iconic streets.
INSIDER’S SECRET
Many of Melbourne’s best finds are hidden above street level on rooftops across the city; during the summer months Melburnians like to eat and drink high up and under the stars. Join them at the Spanish bar-restaurant BOMBA (bombabar.com.au) and the hidden Collingwood cocktail gem, ABOVE BOARD (aboveboardbar.com).
THE ABSOLUTE MUST- DO
MELBOURNE HOSTS SOME SERIOUS SPORTING EVENTS; PLAN YOUR VISIT AROUND THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN JANUARY AND THE F1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX IN MARCH AND FEEL THE BUZZ OF EXCITEMENT.