Within a fifteen-minute walk or less

Robert
Within a fifteen-minute walk or less

Neighbourhoods

Melbourne is lots of little villages and they all have their own character. Fitzroy North is home to us for five years now. I will add area by area as the guidebook grows.
Leafy and green, yet very central, Fitzroy North is the family end of Fitzroy Hipsterville. You don't need tats, you do need a relaxed attitude. The politics are green, the coffee is some of the best in Melbourne and the streets are full of kids, bikes, dog, old Italian ladies and an incredible mixture of real people. No hedge-fund babies or property developers here. No cars are needed, as everything is within walking distance. Alexander Technique Architects Artisan jewellery Baby Stuff Hire Bakeries x 2 - Loafer Bread - Dench Bakers Bars - Longplay - Redwood Tasting Room Bike Hire Bike Paths / Routes Bike Repairs Bottle Shops Burgers Cafes - Toast - Taiyo Sun Car Hire Coffee Roaster - Growers Espresso Delicatessens x 1 Doctors x 3 Fish & Chips Food Delivery - Uber Eats - Deliveroo Food Stores Garage / Car Repair Gifts / Oddities and more Hairdressers Italian Restaurants x 3 Massage / Alternative Health x 3 Milk Bar / Late Store Nails Parks Pet Shops Petrol Stations x 2 Pharmacies x 2 Pizzas Playgrounds Supermarkets Take-out food Tea Store Thai Food Walks Whole Foods Wine Stores Veterinarian Upmarket Restaurants - Matteos - La Pinotta Yoga
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Leafy and green, yet very central, Fitzroy North is the family end of Fitzroy Hipsterville. You don't need tats, you do need a relaxed attitude. The politics are green, the coffee is some of the best in Melbourne and the streets are full of kids, bikes, dog, old Italian ladies and an incredible mixture of real people. No hedge-fund babies or property developers here. No cars are needed, as everything is within walking distance. Alexander Technique Architects Artisan jewellery Baby Stuff Hire Bakeries x 2 - Loafer Bread - Dench Bakers Bars - Longplay - Redwood Tasting Room Bike Hire Bike Paths / Routes Bike Repairs Bottle Shops Burgers Cafes - Toast - Taiyo Sun Car Hire Coffee Roaster - Growers Espresso Delicatessens x 1 Doctors x 3 Fish & Chips Food Delivery - Uber Eats - Deliveroo Food Stores Garage / Car Repair Gifts / Oddities and more Hairdressers Italian Restaurants x 3 Massage / Alternative Health x 3 Milk Bar / Late Store Nails Parks Pet Shops Petrol Stations x 2 Pharmacies x 2 Pizzas Playgrounds Supermarkets Take-out food Tea Store Thai Food Walks Whole Foods Wine Stores Veterinarian Upmarket Restaurants - Matteos - La Pinotta Yoga

Coffee Shops

Most open around 7.30 to 8am and close at 3 to 4pm.
Best coffee locally, we go here most days. Coffee roasted on the premises, lovely staff and a great range of pastries, panini muesli and more. Mark the owner imports the coffee from all over the world and is happy to chat if you catch him. No11 tram to the city stops right outside OPEN 07.30 to 15.00 in the week 08.00 to 15.00 on Saturday, closed Sunday. Free if slow Wi-Fi Three-minute walk.
Growers Espresso
334 St Georges Rd
Best coffee locally, we go here most days. Coffee roasted on the premises, lovely staff and a great range of pastries, panini muesli and more. Mark the owner imports the coffee from all over the world and is happy to chat if you catch him. No11 tram to the city stops right outside OPEN 07.30 to 15.00 in the week 08.00 to 15.00 on Saturday, closed Sunday. Free if slow Wi-Fi Three-minute walk.
A small part of Tokyo hidden in a ghastly apartment block. Great coffee and wacky but tasty food. Two-minute walk.
Taiyo Sun
394 St Georges Rd
A small part of Tokyo hidden in a ghastly apartment block. Great coffee and wacky but tasty food. Two-minute walk.
Toast & Espresso. Great toasted sandwiches. I find the coffee a bit weak but my wife loves it. They also sell fabulous bread, milk, butter and various fruits and veg. Two-minute walk.
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Café Maillard
347 St Georges Rd
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Toast & Espresso. Great toasted sandwiches. I find the coffee a bit weak but my wife loves it. They also sell fabulous bread, milk, butter and various fruits and veg. Two-minute walk.
Tiny hipster coffee shop. Great coffee in a cool space. Fifteen-minute walk.
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North Island
111 Scotchmer St
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Tiny hipster coffee shop. Great coffee in a cool space. Fifteen-minute walk.
ACTUALLY CALLED PILLAR OF PEPPER - My early morning haunt as it opens at 07.00 and has IMHO the best coffee in the area. Great for lunch too with a good choice of nice healthy food. Tables inside and out and a coffee window. Perfect if you are taking a stroll down to Edinburgh Gardens and directly opposite the stylish new North Fitzroy Library. Ten to fifteen-minute walk. Free if slow Wi-Fi
Breakfast @ Timothy's
189 St Georges Rd
ACTUALLY CALLED PILLAR OF PEPPER - My early morning haunt as it opens at 07.00 and has IMHO the best coffee in the area. Great for lunch too with a good choice of nice healthy food. Tables inside and out and a coffee window. Perfect if you are taking a stroll down to Edinburgh Gardens and directly opposite the stylish new North Fitzroy Library. Ten to fifteen-minute walk. Free if slow Wi-Fi

Health & Wellbeing

Crazy amount of health stuff within a short walk.
A comprehensive collection of practitioners and studios covering everything to do with Natural Therapies, Massage, Yoga and all related arts. Very good massages for travelling shoulders. Lots of nice accessories and gift items too. https://kundalinihouse.com.au/ One-minute walk
Kundalini House - Yoga, Massage and Acupuncture
391A St Georges Rd
A comprehensive collection of practitioners and studios covering everything to do with Natural Therapies, Massage, Yoga and all related arts. Very good massages for travelling shoulders. Lots of nice accessories and gift items too. https://kundalinihouse.com.au/ One-minute walk
Our local medical 'go-to' The nearest Medical doctor, plus a whole range of alternative medical services including osteo, physio, massage, acupuncture, vaccinations, travel jabs, flu jabs and lots more. Two-minute walk.
The Neighborhood Clinic
329 St Georges Rd
Our local medical 'go-to' The nearest Medical doctor, plus a whole range of alternative medical services including osteo, physio, massage, acupuncture, vaccinations, travel jabs, flu jabs and lots more. Two-minute walk.
This is my local medical practice. Dr Matthew Long is great and everyone is very helpful here. Five to ten minute walk
Clinicare GP TRAVEL SKIN CLINIC
165 Smith St
This is my local medical practice. Dr Matthew Long is great and everyone is very helpful here. Five to ten minute walk
Our nearest pharmacy. Very helpful and knowledgeable. Two-minute walk.
John Silverii's Pharmacy
333 St Georges Rd
Our nearest pharmacy. Very helpful and knowledgeable. Two-minute walk.
Wonderful pharmacy with a great selection of beauty and health products. Evan the main pharmacist is so helpful. Opposite my doctor Clinicare so I get all my meds here. Check out the amazing Moo-Goo creams if you visit. Ten-minute walk.
North Fitzroy Pharmacy
35 Best St
Wonderful pharmacy with a great selection of beauty and health products. Evan the main pharmacist is so helpful. Opposite my doctor Clinicare so I get all my meds here. Check out the amazing Moo-Goo creams if you visit. Ten-minute walk.

Bike Shops & Hire

A great local specialist bike shop for purchases and repairs. Very good personal service. Three-minute walk
White's Bikes
309 St Georges Rd
A great local specialist bike shop for purchases and repairs. Very good personal service. Three-minute walk
The world's best folding bikes. Made in London. I ride one made in 1984 and still going strong. HIRE a Brompton. $50 for the first 24 hours and $20 per day thereafter for a max of a week. Fifteen-minute walk
Brompton Junction Melbourne
815 Nicholson St
The world's best folding bikes. Made in London. I ride one made in 1984 and still going strong. HIRE a Brompton. $50 for the first 24 hours and $20 per day thereafter for a max of a week. Fifteen-minute walk
Bike HIRE and Sales on the Capital City Trail. Walk there easily and hire a bike for your stay. Also good mechanics and tons of accessories. Fifteen-minute walk.
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Velo Cycles
815 Nicholson St
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Bike HIRE and Sales on the Capital City Trail. Walk there easily and hire a bike for your stay. Also good mechanics and tons of accessories. Fifteen-minute walk.

Food scene

Walk, eat, walk, drink, shop, walk, sleep. You will not starve here!
Serious greasy burgers and great chips. Open late for hangover cures. Amazing people watching along the long counter. We love the chips (-:
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Danny's Burgers
360 St Georges Rd
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Serious greasy burgers and great chips. Open late for hangover cures. Amazing people watching along the long counter. We love the chips (-:
High-end dining in a relaxed local style. Tables outside for sunny days. A nice seated bar inside for a drink. Big room at the back for families and groups. It can be very noisy inside. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.
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Pinotta
32 Best St
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High-end dining in a relaxed local style. Tables outside for sunny days. A nice seated bar inside for a drink. Big room at the back for families and groups. It can be very noisy inside. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.
Another decent bakery with a large cafe, a wide variety of breakfast and lunch food. Fifteen-minute walk
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Dench Cafe
109 Scotchmer St
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Another decent bakery with a large cafe, a wide variety of breakfast and lunch food. Fifteen-minute walk
The best bakery for miles around. Killer bread, plus lethal pastries and much more. Also a small cafe with outside tables. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.
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Loafer Bread Organic Bakery
146 Scotchmer St
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The best bakery for miles around. Killer bread, plus lethal pastries and much more. Also a small cafe with outside tables. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.
We breakfast here quite a lot. Original, bohemian and very funky. Wide-ranging menu and open for lunch too. CHECK FIRST as timing varies in pandemic recovery. Fifteen-minute walk
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Tin Pot Cafe
248-250 St Georges Rd
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We breakfast here quite a lot. Original, bohemian and very funky. Wide-ranging menu and open for lunch too. CHECK FIRST as timing varies in pandemic recovery. Fifteen-minute walk
Excellent local Malaysian. Always busy, never crowded. Three-minute walk.
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Malaymas
320 St Georges Rd
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Excellent local Malaysian. Always busy, never crowded. Three-minute walk.
Slightly further away. A class act, perfect for special meals. Asian / Australian fusion food in a luxurious, quiet setting but not stuffy. We go here a lot. Just a 15-minute walk or a 3-minute tram ride from our door.
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Matteo's Restaurant, Melbourne
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Slightly further away. A class act, perfect for special meals. Asian / Australian fusion food in a luxurious, quiet setting but not stuffy. We go here a lot. Just a 15-minute walk or a 3-minute tram ride from our door.
Our local Thai. Very fresh and tasty, Take out or eat in. Three-minute walk. Now a bar as well.
Khao Mai
356A St Georges Rd
Our local Thai. Very fresh and tasty, Take out or eat in. Three-minute walk. Now a bar as well.
One of the better Indian restaurants in Australia. Modern Indian rather than traditional anglicised cuisine. 10-minute walk
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Horn Please
167 St Georges Rd
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One of the better Indian restaurants in Australia. Modern Indian rather than traditional anglicised cuisine. 10-minute walk
Large spacious pizza restaurant with an oven in the middle. Great for families and groups. Fifteen-minute walk
1000 Lire Pizza & Stuzzichini
211-213 St Georges Rd
Large spacious pizza restaurant with an oven in the middle. Great for families and groups. Fifteen-minute walk
Fabulous Gelato and a variety of ice-creams and coffees. This is our after-school treat. Fifteen-minute walk
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Billy van Creamy
212 St Georges Rd
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Fabulous Gelato and a variety of ice-creams and coffees. This is our after-school treat. Fifteen-minute walk
More pizza and great gnocchi. Chip pizza for the kids. Five-minute walk
Piccolino Woodfired Pizzeria - Trattoria
148 Scotchmer St
More pizza and great gnocchi. Chip pizza for the kids. Five-minute walk
Very good falafel. Small inside area, great to takeaway to the park. Five-minute walk
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Just Falafs
207 St Georges Rd
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Very good falafel. Small inside area, great to takeaway to the park. Five-minute walk
All you can eat Sri-Lankan buffet. Always busy. Five-minute walk
Citrus
252 St Georges Rd
All you can eat Sri-Lankan buffet. Always busy. Five-minute walk
Another local Thai. Nice ambience, excellent food in or out. Ten to fifteen minute walk
Panna Thai
244-246 St Georges Rd
Another local Thai. Nice ambience, excellent food in or out. Ten to fifteen minute walk
Funky local restaurant with a whole range of $9.00 pasta specials and $9.00 Negronis. You can't go wrong! Nice garden out the back too. Only opens 3 days a week so check first- Fifteen-minute walk
good times
214 St Georges Rd
Funky local restaurant with a whole range of $9.00 pasta specials and $9.00 Negronis. You can't go wrong! Nice garden out the back too. Only opens 3 days a week so check first- Fifteen-minute walk
Great quality wine and fine food. Outside tables in summer. 20 minute walk across Edinburgh Gardens
The Recreation Bistro x Bottleshop
162-170 Queens Parade
Great quality wine and fine food. Outside tables in summer. 20 minute walk across Edinburgh Gardens

Alcohol

Great local beer bar with an insane amount of interesting beers from all over the worlds. A few cocktails too. Two-minute walk
Redwood Tasting Room
345 St Georges Rd
Great local beer bar with an insane amount of interesting beers from all over the worlds. A few cocktails too. Two-minute walk
A cool local bar. Totally anonymous from outside. Good cocktails and a limited food selection. Can get way too noisy on busy nights. Go at six for a quiet drink before an evening out. Three-minute walk. NEW OWNERS in 24. Not so good anymore.
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LongPlay
318 St Georges Rd
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A cool local bar. Totally anonymous from outside. Good cocktails and a limited food selection. Can get way too noisy on busy nights. Go at six for a quiet drink before an evening out. Three-minute walk. NEW OWNERS in 24. Not so good anymore.
The best wine shop in the area. Great choice, staff and advice. Ten-Minute walk. (note not as in the photos)
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Blackhearts & Sparrows
131 Lygon St
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The best wine shop in the area. Great choice, staff and advice. Ten-Minute walk. (note not as in the photos)
Classic funky pub with live music every night. Small garden stage ou the back. Wonderful historic corner building with pinnacle! Five-minute walk.
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The Fitzroy Pinnacle
251 St Georges Rd
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Classic funky pub with live music every night. Small garden stage ou the back. Wonderful historic corner building with pinnacle! Five-minute walk.
Nice quiet wine bar. with cocktails too. Fifteen-minute walk
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Underwood Wine Bar
181 St Georges Rd
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Nice quiet wine bar. with cocktails too. Fifteen-minute walk
Funky cocktail bar with a garden. Can get very noisy. Fifteen-minute walk
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Montys Bar
209 St Georges Rd
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Funky cocktail bar with a garden. Can get very noisy. Fifteen-minute walk
Our nearest bottle shop. Looks ratty but stocks OK especially of beer
Australian Wine Clearance Centre
317 St Georges Rd
Our nearest bottle shop. Looks ratty but stocks OK especially of beer
Small wine store and bar. Tables outside in summer. Wide range of wines and excellent value. Fifteen minute walk.
Village Vineyard Fine Booze
348 Queens Parade
Small wine store and bar. Tables outside in summer. Wide range of wines and excellent value. Fifteen minute walk.

Beauty & Hair

Funky local salon. Hair and nails are very well done. I go here for my haircuts. Two-minute walk
Made Gorgeous
353 St Georges Rd
Funky local salon. Hair and nails are very well done. I go here for my haircuts. Two-minute walk
Smart hair salon. Andrea my wife goes here. Two-minute walk
Oxhey & Bushey
365 St Georges Rd
Smart hair salon. Andrea my wife goes here. Two-minute walk
Traditional barber offering sharp haircuts for men and boys. We take Tom here. If I am lazy I have a cutthroat shave. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.
Master Sam Barber Shop
222 St Georges Rd
Traditional barber offering sharp haircuts for men and boys. We take Tom here. If I am lazy I have a cutthroat shave. Ten to fifteen-minute walk.