Guidebook for Camberwell

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Guidebook for Camberwell

Food Scene

Great coffee and breakfast menu. Also some creative donuts!
Foddies Cafe - Camberwell
38B Manton Road
Great coffee and breakfast menu. Also some creative donuts!
food wine beer coffee clothing fruit and veggies unique stores and much more....
365 locals recommend
South Melbourne Market station
365 locals recommend
food wine beer coffee clothing fruit and veggies unique stores and much more....
Great Place to grab breakfast and coffee before starting your day on the North side of Melbourne.
39 locals recommend
Addict Food And Coffee
240 Johnston St
39 locals recommend
Great Place to grab breakfast and coffee before starting your day on the North side of Melbourne.
A japanese Michelin Hat restaurant in the heart of the city. budget for $150-$200 for two people if you want to have a special night out.
19 locals recommend
Kisumé
175 Flinders Ln
19 locals recommend
A japanese Michelin Hat restaurant in the heart of the city. budget for $150-$200 for two people if you want to have a special night out.
Cash only, great home made food and plenty of variety!
76 locals recommend
Green Refectory
115 Sydney Rd
76 locals recommend
Cash only, great home made food and plenty of variety!
The best Ice cream in town!
36 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Richmond
164 Swan St
36 locals recommend
The best Ice cream in town!
Vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike will be flocking like sparrows into Red Sparrow. Melbourne’s first dedicated vegan pizzeria, Red Sparrow has a completely plant-based menu, with dairy-free cheese substitutes (you won’t miss the dairy) and mock meats including beer-infused bratwurst. Gluten, soy and nut-sensitive foodies will also be catered for
9 locals recommend
Red Sparrow Pizza
406 Smith St
9 locals recommend
Vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike will be flocking like sparrows into Red Sparrow. Melbourne’s first dedicated vegan pizzeria, Red Sparrow has a completely plant-based menu, with dairy-free cheese substitutes (you won’t miss the dairy) and mock meats including beer-infused bratwurst. Gluten, soy and nut-sensitive foodies will also be catered for
Vegan rice paper rolls with tofu and mushroom make for a perfect entrée while mushroom pho made with mushroom and vegetable broth and a selection of grilled and braised Asian mushrooms (all the mushrooms!) is a soul warmer.
32 locals recommend
Good Days Restaurant
165 Sydney Rd
32 locals recommend
Vegan rice paper rolls with tofu and mushroom make for a perfect entrée while mushroom pho made with mushroom and vegetable broth and a selection of grilled and braised Asian mushrooms (all the mushrooms!) is a soul warmer.
Serving an all-vegetarian menu, every dish comes with a vegan-friendly option. Think scrambled tofu and soy cheese brekkie burritos, vegan tacos and fluffy, cheesy vegan quesadillas.
81 locals recommend
Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
81 locals recommend
Serving an all-vegetarian menu, every dish comes with a vegan-friendly option. Think scrambled tofu and soy cheese brekkie burritos, vegan tacos and fluffy, cheesy vegan quesadillas.
Great local Cafe that is only a 10min walk from our apartment.
Bella Sistas Espresso
970 Toorak Rd
Great local Cafe that is only a 10min walk from our apartment.
If your up for a short morning walk to get your coffee then this is a great cafe to do so. Situated next to a park, great food and coffee, this is the place to enjoy the newspaper and sip coffee.
Dish & Spoon Camberwell
122 Highfield Rd
If your up for a short morning walk to get your coffee then this is a great cafe to do so. Situated next to a park, great food and coffee, this is the place to enjoy the newspaper and sip coffee.
Melbourne's Chinatown district was first established back in the 1850w during the Victorian gold rush era, making it the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the western world. As such, it's also the oldest Chinatown in the southern hemisphere. This vibrant quarter of town is lined with karaoke bars, duty free stores and so many fantastic little restaurants, it's hard to know which one to choose. Located along Little Bourke Street and it's surrounding lanes and streets, we recommend dumplings at Shanghai Village, mains at Supper Inn, and the desserts at Secret Kitchen.
465 locals recommend
Chinatown Precinct
35 Market Ln
465 locals recommend
Melbourne's Chinatown district was first established back in the 1850w during the Victorian gold rush era, making it the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the western world. As such, it's also the oldest Chinatown in the southern hemisphere. This vibrant quarter of town is lined with karaoke bars, duty free stores and so many fantastic little restaurants, it's hard to know which one to choose. Located along Little Bourke Street and it's surrounding lanes and streets, we recommend dumplings at Shanghai Village, mains at Supper Inn, and the desserts at Secret Kitchen.
You can feel the weight of the past as soon as you step into the grounds and look up to the gothic spires of the Abbotsford Convent. The complex began as a convent in the late 1800s, and was also a commercial laundry, orphanage and aged care facility. These days, it’s a hub for artists, makers, community radio broadcasters and teachers – as well as a beautiful place to explore. Check out the work of local artists in the galleries, then roam the green hills and gardens and have a vegetarian feast at Lentil as Anything; the restaurant run by volunteers where you pay what you feel the meal is worth.
66 locals recommend
Lentil As Anything, Abbotsford
3 St Heliers St
66 locals recommend
You can feel the weight of the past as soon as you step into the grounds and look up to the gothic spires of the Abbotsford Convent. The complex began as a convent in the late 1800s, and was also a commercial laundry, orphanage and aged care facility. These days, it’s a hub for artists, makers, community radio broadcasters and teachers – as well as a beautiful place to explore. Check out the work of local artists in the galleries, then roam the green hills and gardens and have a vegetarian feast at Lentil as Anything; the restaurant run by volunteers where you pay what you feel the meal is worth.
Take your pick from many cafes and sit under the heaters in the ally with your warm breakfast. A must do if your starting your day in the city.
164 locals recommend
Degraves Street
Degraves Street
164 locals recommend
Take your pick from many cafes and sit under the heaters in the ally with your warm breakfast. A must do if your starting your day in the city.
A nice 20 minute walk to Fordham’s Milk Bar. This may be the oldest standing milk bar in Melbourne, but thanks to an upgrade just two years ago, it now doubles as a humming café. While still honouring its former life as a regular convenience store – you can purchase cartons of milk, soft drinks and lollies or top up your Myki – the right side offers the option to linger for coffee, breakfast, lunch or a seemingly endless list of cakes and slices. Like all good gourmet milk bars, there is also the option for take away, with a number of salads and pies to choose from.
Fordham's Milk Bar
118 Fordham Ave
A nice 20 minute walk to Fordham’s Milk Bar. This may be the oldest standing milk bar in Melbourne, but thanks to an upgrade just two years ago, it now doubles as a humming café. While still honouring its former life as a regular convenience store – you can purchase cartons of milk, soft drinks and lollies or top up your Myki – the right side offers the option to linger for coffee, breakfast, lunch or a seemingly endless list of cakes and slices. Like all good gourmet milk bars, there is also the option for take away, with a number of salads and pies to choose from.

Drinks & Nightlife

The part-bar, part-arcade takes over the location where Los Barbudos, a Cuban-themed watering hole, used to be. Framed photos of Cuban baseball legends has been replaced by an 8-bit mural of '80s retro icons including Pac-Man, Nike Air Jordans, and a boombox. Those familiar with old-school arcade classics can expect tipsy rounds of Daytona, Street Fighter II, Pac-Man and Buck Hunter.
6 locals recommend
Pixel Alley
95 Smith St
6 locals recommend
The part-bar, part-arcade takes over the location where Los Barbudos, a Cuban-themed watering hole, used to be. Framed photos of Cuban baseball legends has been replaced by an 8-bit mural of '80s retro icons including Pac-Man, Nike Air Jordans, and a boombox. Those familiar with old-school arcade classics can expect tipsy rounds of Daytona, Street Fighter II, Pac-Man and Buck Hunter.
One of the best Rooftop bars in Melbourne. great for social drinks on friday and saturday nights or casual hang out spot on a sunday afternoon with super cheap finger food. $1 per item of food, just hold on to your tooth picks and pay at the end.
366 locals recommend
Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick St
366 locals recommend
One of the best Rooftop bars in Melbourne. great for social drinks on friday and saturday nights or casual hang out spot on a sunday afternoon with super cheap finger food. $1 per item of food, just hold on to your tooth picks and pay at the end.
Great Bar with a big selection of cocktails.
11 locals recommend
The Mill House
277-279 Flinders Ln
11 locals recommend
Great Bar with a big selection of cocktails.
serves classic cocktails in cosy booths. As you may have gathered, you can also order pizza so why go anywhere else?
10 locals recommend
Pizza Pizza Pizza
16 Meyers Pl
10 locals recommend
serves classic cocktails in cosy booths. As you may have gathered, you can also order pizza so why go anywhere else?
Bar right on the Yarra River in the middle of the city.
128 locals recommend
Arbory Bar & Eatery
1 Flinders Walk
128 locals recommend
Bar right on the Yarra River in the middle of the city.
Because even in winter, you can’t beat a food truck park and beer.
89 locals recommend
Welcome to Thornbury
520 High St
89 locals recommend
Because even in winter, you can’t beat a food truck park and beer.
Beer and pizza. Pizza and beer.
37 locals recommend
Moon Dog Craft Brewery
17 Duke St
37 locals recommend
Beer and pizza. Pizza and beer.
Beer and pizza. Pizza and beer. (but only on Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons!
57 locals recommend
Mountain Goat Beer
80 North St
57 locals recommend
Beer and pizza. Pizza and beer. (but only on Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons!
Make no mistake: this bar has been instrumental in making Melbourne the nation’s live music capital. Not too much has changed about this rough-and-ready dive bar in its 17 years; you’ll find it down AC/DC Lane, its soft red glow illuminating the graffiti. Bands play pretty much every night here, and vary from up-and-coming local acts to major players from Australia and beyond.
146 locals recommend
Cherry
68 Little Collins St
146 locals recommend
Make no mistake: this bar has been instrumental in making Melbourne the nation’s live music capital. Not too much has changed about this rough-and-ready dive bar in its 17 years; you’ll find it down AC/DC Lane, its soft red glow illuminating the graffiti. Bands play pretty much every night here, and vary from up-and-coming local acts to major players from Australia and beyond.
With locations in St Kilda and Carlton, Milk the Cow’s over-the-top, calcium-boosting menu has been responsible for many a cheese dream. But what else would you expect from a licensed fromagerie home to more than 150 types of cheese? Cheese and wine flights are a popular pick, with a classic pairing of 90ml wine with 30g cheese going for $33. Patrons can also pretend it’s 1967 by ordering fondue pots filled with bubbling gruyère, try baked Yarra Valley Yering brie covered in French cider, truffle honey and figs, and sample Higgs & Co gelato infused with cheese. Oh, and there’s also cocktails garnished with cheese.
144 locals recommend
Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie
157 Fitzroy St
144 locals recommend
With locations in St Kilda and Carlton, Milk the Cow’s over-the-top, calcium-boosting menu has been responsible for many a cheese dream. But what else would you expect from a licensed fromagerie home to more than 150 types of cheese? Cheese and wine flights are a popular pick, with a classic pairing of 90ml wine with 30g cheese going for $33. Patrons can also pretend it’s 1967 by ordering fondue pots filled with bubbling gruyère, try baked Yarra Valley Yering brie covered in French cider, truffle honey and figs, and sample Higgs & Co gelato infused with cheese. Oh, and there’s also cocktails garnished with cheese.

Sightseeing

710 locals recommend
Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street
710 locals recommend
food, drink, shopping and much more!
630 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Market station
630 locals recommend
food, drink, shopping and much more!
A two and a half hour trip from melbourne is Phillip Island: a chunk of coastal heaven famed for its penguins and seals. The craggy shoreline is broken up by numerous beaches perfect for swimming, surfing and seal watching: there are more seals living on the isalnd than humans. However, giving the seals a run for their money in the cute stakes are Phillip Island’s Little Penguins. Every night, like clockwork, you can watch the tiny penguins come ashore at Summerland beach and march like little, feathery soldiers into their sandy burrows.
131 locals recommend
Phillip Island Nature Parks
156 Thompson Avenue
131 locals recommend
A two and a half hour trip from melbourne is Phillip Island: a chunk of coastal heaven famed for its penguins and seals. The craggy shoreline is broken up by numerous beaches perfect for swimming, surfing and seal watching: there are more seals living on the isalnd than humans. However, giving the seals a run for their money in the cute stakes are Phillip Island’s Little Penguins. Every night, like clockwork, you can watch the tiny penguins come ashore at Summerland beach and march like little, feathery soldiers into their sandy burrows.
St Kilda is defined by two main strips, Fitzroy Street and Acland Street, with the famous St Kilda Esplanade providing a pleasant link between the two. While Fitzroy Street is all retail shops, gyms and fancy restaurants, Acland is a haven for cake lovers. The cake shops and bakeries lining the street have been making Melbourne a sweeter place since 1934, and are still serving up Eastern European classics thick and fast: make sure you try the plain cheesecake from Europa Cake Shop, the vanilla slice at Le Bon Continental Cake Shop and the chocolate Kugelhaumpf at Monarch.
697 locals recommend
St Kilda beach
697 locals recommend
St Kilda is defined by two main strips, Fitzroy Street and Acland Street, with the famous St Kilda Esplanade providing a pleasant link between the two. While Fitzroy Street is all retail shops, gyms and fancy restaurants, Acland is a haven for cake lovers. The cake shops and bakeries lining the street have been making Melbourne a sweeter place since 1934, and are still serving up Eastern European classics thick and fast: make sure you try the plain cheesecake from Europa Cake Shop, the vanilla slice at Le Bon Continental Cake Shop and the chocolate Kugelhaumpf at Monarch.
It’s amazing how quickly suburban Melbourne gives away to the lush, rolling green hills of the Yarra Valley. It’s one of Victoria’s premier food and wine destinations and just over an hour from the Melbourne CBD. The valley is awash with wineries offering tours, cellar doors and gourmet dining experiences: take your pick from locals like De Bortoli, Rochford Wines, Kellybrook and Coldstream Hills.
25 locals recommend
Yarra Glen
25 locals recommend
It’s amazing how quickly suburban Melbourne gives away to the lush, rolling green hills of the Yarra Valley. It’s one of Victoria’s premier food and wine destinations and just over an hour from the Melbourne CBD. The valley is awash with wineries offering tours, cellar doors and gourmet dining experiences: take your pick from locals like De Bortoli, Rochford Wines, Kellybrook and Coldstream Hills.

Essentials

one of the biggest supermarket chains in Australia. Its got everything you need.
19 locals recommend
Coles Camberwell
Burke Avenue
19 locals recommend
one of the biggest supermarket chains in Australia. Its got everything you need.
Organic and Vegan Super market with very fair prices.
116 locals recommend
Terra Madre
105 High St
116 locals recommend
Organic and Vegan Super market with very fair prices.
Budget grocery shopping. Bring your own bag!
ALDI Camberwell
25 Station St
Budget grocery shopping. Bring your own bag!
One of the two biggest supermarket chains in Australia. Bring you own bag.
16 locals recommend
Woolworths Camberwell
57 Station St
16 locals recommend
One of the two biggest supermarket chains in Australia. Bring you own bag.
The closest coin laundry and dryer service to our apartment. Only a few tram stops away.
The Soap Depot
1122 Toorak Road
The closest coin laundry and dryer service to our apartment. Only a few tram stops away.
Currency exchange only 15 minute walk from our place. Hours: Monday 9am–5:30pm Tuesday 9am–5:30pm Wednesday 9am–5:30pm Thursday 9am–5:30pm Friday 9am–5:30pm Saturday 9am–5pm Sunday Closed
Travel Money Oz Camberwell
Currency exchange only 15 minute walk from our place. Hours: Monday 9am–5:30pm Tuesday 9am–5:30pm Wednesday 9am–5:30pm Thursday 9am–5:30pm Friday 9am–5:30pm Saturday 9am–5pm Sunday Closed

Entertainment & Activities

You have to catch a game of AFL at the best stadium in the world!
976 locals recommend
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton Avenue
976 locals recommend
You have to catch a game of AFL at the best stadium in the world!
The journey aboard Puffing Billy takes you through the magnificent Dandenong Ranges, located only one hour east of Melbourne. With lush fern gullies brushing past and Mountain Ash trees towering overhead, Puffing Billy makes for a wonderful opportunity to relax and breathe in the fresh air whilst the train makes its way through the temperate rainforest. Visitors from around the world enjoy travelling aboard Puffing Billy as a stand-alone experience or as part of a Melbourne day tour. If you are a Melbourne local, you can bring friends, kids, other family members or interstate visitors, pack a picnic and travel aboard this historic Melbourne attraction.
234 locals recommend
Puffing Billy Railway
1 Old Monbulk Rd
234 locals recommend
The journey aboard Puffing Billy takes you through the magnificent Dandenong Ranges, located only one hour east of Melbourne. With lush fern gullies brushing past and Mountain Ash trees towering overhead, Puffing Billy makes for a wonderful opportunity to relax and breathe in the fresh air whilst the train makes its way through the temperate rainforest. Visitors from around the world enjoy travelling aboard Puffing Billy as a stand-alone experience or as part of a Melbourne day tour. If you are a Melbourne local, you can bring friends, kids, other family members or interstate visitors, pack a picnic and travel aboard this historic Melbourne attraction.
Virtual reality laser tag would be the best way to sum up this place!
Zero Latency Melbourne
22-32 Steel St
Virtual reality laser tag would be the best way to sum up this place!
Trampoline Park for all ages!
14 locals recommend
BOUNCEinc Glen Iris
2 Weir St
14 locals recommend
Trampoline Park for all ages!
A really fun escape room. Many scenarios to choose from and really entertaining hosts that commit to the characters!
Rush Escape Game - Escape Room Melbourne
160 Toorak Rd
A really fun escape room. Many scenarios to choose from and really entertaining hosts that commit to the characters!
Great place for a laugh and nice food!
37 locals recommend
The Comic's Lounge
26 Errol St
37 locals recommend
Great place for a laugh and nice food!
A place to get right up and close to some of Australia's most popular animals like the koala and kangaroo!
272 locals recommend
Healesville Sanctuary
272 locals recommend
A place to get right up and close to some of Australia's most popular animals like the koala and kangaroo!
Craving a bit of down time? Drive down to the Mornington Peninsula and soak your cares away in the soothing thermal pools of the Peninsula Hot Springs. Spend time in cave pools, get massages and chill out on day beds – you’ve earned it.
830 locals recommend
Peninsula Hot Springs
140 Springs Ln
830 locals recommend
Craving a bit of down time? Drive down to the Mornington Peninsula and soak your cares away in the soothing thermal pools of the Peninsula Hot Springs. Spend time in cave pools, get massages and chill out on day beds – you’ve earned it.
only a 20min walk from our apartment and showing all the latest movies! cheap Tuesday is a good night to go as its discounted ticket prices.
69 locals recommend
Village Cinemas Rivoli
200 Camberwell Rd
69 locals recommend
only a 20min walk from our apartment and showing all the latest movies! cheap Tuesday is a good night to go as its discounted ticket prices.

Getting Around

Budget car rental, these cars are not sparkling new, they may have some marks on them and could be 10 years old but the cars will get you from A to B just fine.
Rent A Bomb Car Rentals Richmond - Cheap Car Hire
149 Clarendon Street
Budget car rental, these cars are not sparkling new, they may have some marks on them and could be 10 years old but the cars will get you from A to B just fine.
A nice way to cross the bay. Great day trip to head down to Queenscliff, cross the ferry to sorrento, have lunch or dinner and drive back up to Melbourne
113 locals recommend
Searoad Ferries
1 Wharf St E
113 locals recommend
A nice way to cross the bay. Great day trip to head down to Queenscliff, cross the ferry to sorrento, have lunch or dinner and drive back up to Melbourne
Metro trains, Regional Trains and the airport bus
646 locals recommend
Southern Cross Station
646 locals recommend
Metro trains, Regional Trains and the airport bus
Airport bus to and from Tullamarine and Avalon airports
272 locals recommend
Skybus
44 Spencer St
272 locals recommend
Airport bus to and from Tullamarine and Avalon airports
On the corner of Camberwell road and Bowen street is a bus stop. The 612 Bus will take you to Chadstone Shopping centre. They come every 30mins and will take approximately 25 minutes to get there.
Bowen Street
Bowen Street
On the corner of Camberwell road and Bowen street is a bus stop. The 612 Bus will take you to Chadstone Shopping centre. They come every 30mins and will take approximately 25 minutes to get there.

Parks & Nature

Misting forest with fantastic walks and warm cafes to have a nice warm meal after a morning walk.
70 locals recommend
Dandenong Ranges
70 locals recommend
Misting forest with fantastic walks and warm cafes to have a nice warm meal after a morning walk.
Great for a weekend getaway. 3 hours from Melbourne if you take the scenic Great Ocean Road.
18 locals recommend
Cape Otway
18 locals recommend
Great for a weekend getaway. 3 hours from Melbourne if you take the scenic Great Ocean Road.
The closet Ski mountain to Melbourne. About 2.5-3 hours from Melbourne.
73 locals recommend
Mount Buller
73 locals recommend
The closet Ski mountain to Melbourne. About 2.5-3 hours from Melbourne.
The Royal Botanic Gardens is the place to escape the madness of the CBD without actually leaving it. Sited on the edge of the cty, more than 8,500 plant species call this place home. There lush lawns and gittering lakes that are perfect for revitalising the mind and soul with a quick stroll, or for lingering longer with a weekend picnic. Tours, walks, workshops and talks are on offer to teach you more of the intricacies of the gardens, while the Aboriginal Heritage Walk takes you on a journey into the rich history of the Kulin nation.
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
1262 locals recommend
The Royal Botanic Gardens is the place to escape the madness of the CBD without actually leaving it. Sited on the edge of the cty, more than 8,500 plant species call this place home. There lush lawns and gittering lakes that are perfect for revitalising the mind and soul with a quick stroll, or for lingering longer with a weekend picnic. Tours, walks, workshops and talks are on offer to teach you more of the intricacies of the gardens, while the Aboriginal Heritage Walk takes you on a journey into the rich history of the Kulin nation.