Guidebook for South Yarra

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Guidebook for South Yarra

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Melbourne's (and Australia's) most famous shopping street. Start at the corner of Toorak and Chapel and keep walking.
80 locals recommend
Chapel Street Precinct Association Inc.
27 Izett St
80 locals recommend
Melbourne's (and Australia's) most famous shopping street. Start at the corner of Toorak and Chapel and keep walking.
Proper massage. Does what is says on the tin.
Musclefix - South Yarra
36 River St
Proper massage. Does what is says on the tin.
Buy or top up your transport card (Myki) here
18 locals recommend
7-Eleven South Yarra
189 Domain Rd
18 locals recommend
Buy or top up your transport card (Myki) here

Food Scene

Hidden gem, killer reviews.
22 locals recommend
Cucinetta
3 Murphy St
22 locals recommend
Hidden gem, killer reviews.
Nice casual dining.
MoPho Noodle Bar
9 Yarra St
Nice casual dining.
Secure a seat in the tight, art-lined dining room, settle on a stellar Italian wine, then throw yourself at the mercy of the "feed me" menu.
20 locals recommend
Da Noi
95 Toorak Rd
20 locals recommend
Secure a seat in the tight, art-lined dining room, settle on a stellar Italian wine, then throw yourself at the mercy of the "feed me" menu.
All you can eat Yum Cha. Bookings required.
28 locals recommend
David's
4 Cecil Pl
28 locals recommend
All you can eat Yum Cha. Bookings required.
Favourite Japanese restaurant in the area. Very authentic.
Aka Tombo
205 Greville Street
Favourite Japanese restaurant in the area. Very authentic.
Good coffee.
29 locals recommend
Drugstore Espresso
194 Toorak Rd
29 locals recommend
Good coffee.
Popular cafe / brunch spot. Check out Zumbo next door for sweet treats.
85 locals recommend
Two Birds One Stone
12 Claremont St
85 locals recommend
Popular cafe / brunch spot. Check out Zumbo next door for sweet treats.
Casual all day dining. Fresh, healthy Vietnamese fare.
62 locals recommend
misschu - South Yarra
276 Toorak Rd
62 locals recommend
Casual all day dining. Fresh, healthy Vietnamese fare.
Cool, local pizza joint.
75 locals recommend
Baby Pizza
631-633 Church St
75 locals recommend
Cool, local pizza joint.
Good on-the-go sushi rolls.
Japanese Cuisine Pink Ginger
6A Murphy Street
Good on-the-go sushi rolls.
Trendy Viet.
72 locals recommend
Hanoi Hannah Express Lane
186 High St
72 locals recommend
Trendy Viet.
Popular watering hole / cheap eat. The basket of fried chicken gets a lot of love.
20 locals recommend
Colonel Tan's
229 Chapel Street
20 locals recommend
Popular watering hole / cheap eat. The basket of fried chicken gets a lot of love.
Get your francophile on.
18 locals recommend
La Parisienne Pâtés
17 Toorak Rd
18 locals recommend
Get your francophile on.
Hands down our favourite place in the area! Do not miss if you're a Jap food lover. Adjacent to the Botanical Gardens / on the Tram #8 route.
38 locals recommend
Ichi Ichi Ku Izakaya
119 Park St
38 locals recommend
Hands down our favourite place in the area! Do not miss if you're a Jap food lover. Adjacent to the Botanical Gardens / on the Tram #8 route.
The best way to start your day in South Yarra.
66 locals recommend
Tivoli Road Bakery
3 Tivoli Rd
66 locals recommend
The best way to start your day in South Yarra.
Perfect pasta, cosy spot.
58 locals recommend
Thirty Eight Chairs
4 Bond St
58 locals recommend
Perfect pasta, cosy spot.
Perfect coffee.
19 locals recommend
The Final Step
1C Murphy St
19 locals recommend
Perfect coffee.
South Yarra's best kept secret. A convenience store/cafe tucked away in a cosy basement.
10 locals recommend
Lawson Grove
Lawson Grove
10 locals recommend
South Yarra's best kept secret. A convenience store/cafe tucked away in a cosy basement.
Korean BBQ.
Zen Charcoal BBQ
306 Toorak Rd
Korean BBQ.
One of the best things about our building. Literally a minute away.
18 locals recommend
Urban Provedore
231 Toorak Rd
18 locals recommend
One of the best things about our building. Literally a minute away.
Best fish & chips south of the Yarra.
8 locals recommend
Beluga Fish & Chippery South Yarra
39 Toorak Rd
8 locals recommend
Best fish & chips south of the Yarra.

Shopping

Hip Australian womenswear designer.
11 locals recommend
Scanlan Theodore Head Office
24-30 River St
11 locals recommend
Hip Australian womenswear designer.
Nice edit of international designers - Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim etc...
Green with Envy
517 Chapel Street
Nice edit of international designers - Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim etc...
Next door to the South Yarra train station. Stop in for possibly the best body cream - tangerine freshness with a touch of warm vanilla.
13 locals recommend
Aesop South Yarra
222 Toorak Rd
13 locals recommend
Next door to the South Yarra train station. Stop in for possibly the best body cream - tangerine freshness with a touch of warm vanilla.

Essentials

Local grocer
45 locals recommend
IGA Toorak Rd Plus Liquor
172-174 Toorak Rd
45 locals recommend
Local grocer
Best bottle shop in South Yarra and it's literally next door.
Bottle House
199 Toorak Rd
Best bottle shop in South Yarra and it's literally next door.
Open until midnight. Great frozen yogurt spot at the entrance - Frozen by A Thousand Blessings (would have listed it but it wasn't available in search results).
143 locals recommend
Woolworths South Yarra
670 Chapel St
143 locals recommend
Open until midnight. Great frozen yogurt spot at the entrance - Frozen by A Thousand Blessings (would have listed it but it wasn't available in search results).
Fresh fruit, vegetables and gourmet delicacies.
338 locals recommend
Prahran Market station
338 locals recommend
Fresh fruit, vegetables and gourmet delicacies.

Arts & Culture

Good selection of movies - studio and independent.
137 locals recommend
Palace Cinema Como
Chapel Street
137 locals recommend
Good selection of movies - studio and independent.

Sightseeing

You could spend a whole day here.
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend
You could spend a whole day here.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar with an old school feel.
52 locals recommend
The Woods
108 Chapel St
52 locals recommend
Great bar with an old school feel.
Mexican downstairs, bar upstairs.
10 locals recommend
Back Bar
67 Green St
10 locals recommend
Mexican downstairs, bar upstairs.
Hidden watering hole in the back streets of Prahran. A life saver for guys accompanying their girls on a Chapel Street shopping spree.
21 locals recommend
The Flying Duck Hotel
67 Bendigo St
21 locals recommend
Hidden watering hole in the back streets of Prahran. A life saver for guys accompanying their girls on a Chapel Street shopping spree.
Aussie / country theme. Great food and drinks at decent prices. Popular with the cool kids.
8 locals recommend
Sweetwater Inn
60 Bray St
8 locals recommend
Aussie / country theme. Great food and drinks at decent prices. Popular with the cool kids.
Fancy steakhouse.
22 locals recommend
Steer Dining Room
15 Claremont St
22 locals recommend
Fancy steakhouse.