Guidebook for Albion
Food Scene
Ka Pies are a famous New Zealand style pie made in Australia. Handcrafted from premium quality ingredients and 100% puff pastry Ka Pies are the “choice” for discerning pie enthusiasts. Born in Melbourne’s west, Ka Pies quickly gained a cult following and today people are known to travel hours to experience a Ka Pie.
Ka Pies
3 Taylor StKa Pies are a famous New Zealand style pie made in Australia. Handcrafted from premium quality ingredients and 100% puff pastry Ka Pies are the “choice” for discerning pie enthusiasts. Born in Melbourne’s west, Ka Pies quickly gained a cult following and today people are known to travel hours to experience a Ka Pie.
Of the dozens of Vietnamese restaurants in Sunshine and Albion, we keep returning here for great food and great prices
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Thuan An Restaurant
253 Hampshire RdOf the dozens of Vietnamese restaurants in Sunshine and Albion, we keep returning here for great food and great prices
Sleek, light-filled cafe in a shipping container with a garden, offering an inventive brekkie menu.
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Rudimentary
16-20 Leeds StSleek, light-filled cafe in a shipping container with a garden, offering an inventive brekkie menu.
Hip cafe with a grassy courtyard in a former butchers, offering creative brunches and craft coffee.
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Butcher 128
128 Roberts StHip cafe with a grassy courtyard in a former butchers, offering creative brunches and craft coffee.
Koko Black
335 Bourke StThe best hot chocolate ever. Great Melbourne experience.
Drinks & Nightlife
Quirky and original.
Bottle shop & Bar open every day till 11pm for your drinking pleasure. Wide selection of craft beer, international beer, wine, whiskey & other spirits.
Bottlemart Sunshine - Matthews Liquor
263 Hampshire RdQuirky and original.
Bottle shop & Bar open every day till 11pm for your drinking pleasure. Wide selection of craft beer, international beer, wine, whiskey & other spirits.
Parks & Nature
The breakwater which protects the harbour of St.Kilda, Melbourne, Australia is home to a colony of little penguins.
Its a free attraction, close to the Melbourne CBD, you can grab some fish & chips, check out the penguins, and have a drink at the Espy afterwards
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St Kilda Pier
Pier RoadThe breakwater which protects the harbour of St.Kilda, Melbourne, Australia is home to a colony of little penguins.
Its a free attraction, close to the Melbourne CBD, you can grab some fish & chips, check out the penguins, and have a drink at the Espy afterwards
Arts & Culture
Melbourne is known as one of the world's great street art capitals for its unique expressions of art displayed on approved outdoor locations throughout the city.
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Hosier Lane
7-9 Hosier LnMelbourne is known as one of the world's great street art capitals for its unique expressions of art displayed on approved outdoor locations throughout the city.
Shopping
Highpoint Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre located in Maribyrnong, Victoria, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria and is the fourth largest shopping centre in Australia
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The Bavarian Highpoint
120-200 Rosamond RdHighpoint Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre located in Maribyrnong, Victoria, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria and is the fourth largest shopping centre in Australia
Vintage treasures, local designers, international brands: you'll find it all on Chapel Street, which spans from Windsor to the more upscale South Yarra
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Chapel Street Precinct Association Inc.
27 Izett StVintage treasures, local designers, international brands: you'll find it all on Chapel Street, which spans from Windsor to the more upscale South Yarra
Essentials
Sunshine Marketplace is a 15 minute walk from the cottage.
The Marketplace houses 74 stores and services that incorporate banks, phone shops, a food court, a cinema, Australia Post and a variety of national, international and independent retailers, including:
Woolworths Supermarket (a large grocery store)
Big W discount department store
Village Cinemas 20 screen megaplex, including Gold Class
JB Hi-Fi
Bakers Delight
Flight Centre
Odyssey Nails
EJB Hair
Michels Patisserie
Prime Cut Quality Foods (best butcher in the West)
Stub Cuts ($10 hair cuts, I get my hair cut there, they are fantastic)
Sunshine Charcoal Chicken (Portuguese-style rotisserie chicken, yum)
Food Court with Mcdonalds, KFC, Subway, Oiyishi Sushi
The Sunshine Marketplace is 500 metres from Sunshine railway station. The 220 bus from Sunshine to Gardenvale stops in front of the shopping centre as does the 408 Highpoint to St Albans via Sunshine; and the 903 SmartBus route from Altona to Mordialloc
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Sunshine Marketplace
80 Harvester RdSunshine Marketplace is a 15 minute walk from the cottage.
The Marketplace houses 74 stores and services that incorporate banks, phone shops, a food court, a cinema, Australia Post and a variety of national, international and independent retailers, including:
Woolworths Supermarket (a large grocery store)
Big W discount department store
Village Cinemas 20 screen megaplex, including Gold Class
JB Hi-Fi
Bakers Delight
Flight Centre
Odyssey Nails
EJB Hair
Michels Patisserie
Prime Cut Quality Foods (best butcher in the West)
Stub Cuts ($10 hair cuts, I get my hair cut there, they are fantastic)
Sunshine Charcoal Chicken (Portuguese-style rotisserie chicken, yum)
Food Court with Mcdonalds, KFC, Subway, Oiyishi Sushi
The Sunshine Marketplace is 500 metres from Sunshine railway station. The 220 bus from Sunshine to Gardenvale stops in front of the shopping centre as does the 408 Highpoint to St Albans via Sunshine; and the 903 SmartBus route from Altona to Mordialloc
Getting Around
Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion. It is an easy 10 minute walk from the cottage.
Albion Station
Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion. It is an easy 10 minute walk from the cottage.
One stop from Albion Station, the Sunshine railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia.
It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine.
Sunshine is also serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong services, with the station serving as the junction for the Serviceton line, to the state's west.
Sunshine has two side platforms and a centre island platform. Access is provided to the platforms using stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge and concourse, which features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets.
Platform 1: Sunbury line: services to Flinders Street (Melbourne CBD)
Platform 2: Sunbury line: services to Sunbury
Platform 3: Ballarat line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Geelong line: V/Line services Southern Cross
Platform 4: Ballarat line: V/Line services to Ballarat
Geelong line: V/Line services to Wyndham Vale, Geelong & Waurn Ponds
Transport Links
A bus exchange is also located at the Sunshine Station, with services to much of greater Melbourne
Bus routes include:
400: to Laverton station
408: St Albans station – Highpoint Shopping Centre
410: to Footscray
Night Bus 942: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – St Albans station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)
420: to Watergardens station
427: to Sunshine West
428: to Sunshine West
456: to Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)
471: to Williamstown
216: Caroline Springs – Brighton Beach station
219: Sunshine South – Gardenvale
220: to Garden vale
SmartBus 903: Altona station – Mordialloc station
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Sunshine Station
City PlaceOne stop from Albion Station, the Sunshine railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia.
It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine.
Sunshine is also serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong services, with the station serving as the junction for the Serviceton line, to the state's west.
Sunshine has two side platforms and a centre island platform. Access is provided to the platforms using stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge and concourse, which features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets.
Platform 1: Sunbury line: services to Flinders Street (Melbourne CBD)
Platform 2: Sunbury line: services to Sunbury
Platform 3: Ballarat line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Geelong line: V/Line services Southern Cross
Platform 4: Ballarat line: V/Line services to Ballarat
Geelong line: V/Line services to Wyndham Vale, Geelong & Waurn Ponds
Transport Links
A bus exchange is also located at the Sunshine Station, with services to much of greater Melbourne
Bus routes include:
400: to Laverton station
408: St Albans station – Highpoint Shopping Centre
410: to Footscray
Night Bus 942: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – St Albans station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)
420: to Watergardens station
427: to Sunshine West
428: to Sunshine West
456: to Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)
471: to Williamstown
216: Caroline Springs – Brighton Beach station
219: Sunshine South – Gardenvale
220: to Garden vale
SmartBus 903: Altona station – Mordialloc station