Guidebook for Southbank

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Guidebook for Southbank

Food Scene

Open weekdays only - great coffee
9 locals recommend
KereKere Green
230 Wellington Parade
9 locals recommend
Open weekdays only - great coffee
Excellent coffee and fancy brekkie - 5 min walk
48 locals recommend
Dead Man Espresso
35 Market St
48 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and fancy brekkie - 5 min walk
Have a drink downstairs at GoGo Bar while you wait for a table (there will be a wait...) Food is 'mod SE asian' and amazing. Good to share. Really really good.
552 locals recommend
Chin Chin
125 Flinders Ln
552 locals recommend
Have a drink downstairs at GoGo Bar while you wait for a table (there will be a wait...) Food is 'mod SE asian' and amazing. Good to share. Really really good.
For a special occasion
179 locals recommend
Coda
141 Flinders Ln
179 locals recommend
For a special occasion
Lunch place- salmon don is the classic here.
Sushi Ten
178 Rathdowne St
Lunch place- salmon don is the classic here.
Very Melbourne. Coffee & light meals.
29 locals recommend
The Journal Cafe
253 Flinders Ln
29 locals recommend
Very Melbourne. Coffee & light meals.
Great food, good date spot.
12 locals recommend
Trattoria Emilia
360 Little Collins St
12 locals recommend
Great food, good date spot.
Dumplings!
89 locals recommend
HuTong
14-16 Market Ln
89 locals recommend
Dumplings!
fantastic italian
35 locals recommend
Florentino
80 Bourke St
35 locals recommend
fantastic italian
Unpretentious but delicious
30 locals recommend
Il Solito Posto
113 Collins St
30 locals recommend
Unpretentious but delicious
Best pub meal & true northside atmosphere. A classic.
103 locals recommend
Napier Hotel
210 Napier St
103 locals recommend
Best pub meal & true northside atmosphere. A classic.
Too many bars & restaurants to list, pretty packed on Fri/Sat nights.
133 locals recommend
Smith Street
Smith Street
133 locals recommend
Too many bars & restaurants to list, pretty packed on Fri/Sat nights.

Everything Else

Has some good independent designer stalls as well as food. Only open Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun.
431 locals recommend
South Melbourne Market
322-326 Coventry St
431 locals recommend
Has some good independent designer stalls as well as food. Only open Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun.
Good atmosphere, fancy meatballs. And wine.
33 locals recommend
The Meatball & Wine Bar - Flinders Lane
135 Flinders Lane
33 locals recommend
Good atmosphere, fancy meatballs. And wine.

Sightseeing

Quintessential Melbourne Lane - cafes, stores etc
23 locals recommend
Centre Place
Centre Place
23 locals recommend
Quintessential Melbourne Lane - cafes, stores etc

Drinks & Nightlife

Winebar upstairs from Cumulus restaurant. Classy.
200 locals recommend
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Ln
200 locals recommend
Winebar upstairs from Cumulus restaurant. Classy.
Cool kids, nice vibe, good concept.
Manchester Lane
Manchester Lane
Cool kids, nice vibe, good concept.
Curtain House: If its hot, go for top floor. If its raining Cookie on level 1 is good also. Toff in Town for late night revelry and bands. L3?
175 locals recommend
Rooftop Cinema
252 Swanston St
175 locals recommend
Curtain House: If its hot, go for top floor. If its raining Cookie on level 1 is good also. Toff in Town for late night revelry and bands. L3?
when you can't get into Rooftop...
21 locals recommend
Ferdydurke
31 Tattersalls Ln
21 locals recommend
when you can't get into Rooftop...
great bar upstairs
207 locals recommend
Bomba Tapas Bar and Rooftop
103 Lonsdale Street
207 locals recommend
great bar upstairs
Odd entrance but good bar upstairs
Happy Palace Restaurant
87 Bourke St
Odd entrance but good bar upstairs
Late night kinda place. Open til 7am (apparently...) Good snapper burger too.
68 Little Collins St
Late night kinda place. Open til 7am (apparently...) Good snapper burger too.