Guidebook for Collingwood

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Guidebook for Collingwood

Entertainment & Activities

The fabulous 100,000 person capacity MCG is Australia's premier sporting venue. The home of Australian Rules football through the winter and a major international and interstate cricket venue through summer.
976 locals recommend
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 locals recommend
The fabulous 100,000 person capacity MCG is Australia's premier sporting venue. The home of Australian Rules football through the winter and a major international and interstate cricket venue through summer.
Home of the Australian Open tennis tournament in January every year.
11 locals recommend
Tennis World Melbourne Park
11 locals recommend
Home of the Australian Open tennis tournament in January every year.
The main stadium for football (soccer) in Melbourne
243 locals recommend
AAMI Park
Olympic Boulevard
243 locals recommend
The main stadium for football (soccer) in Melbourne

Shopping

The heart of Melbourne's City shopping district
412 locals recommend
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street Mall
412 locals recommend
The heart of Melbourne's City shopping district
Fresh food and more - an enormous treasure hunt. Closed Monday, Wednesday and most public holidays. Check the market website for trading hours.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
957 locals recommend
Fresh food and more - an enormous treasure hunt. Closed Monday, Wednesday and most public holidays. Check the market website for trading hours.
Great strip shopping along Smith, Brunswick, Gertrude and Johnston Streets. Explore and discover!
66 locals recommend
Fitzroy
66 locals recommend
Great strip shopping along Smith, Brunswick, Gertrude and Johnston Streets. Explore and discover!
Smith Street Collingwood is a dynamic strip full of clothing and interior design stores, retro furniture, cafes, restaurants, specialist food stores, corner pubs and bars, live music. Supermarkets. North of Johnston Street to Queens Parade find factory outlets.
32 locals recommend
Collingwood
32 locals recommend
Smith Street Collingwood is a dynamic strip full of clothing and interior design stores, retro furniture, cafes, restaurants, specialist food stores, corner pubs and bars, live music. Supermarkets. North of Johnston Street to Queens Parade find factory outlets.

Sightseeing

Famous venue in lovely gardens adjacent to the Museum. Check for current events.
189 locals recommend
Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St
189 locals recommend
Famous venue in lovely gardens adjacent to the Museum. Check for current events.
Fashion and design hub, cafes, and food stores. Browse the day away.
98 locals recommend
Gertrude Street
Gertrude Street
98 locals recommend
Fashion and design hub, cafes, and food stores. Browse the day away.
Great mix of stores, cafes, bars, restaurants
135 locals recommend
Brunswick Street
Brunswick Street
135 locals recommend
Great mix of stores, cafes, bars, restaurants
Wide selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops within easy walking distance
133 locals recommend
Smith Street
Smith Street
133 locals recommend
Wide selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops within easy walking distance

Essentials

Large supermarket. Easy walk or catch the 86 tram at Gertrude/Smith and get off at stop 18
112 locals recommend
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith St
112 locals recommend
Large supermarket. Easy walk or catch the 86 tram at Gertrude/Smith and get off at stop 18
Also on Smith St at the site of the original Coles store.
76 locals recommend
Coles Collingwood
172 Smith St
76 locals recommend
Also on Smith St at the site of the original Coles store.
High class delicatessen where you can pick up a gourmet pre-prepared meal.
114 locals recommend
Alimentari Smith Street
304 Smith St
114 locals recommend
High class delicatessen where you can pick up a gourmet pre-prepared meal.
52 locals recommend
FoodWorks
169 Gertrude St
52 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
IGA East Melbourne
446 Victoria Parade
27 locals recommend

Food Scene

Fabulous salads and savouries
17 locals recommend
Arcadia Cafe Restaurant
193 Gertrude St
17 locals recommend
Fabulous salads and savouries
Traditional Japanese well done with friendly service
Tokushima
70 Smith St
Traditional Japanese well done with friendly service
Good breakfast spot
Grocery Bar East Melbourne
412-442 Victoria Parade
Good breakfast spot
Yummy Spanish tapas
52 locals recommend
Anada Bar & Restaurant
197 Gertrude St
52 locals recommend
Yummy Spanish tapas
A regular haunt. Hip local cafe just over Langridge Street.
75 locals recommend
South of Johnston
46 Oxford St
75 locals recommend
A regular haunt. Hip local cafe just over Langridge Street.
Amazing selection of mainly Vietnamese restaurants
35 locals recommend
Victoria St
35 locals recommend
Amazing selection of mainly Vietnamese restaurants
Relaxed light meals
9 locals recommend
Two Birds Cafe
31 Peel St
9 locals recommend
Relaxed light meals
Lovely pizza, pasta and more in a relaxed atmosphere
53 locals recommend
Ladro Gertrude
224 Gertrude St
53 locals recommend
Lovely pizza, pasta and more in a relaxed atmosphere
Fine dining - bookings essential
84 locals recommend
Cutler & Co
57 Gertrude St
84 locals recommend
Fine dining - bookings essential
If you like ice cream you'll love Messina. Be prepared to queue up in summer.
137 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Fitzroy
237 Smith St
137 locals recommend
If you like ice cream you'll love Messina. Be prepared to queue up in summer.

Drinks & Nightlife

Modern pub food
84 locals recommend
Builders Arms Hotel
211 Gertrude St
84 locals recommend
Modern pub food
Local bluestone corner pub that often has live music
88 locals recommend
Grace Darling Hotel
114 Smith St
88 locals recommend
Local bluestone corner pub that often has live music
Great selection of craft beers
13 locals recommend
Foresters
64 Smith St
13 locals recommend
Great selection of craft beers
Serves Australian produced gins and jaffles (toasties). Try a flight of gin - 5 different taste serves.
25 locals recommend
Bad Frankie
139-141 Greeves St
25 locals recommend
Serves Australian produced gins and jaffles (toasties). Try a flight of gin - 5 different taste serves.

Arts & Culture

Footy and more
506 locals recommend
Marvel Stadium
740 Bourke St
506 locals recommend
Footy and more
Easy access using the 109 tram and a short walk down Swanston Street
15 locals recommend
State Theatre
100 St Kilda Rd
15 locals recommend
Easy access using the 109 tram and a short walk down Swanston Street
Major Southbank attraction
615 locals recommend
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman St
615 locals recommend
Major Southbank attraction
One of the great live entertainment theatres of Melbourne
81 locals recommend
Princess Theatre
163 Spring St
81 locals recommend
One of the great live entertainment theatres of Melbourne
Great collection of art works in a building that is itself a work of art
1737 locals recommend
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
1737 locals recommend
Great collection of art works in a building that is itself a work of art
Aboriginal and contemporary art collection
128 locals recommend
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Russell Street
128 locals recommend
Aboriginal and contemporary art collection
See Phar Lap and much much more
222 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum/Rathdowne St station
222 locals recommend
See Phar Lap and much much more