Umago Cafe

As good a place as any to stop off for a coffee, or a meal if you are hungry! Stone walls and big windows opening onto the street give th...

While many of Melbourne's cafés were founded by European immigrants and are Mediterranean inspired, this establishment has its sights set...

Located at the start of the trendy Brunswick Street café strip, the Old Colonial Inn is an oasis, free of the oh-so-funky decor and attit...

This huge, Victorian-era building is World Heritage listed for its architectural and historical significance. Situated among the tree-lin...

Here's a pub for those who like drinking and nothing else to unwind after a hard day at work. The Old Bar is quite well-known among the l...

With its unfinished, rough brick facade, this bar/café and band venue aims for a rustic chic look. It draws an upmarket, but relaxed crow...

Spread over two floors, The Laundry is a bar and live music venue. You first enter into the bar-lounge like place, which is best for drin...

With the opening of The Night Cat in 1994, Melbourne's cafe culture finally came of age. It is a fusion of a comfortable lounge atmospher...

Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces was established in 1983 as a non-profit organisation to provide gallery space and studio facilities....

This much-loved local institution was one of Melbourne's first bohemian street cafes influencing pretty much everything that followed on...

Unassuming and intimate, Sala Thai has been one of the more understated restaurants in gregarious Brunswick Street for almost 20 years. W...

Oh yeah, baby, chocolate, and lots of it. Learn about ancient Aztec chocolate knowledge and traditions while you choose from the handmade...

Long established and positioned within a café culture, Shanti is one of the "old ladies" of Brunswick Street. The restaurant has an sligh...

Located in Johnston Street, the closest thing Melbourne has to a Latin district, this restaurant offers Spanish food, and on weekends, fl...

Adding a Jewish presence to the traditionally Spanish-speaking Johnston Street enclave, this "bagelry" certainly delivers on its promise...

The only place in Melbourne to experience real Afghan cuisine. Owner Nouria Salehi, a nuclear physicist, initially used the restaurant to...

Also known as Africa Bar, this establishment becomes a nightclub on weekends. The lively music and dancing will transport you to West Afr...

The owners claim this restaurant is the first in Victoria modelled on a traditional dhaba--a no-glamour, Indian street café serv...