Crossley St. Pocket of Loveliness

Small, but beautifully marked, most shops on this little alley are closed Sun-Mon. Reach Crossley St. from Bourke St. (between Exhibition and Spring Sts.) and you’ll clock oldschool café Pellegrini’s on the cnr. Turn into Crossley and find miniscule trad-wood drinkspot Von Haus at #1a / 9662 2756 / serving Euro drops. Also at #1a Lucy Folk / 9663 6829 / creates food-inspired Oz baubles; Charles Maimone Tailor at #1 / 9662 1636 / 1-2 mths for bespoke, closed Sat-Sun / has a huge following for his custom suits; Blonde Venus at #3 / 9639 6450 / sells urbane w/wear; and Gallery Funaki at #4 / 9662 9446 / stocks cutting-edge global jewellery. Get shirty at #8 Charles Edward (see Adv. Shop.); Madam Virtue & Co at #5 / 9663 8669 / offers glam new and vintage w/wear; then opp. is Gingerboy at #27-29 / 9662 4200 / for Asian bites. Retrace to Bourke and zip left for Melbournalia! at 5/50 Bourke St. / 9663 3751 / touting hip local souvenirs, then veer right for sultry salumi bar Ombra at #76 / 9639 1927.