Guidebook for Carlton

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Guidebook for Carlton

Food Scene

Great pizzas and great Italian ambience; very reasonable price.
118 locals recommend
DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar
295 Drummond St
118 locals recommend
Great pizzas and great Italian ambience; very reasonable price.
Excellent wine selection and can have anything by the glass.
27 locals recommend
Carlton Wine Room
172-174 Faraday St
27 locals recommend
Excellent wine selection and can have anything by the glass.
Hipster cafe for breakfast; good coffee.
18 locals recommend
Vincent the Dog
348 Drummond Street
18 locals recommend
Hipster cafe for breakfast; good coffee.
Cool warehouse style hip joint for breakfast
20 locals recommend
Vertue Coffee Roasters
8 Raffa Pl
20 locals recommend
Cool warehouse style hip joint for breakfast
Best Bakery in Carlton; Amazing baguettes.Excellent takeaway coffee from the window next door.
90 locals recommend
Baker D. Chirico
178 Faraday St
90 locals recommend
Best Bakery in Carlton; Amazing baguettes.Excellent takeaway coffee from the window next door.
Great all-round Italian.
36 locals recommend
DOC Espresso
326 Lygon St
36 locals recommend
Great all-round Italian.
If you like French pastries, especially those with cream and fruit, the place to go.
The French Lettuce
237 Nicholson St
If you like French pastries, especially those with cream and fruit, the place to go.
Greek street food with a modern twist, inspired by George Calombaris' Greek heritage.
77 locals recommend
Jimmy Grants Fitzroy
113 St David St
77 locals recommend
Greek street food with a modern twist, inspired by George Calombaris' Greek heritage.
Great combination of cheese and wine with flights, combinations picked by the establishment. Cool swinging seats.
144 locals recommend
Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie
157 Fitzroy St
144 locals recommend
Great combination of cheese and wine with flights, combinations picked by the establishment. Cool swinging seats.
Fantastic Italian inspired ice cream if you don't mind queuing up! (Try the affogarto).
63 locals recommend
Pidapipó
299 Lygon St
63 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian inspired ice cream if you don't mind queuing up! (Try the affogarto).
If you want a fine relaxing cup of tea, beautifully served with handmade chocolate to match and you have a lot of spare time, this is the place for you.
Porcelain Tea Parlour
149 Elgin St
If you want a fine relaxing cup of tea, beautifully served with handmade chocolate to match and you have a lot of spare time, this is the place for you.
French food done in a Parisien bistro style. Beautiful duck and Pinot Noir.
6 locals recommend
Mon Ami Paris Grill
144 Nicholson St
6 locals recommend
French food done in a Parisien bistro style. Beautiful duck and Pinot Noir.
Great for quick Italian fare.
57 locals recommend
Tiamo
303 Lygon St
57 locals recommend
Great for quick Italian fare.
The original ans still one of the best coffee outlets.
Grinders Coffee
277 Lygon St
The original ans still one of the best coffee outlets.
Authentic Italian feel. Once the only place to get decent coffee in Melbourne. Have a short macchiato.
6 locals recommend
University Cafe
257 Lygon St
6 locals recommend
Authentic Italian feel. Once the only place to get decent coffee in Melbourne. Have a short macchiato.

Sightseeing

Do a 5K time trial run around the Prinny and see how fit you are up against everyone else running.
121 locals recommend
Princes Park
200-590 Bowen Cres
121 locals recommend
Do a 5K time trial run around the Prinny and see how fit you are up against everyone else running.
Don't worry about the building, but enjoy a pleasant stroll around the gardens.
189 locals recommend
Royal Exhibition Building
9 Nicholson St
189 locals recommend
Don't worry about the building, but enjoy a pleasant stroll around the gardens.
If you haven't been to this historic campus, worth a walk around and see if you can get into any of the colleges. Newman and Trinity well worth a look.
310 locals recommend
University of Melbourne
Tin Alley
310 locals recommend
If you haven't been to this historic campus, worth a walk around and see if you can get into any of the colleges. Newman and Trinity well worth a look.
Beautiful place to relax with Kent hotel nearby which has a good range of beers and reasonably priced food.
Rathdowne Place
Rathdowne Place
Beautiful place to relax with Kent hotel nearby which has a good range of beers and reasonably priced food.
Bicycle superhighway; the best push bike friendly road in Melbourne where cars take a back seat.
Canning Street
Bicycle superhighway; the best push bike friendly road in Melbourne where cars take a back seat.
The best vibe in Melbourne; go for a walk and take it in!
270 locals recommend
Lygon Street
Lygon Street
270 locals recommend
The best vibe in Melbourne; go for a walk and take it in!

Drinks & Nightlife

Has to be one of the hippest streets in Melbourne. Go for a stroll down there on Saturday morning or ride a fixie, the only way to fly.
135 locals recommend
Brunswick Street
Brunswick Street
135 locals recommend
Has to be one of the hippest streets in Melbourne. Go for a stroll down there on Saturday morning or ride a fixie, the only way to fly.
Good range of beer. Reasonably priced food.
18 locals recommend
Kent Hotel
370 Rathdowne St
18 locals recommend
Good range of beer. Reasonably priced food.

Arts & Culture

Worth a visit and only a short walk from the house.
593 locals recommend
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
593 locals recommend
Worth a visit and only a short walk from the house.
See some spectacular films here.
315 locals recommend
IMAX Melbourne Museum
Rathdowne Street
315 locals recommend
See some spectacular films here.
Need to take in a film? Nova a couple minutes walk away
321 locals recommend
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
321 locals recommend
Need to take in a film? Nova a couple minutes walk away
If you need to do laps, here is the place.
99 locals recommend
Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra Parade
99 locals recommend
If you need to do laps, here is the place.
Best bookshop in Melbourne.
74 locals recommend
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St
74 locals recommend
Best bookshop in Melbourne.

Shopping

Beautiful range of cheese, but brush up on your French before you go in there.
18 locals recommend
La Parisienne Pâtés
17 Toorak Rd
18 locals recommend
Beautiful range of cheese, but brush up on your French before you go in there.
An assortment of esoteric knickknacks.
Poppyshop
283 Lygon St
An assortment of esoteric knickknacks.
Trendy pyjamas!
Peter Alexander
271 Lygon St
Trendy pyjamas!

Essentials

Well worth the trip for an incredible range of Italian pasta, Cheese, meats, wine and other Italian products at extremely reasonable prices.
49 locals recommend
Mediterranean Wholesalers
482 Sydney Rd
49 locals recommend
Well worth the trip for an incredible range of Italian pasta, Cheese, meats, wine and other Italian products at extremely reasonable prices.
For basic grocery shopping this is pretty convenient.
77 locals recommend
Woolworths Carlton
380 Lygon St
77 locals recommend
For basic grocery shopping this is pretty convenient.
One of the best attractions in Melbourne. Go early on a Saturday morning, have breakfast and coffee at one of the many stalls and soak up the atmosphere.
957 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street
957 locals recommend
One of the best attractions in Melbourne. Go early on a Saturday morning, have breakfast and coffee at one of the many stalls and soak up the atmosphere.
Great spice shop.
10 locals recommend
Gewürzhaus Herb & Spice Merchants - Carlton
342 Lygon St
10 locals recommend
Great spice shop.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful place for a picnic
268 locals recommend
Edinburgh Gardens
Alfred Crescent
268 locals recommend
Beautiful place for a picnic